2016-2020

Stronger Together

GNDR STRATEGY

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The Global Network of Civil Society Organisations for Disaster Reduction (GNDR) was established in 2007 to help reduce disaster risk caused by extreme hazards, shocks and disturbances and support the transition to a safer, more resilient, sustainable society. Network members include over 850 civil society organisations and associations, primarily national and local development practitioners working at the community and sub-national levels in 137 countries across virtually every geographical region of the world.

Our strength comes from the diversity of perspectives, capacities, creativity and outreach of our broad membership, many of whom have established relationships with governments and citizens in both donor and recipient countries. Our members are bound by a commitment to voluntarily work together in a mutually supportive way, helped by a global infrastructure and governance arrangements that creates bridges across regions and links the local, national and regional to global levels.

This places GNDR in a unique position to support civil society to co-create and share knowledge and information, connect public policies and local realities, channel resources across institutional scales, and strengthen collaboration across Northern and Southern-based actors to reduce risk and advance resilient development.

This 2016-2020 strategy is a general framework that informs how we work together and guides our decisions on where resources – time, money and effort – will be invested. This living document may adapt over time as experience and understanding is gained and gaps and challenges identified. The process and content was informed by inputs from regional consultations with members, insights gained from the implementation of GNDR’s 2012-2015 strategy, and the findings of an external evaluation. It outlines how GNDR will strengthen the way civil society works together to advance resilient development and reduce disaster risk of all kinds, working with state and non-state stakeholders, and connecting local to global by speaking with a collective voice.

Join us in this challenge. We are stronger together.

Farah Kabir, Chair of GNDR’s Global BoardApril 2016

Welcome to our GNDR Strategy 2016–2020

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“Communities around the world, with different voices, languages and cultures can join hands and work together to shape the way forward”Jiuta Korovulavula, GNDR member from Foundation for the Peoples of the South Pacific, Fiji

Contents

Welcome 2

Context 4

Participation of Civil Society 6

GNDR in action 8

Purpose – Vision – Values 10

Our approach 11

Strategic Objectives 2016-2020 13

Spotlight on key activities 17

Working together 18

Supporters & resources 21

Stronger together 22

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ContextAs the world’s population and global economy continue to grow, the current pattern of development is creating an overconsumption of natural resources and degradation of the environment on which we all depend. These changes are exposing people and their assets to an increasing frequency and intensity of extreme shocks and disturbances, including climate change.

A direct consequence is that the risk of disasters is increasing for all people, particularly for the poorest people living on the ‘frontline’ – the first to be hit by floods, droughts, the impact of tsunamis, earthquakes, mudslides and much more. Some of these disasters hit the media headlines. Many are ‘everyday disasters’ – they go unnoticed and yet destroy lives and livelihoods away from the cameras. Whilst some progress is being made for those poorest and

most marginalised, the risk of disaster is increasing faster than their ability to manage it. This is leading to a steady rise in disaster losses and population displacement, undermining hard earned development gains and threatening social stability. This current pattern and rate of development is unsustainable. Twenty-five years after governments adopted the UN ‘International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction’ and ten years after the adoption of the UN’s ‘Hyogo Framework for Action on Disaster Reduction’ global disaster risk has not reduced significantly.

Disasters, which undermine development gains and cause increasing levels of disruption, can however create the

impetus for change; an impetus that must be seized. In a dramatic fashion, disasters highlight the shortcomings of development processes and challenge us to recognise the limits to our growth and use of resources. They show that the inadequacy of climate change mitigation and adaptation, continued unsustainable consumption and production patterns, together with growing economic disparity within and between countries have consequences for all of us. Particularly for the poorest and marginalised groups whose voices aren’t often heard. Disasters change public attitudes and challenge political priorities – demanding greater investment in safety, resilience and sustainability. We must be prepared to learn from disasters and harness this impetus for change in a positive way so that we can find a different pattern of development which offers us a more resilient and sustainable future.

Twenty-five years after governments adopted the UN ‘International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction’ and ten years after the adoption of the UN’s ‘Hyogo Framework for Action on Disaster Reduction’ global disaster risk has not reduced significantly.

“Disasters, many of which are exacerbated by climate change and which are increasing in frequency and intensity, significantly impede progress towards sustainable development.”Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction

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Moving towards a more sustainable future requires concerted effort and commitment from many different institutions, organisations, and importantly, affected people. Achieving a more resilient approach to socio-economic development that reduces exposure and vulnerability, thus preventing the creation of new disaster risks cannot be achieved by sectors, organisations, governments or individuals acting in isolation.

States have overall responsibility for the protection and well-being of their citizens. But bringing about change on this scale involves everybody. This means multi-stakeholder and multi-sector collaboration, giving a strong voice

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to people most affected by extreme hazards. The negotiation of post-2015 frameworks, particularly the Sustainable Development Goals, the Paris Climate Agreement and the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction, offers a vital opportunity for cross-sector collaboration. Escaping from patterns of unsustainable development demands a breaking down of silos, barriers, changes of mindsets and new ways of

working together across sectors.

Our challenge is working together to create a strong, resilient future.

Stronger, together.

1.35m lives lost 1.4bn in fragile

situations 218m affected

per year 184m displaced

Disasters caused by natural hazards have claimed 1.35m lives 1

Disasters caused by natural hazards have affected on

average 218m people per year 1

Between 2008-2014 a total of 184m people were displaced

by disasters 1

Nearly 1.4 billion people live in fragile situations and that is projected to grow to 1.9 billion by 2030. By 2030, around 62% of the world’s poor are expected

to be living in fragile situations, up from 43% today 2

States have overall responsibility for the

protection and wellbeing of their citizens. But bringing about change on this scale

involves everyone.

GNDR’s frontline programme, launched in 2009, shows that from a local-level household perspective it is the recurrent low-severity disasters (often referred to as “extensive risk”) that cause the majority of loss and damage. These small-scale losses are uninsured, do not mobilise national or international assistance and have to be managed locally. They tend to be unaccounted for on government databases and aren’t captured in international statistics. So the official statistics don’t paint the full picture.

The GNDR #365disasters campaign reports on daily disasters around the globe and highlights that communities at-risk, particularly low-income households in low and middle-income countries, have to cope with a complex, uncertain and unpredictable mix of extreme shocks and disturbances. This is often in fragile and insecure situations where informal settlements are the norm and the ‘drivers of risk’ are far outside of their control.

Official statistics don’t paint the full picture…

1 Source: Natural Disasters and climate change: Managing risks and crises differently. – High Level Leaders’ Roundtable briefing document, World Humanitarian Summit, 2016; 2 Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), States of Fragility 2015: Meeting Post-2015 Ambitions (Paris, OECD Publishing, 2015).

The value of multi-stakeholder participation in tackling the challenges of resilient development is increasingly being recognised. The role of ‘non-state’ stakeholders in the post-2015 development frameworks is more prominent than in previous frameworks. Civil society has a vital part to play in enabling people to articulate needs and priorities, and realise their aspirations and rights, whilst complementing and supporting governments in the development and implementation of frameworks,

policies, standards and plans at local, national, regional and global levels. Civil society has solid relationships and extensive operational experience of working at the community level, particularly with poorer, marginalised people. As an independent development actor,

civil society is uniquely positioned to foster public participation, facilitate the inclusion of the most vulnerable and marginalised populations and support state and non-state partnerships to transition towards a more inclusive, resilient and sustainable development.

Yet civil society is itself characterised by a diverse range of high and low-capacity organisations. Work often takes place in a fragmented and uncoordinated manner. There is the challenge of limited collaborative capacities to support broader public participation and more effective

engagement of citizens in the formulation, implementation and monitoring of development policies and plans.

Below are some specific gaps and challenges to an effective and well-functioning civil society:

• Multiple small local actors working in an isolated and fragmented manner

• Weak institutional capacities and working relationships for cooperation and collaboration

• Limited trust and space for civil society participation in government decision-making processes

• Agency competition for access to adequate and predictable long-term financial resources

• Poor connectivity amongst civil society and with other stakeholders

• Underdeveloped vision, leadership, mutuality and strategic intent for integrated approaches

GNDR has shown that through its diverse membership it can play an important and valuable role in tackling these gaps and challenges. There is huge potential, and this strategy highlights how GNDR is planning to strengthen civil society organisations, particularly those working with the most marginalised communities, to unlock potential and to make a considerable impact towards greater resilient development.

Participation of Civil Society is vital

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“Any effort to reduce vulnerability of people and strengthen their resilience

must begin at the local level.” Ban Ki Moon, UN Secretary General,

Report for the World Humanitarian Summit, 2016

Knowledge SharerResearching, gathering, developing and sharing knowledge, expertise and innovative practices

Pattan Development Organisation in Pakistan has established Disaster Knowledge Centers to provide information in accessible formats to community members before, during and after disasters. These centres collect and disseminate lessons from the local level, especially around

the underlying risk factors which have caused hazards to develop into disasters.

