Civil society/NGOs

The role of civil society and/or non-governmental organizations in advocating disaster risk reduction and in strengthening capacities to reduce community risk and vulnerability from natural hazards.

Latest Civil society /NGOs additions in the Knowledge Base

Update

31 January 2024

Environmental management in humanitarian responses

While humanitarian responses focus mostly on the emergency phase—like addressing lifesaving and immediate needs—addressing the impacts and risks of climate change is increasing in urgency.

InterAction

Documents and publications

2 February 2024

Effective humanitarian responses require collaborative environmental management: The approach in Cox's Bazar

This report underscores the importance of a multisectoral environmental management group established early in the crisis and aims to shed light against uncoordinated efforts that can lead to maladaptation.

The Role of Nonprofit Organizations in Community Recovery After Nondeclared Disasters

Documents and publications

18 December 2023

The role of nonprofit organizations in community recovery after nondeclared disasters

This publication analyzes the role of nonprofit organizations in disaster recovery efforts in the U.S. in scenarios lacking federal disaster declarations.

Update

24 October 2023

Baltimore church becomes an extreme weather ‘resiliency hub’

Stillmeadow Community Fellowship, a church in Baltimore, serves more than people’s spiritual needs. The church is one of about 20 organizations that have partnered with the city to become resiliency hubs.

Yale Climate Connections

Documents and publications

13 October 2023

Recommendations to improve the interpretation of global flood forecasts to support international humanitarian operations for tropical cyclones

This paper aims to share the experiences of the authors of using global flood models to support humanitarian decision making in Central America and Mozambique through a Flood Early Warning Pilot

Documents and publications

2 October 2023

The future of volunteers in disaster preparedness and emergency response

The outcome of a two-year research project with the Norwegian Institute for Social Research, the report investigates local capacity to manage disaster risk and emergencies in Norway.

Documents and publications

5 May 2023

Her Aftermath - The impact of the earthquakes in Türkiye: Perspectives of civil society organizations working for the rights of women and girls

"Her Aftermath" report highlights the needs of civil society organizations (CSOs) and the women and girls that these CSOs serve across the earthquake-affected region in southeastern Türkiye.