Guiding questions: Conflict Assessment II
- How does conflict assessment lead to conflict intervention planning?
- What are the strengths and weaknesses of the ICAF and CAF 2.0?
- Do the frameworks result in a holistic understanding of conflict?
- How do the frameworks limit analysis of conflict?
- How can the ICAF and CAF 2.0 be enhanced?
See:
https://www.state.gov/documents/organization/187786.pdf
Evaluation Requirements #5:
Conduct a conflict assessment.
Using a current scenario, apply the Interagency Conflict Assessment Framework (ICAF) to determine the frame of the conflict.
- Determine your analytic approach to the analysis.
- Develop a data collection plan.
- Analyze the conflict situation.
- Interpret the conflict situation.
- What now?
- What next?
- So what?
- Apply the ICAF
- Conduct a Whole-of-Government assessment.
ICAF includes:
- Core grievances and sources of social and institutional resilience.
- Drivers of conflict and mitigating factors.
- Windows of vulnerability and windows of opportunity.
CAF 2.0 (USAID Conflict Assessment Framework):
https://video.search.yahoo.com/yhs/search?fr=yhs-adk-adk_sbnt&hsimp=yhs-adk_sbnt&hspart=adk&p=interagency+conflict+assessment+framework+video#id=1&vid=5281a8415f73f4ee832b2eb1f23d597b&action=view