MonitorEnsure greater accountability and transparency through monitoring, reporting and evaluating local-level progress

Janathakshan in Sri Lanka has worked with the country’s National Disaster Management Authority to monitor progress of the HFA by documenting views of local communities and other stakeholders. They did this through use of Views from the Frontline, a participatory local

monitoring tool, in conjunction with five other CSOs.

Advocate Mobilising, lobbying and campaigning for the needs and priorities of marginalised people

ONG Inclusiva, in Chile, advocates for the participation of persons with disabilities in local level emergency committees so that their knowledge and capacities can be drawn upon. They successfully lobbied for their permanent inclusion in the Emergency Local Committee in Peñaflor

Town, Chile, and in this position, contributed significantly to efforts to remove architectural, cultural and technological barriers for people living with disabilities in the town. The town has subsequently been certified as a Safe Community and is one of the members of UNISDR’s Making Cities Resilient Campaign. ONG Inclusiva has won the 2014 Risk Award for their work in advocating for the needs of persons with disabilities during disasters in Peñaflor Town, and for their inclusion in decision making. The Risk Award is a joint project by the Global Risk Forum, UNISDR, and the MunichRe Foundation.

Six Roles for Civil Society

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The impact made by different GNDR members around the world highlights various roles for civil society. Here are six examples:

ImplementerDelivering local level action in partnership with the state and other groups

Development Workshop France (DWF) in Vietnam has worked with the Vietnam Bank for Social Policies to introduce targeted credit for poor families specifically for strengthening the resilience of their homes. These practices have been adopted by the Vietnamese

Government in its DRR actions. At the Ministry of Construction’s request, DWF also works with the Government to support the development and implementation of construction codes that reflect both local risk and capacity realities.

Capacity BuilderStrengthening capabilities at the local level

Save the Earth Cambodia strengthened the leadership capacities of communities in Samaka, Cambodia, to help them run micro-insurance projects for their flood and drought affected areas. Self organisation led to a strong structure of local governance that has

helped them protect themselves against disasters and build support from a local government officer.

ConnectorFacilitating and building bridges across different groups and scales to strengthen local level engagement

The National Society for Earthquake Technology (NSET), a CSO in Nepal, brought together different groups from Lalitpur Sub Metropolitan City, in Nepal, to review existing DRR plans and programs and to discuss ways to ensure local risks are tackled

effectively. Participants included community members, local government, the Nepal Red Cross, and members from the Disaster Risk Management Committee including representatives from sub-committees on First Aid, Search and Rescue, Fire Fighting, and Vulnerability Assessment Sub-Committees.

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GNDR in action – enhancing the influence of civil societyGNDR’s focus has always been on strengthening the capability of members to work together, connecting with other civil society organisations to work with relevant state and non-state development actors across different levels, and voicing the views of at-risk local people and local realities at the frontline.

Undertaking joint actions such as the Frontline programme, including Views from the Frontline and Action at the Frontline has engaged members and created a valuable opportunity to work together. This work has strengthened the ability of member organisations, and the communities they serve, to learn from local experience and to undertake joint actions. The principle of repeating cycles of action and learning, to identify new and effective ways of working to build resilience, has become central to the network and informs many of our activities.

Since our foundation in 2007, there has been great progress and significant achievements. Here are some headlines:

1 Growing membership: GNDR has a diverse and growing membership of over 850 members encompassing a diverse range of civil society

organisations, associations and networks working at all administrative levels in 137 countries worldwide.

2 Stronger global collaboration: Since launching in 2007, GNDR has established a global institutional capacity to enable civil society to work in

a more coherent and coordinated manner, including a global Secretariat with regional hubs, together with a regionally-representative Global Board.

3 Enhanced policy monitoring: The groundbreaking global monitoring initiative Views from the Frontline involved the mobilisation of over 500

organisations across 69 countries to lead a participatory local monitoring process measuring progress in strengthening community resilience. In 2011, based on the impact of Views from the Frontline, GNDR was awarded a UN Sasakawa “Letter of Commendation” and credited for shifting the emphasis of global DRR policy dialogue on the need to close the implementation gap between national policies and local practices. Building on this success and learning from it, the Frontline programme was developed and discussions are on-going with other civil society organisations about the feasibility of using Frontline as the basis of a global monitoring mechanism to measure local progress across the post-2015 frameworks – the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction, the Sustainable Development Goals, and the Paris Agreement on Climate Change.

4 Improved advocacy: In 2015, GNDR members initiated a global advocacy campaign “Reality Check: Impact at the Frontline”. The campaign contributed

to the 2015 Sendai World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction and promoted the important role of civil society in ensuring the development and implementation of resilience policies and practices that are informed by, and connected to, local realities.

5 Increased sharing of knowledge and practice: The action-research programme Frontline gathers local level experience and knowledge and

makes it available to communities, civil society organisations, and local and national governments to strengthen understanding and action on community resilience. We will continue to share and engage with groups concerned with

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disaster reduction, sustainable development and climate change adaptation, encouraging people concerned with these themes to work together on integrated actions that strengthen resilience and achieve sustainable development.

6 365 disasters campaign: In partnership with regional and national civil society organisations, GNDR has been running a disaster-a-day campaign

that highlights both the large and the small scale “everyday” disasters around the world. Although the smaller, localised disasters account for a large proportion of disaster losses, they do not receive adequate recognition and support from national or international actors. The campaign draws attention to the daily realities of at-risk people and is gaining increasing levels of social media coverage.

Key challenges to addressThese activities have provided important insights and highlighted significant challenges still to be overcome:

• Achieving greater inclusion and engagement of citizens in governance processes to ensure that policies take into account local realities, such as complexity and fragility

• Closing the implementation gap that exists between national policies – what is intended, and local practices – what actually happens

• Increasing domestic accountability and political ownership for policy obligations and necessary resource commitments

• Developing coherence and mutuality across inter-related development frameworks

• Strengthening multi-stakeholder collaboration and coordination mechanisms.

Building our strategy togetherAs we seek to build on the strong foundations established since 2007, a fundamental part of our approach to sharing ideas and experiences, and setting out our future goals and plans, has been to involve members from all regions as much as possible. Key steps to this member-driven approach include:

• Leadership from a ‘Strategy sub-group’ of Global Board members;• Sharing information and gathering inputs through online discussions;• Regional face-to-face workshops during 2015 in South America, Central America,

Europe, West Africa, Southern Africa, North Africa and Asia with participants joining from different places to reflect on achievements, barriers, lessons, future goals, plans and activities;

• Inputs from GNDR members through the Regional Development Coordinators in their area;

• Global Board gatherings through online meeting technology;• The GNDR Global Summit in April 2016 will bring together 150+ members and

partners to explore the strategy and opportunities at regional, national and local levels.

This consultative approach to setting out our strategy was combined with an independent, external evaluation of GNDR. This was a participative and consultative process allowing lessons learnt to feed into the new strategy and strengthening future monitoring and self-assessment. Headline findings noted achievements made so far, particularly the impact of Views from the Frontline in increasing the recognition of local realities in global and national DRR policies and in bringing together local civil society actors; the increased regional focus of the network enabled by the introduction of the Global Board regional representatives and recruitment of Regional Development Coordinators; developing the governance and infrastructure of the network; the challenge of mobilising resources; the need to identify strong strategic partners; and the value of integrating a monitoring and evaluation structure into GNDR’s work.

Building the strategy enabled consultation with a wide range of stakeholders from inside and outside GNDR and civil society, which included members, Secretariat, Global Board members, UN agencies, strategic partners and donors.

The full external evaluation and an executive summary is available at www.gndr.org

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Purpose – Vision – ValuesOur PurposeGNDR is a voluntary network of civil society organisations, associations and individuals who are committed to working together, and engaging with partners and other stakeholders, to increase community resilience and reduce disaster risk around the world.

Our VisionA vibrant, active, collaborative civil society supporting people and their communities, particularly poor and vulnerable groups, to prepare for, mitigate, respond to and recover from disasters, and adapt to hazards and a changing climate.

Our valuesGNDR members believe that we can achieve more by working together. By undertaking joint actions and providing mutual support, we can achieve shared objectives and reach common goals. We share core values that bind us together:

• Trust and openness to listen, share and learn from one another that enables us to build consensus and mutual understanding

• Transparency and mutual accountability

• Equity and respect for diverse identities, needs and perspectives

• Commitment to work together in a collaborative, inclusive and participatory manner

Interaction between our members, a Secretariat, and a regionally-representative Global Board is guided by these shared values.

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Our approachAs the emphasis of the post-2015 development agenda – Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs); the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction; the Paris Climate Agreement – moves from creating policies at a global level to implementation at national and local levels, GNDR is focused on ensuring communities most affected by disasters are part of, and benefit from these policies. These six principles guide our approach:

PRINCIPLE 1: Start at the local level Recognise the local context and understand local perspectives of riskIt is vital that the understanding and experience of different challenges faced by people across the world –disasters, migration, poverty, climate change, environmental degradation and humanitarian crises– is used to inform not just global frameworks and national policies but also the approaches to implement these policies at the local level. The reality for people on the disaster frontline living with fragility, insecurity and informality needs to be understood so that policies and practices are appropriate and effective.

