Although more humanitarian assistance is being delivered than ever before—hitting a record $24.5 billion in 20141—the need for aid is growing even faster. By the end of 2014, violent conflict and political oppression had displaced nearly 60 million people, a number not seen since World War II (see Figure 1).2 That same year, disasters from climate-related natural hazards affected 138 million people, and since 1965, the number of such disasters occurring annually increased dramatically from 52 to an all-time high of 401 in 2005 These trends are projected to continue as a result of unabated protracted crises due to conflict and climate change that is leading to more frequent and more intense droughts, floods, and storms.