Views from the Frontline (VFL)- Civil society perspectives on a post – 2015 framework for disaster risk reduction
Description
Views from the Frontline (VFL) is the largest programme of participatory local monitoring of disaster risk ever undertaken. Established to understand the impact of Hyogo Framework of Action on those people most at risk, VFL has now been running for six years. The latest phase included over 300 civil society organisations, reached 21,000 people in 57 low and low-middle income countries.
The side event will share the latest VFL findings and also the results from recent NGO and civil society consultations on a post–2015 framework for disaster risk reduction (HFA2). The results include the critical elements of what needs to be included in HFA2 which reflects the daily realities for the majority of the world population most affected by disasters. People live in a reality of poverty, uncertainty, informality and fragility, often in areas where state institutions are weak, where they are vulnerable to extensively occurring small scale disasters. These small scale recurrent disasters are under-reported, uninsured and do not receive resources or assistance, particularly in areas affected by conflict and insecurity.
So how do local people and their communities in these situations strengthen their resilience? And, how can a global framework strategically support and scale up community-driven approaches that build on local capacities and resources? Come to this side event, listen and contribute as Global Network members and partners discuss how a post–2015 framework for disaster risk reduction (HFA2) can be developed from an understanding of community approaches to responding, to recovering from and adapting to extreme shocks and stresses of both natural and human origins.
Presentations
- View from the Frontline (956.28 kB)