PRINCIPLE 2: Partner and collaborate Work with and across all groups and levelsAt the heart of the creation and development of GNDR is the belief that civil society organisations are ‘stronger together’. Partnering with organisations within and across different regions and sectors on shared activities provides solidarity, increases the opportunity to secure political space and enhances impact. Collaboration goes beyond civil society partnerships and is also needed with a range of state and non-state actors including government departments, international agencies, other networks, the private sector, media, academia, and more. The way forward is to build bridges between states and citizens; policy makers and practitioners, scientists and local experts, form alliances and partnerships, learn and work together to tackle complex challenges and move towards safer, resilient, sustainable societies.

PRINCIPLE 3: Leave no one behind Strive for equity-sensitive approaches that ensure the inclusion of all groups, particularly those most at-riskPeople and groups within society are often affected in different ways by the impact of extreme hazards and disturbances. Different levels and types of vulnerability are often a consequence of disparities and inequalities within countries. In particular, special attention must be given to poor, vulnerable and marginalised groups who have limited access to government planning and decision-making processes and yet possess substantial local capacities, indigenous knowledge and expertise. An equity- sensitive approach requires consideration of the social and economic divisions within society, which are most frequently associated with wealth, but also include age, residence (urban or rural), gender, ethnicity, occupation, disability, geographic region, and education level.

Important actions for GNDR to bring alive this principle in our structure as well as our work include:

• Foster GNDR structures, policies and activities that contribute towards inclusivity, equality and equity;

• Provide a work environment and space that is welcoming, safe, respectful and inclusive of everybody regardless of gender, ethnicity, religion, caste, sexual orientation and age;

• Give special attention to the participation of people disproportionately affected by disasters in planning and decision-making processes;

• Include an equality perspective in all campaigns and advocacy work.

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PRINCIPLE 4: Mobilise local resources Build on existing capacities, knowledge and other sources of resilienceLocal reality offers up challenges and also opportunities that are often missed at national and global levels. Whilst securing financial and other resources at international, regional and national levels is vitally important, there is a need to recognise that there are often resources at the local level which are underutilised. GNDR’s Frontline programme, providing a ‘bottom-up approach’, highlights the value of gathering and sharing the experiences and detailed knowledge of the threats, consequences, and underlying factors that enable or prevent communities from protecting and enhancing their lives, livelihoods and assets. A core principle is that existing resources and capacities must be used to the full and local sources of resilience are the starting point. Collaboration is a pre-requisite for the effective use of existing capacities to inform policy making as well as action planning.

PRINCIPLE 5: Align across policies Ensure coherence across disasters, climate change and other development activitiesIn complex, uncertain and unpredictable situations, vulnerable households adopt coping strategies that are holistic, flexible, and iterative. People do what they can to both protect and enhance lives, livelihoods and assets. The complex intertwined nature of the threats and hazards to which people are exposed cannot be adequately addressed with a focus on single-issue solutions. It requires coherent approaches across different administrative scales and the humanitarian and development frameworks and activities in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and Agenda 2030. GNDR believes that a focus on community resilience must be part of all international frameworks as it is the foundation and basic building block of a resilient society.

PRINCIPLE 6: Hold institutions and individuals to account Enhance accountability to affected populationsA critical insight gained from our first Views from the Frontline programme “Clouds but little rain...” was that progress in setting up and strengthening national structures, policies and legislation does not automatically translate into increased resources to support local implementation and changes in local practices. The allocation of resources is one of the most telling indicators of political commitment. Closing this gap between national policy obligations and local practice requires stronger political ownership of the risk reduction and resilience agendas. This requires greater public and legal accountability on the part of government institutions to populations at-risk. A well-informed and engaged citizenry, supported by a strong civil society, can play a vital role in holding governments and other actors to account, exerting pressure to fulfil both institutional and individual mandates, duties and obligations.

Recognising that our commitments as a civil society network also need to be matched by accountability is important. GNDR’s core values of transparency and mutual accountability help to guide our approach in establishing and delivering this strategy. The Core Humanitarian Standards on Quality and Accountability are relevant to the work of GNDR members and help to ensure our own accountability to people and communities at the frontline of disasters.

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OBJECTIVE 1: Increase the impact of civil society in influencing policies and practices at local, national and international levels

• Evidence-based policy advocacy enhanced at all levels

• Strengthened public education campaigns and awareness raising at all levels of society

• Monitoring of public policy implementation is strengthened

OBJECTIVE 2: Enhance collaboration capabilities of civil society and cooperation with other stakeholders

• Strengthened GNDR Governance and Secretariat institutional and operational capacities at all levels

• Existing civil society networks are strengthened and the formation of new networks is facilitated where needed

• Enhanced capabilities of GNDR members to coordinate and partner with each other and with other actors

OBJECTIVE 3: Strengthen the creation, analysis and sharing of knowledge

• Knowledge generated through collaborative action-learning

• Enhanced sharing of new and existing scientific and indigenous knowledge, information and practices amongst members and other stakeholders

All three objectives are mutually reinforcing and many of the activities being undertaken will deliver multiple outcomes. The continued development of our Frontline programme, for example, will strengthen collaboration capabilities, enable cooperation with various other stakeholders, develop new knowledge and provide many opportunities to help monitor, guide and develop appropriate policies and practices at local, national and international levels.

The following pages provide headlines as to the main activities that will deliver these outcomes and reach our overall objectives.

Strategic Objectives 2016-2020

Enhance capacity of

civil society to collaborate

Influence policy and practice at

all levels

Strengthen creation

and use of knowledge

A vibrant, active, collaborative civil society supporting

people and their communities, particularly poor and vulnerable groups, to prepare for, mitigate,

respond to and recover from disasters, and adapt to hazards

and a changing climate.

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Strategic Objective 1: Increase the impact of civil society in influencing policies and practices at international, national and local levels

Focused on how civil society applies its strengthened collaborative capacities and enhanced knowledge base to speak with a collective voice and undertake joint actions at national, regional and global levels to influence resilient development and the reduction of disaster risk.

Outcomes Priorities

1 Evidence-based policy advocacy enhanced at all levels

Working with GNDR members, associations and networks at the national level to speak with a collective voice and implement actions that affect changes in policies and procedures through evidence-based advocacy and lobbying activities targeting those people and public institutions that hold decision-making power. National advocacy activities that build consensus and forge coalitions with members undertaking advocacy and lobbying activities at regional and global levels will be supported, thereby strengthening local constituency representation and amplifying local voices at all levels of society.

a) Pilot national advocacy toolkit to inform development and implementation of national advocacy plans

b) Scale out of national advocacy action planning in designated countries

c) Connect local and national voices and constituencies up to the regional level

d) Connect national and regional voices and constituencies up to the global level

2 Strengthened public education campaigns and awareness raising at all levels of society

Emphasis is on communication activities designed to raise critical awareness, promote dialogue and engagement with various stakeholders, including at-risk populations, the media, and opinion formers. Social demand to change attitudes and practices will be leveraged on local and national government and non-state decision-makers. National-level actions will be supported by joint regional and global public awareness and education campaigns to raise critical awareness of government policies and obligations, promote responsible citizenry and raise social demand for public safety and protection.

a) Facilitate members to develop national-level public awareness and education campaigns (including social and other media channels) to raise critical awareness, increase citizenry engagement and social demand for safety and resilience

b) Facilitate and coordinate focused public awareness and education campaigns at regional and global levels

3 Monitoring of public policy implementation is strengthened

Activities focus on collecting and analysing information related to the implementation of public policies to strengthen resilience, particularly in relation to the Sendai Framework, SDGs and Climate Agreements. Emphasis is placed on measuring and analysing local-level progress towards strengthening resilience from the perception of at-risk populations and other local stakeholders. Participatory monitoring mechanisms will strengthen the ability of citizens to hold policy implementers accountable for their local practices and ensure policies are informed by local realities, where appropriate identifying gaps and areas for improvement.

a) Global scale out of local participatory monitoring process in low and low-middle countries (120+) , including establishing post-2015 baselines

b) Disaggregation, analysis, compilation and dissemination of monitoring results at all levels, including informing government country progress reports and evidence-based advocacy and campaign activities

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Strategic Objective 2: Enhance collaboration capabilities of civil society and cooperation with other stakeholders

Focused on enhancing and establishing the processes, structures, mechanisms and spaces at national and regional levels where civil society organisations, association and networks can interact, listen and share experiences, build trust and constructive relationships, increase understanding of mutuality and reduce isolation through associations and alliances for collaborative actions on matters that affect them.

