Raising the Bar

The Raising the Bar Project is designed to enhance transatlantic coherence and cooperation in humanitarian action. Over 18 months, a project team based on a unique network of transatlantic organizations will conduct field-based empirical research to provide an in-depth analysis of current practices in four key areas of humanitarian policy, thereby helping to identify the potential and limits of joint transatlantic action. In order to foster joint transatlantic action, Raising the Bar also contains a multi-stakeholder dialogue component, the Transatlantic Dialogues on Humanitarian Action. These dialogues will bring together decision-makers, experts, and practitioners from the EU and US to discuss key research findings, and to develop an Action Plan for increased transatlantic cooperation and coordination as well as mutual learning in humanitarian action.