The Challenges of Engagement: DRR and Civil Society (Humanitarian Assistance Webcast 15)
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Given these challenges, our expert panel will discuss the following questions:
- To what extent are professional standards — such as those developed by the Sphere project — taken into consideration when designing DRR projects? How can the culture around community engagement be changed?
- In the face of weak civil society or governments reluctant to invest in DRR, how can the international community engage to build local resilience?
- In the absence of long-term project funding, how can DRR programs better engage and sustain the commitment of local civil society actors at a project’s inception?
- Emmanuel Luna, University of the Philippines-Diliman (UPD)
- Ali Ardalan, Harvard Humanitarian Initiative (HHI)
- Alejandro López Carresi, Center for Disaster and Emergency Management (CEDEM)
Moderated By:
- Christina Blunt, Harvard Program on Humanitarian Policy and Conflict Research (HPCR)
- Vincenzo Bollettino, Harvard Humanitarian Initiative (HHI)
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The objective of the Advanced Training Program on Humanitarian Action (ATHA) is to enhance the knowledge of NGOs and other relevant actors operating in the humanitarian field, and to create greater awareness of the relationship between development cooperation and humanitarian operations in complex political emergencies.
Sida works according to directives of the Swedish Parliament and Government to reduce poverty in the world. The overall goal of Swedish development cooperation is to contribute to making it possible for poor people to improve their living conditions.