Outcomes Priorities

1 Strengthened GNDR governance and Secretariat institutional and operational capacities at all levels

To increase the network’s support, responsiveness and accountability to an active, diverse and growing membership across 130+ countries.

a) Improve representative governance structures at regional and national levels

b) Strengthen coordination and operational capacities at global, regional, national levels

c) Enhance communications capabilities, including regionalised website and interactive knowledge portals and platforms

d) Develop diverse long-term funding for GNDR activities at global and regional levels

e) Ongoing recruitment, retention and engagement with GNDR members

2 Existing civil society networks are strengthened and the formation of new networks is facilitated where needed

The focus is on strengthening regional networking capabilities. Depending on regional capacities and needs, a programme of support will improve governance structures, management and communications systems, resource mobilisation, membership services, knowledge management and other capacities.

a) Mapping and capacity assessment of relevant civil society networks and/or platforms at the regional levels

b) Strengthen the capacities of existing national and regional networks to enable meaningful and structured strategic partnerships and joint actions at national, regional and global levels

c) Support the establishment of new regional networks and/or platforms, including technical assistance in resource mobilisation

3 Enhanced capabilities of GNDR members to coordinate and partner with each other and with other actors

Focus is on improving the ability of individual GNDR members to develop partnerships, collaborate on joint actions across different sectors, and work in connected ways with civil society, state and non-state actors.

a) Ongoing membership review and capacity assessments of GNDR members

b) Facilitate peer-to-peer support to strengthen collaborative capabilities as appropriate

c) Identify and facilitate forums and partnerships with other civil society organisations, and state and non-state actors, including the private sector

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Strategic Objective 3: Strengthen the creation, analysis and sharing of knowledge

Resilient development must be based on a comprehensive understanding of risk and resilience, particularly taking into account the perspectives and needs of people at the local level. Activities will focus on co-creating, sharing and using new and existing scientific and indigenous knowledge, information and practices, to increase mutual understanding, build consensus, develop systems-wide perspectives and improve cooperation.

Outcomes Priorities

1 Knowledge generated through collaborative action-learning

Focused on supporting the development and application of participatory action-learning and research methodologies and tools to enable local people, civil society and local authorities to increase their knowledge and understanding of risk through collaborative action to assess, analyse and map risk in all its dimensions of vulnerability, capacity, exposure and hazards, including its possible impact at relevant social and spatial scales. The knowledge and information generated will inform the development and implementation of policies and programmes to strengthen resilience, including periodic monitoring with associated baselines, to measure progress.

a) Develop and promote participatory action-learning methodologies, including user guidelines e.g. participatory local-level risk assessment and mapping; action planning; policy monitoring

b) In partnership with other civil society actors, develop and test an integrated participatory local monitoring process (and associated baselines) for post-2015 development frameworks (DRR/Climate/SDGs) in a prioritised number of pilot countries

2 Enhanced sharing of new and existing scientific and indigenous knowledge, information and practices amongst members and other stakeholders

Activities will increase the exchange of ideas, experiences and innovation between regions and members.

a) Assess knowledge management and learning needs of GNDR members

b) Facilitate and strengthen peer-to-peer learning & knowledge development mechanisms across the membership, including exchange visits and establishment of South-South Learning Academies

c) Develop use of innovative communication technologies to gather, analyse, disaggregate and share relevant knowledge and good practices

d) Strengthen linkages between GNDR members and academia, research institutions and knowledge centres.

Spotlight on proposed activities

Global campaignsEvery two years GNDR will analyse the findings that emerge from our local monitoring, looking across all the regional priorities to pull out a shared global message. This shared message will form the basis of a global campaign. Together we will work to communicate this consistent message for the need for change across the globe, so that our voices may be louder and more impacting. With help from our members, we will launch our campaigns at UNISDR’s Global Platforms, identify key global conferences to promote the campaign, and organise events in each region to make our call for change. Where appropriate, members will be supported to develop awareness and media actions at the national and local level to further raise social demand for the change we are wanting to see. Advice will be given on tweeting, talking with governments, and tackling difficult sells. At the end of each campaign, we will hold an event to learn from the campaign experiences.

Frontline monitoring of the post-2015 frameworksGNDR is working with other development and climate change networks to develop a ground-up monitoring mechanism that measures local perceptions of progress across the post-2015 global agreements (Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction, Sustainable Development Goals, and the Paris Climate Agreement). This cross-framework monitoring reflects the interconnection of disasters, development and climate change at the local level, and will complement the national level monitoring states will be required to do. GNDR will build on its experience in local level monitoring gathered through Views from the Frontline in 2009, 2011 and 2013, and Frontline, a project piloted in 2015 which generates local risk data. Members will be supported to undertake surveys with local communities, civil society organisations and governments, and revisit sites after two years to understand how perceptions of threats and barriers to action have changed. Local case studies will be developed to understand how and why the changes have occurred.

South-South Learning AcademiesLearning Academies will provide members with an extended period of learning through online modules, peer-to-peer knowledge exchanges and field visits. Participants will get to learn about approaches to resilience in different contexts, hear about each other’s work, visit DRR projects in different countries, and plan collaborative activities. Learning Academies will be held in different locations around the world. Experiences from the Academies will then be shared online with the broader GNDR membership, so that as many members as possible can take part in this learning journey.

Collaboration capacity development plans An online capacity assessment of members in each region will be conducted, assessing how members currently work with others and where challenges and opportunities exist. From these assessments, capacity development plans will be produced for each region. A critical part of these plans will be creating linkages between different members based on their identified gaps and strengths. This will help those members and networks who share contexts, and can offer complementary strengths, work together towards shared goals.

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Working togetherThe objectives of our strategy will only be achieved if we maximise the knowledge and capacities of our diverse membership. The recent and continuing development of the Global Secretariat with Regional Development Coordinators and the Global Board structure is designed to enable widespread involvement and engagement by members in the creation, design and delivery of GNDR programmes, campaigns and other activities. This is an important part of our principle of partnership and collaboration.

Use of technology to help discussions and actions can help, and facilitating cross-member communication is important as well as making the most of Global Summits and other face-to-face meeting opportunities.

MEMBERSOur 850+ members, spread across more than 137 countries, are made up of individuals, community-based organisations, faith-based groups, local, national, regional and international non-governmental organisations, including networks and associations working on disaster risk reduction, sustainable development, climate change and other development-related issues. They have incredible impact, living and working with communities in conditions of poverty, inequality, vulnerability and exposed to extreme shocks and disturbances of all kinds. Particular attention is given to those social-economic groups who are disproportionately affected by disasters, including women, children, older persons, persons with disabilities, indigenous peoples and migrants. GNDR brings members together in a voluntary network of civil society organisations, associations and individuals who are committed to working together, and engaging with partners, to increase community resilience and reduce disaster risk around the world. A full list of members is at the back of this document.

SECRETARIATA small GNDR secretariat operates as a support team through a global hub in London, UK and regional hubs in Africa, Asia and Latin America. The Secretariat is registered in the UK as a charity with the main responsibilities of supporting the broader membership in the development, coordination and implementation of GNDR strategy, including the mobilisation of adequate technical, human and financial resources. To undertake this role the Secretariat has established the necessary institutional arrangements including internal management and administrative capacities to provide adequate representational, financial, communications, accountability and coordination functions for its membership.

As part of the strategy process, GNDR will review its Secretariat institutional and operational capacities and ways of doing things to develop an open and collaborative structure and culture that supports decentralised decision-making, encourages creativity, experimentation and learning, and fosters collaboration for the delivery of the 2016-2020 strategy.

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Regional Representatives

Trustees

Secretariat Director

Mr Peter Akanimoh (Vice-Chair)West AfricaExecutive Director, Global Relief and Development MissionMember of Micah Global Transition Task Force; Member of Refugee Highway Partnerships, Africa Leadership Team.

Marcus OxleyExecutive Director, GNDR Member of GFDRR Advisory Group for Disaster Recovery; Member of OECD DRR Advisory Group; Member of Bond DRR Working Group; Member of Voice DRR Working Group

Mr Nigel Timmins Humanitarian Director, Oxfam International Start Network Board member

Ms Oenone ChadburnHead of Humanitarian Support, Tearfund UK

Ms Emma Hillyard Group Financial Controller, The Orders of St John Care Trust

Mr Emad Adly North Africa West AsiaGeneral Coordinator, Arab Network for Environment and Development (RAED)Chairperson Egyptian Sustainable Development Forum (ESDF), Co-founder & Chairperson of the Arab Office of Youth and Environment (AOYE); UN Non-Governmental Liaison Service (UN-NGLS)

Ms Farah Kabir (Chair) South AsiaCountry Director, Action Aid BangladeshMember of Funding Committee, Civil Society Education Fund 2009-present, Climate Action Network South Asia 2011-present

Ms Zenaida Willison IndependentAdvisory Board, Partners for ResilienceBoard Member, Adventist Development and Relief Agency- International and Asia; UNISDR member of Advisory Board on Local Actors for the ISDR Asia Partnership

Ms Papiloa Foliaki PacificDeputy Chair, Tonga Community Development Trust Board of Trustees

Mr José Ramón Ávila Quiñonez Central AmericaExecutive Director, Asociacion de Organismos no Gubernamentales (ASONOG)VFL RCO as Concertación Regional de Gestion de Riesgos (CRGR), representing El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras & Nicaragua

Ms Nicole Stolz EuropeDRR Focal Point, Caritas SwitzerlandMember of Swiss NGO DRR Platform

Mr Kheswar Beeharry Panray Southern AfricaChief Executive Officer, Environmental Protection and Conservation Organisation (EPCO)Member of National Ramsar Committee of Wetlands

Dr Ali Ardalan Central AsiaDirector of Disaster and Emergency Health, Tehran University of Medical SciencesChair of National Steering Committee on Community Disaster Resilience; Chair of National Committee of Disasters and Disabilities

Mrs Lorna P. Victoria South East East AsiaAdvisor, Centre for Disaster Prepardness Foundation Inc.Board member Centre for Disaster Prepardness Foundation Inc.

