In times of crisis, working equids can play a pivotal role in supporting vulnerable people in lower middle income countries. However, their contributions are rarely acknowledged in academic research, media reporting, international policy, and development initiatives. This paper explores the involvement of working equids in humanitarian emergencies, notably those pertaining to conflict, drought, climate change, and natural hazards. It presents ‘critical cases’, informed by document analysis of policy papers, historical texts, and academic publications. In addition, it includes the findings of semi-structured interviews with key informants, primarily field staff working for frontline services in crisis zones, conducted in mid 2020. The paper develops evidence on the role of working equids in crisis situations—expanding the concept of ‘resilience’ to include working animals and contributing to recent academic discussions in the fields of disaster and development studies—highlighting their importance for global policy, resilience programming, and disaster risk reduction, including efforts to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals.

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复原力和马科动物在人道主义危机中的作用

在危机时期，工作马可在支持中低收入国家的弱势群体方面发挥关键作用。然而，他们的贡献很少在学术研究、媒体报道、国际政策和发展倡议中得到承认。本文探讨了工作马在人道主义紧急情况中的参与，特别是与冲突、干旱、气候变化和自然灾害有关的情况。它通过对政策文件、历史文本和学术出版物的文件分析提供“关键案例”。此外，它还包括 2020 年年中对关键线人（主要是在危机地区为一线服务工作的现场工作人员）进行的半结构化访谈的结果。