What we do

Since forming in 2007, the GNDR has sought to increase the effectiveness of civil society to contribute towards the building of resilient nations and communities - putting the concerns, needs and priorities of vulnerable people at the heart of disaster risk reduction policy and practice. Focus has been on three core objectives:

Objectives

• Policy Formulation - ensuring risk reduction policies are appropriate to local context, needs and priorities
• Policy Implementation – supporting effective execution of risk reduction policies at the local level
• Resource Mobilisation - increasing access to resources at the local level.

To achieve these objectives, activities have been developed that:

• Strengthen public accountability and transparency (including local level policy monitoring)
• Develop evidence-based policy advocacy at all levels
• Raise effective demand for community-based disaster risk reduction
• Strengthen participation and partnership approaches between state and civil society actors
• Foster collaboration and coordination across all levels
• Share information, including promoting good practice and lessons learnt
• Develop linkages between disaster risk reduction, climate adaptation and poverty alleviation

Find out more about the core GNDR activities:

• Views from the Frontline – to find out and share the reality of those most vulnerable
• Action at the Frontline – to share progress being made by GNDR members at the local level.
• Texts from the Frontline – an innovative pilot to explore ways of enhancing communication with people experiencing disasters around the world
• Participation in Global Platforms – to seek to learn from and influence the international and national approach to risk reduction
• Sharing learning across the network – through meetings, online discussions, field visits
• Award submissions to raise GNDR profile and influence
• Media activity and participation in various conferences and other networks to highlight issues and lobby for action

In July 2011, a GNDR-Forward Together consultation programme was launched to invite all Network members to share and develop ideas on core activities for the network in order to make the most of the strong foundations that have been created. Add your voice to this discussion between July and November 2011.