Mr Rod Snider North AmericaDirector – Quality and Learning International Services Department, The American Red Cross

Mrs Graciela Mercedes Salaberri Vacani (Vice-Chair)South AmericaExecutive Director, Society of Friends of Meteorological Wind Development EnvironmentPresident of Uruguayan Network of Environmental NGOs, Permanent Secretariat of the Latin-Ibero-American Federation of Societies of Meteorology FLISMET

GLOBAL BOARDGNDR members are represented by a Global Board that functions as the executive decision-making body responsible, on behalf of the broader membership, for setting the strategic direction and oversight to GNDR’s development, including the approval and monitoring of annual work plans and budgets.

The Board is also responsible for advising on strategic relationships with other organisations, including the development of collaboration agreements with other alliances and coalitions. Strengthening representation of regions and countries currently under-represented at Board level is an important consideration moving forward.

Serving on the Board are twelve regionally appointed representatives, three UK-based charity trustees and a Secretariat director. The trustees serve as GNDR legal custodians and have specific responsibilities for ensuring GNDR’s strategic objectives, work plans and budgets are compliant with the organisation’s charitable mandate and UK legal requirements. All board members attend regular conference calls and participate in technical sub-committees supported by external advisors who provide guidance on specific technical, policy and constituency issues.

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PARTNERSHIPS ARE CENTRAL TO OUR APPROACH Part of the support we bring to members is through our collaboration with a diverse range of organisations and networks enabling members to engage and partner together on issues of disaster risk reduction, resilience and sustainable development. This goes beyond civil society organisations and networks and also includes government departments, United Nations agencies, development banks, private sector institutions, donors, academia, media and research entities. For example, in most economies 70-85% of overall investment is made by the private sector with small and medium enterprises particularly at risk.

To deliver this 2016-2020 strategy, GNDR will continue to foster linkages between practitioners, businesses, researchers, governments, donors and policy makers to help increase opportunities for technical and operational collaboration, promote integrated approaches, mobilise resources and share lessons learnt across national, regional and global levels.

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“Achieving ambitious outcomes for people, particularly in fragile and crisis-affected environments, requires a different kind of collaboration among governments, international humanitarian and development actors, and other actors.” Ban Ki Moon, UN Secretary General, 2016

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Supporters and resourcesSupport for GNDR comes from a range of different organisations. We are appreciative for the past and current support – financial, but also in time, energy, and expertise – that hundreds of individuals and organisations have provided over the years.

Thank you to our current financial supporters:

• BMZ – German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation & Development

• USAID OFDA

• Federal Department of Foreign Affairs /Swiss Confederation

• Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs

• World Bank´s GFDRR

• DFID

• EU Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection department (ECHO)

Securing the required financial resources Developing a sustainable long-term financial base to support independence of action is an important aspect of the realisation of GNDR’s strategy. We

are building a diverse funding base comprising bi-lateral and multi-lateral donor institutions, as well as support from private foundations, corporate bodies, civil society actors and individuals.

We submit funding applications to potential partners at global, regional and national levels in both Northern donor and Southern recipient countries. GNDR representatives in recipient countries will be supported with regional and localised fundraising activities.

Importantly, it is recognised that the sustainability and engagement in GNDR is dependent on what is essentially a voluntary association. A substantial part of GNDR’s work is and will continue to be supported through ‘in-kind’ contributions from member organisations, e.g. staff time, efforts and organisational resources towards joint actions such as the Views from the Frontline monitoring programme and the Reality Check advocacy campaign. Where appropriate, the GNDR Secretariat will seek to provide members with technical assistance, training and capacity building support to help foster solidarity and goodwill for coordinated action and facilitate their engagement in such actions.

GBP 000’s 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 TOTALOperations Total: Global Hub & Regional Offices

901 1,051 1,068 1,085 1,103 5,208

Programmes Total: 2,132 1,630 2,501 1,543 2,432 10,238 1 Increase the impact of civil society

in influencing policies and practices at international, national and local levels

1,363 876 1,424 763 1,410 5,836

Evidence-based policy advocacy enhanced at all levels

208 400 225 268 200 1,301

Strengthened public education campaigns and awareness raising at all levels of society

83 273 127 292 138 911

Monitoring of policy implementation is strengthened

1,073 204 1,073 204 1,073 3,625

2 Enhance collaboration capabilities of civil society, and cooperation with other stakeholders

513 209 690 364 709 2,484

Enhanced GNDR Governance and Secretariat institutional andoperational capacities at all levels

112 96 281 324 324 1,138

Existing civil society networks are strengthened and the formation of new networks is facilitated where needed

127 93 120 26 96 462

Enhanced capabilities of GNDR members to coordinate and partner with each other and with other actors

275 20 288 13 288 884

3 Strengthen the creation, analysis and sharing of knowledge

257 545 387 417 313 1,919

Knowledge generated through collaborative action-learning

130 278 148 139 139 834

Enhanced sharing of new and existing scientific and indigenous knowledge, information and practices amongst members and other stakeholders

126 267 239 278 174 1,084

Grand Total 3,033 2,681 3,569 2,629 3,534 15,446

Budget for Strategy

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Network; Bani’Adam Relief and Development Organisation; Community Empowerment for Peace and Integrated Development; General Service Agency; Horn Aid Trust; Hunger Reduction International; Somali Media for Environment Science Health and Agriculture; Somali Youth Development Network; Somalia Social Workers Association; Youth Employment Solutions South Sudan International Medical Corps Tanzania CTECO Tanzania; MAA Foundation; Women Promotion Centre; World Vision Tanzania; Youth Association for Change Network Uganda ChildFund; Coalition on Environment and Climate Change in Uganda; Development Network of Indigenous Voluntary Association; Fighting Poverty with Hands Initiative- Uganda; Foundation for Urban & Rural Advancement; Kapchorwa Civil Society Organization’s Alliance; Katakwi District Development Actors Network; Makerere Women Development Association; River of Reach More Now Ministries Africa; Slum Women’s Initiative for Development; Sule Integrated Development Organisation; Support Transformation Effort Program; Uganda Network of Young People Living with HIV/AIDS East AsiaChina Green Camel Bell Hong Kong World Federation of Occupational Therapists Japan AYUS International Buddhist Cooperation Network; Church World Service Japan; Fukushima Beacon for Global Citizens Network; International Medical Corps Japan; Japan CSO Coalition for Disaster Risk Reduction ; Japan NGO Center for International Cooperation; Japan Water Forum; NGO Little Bees International; Pal System Consumers’ Co-operative Union; Peace Boat Disaster Relief Volunteer Center; Shanti Volunteer Association; The International Centre for Water Hazard EuropeAlbania World Vision Albania Austria Four Paws International Belgium Christian Blind Mission Bosnia and Herzegovina Association “Resource Aarhus Center in Bosnia and Herzegovina” Denmark Red Barnet France ACTED France; Action Contre la Faim ; Development Workshop France; Integrated Research on Disaster Risk; Public Services International Germany Deutsche Welthungerhilfe e.V.; Deutsches Komitee Katastrophenvorsorge e.V.; TREEEC eG - RES:Q Greece RSF Hellas Italy Corpo Italiano di San Lazzaro Moldova Terra-1530 Netherlands CARE Nederland; CORDAID; ICCO; Network on Humanitarian Action; ZOA Norway Norwegian Refugee Council Poland Apertus Group Romania World Vision Romania Serbia Aarhus Centre of South and East Serbia Slovakia Habitat for Humanity Spain Accion contra el Hambre; Instituto de Estudios sobre Conflictos y Acción Humanitaria; Nazioarteko Elkartasuna-Solidaridad Internacional Sweden Diakonia; International Aid Services; Plan Sweden; PMU; Swedish Mission Council Switzerland ACT Alliance; Caritas Switzerland; HELVETAS Swiss Intercooperation; International Union for Conservation of Nature; RET International; Swiss NGO DRR Platform; WaterLex Turkey BEŞİR SOSYAL YARDIMLAŞMA VE DAYANIŞMA DERNEĞİ; Disaster Preparedness and Earthquake Training Association; GEA Search and Rescue; Search and Rescue Association United Kingdom Accounting for Sustainability; ADD International; Boing Boing Resilience; Christian Aid; Concern Universal; Disaster Preparedness and Response Team - Search and Rescue; Effective Education for Disaster Risk Reduction; Emergency Nutrition Network; Gender and Disaster Network; HelpAge International; IMC Worldwide; Institute of Development Studies; International Committee for Rehabilitation Aid to Afghanistan; Islamic Relief; MAF International; Overseas Development Institute; Plan International; Practical Action; RedR UK; Relief International; Rights International; Save the Children; ShelterBox; Teaching Aids at Low Cost; Tearfund; The Salvation Army International Emergency Services; Uganda Diaspora Engagement – UK; WaterAid; Western Sahara Campaign; World Animal Protection; World Vision North AfricaAlgeria Association Ecologique de Boumerdes; Federation Nationale de Protection de l’Environnement Egypt Arab Medical Union; Arab Network for Environment and Development RAED; Arab Office for Youth and Environment; LAS; Plan International Morocco Club Marocain pour l’Environnement et le Développement Sudan Sudanese Environment Conservation Society Tunisia Association pour la Protection de l’Environnement et le Développement Durable de Bizerte North AmericaCanada Canadian Physicians for Aid and Relief; Canadian Risk

