Do we need a GN of NGOs?
 Yes! (as far as participation in the GN does
not reduce/affect involvement in the
GP/DRR)
 The GN should build on existing
networks and focus on what National
and Regional Networks cannot
provide/achieve by their own means
Potential Objectives
To provide a platform for NGOs to share experience and dialogue for
concerted actions to promote disaster risk reduction, especially at the
community level
To promote South-South and South-North cooperation among NGOs
through information sharing, knowledge exchange and capacity
building.
To enhance knowledge transfer from local to global levels, and vice
versa, in order to build the resilience of communities
To encourage an active role by NGOs in mainstreaming disaster risk
reduction into pre-disaster developmental and post-disaster recovery
programmes
To increase the voice of NGO concerns and the visibility of NGOs’
contribution to the ongoing global effort to reduce disaster risk
To facilitate NGOs’ access to global resources (knowledge, skills,
networks, partnerships, funding, etc.) for disaster reduction and
related activities
Potential Activities (i)
 Lobbying and advocacy – raise critical
issues and influence policy at the global
level
 Facilitate learning and knowledge
exchange between NGOs
(documentation of case studies, good &
bad practices)
 Focus on integrating DRR into
development planning processes
(capacity building activities, etc.)
Potential Activities (ii)
 Set basic standards/criteria for
disaster resilient communities
 Conducting research on critical
issues to influence policy – on an
individual NGO basis
Added value of the GN
 Influencing global policy more effectively
 Conveying/expressing one voice on critical
issues for greater impact
 Provide significant inputs to the GP/DRR
 Represent communities and community-based
organisations at the global level
 Learning function for identification of critical
issues
 Linking of NGOs – synergies
Role of the ISDR secretariat
 The ISDR secretariat should continue
serving as an anchor institution
(organise meetings, facilitate a focal
point for NGOs, etc. – role to be clearly
defined)
Membership Criteria
 Need to ensure a balanced representation
(south, north, gender, community
representation)
 Commitment to implementation of HFA,
sustaining the GN, etc.
Performance Monitoring
 Should be kept minimal in order to avoid
overload
 Minimum level criteria and standards
should be set
 Specific activities to be defined in order
to better assess performance
 Measure and assess changes to global
policy – based on set targets
What may be the major focus activities of
the Global Network (up to June next year)?
What do we want to achieve by June?
- A formal launching, separate meeting of all NGOs
present, propose next steps (multistakeholders meeting)
- Draft statement - agreement on NGO participation in the
national platform - from a civil society perspective, make
suggestions on priorities. Participate in the online
discussion on HFA
indicators
- Showcase of community practice on CBDRR. Submit to
ISDR cases (linked to identified priorities).
- Encourage engagement of NGOs in DRR
How do we move forward and advance the
development of the Global Network?
Outline and document the process
- Agreement on basic draft document (ToR), through a
consultation process through existing networks and other
channels/activities – January 1
- ISDR, UNDP south-south, ProVention Consortium (?)
facilitating role – February 28 (semi-final draft 2)
- Circulate semi-final draft to the group and get feedback
by March 31
- Circulate draft 3 for reading - April 30
- Final draft 3 presented in June 5-7 to be endorsed by the
launch
Launching activity
- Presence of speaker
- Presence of media – press release, short
version of the statement
- Email consultation?
- Oenone and Manu?
Statement - key messages
- Sarah to collect inputs for the statement and –
January 1
- Prepare draft based on inputs – February 28
- Circulate draft statement – March 31
- Finalize statement – April 30
- Circulate draft statement among NGOs – May 15
- Read statement during the launch – June 4
Recommendations
- Global Network of NGOs to be represented in the
GP/DRR – representative(s) of the network