Development
Continuity
Community organisations face loss of venues, funds, people and records. Continuity helps Chapters and Community Cells keep going.
- Status
- In preparation
- What it offers
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- Courses
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- Country programmes
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Before you begin The Kurdish Cooperation Organization is a federation of communities that learn from one another. It is not a university, claims no public authority and serves no government, party or faith body.
Courses are written and reviewed by peers. Outlines are drafts until expert review.
In context
- Law Law differs by country and changes. This is general information, not legal advice.
- Safety Safety guidance here is general. Your risk depends on who you are and where you are. Protected participation explains how members are protected. Protected participation
How this page handles evidence
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Sources
Open scholarly records on this subject, from approved indexes. Listed for reference, not yet reviewed.
- Ebrahim Darvishi, Kamaladdin Abedi, Farough Mohammadian et al. (2024). Identification of Hazards, Risk Assessment of the Campus Collection of Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences With the Aim of Crisis Management. Scientific Journal of Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences. DOI 10.61186/sjku.29.3.10
- Kofand Anwar (2017). The Role of Effective Leadership in Crisis Management: Study of Private Companies in Kurdistan. Qalaai Zanist Scientific Journal. DOI 10.25212/lfu.qzj.2.4.14
- Kurdish Press Treatment of the Economic Crisis in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (2019). Qalaai Zanist Scientific Journal. DOI 10.25212/lfu.qzj.4.2.4
- Handan Çağlayan (2019). Kurdish Women in Political Organizations: The Kurdish Movement and Pro-Kurdish Political Parties. Women in the Kurdish Movement. DOI 10.1007/978-3-030-24744-7_4
- Lavin L., Dr. Aras Q. (2024). ‘The Role of Financial Crises Management Implementing on Investment Development in Kurdistan Region – Iraq During Financial Crises (ISIS War Crisis and COVID-19 Pandemic Crisis)’. Mitanni Journal of Humanitarian Sciences. DOI 10.25156/ptjhss.v5n1y2024.pp88-100
01What it offers
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Continuity plans
A template for roles, records and contacts in a disruption.
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Records
Recordkeeping and version discipline, as the charter requires.
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Data protection
How to keep member data safe and minimal.
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Handover
How to hand over roles when people leave.
02Who it is for
- Chapter officers
- Community Cell leads
- Treasurers
- Community associations
03How it works
- Assess
- list what the organisation depends on.
- Plan
- fill in the continuity template.
- Test
- run a short exercise once a year.
- Escalate
- use the charter’s escalation pathway when needed.
04What it always keeps
- Member data stays minimal and protected
- Basic financial transparency is kept for local funds
- Records follow version discipline
- Plans never name protected participants
05Courses
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Running a community association
Outline in preparation.
Wave 2 Planned
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Community data and privacy
Outline in preparation.
Wave 3 Planned
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Threat modelling for activists and organisers
Outline in preparation.
Wave 2 Planned
06More in Development
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Family preparedness
Plans for emergencies abroad and for relatives at home.
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Climate and water
Drought, rivers and dams, heat and dust across Kurdistan, explained with sources.
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Earthquakes
Seismic risk along the Zagros and Anatolian fault zones, and how to prepare.
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Crisis information
Verified information during crises and internet shutdowns.
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Humanitarian coordination
How humanitarian aid reaches people, and how to give through lawful, open channels.
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Displacement and return
Information for displaced people and for those helping them.
Cite this page
- APA
The Kurdish Cooperation Organization. (2026). Continuity. kurds.global. https://kurds.global/development/continuity/
- Chicago
The Kurdish Cooperation Organization. 2026. “Continuity.” kurds.global. https://kurds.global/development/continuity/.
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@misc{kco2026_development_continuity, author = {{The Kurdish Cooperation Organization}}, year = {2026}, note = {Licence: CC BY 4.0}, title = {Continuity}, url = {https://kurds.global/development/continuity/}, howpublished = {https://kurds.global/development/continuity/}, }- RIS
TY - ELEC AU - The Kurdish Cooperation Organization DA - 2026/// PY - 2026 ID - kco2026_development_ N1 - Licence: CC BY 4.0 TI - Continuity UR - https://kurds.global/development/continuity/ ER -
07Learn in the Academy
Courses and disciplines of the Academy on the subject of this page.
Courses
Disciplines
A completion record shows what was studied and assessed. It is not a certificate or a qualification.
08Research and sources
Recent and relevant work on this page’s subject, from approved open scholarly sources. Metadata and links only. Titles stay as published. Not yet reviewed.
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Ebrahim Darvishi, Kamaladdin Abedi, Farough Mohammadian et al. · 2024 · Scientific Journal of Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences
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The Role of Effective Leadership in Crisis Management: Study of Private Companies in Kurdistan
Kofand Anwar · 2017 · Qalaai Zanist Scientific Journal
ArticleOpenAlexCrossrefOpenAIREOpen accessCC-BY-NC-SA
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Kurdish Press Treatment of the Economic Crisis in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq
2019 · Qalaai Zanist Scientific Journal
ArticleOpenAIRE
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Kurdish Women in Political Organizations: The Kurdish Movement and Pro-Kurdish Political Parties
Handan Çağlayan · 2019 · Women in the Kurdish Movement
ChapterCrossref
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Lavin L., Dr. Aras Q. · 2024 · Mitanni Journal of Humanitarian Sciences
ArticleCrossrefOpenAIRE
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FaKhir H. Khano, Sadiq H. Ghareb · 2023 · Mitanni joutnal of humanitarian Sciences
ArticleOpenAIRE
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History of Kurdish Nationalism and Kurdish Organizations
2021 · Kurds Under Threat
OtherCrossref
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Language Management in Iraqi Kurdistan
Abbas Mustafa Abbas, Mihraban Salih Saeed · 2023 · JOURNAL OF LANGUAGE STUDIES
ArticleOpenAlexOpen access
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Yaser Hasan Alzubaidi · 2025 · Zenodo
ArticleOpenAIREOpen access
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Factors affecting employment during crisis in private businesses in Kurdistan
Ayoub Hasan · 2018 · International Journal of Advanced engineering Management and Science
ArticleOpenAlexCrossrefOpen access
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Mahmood KA, Abdalla AQ, Sadraldeen GS et al. · 2026 · BMC Health Serv Res
ArticleEurope PMCOpen access
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The Role of Human Resource Practices in Managing COIVD-19 Crisis in the Kurdish Media Organizations
Abdulsamad Qadir Hussien, Talar Jalal Karim · 2022 · Journal of University of Raparin
ArticleCrossref
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