and Hazards Network; Cumulative Environmental Management Association; Norsouthed Cooperative Innovation Foundation; Safe America For Everyone; World Vision Canada United States Alakaina Foundation; AmeriCares; California Institute of Environmental Design & Management; Center for Urban Disaster Risk Reduction adn Resilience; ChildFund International; Diplomatic Society of St Gabriel; Enabling the Future; GeoHazards International; Global Environmental Relief; Habitat for Humanity International; Huairou Commission ; Humanity First USA; InterAction; International Medical Corps; Mercy Corps; Natural Resources Defense Council; Nautilus Institute for Security and Sustainability; Risk RED; The Campaign for Safe Buildings; The Shelley and Donald Rubin Foundation; Women’s Refugee Commission; World Cares Center PacificAustralia Climate Concern; Council on the Ageing Queensland; Plan International ; World Vision Australia Fiji Foundation of the Peoples of the South Pacific International; Nadi District Youth Council Kiribati Foundation for the Peoples of the South Pacific Kiribati New Zealand BANZAid; New Zealand Youth Delegation Solomon Islands Solomon Islands Development Trust Tonga Tonga Community Development Trust Tuvalu Tuvalu Association of NGOs Vanuatu Oxfam Vanuatu South AmericaArgentina Arquitectos De Desastres - Sociedad Central de Arquitectos; CISP - Sviluppo dei Popoli; Hábitat para la Humanidad Argentina; Municipios frente al Cambio Climático; Nexo - Asociación Civil Comunicación para la Reducción del Riesgo de Desastres Bolivia AQUAVIDA; Centro de Asesoramiento para el Desarrollo Social; Soluciones Prácticas Brazil Bagulhadores do Mió; CERT Brasil; Grupamento de Bombeiros Civis Voluntários - GBCV; READAPT; Sustainable Development Institute - IDEST Chile Asociaciación de Guías y Scouts de Chile; Asociación Chilena de Organismos no Gubernamentales; Asociación Chilena pro Naciones Unidas; Bomberos Cochrane; Cáritas Chile; Centro Estratégico para el Desarrollo Sostenible; Comunidad de Historia Mapuche; Corporación de Estudios Sociales y Educación; Corporacion Nueva Acropolis Chile; Equipo Metodista de Ayuda Humanitaria Chile; Fundacion Alto Rio; Fundación Asperger Chile; Fundación Nacional para la Superación de la Pobreza; Fundación Social Equipo Metodista de Ayuda Humanitaria; Junta de Vecinos 4A - Villa Santa María del Sol - Comuna La Florida; ONG Inclusiva; Psicólogos Voluntarios de Chile; World Vision Chile Colombia Confederacion Colombiana de ONG; Diakonie; EGS; Fundación Azimuth Ecuador Plan International Paraguay Construyendo Sociedad; Global Infancia Peru Asociación Ministerio Diaconal Paz y Esperanza; Centro de Investigación y Acción para el Desarrollo Urbano; Cuerpo General de Bomberos Voluntarios del Perú; Electronic Communication & Information Exchange; Grupo Impulsor de la Gestión de Riesgos de Desastres; Habitat for Humanity; International Security and Safety Protection Professional Asociation; Paz y Esperanza; RAPID LA; SEDYS-Trujillo; Soluciones Prácticas Uruguay Agrupamiento de Escuelas Rurales Mburucuyá; Amigos del Viento Meteorología Ambiente Desarrollo; Cultura Ambiental; Red Uruguaya de ONG Ambientalistas Venezuela Centro al Servicio de la Acción Popular; Frente Social de Vecinos Unidos con Propiedad AC; Fundacion Red de Solidaridad Ciudadana; Psicologos Sin Fronteras Venezuela; Sociedad Ecologica Conservacionista Aragua South AsiaAfghanistan Afghanistan Disaster Preparedness Center; Coordination of Afghan Relief; International Medical Corps Bangladesh Abdur Rashid Khan Thakur Foundation ; Action Contre la Faim; ActionAid Bangladesh; Bangladesh Disaster Preparedness Center ; Bangladesh Labour Welfare Foundation; Bangladesh Legal Aid and Services Trust; Bangladesh Nari Pragoti Sangha; Bangladesh NGOs Network for Radio and Communication; Centre For Human Rights Movement; Community Initiative Bangladesh; Concern Worldwide ; Deepti Bhuban; Democracywatch; Development Organization of Coastal Area’s People; Dhaka Community Hospital Trust; Disaster Action and Development Organisation; Grameen Development Society; Green Cross Bangladesh; Heifer International Bangladesh; Integrated Development Association of Bangladesh; Integrated Social Development Effort; Islamic Relief Bangladesh; Krisoker Sor (Farmers’ Voice); LAMB - Integrated Rural Health & Development; Muslim Aid UK Bangladesh Field Office; Network for Information,

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CaribbeanBarbados ACP Civil Society Forum Cuba Consejo de Iglesias de Cuba Dominican Republic Habitat for Humanity; Servicio Social de Iglesias Dominicanas Haiti Action Secours Ambulance; Initiative Citoyenne du Nord-Ouest pour la Democratie et le Developpement; Union des Amis Socio Culturels d’Action en Developpement Jamaica Construction Resource & Development Centre Central AmericaCosta Rica Habitat para la Humanidad; World Animal Protection El Salvador Centro de Protección Para Desastres; Concertación Regional para la Gestión de Riesgos; Fundacion Maquilishuatl; Fundación para el Desarrollo Comunal y Municipal; Fundación Salvadoreña para la Promoción Social y el Desarrollo Económico; Habitat for Humanity; Instituto de Investigación, Capacitación y Desarrollo de la Mujer; Mesa Permanente para la Gestión de Riesgos; Oxfam America; PRO VIDA, Asociación Salvadoreña de Ayuda Humanitaria; Red de Ambientalistas en Accion Guatemala Alianza por la Resiliencia; Asociación Coordinadora Comunitaria de Servicios para la Salud; Asociación para la Educación y el Desarrollo; Cáritas, Diócesis de Zacapa; Comunidades Cristianas de Apoyo; Convergencia Ciudadana para la Gestión de Riesgos; Fundación Ecuménica Guatemalteca “Esperanza y Fraternidad” ; Fundación Guatemala; Mesa Forestal y Ambiental de Huehuetenango Honduras Asociación de Organismos No Gubernamentales; Asociación para una Sociedad Más Justa; Comisión de Acción Social Menonita; Comite de Emergencia Garifuna de Honduras; Cruz Verde Hondureña; Mesa Nacional de Incidencia para la Gestion de Riesgos; Organismo Cristiano de Desarrollo Integral de Honduras ; Organizacion Para el Desarrollo de Corquin; Unión de Empresas y Organizaciones de Trabajadores del Campo Regional Indígena y Campesina La Paz Mexico Conservación del Territorio Insular Mexicano; Redescubre A.C.; Yo Soy Proteccion Civil Nicaragua

Centro Alexander von Humboldt; Federacion Luterana Mundial; Fundación Orlando Robleto Gallo; Mesa Nacional para la Gestión de Riesgos; Movimiento Comunal Nicaraguense; Union Nacional de Productores Asociados Panama RET International; World Vision International Central AsiaArmenia “SEG” Civil Society Support Center NGO; DRR National Platform Armenia; Oxfam GB Armenia; Regional Environmental Center for Caucasus Georgia Black Sea Eco Academy; Caucasus Environmental NGO Network Iran Disaster and Emergency Health Academy at Tehran University of Medical Sciences; Tehran Disaster Mitigation and Management Organization Kyrgyzstan ACTED Kyrgysztan; Public Fund “JelAidar” Tajikistan ACTED Tajikistan; Centre for Climate Change and Disaster Reduction Uzbekistan Tashkent Socio-Environmental Union HAYOT East AfricaBurundi A B V Buterere Commune; Association pour la Promotion de l’Etat de Droit, des Droits de l’Homme; Center for Support to Local Initiatives Development and assistance to vulnerable persons; Human Health Aid-Burundi; Jeunes Volontaires pour l’Environnement; Réseau Burundi 2000 PLUS; Youth Strategy Disaster Reduction Ethiopia Concern Worldwide; CORDAID ; Development Expertise Center; Ethiopia Change and Development Association; Women Need Concern Kenya Action Aid Kenya; Action for Sustainable Change; African Federation of Environmental Journalists; AfriWater Community of Practice; Kamanga Rehabilitation and Resource Centre; Kenya National Young Farmers Association; Local Development Research Institute; Msambweni Human Rights Watch; Novelty Intervention; One Africa Kenya; Tinada Youth Organization; Volunteers For Africa; World Vision Somalia; Young Africans Development Action Rwanda Environmental Friends; Manadisaster Organization Somalia Banadir Civil Society

