Sustaining Multi-Stakeholder Localization: Challenges and Emerging Opportunities from the Asian Preparedness Partnership (APP)

This document outlines the challenges and emerging opportunities confronting the sustainability of a multi-stakeholder localization model, focusing on the seven National Preparedness Partnerships (NPPs) under the Asian Preparedness Partnership (APP) - ADPC’s regional flagship initiative for advancing localization. It highlights the NPPs as national, country-driven, and nationally owned mechanisms that drive localization efforts within each country.

The paper aims to raise awareness and provide guidance to those engaged in promoting localization through a whole-of-society approach. It also underscores the complexity of sustaining multi-stakeholder partnerships beyond project or program cycles. Lastly, it explores pathways for sustaining the model in each country, grounded in the unique contexts, institutional environments, and dynamics that shape each partnership.