What concrete measures should be undertaken in order to improve humanitarian effectiveness?
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Increase capacities at local level with special attention to urban context. Making response systems link from local authority to community level organisations, increasing the capacities for changing humanitarian context.
- Regional Disaster Management Coordinator, INGO, Trinidad and Tobago
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Continuously engage various stakeholders and increase awareness among key players on ground who may not be humanitarian agencies but they support HAs work. This includes civil society organizations and community based initiatives. Voluntarism philosophy should also be mainstreamed in capacity building actions as is the case in Australia and New Zealand.
- Regional Child Protection Coordinator, INGO, Kenya
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Bridge the widening gap of global humanitarian players and local on the ground humanitarian actors. Resource mobilization should not have mere focus on funds or finances but other non-quantifiable elements that are present at different levels of engagement and other sectors in society.
- Independent Humanitarian Practitioner, Philippines
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In disaster situations (NOT in conflict), the military should work more closely with other humanitarian agencies like the UN.
- Deputy Director General, international organization, Japan
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1. Support of regional bodies (like the AHA Centre)
2. Better understanding of Civil-Military relations in the region
3. More accessible simulations and exercises that allow a wider range of participants to engage, build relationships and prepare.
- Director, humanitarian organization, Australia
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Coordinated planning among all actors with concrete actions plans considered in advance.
- CEO, INGO, Japan
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One is maximizing aid efforts. Another is facilitating rapid responses.
- Medical Student, the Philippines
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