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Response and Preparedness Activities on Disasters; Network of Community Based Organization Bangladesh; OXFAM GB; Participatory Development Action Program; Safety Assistance For Emergencies; Shelter; Simple Action For the Environment; Solidarites International - Bangladesh; Voice of South Bangladesh; Wave Foundation; World Vision Bangladesh India Adventist Development and Relief Agency; All India Disaster Mitigation Institute; Anchalika Jana Seva Anusthan; Aniruddha’s Academy Of Disaster Management; ARASMIN; Centre for Disaster Management; Centre for Disaster Risk Resilience; Christian Aid ; Church’s Auxiliary for Social Action ; Coastal Area Disaster Mitigation Efforts; Development Insights for Sustainable Action; Doctors for You; Dream Foundation; Focus Humanitarian Assistance India; Gautam Buddha Jagriti Society; GeoHazards Society; Huairou Commission; Inter Agency Group Odisha; Jeevanjyoti Welfare Society; Kissan Vikas Trust; Mahila Margadarshi; Mission Bhartiyam; MOTHER SOCIETY; National Campaign on Dalit Human Rights; Odisha Development Management Programme; Orissa State Volunteers and Social Workers Association; Peoples Awareness and Legal Aid Movement; Power House Youth club; Rapid Response; Redemption Research For Health and Educational Development Society; Reliant Socio-Economic Development Organisaiton; Rural Development Organsation; RURAL RECONSTRUCTION ORGANISATION ; Safe Citizen; Samutthan Foundation; Saritsa Foundation; SEEDS India; Shanta Memorial Rehabilitation Centre; Social Development Society; SRUJANEE; Swayam Shikshan Prayog; UDYAMA; Utkal Youth Association for Social Development; Woman & Child Welfare Society Maldives Care Society; Huvadhoo Aid Nepal AIN Task Group on Disaster Management & Climate Change; Community Rural Development Society-Nepal; Dalit Welfare Association; DanChurchAid; Disaster Preparedness Network Nepal; Focus ED Nepal; Forum for Awareness and Youth Activity, Nepal ; Friends Service Council Nepal; Handicap International; Health Advancement Lab; Home and Life Foundation; Human Rights Social Awareness and Development Center; Integrated Effort For Development Nepal; Karnali Intregated Rural Development and Research Center; Literary Academy for Dalit of Nepal; Mercy Corps Nepal; National Association of the Physical Disabled Nepal; National Disaster Management Network of Nepal; National Society for Earthquake Technology – Nepal (NSET); OXFAM Nepal; Plan International Nepal; Practical Action; Sajha Foundation; The Lutheran World Federation Nepal; Welthungerhilfe Nepal; Youth’s UNESCO Club Pakistan ACTED Pakistan; Aga Khan Planning and Building Service; Al-Mehran Rural Development Organization ; Caritas Pakistan; Centre for Peace and Justice Pakistan; Community Development Foundation; Community Initiatives for Development in Pakistan; Community Research and Development Organization; Community World Service Asia; Concern Worldwide; Development of Institution & Youth Alliance (DIYA); Disaster Research Institute, Islamabad, Pakistan; Doaba Foundation; Fast Rural Development Program; Foundation for Urban & Rural Development; Friends of Environment and Development; Fundamental Human Rights & Rural Development Association; Hope and Transformation against Poverty; HOPE’87 Pakistan; Huqooq-ul-Ebad Development Foundation; Initiative for the Participatory Development Through Peace; Islamic Relief Pakistan; JAD Foundation; Jerusalem Development Society; Johanniter International Assistance; Lok Sanjh Foundation; Malteser International; Milestone; National Integrated Development Association; National Rural Development Program; Neelab Children & Women Development Council Rajapur; Network of Disaster Management Practitioners; Network of Disaster Management Practitioners; New World Hope Organization; ORCHID; Organizing Action Towards Humanity; Pakistan Fisherfolk Forum; Participatory Development Initiatives ; Participatory Rural Development Society; Pattan Development Organisation; Resilience Group; Root Work Foundation; Royal Pillars Welfare Foundation; Rural Development Policy Institute; Rural Support and Development Foundation; Sachai Social Welfare Association; Saharo Welfare Organization; Save the Future; SERVE FOUNDATION; Shah Sachal Sami Foundation ; Sindh Community Foundation; Sindh Rural Support Organization; SirSyed Welfare Society; Social Welfare and Empowerment

Development Organization ; Society for Environmental Actions Re-Construction and Humanitarian Response; Society for Human Advancement and Just Reforms; Society for Human Rights and Prisoners Aid; Solidarites International; SSD; State Development Organization Pakistan; Sustainable Environment and Development Foundation; Tabeer Welfare Society; Takal Welfare Organization; THAR; United Rural Development Organization; Watan Development Organization; Youth in Action Balochistan Sri Lanka Duryog Nivaran; Federation of the Visually Handicapped; Janathakshan; Luck Association; Practical Action South East AsiaCambodia ActionAid International; Save the Earth Cambodia Indonesia Arbeiter-Samariter-Bund ; Cáritas Indonesia; Indonesian Volunteer for Humanitarian; Institute of Resource Governance and Social Change; JARI; LEARN Foundation; Masyarakat Relawan Indonesia; People Crisis Centre Aceh; Rabsa Aceh Utara; YAKKUM Emergency Unit Laos Poverty Reduction and Development Association Malaysia Asian Disaster Reduction and Response Network; Malaysian Medical Relief Society; MERCY Malaysia Myanmar Agency for Basic Community Development ; Agency for Technical Cooperation and Development; Ashoka Social Development Association; Asian Disaster Preparedness Center; Church World Service; Community Development Association; Falam Pacang No Pawlom; Lanthit Foundation ; Mainstreaming Adaptation, Resilience and Sustainability into Development and Daily life; MGRI; Myanmar Consortium for Community Resilience; Myanmar Enhancement to Empower Tribal; Myanmar Green Resource Indicator; MYANMAR PROFESSIONAL SOCIAL WORKERS ASSOCIATION; Plan International Myanmar; Rhododendron Integrated Development Association; Social Actions for Communities Change; Youth Life Formation Center Alumni Network Group. Philippines A2D Project - Research Group for Alternatives to Development Inc.; Build Change; Buklod Tao, INc.; Center For Conscious Living Foundation Inc.; Center for Disaster Preparedness Foundation Inc.; Citizens Disaster Response Center; DAMPA Federation of Peoples Organizations; Disaster Aid Community Emergency Response Guard.Inc; Earthquakes and Megacities Initiative; Ecosystems Work for Essential Benefits; Enggana; Islamic Relief Worldwide; Saint Bernard Disaster Risk Reduction - Youth Environmentalist Society; Tri-People’s Organization Against Disasters Foundation, Inc.; UP Planning and Development Research Foundation, Inc. Thailand ACTED Thailand; Asian Disaster Preparedness Center; Church World Service; Foundation for Older Persons’ Development; Sustainable Development Foundation Southern AfricaLesotho Environmental Care Lesotho Association Madagascar CARE International Madagascar; Couleurs Du Monde - Mahajanga; Malagasy Lutheran Church Health Department; Réseau Climat Océan Indien; The Partnership for Disaster risk reduction Advocacy in Madagascar Malawi Action for Environmental Sustainability; Centre for Climate Change and Environment Management; Centre for Youth and Development; Sustainable Rural Growth and Development Initiative; Youth Action in Relief and Development Mauritius Environmental Protection & Conservation Organisation Mozambique Conselho Cristao de Mocambique Namibia Community Empowerment and Development Association South Africa ActionAid International; African Centre for Disaster Studies; AHEAD-GLTFCA Programme; Community Initiative for Social Enhancement; Disaster Management Institute of Southern Africa; Gender and Disaster Network Africa Region; Greenpeace; Mercy Networks; Organisation of African Youth; Rural Support Service Swaziland Christian International Swaziland; Kejibaus Zambia Disaster Management Training Centre; Initiative On Climate Change, Agriculture and Water; Jubilee Centre Zimbabwe ACTION24; Charitable Foundation for Development; Disaster Rescue and Humanitarian International Force; International Rescue Committtee; Practical Action; Southern Africa Society for Disaster Reduction; Zimbabwe United Nations Association West AfricaBenin Ehuzu Africa International; Intellectual Decision on Environmental Awareness and Solutions; International Campaign for Freedom and Peace; Jeunesse Unie pour le Progrès et le

