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Disasters’ Group

Natural disasters are occurring with increasing frequency and severity due to climate change and conflict. And then there is the impact of conflicts on people and the consequences of mass migration. Disasters are generally predictable (if not exactly in scale and timing) and yet they are not well planned and the resources for recovery are constrained. All too often, the international response is late and insufficient for the needs of the people affected; with global funding pressures this situation will only get worse. The world understands that current methods are not effective and channelling more support locally is the way to go… the ‘localisation’ agenda. But little progress has been made. Our analysis shows this is due to lack of trust in the governance of localisation. The Catalyst 2030 Disasters Group has been working to mobilise social entrepreneurs to design a systemic change based on the vision and mission to: ‘Make Local Central’. The aim is to empower and equip local communities to increase their resilience and take control of their responses to disasters through education, systems, networks and processes. We have a pilot project outline based on East Africa and combining disaster management with a focus on improving agriculture and livelihoods and mobilising communities to be disaster resilient. We are looking for funding to implement and demonstrate our vision.

Collaboration stage

Mobilising

Categorisation

Catalyst Facilitated

Number of members

86

Chairs

Alan Braithwaite Meenakshi Gupta

Collaborators

Meenakshi Gupta Alan Braithwaite Maria Cecilia Pena Peralta Pradeep Mohapatra MS Subi Andrew Mangeni Cris Ndlovu Amanda Mealand Jonas Morton Phiri [...]

Coordinators

Lana Koubaitary

Regional focus

Global

SDG Focus

SDG 1 - No Poverty SDG 10 - Reduced Inequality SDG 11 - Sustainable Cities and Communities SDG 12 - Responsible Consumption and Production SDG 13 - Climate Action SDG 15 - Life on Land SDG 17 - Partnerships to achieve the Goal SDG 2 - Zero Hunger SDG 6 - Clean Water and Sanitation

Issues addressed

Disaster & Emergency Management Food & Agriculture Livelihoods Water

Collaboration needs

Funding Support Knowledge & Resources Marketing & Communications

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