CONTENTS Preface Gerd Poppe Europe and Humanitarian Aid – What Future? – Learning from Crisis Introductory Remarks by the Minister of State in the German Federal Foreign Office Günter Verheugen 71 Introductory Remarks by the European Commissioner for Humanitarian Affairs Emma Bonino 9 Introductory Remarks by the President of the German Red Cross Knut Ipsen 13 Basic Background Paper Europe, the Future of Humanitarian Aid – Learning from Crises Dennis Dijkzeul 17 Working Group 1: Political Strategies and Operational Space Political Strategies for Humanitarian Operations Marc Weller 33 Humanitarian Assistance and Humanitarian Space Dandeson A. Fowler 53 The Development of Political/Humanitarian Strategies in Europe Cristina Churruca Muguruza 59 Humanitarian Space under Siege – Some Remarks from and Aid Agency's Perspective Ulrike von Pilar 81 The Protection of Humanitarian Intervention – Causes and Donor Strategies Todd Cleaver 103 Capacity and Willingness to Act – Two Constitutive Elements of Strategy Design Wolf-Dieter Eberwein & Sven Chojnacki 113 Working Group 2: Humanitarian Credibility and the Economic/Political Environment Credible Humanitarian Assistance in an Environment of Conflicting Interests and Violations of International Law in Conflicting Areas Urs Boegli 129 Partnership Agreements and Framework of Humanitarian Aid Gianni Rufini 135 Humanitarian Credibility and the Economic/Political Environment Richard Munz 139 The Economic Development Perspectives in Central America after Mitch Bernardo García Izquierdo 149 European Integration and Credibility of Humanitarian Aid Marco Kuhn 163 The Potential Contributions of a Humanitarian Ombudsman Deborah Doane 171 Working Group 3: Sustainability, Disaster and Conflict Prevention Emergency Aid and the Principle of Partnership Georg Cremer 177 Conflict Prevention: A Humanitarian Assistance Spin-off? Daniel Warner 185 The European Union and Natural Disaster Reduction – The Imperative for an Integrated Strategy towards Sustainability Wolfgang Wagner 191 Conflict Prevention: Possible Synergies with Humanitarian Assistance Wolfgang Zellner 211 Plenary Session: Presentation of Results Final Remarks Alexander von Rom 223 Report on Working Group 1 Todd Cleaver 225 Report on Working Group 2 Wilhelm Löwenstein 229 Report on Working Group 3 Sean Deely 233 Main Outcomes of the Symposium Dennis Dijkzeul 237 Final Remarks Giorgio Guarneri 241 Program of the Conference 243 Notes on the Contributors 247 Documentary Annex 257