Développement; ONG JVE-BENIN; Water and Youth Network; West Africa Network for Peacebuilding Burkina Faso Association SOS Santé et Développement; EducommunicAfrik; Fondation AVEC; Prolinnova; Réseau MARP Burkina Cameroon Appui pour la Protection de l’Environnement et le Developpement; Association Camerounaise De Développement Rural; Association pour la Solidarité des Forestiers et Environnementalistes; Cameroon League for Development; Carre Geo & Environment; Center for Development Research; Center for Research Education and Resources Distribution to the Rural and Underprivileged People; Community Initiative for Human Advancement; Forests, Resources and People; Geotechnology Environmental Assessment and Disaster Risk Reductions; Ligue pour la Didactique de l’Education relative à l’Environnement; Pan African Disaster Relief Services; Pan African Institute for Development Studies; World Organization for Early Childhood Education Cameroon Cape Verde Young Sustainable Development Solutions Central African Republic Jeunes Volontaires pour l’Environnement Centrafrique Chad FOJEPRET; Lead Tchad Democratic Republic of the Congo Association Paysanne pour l’Autosuffisance Alimentaire ; Bureau of Information Training Ressearches and Exchanges for Development; Christnet Congo; Réseau Communautaire pour le Pauvre Gambia Children and Community Initiative for Development; IT Association of the Gambia Basse Chapter; Lifeskills Initiative for Youth Empowerment and Development ; St. Joseph’s Family Farms Centre; Wuli and Sandu Development Agency Ghana Abibimman Foundation; African Call Institute; Albdols Enterprise Ghana; Association of Churches in Disaster Risk Reduction; Bright Generation Community Foundation; Christ Soldiers Foundation; Community and Family Aid Foundation; ECOWAS Youth and Citizen League; Foresight Generation Club; Global Media Foundation ; Grassroots Sisterhood Foundation; HOPE CARE FOUNDATION; International Voluntary Organisation for Women, Education & Development; Regional Advisory Information & Network Systems; Sunyani East Rown Development Committee; TAJAF FOUNDATION; The Development Institute; Young Volunteers for Environment Guinea Agence Humanitaire Pour Le Development; Carbone Guinee; Carbone Guinee; Institut d’Alphabétisation pour la Paix et le Développement Ivory Coast Actions des Jeunes Leaders pour l’Eveil des Consciences; Jeunes Volontaires pour l’Environnement Côte d’Ivoire Liberia Liberians United to Expose Hidden Weapons; Welfare Association of NGOs; Youth Empowerment for Progress; Youth Partnership for Peace and Development Liberia Mali Association de Formation et d’Appui au Développement; Association Malienne pour le Developpement, la Protection de l’Environnement et la lutte contre la Desertification; Coordination des Associations et ONG Féminines du Mali; Fédération Nationale des Collectifs d’organisations Féminines du Mali; Groupe de Coordination des Zones Arides; HERE ASSOCIATION; MUSONET-Mali; Reseau Des Femmes Pour Les Droits Environnementaux; Secrétariat de Concertation des ONG nationales du Mali; West African Science Service Center on Climate Change and Adapted Land Use Mauritania Association Jeunesse Action Développement Niger Association de Development de Quartiers; Développement pour un Mieux Etre; Jeunes Volontaires pour l’Environnement; Reseau de la Jeunesse Nigerienne sur les Changements Climatiques Nigeria Abiodun Adebayo Welfare Foundation; Africa Centre for Citizens Orientation; African Youth Forum; African Youth Movement; Apurimac Onlus Organisation; Bakassi Environmental Management Initiative; Bege Foundation; Better Community Life Initiative; Building Better Africa Foundation; CAFSO-Women’s Rights Action Group; Caritas Nigeria; Centre for Climate Change Research and Environmental Analysis; Centre for Climate Change Research and Environmental Analysis; Centre for Disaster Risk and Crisis Reduction; Centre for Disaster Risk and Crisis Reduction; Centre for Human Rights and Climate Change Research; Centre for Nonviolence and Gender Advocacy in Nigeria; Centre for Youth Initiative on Self Education; Childolescent and Family Survival Organization - Women’s Rights Action Group for Development ; Children and young people living for peace; Children Strategy for Disaster Risk Reduction; Christian Rural and Urban Development Association of Nigeria; Civil Society Action Coalition on Disaster Mitigation; Climate Change

Network Nigeria; Community Disaster Awareness Initiative; Community Emergency Response Initiative; Connected Development; Development & Integrity Intervention Goal Foundation; Development Education and Advocacy Resources for Africa Initiative; Disaster Youth Network; Education as a Vaccine; Emergency Preparedness and Response Team; Fortress for Family Health Initiative; Foundation for Environmental Rights, Advocacy & Development; Foundation for the Conservation of the Earth; Friends of the Needy Organisation; Global Movement for Refugee; Global Relief & Development Mission; Heart Foundation; Helping Hands for Women & Youth Support; Initiative Development Now; Initiative for Agricultural Intervention and Developmental Integration; International Centre for Peace, Charities and Human Development; International Foundation for African Children; Jomurota Community Care Initiative ; Men of Vision; Network Advancement Program for Poverty & Disaster Risk Reduction ; Niger Delta Network Advancement Programme; Nigerian Environmental Society; Nurses Across The Borders; Ohaha Family Foundation; Orji Uzor Kalu Foundation; Peace and Humanitarian Development Multy-Purpose Cooperative Society; Peace Corps of Nigeria; Positive Youth Network; Society for African Safety and Development; Society for Development Accountability; Socio Economic Research and Development Centre; TeamCOBY-Nigeria; Welding Pact; Women and Youth Development Initiative; Women Empowerment Initiative; Women Initiative for Peace and Good Governance; Youths Passion Initiative Republic of the Congo Action Jeunesse pour le Développement; Alternative des Jeunes pour la préservation et la conservation des Ecosystèmes, de la Biodiversité et de l’Environnement pour le Développement Durable Senegal Association JCDS; Compassion Sans Frontieres; Environment and Development Action; Jeunes Volontaires pour l’Environnement Senegal; PACT Senegal; Shalom International Sierra Leone Africa Youth Coalition Against Hunger - Sierra Leone ; Community Disaster Management and Emergency Response Team ; Economic Justice Network Sierra Leone; Forum for the Development of Young People; Plan Sierra Leone; Sierra Leonean Youth Agricultural and Community Development Organization; Youth Partnership for Peace and Development Togo Alliance des Media pour l’Eau et l’Assainissement; Association des Jeunes Engagés pour l’Action Humanitaire; Association des Sapeurs-Pompiers Volontaires; Association des Volontaires pour l’Environnement Sain; Association des Volontaires pour la Paix, l’Environnement l’Education et le Tourisme; Association pour la Promotion des Activités de développement - International; Association Togolaise d’Etude de Recherche et d’Appui au Développement Humain Durable; AURORE INTERNATIONALE; Centre d’Action pour le Développement Rural; Centre d’Analyses et d’Initiatives pour le Developpement ; Centre d’Assistance aux Démunis et Orphelins; Centre International de Recherche-Action pour un Développement Durable; Coordination des Journalistes Environnementalistes du Togo; Jeune Chrétien en Action pour le Développement ; Jeunes Verts Togo; Jeunes Volontaires pour l’Environnement Togo; Jeunesse Oeuvrant pour le Développement Durable; Le Réseau des Jeunes Francophones du Togo; Nouvelles Alternatives pour le Développement Durable en Afrique; Pacifistes Sans Frontières; Réseau des Jeunes pour l’Environnement ; Solidarité et Aide par le Volontariat International pour la Reconstruction; Terre de la Jeunesse Culturelle; Women Environmental Programme Togo West AsiaJordan Baituna for Social Development; Jordanian Humanitarian Resilience Society; Rights for Development Center; World Vision Lebanon AMWAJ of Environment; Beam Of the Environmental Association; Development for People and Nature Association; Lebanon Eco Movement; World Vision Lebanon Palestinian Territory Agriculture Engineer Home Society; Palestine Wildlife Society; World Vision United Arab Emirates Voices of the Poor UNITED Initiative Yemen Innovation Establishment for Environment and Sustainable Development

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“There is simply no other global actor comparable to GNDR in the DRR area.”Nicole Stolz, Caritas Switzerland (Swiss NGO DRR Platform), Switzerland

“Because of our association with GNDR, our resolve and conviction for DRR deepened. Moreover, our understanding about DRR and underlying factors of risks and disasters has also been enriched. Due to our association with GNDR, we feel strong to make officials accountable for their failures as we know that we would have some support at the global level.”Sarwar Bari, Pattan Development Organisation, Pakistan

“GNDR is the organization that best meets the need to support the action of citizens in the field of disaster reduction”Adelfo Solarte, Asociación Civil Uniandes, Venezuela

“GNDR plays a critical role in bringing various networks together to share information, provide updates and plan joint actions.”Megan Williams, ACFID, Australia

“GNDR has enabled learning in the areas of research, monitoring, analysis and processing of information, not previously had. [It] has enabled contact with the Government and other organizations, it has strengthened the local networks of Risk Management and linked up with other NGOs working on the issue of development, to encourage them to incorporate disaster risk reduction into their projects.”Abelina Caro Ilarraza, CESAP, Venezuela

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