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DEPP briefing: developing a locally led response
The Disasters and Emergencies Preparedness Programme (DEPP) invests in developing the longer-term capacity of people and their communities, in countries most at risk from natural disaster or conflict. This briefing paper explains ... Read more...
15 June 2017
Video: Linking humanitarian response and resilience
Last month, Michael Mosselmans presented to the UNISDR Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction about the Linking Preparedness Response and Resilience (LPRR) project. Read more...
06 June 2017
Our third year was one of exciting progress and significant learning, with 74 alerts – nearly as many as our first two years combined – funding 94 projects in 29 countries, reaching nearly 2 million people affected by crisis. F... Read more...
25 May 2017
The Start Network’s change model lays out a plausible pathway for system change and to test the assumptions behind this. The change model sets out a long-term vision with a focus on supporting communities in need. Read more...
10 May 2017
This report is the first of its kind for the Start Network and the first report in the humanitarian sector that showcases what can be accomplished through system-change initiatives. It tells the story of what system change looks l... Read more...
09 May 2017
Pre-alert guidance note - drought
This document is designed to make it easier for agencies to raise Start Fund anticipatory alerts for drought, or to submit Start Fund project proposals when an alert has been activated. Read more...
05 May 2017
Pre-alert guidance note - conflict & displacement
This document is designed to make it easier for agencies to raise Start Fund anticipatory alerts for conflict and displacement, or to submit Start Fund project proposals when an alert has been activated. Read more...
05 May 2017
Pre-alert guidance note - heatwave
This document is designed to make it easier for agencies to raise Start Fund anticipatory alerts for a heatwave, or to submit Start Fund project proposals when an alert has been activated. Read more...
05 May 2017
Pre-alert guidance note - flooding
This document is designed to make it easier for agencies to raise Start Fund anticipatory alerts for flooding, or to submit Start Fund project proposals when an alert has been activated. Read more...
05 May 2017
Time to move on: national perspectives on transforming surge capacity
Commissioned as part of the Transforming Surge Capacity project and led by Cafod, this report analyses national NGO experiences of recruitment practices for surge by international NGOs in the Philippines. Read more...
25 April 2017