26th ALNAP Meeting The role of national governments in international humanitarian response to disasters Meeting Booklet 16-17th November 2010 Putra World Trade Centre Kuala Lumpur Malaysia Hosted by the Red Cross/ Red Crescent Movement and supported by Mercy Malaysia CONTENTS AGENDA ......................................................... 2 WORKSHOP DETAILS………………………............... 5 SPEAKER BIOGRAPHIES................................... 7 LIST OF PARTICIPANTS..................................... 9 Agenda Day one Chairs: Ivan Scott- Oxfam GB, and Chair of ALNAP Aik Cheng Heng- Mercy Malaysia 09:30 – 11:00 Strategic Perspectives on Role of National Governments Welcome and Meeting Opening: Dato Misran Karmain - Deputy Secretary-General, ASEAN Keynote Addresses: Dr.Bhichit Rattakul - Executive Director, ADPC “Preparing for Response” Fernanda Teixeira - former Secretary General, Mozambique Red Cross “Effective coordination for continuous improvement of disaster management - the case of Mozambique” Plenary Discussion 11:00 - 11:30 Coffee Break 11:30 – 13:00 Presenting the Evidence Leading humanitarian analysts and experts will present the findings of their latest research on the role of national governments in international humanitarian action. “Domestic humanitarian response: the scale of the government response” Jane Keylock - Development Initiatives Betty Kasiko - Development Research and Training (DRT) Uganda “The Affected State: Accepting responsibility?” Paul Harvey - Humanitarian Outcomes Table Discussion: “Ideas Emerging, Issues Arising” 13:00 - 14:00 Lunch 2 Agenda Day One continued 14:00 – 15:30 Good Practices from Around the World Five parallel workshops will focus on examples of collaboration between national governments and the international system, and provide opportunities for participants to learn more about how collaboration can work in practice 1) Emergency Capacity Building Programme & the Government of Bangladesh Mohammed Harun or-Rashid - ECB / Save the Children US Kaiser Rejve - Oxfam 2) Supporting National Health Systems in Responding to Emergencies – Merlin Nepal Dr Mukesh Prajapati- Merlin Nepal 3) ASEAN Partnerships Group Ms. Lan Mercado - Advisor to the ASEAN for AADMER / Oxfam 4) Government of Brazil and The World Food Programme/ UN Food and Agriculture Organization Chrisitani Buani - Ministry of Education, Brazil 5) IFRC’s International Disaster Response Law (IDRL) Programme Olav Ofstad - International Federation of Red Cross (IFRC) 15:30 Coffee Break 16:00 - 17:15 Multi-Stakeholder Discussions: Setting a Shared Agenda This session will divide into six breakout groups to discuss setting a shared agenda, including: What is current state of working together? What is ideal state? How can we move from the current state to the ideal? Developing a future agenda for collaboration between national government and international actors ALNAP Dinner 18:00 onwards Seri Pacific Hotel, Kuala Lumpur (Details will be announced during the afternoon session) 3 Agenda Day two Chairs: Ivan Scott- Oxfam GB, and Chair of ALNAP Aik Cheng Heng- Mercy Malaysia 09:30 - 11:00 Panel Session: Views from the Frontline Perspectives from National Governments on the limits and possibilities of improved collaboration A range of speakers representing National Governments will share their experiences Plenary Discussion 11:00 - 11:30 Coffee Break 11:30 – 12:45 Learning Across Boundaries: Challenges and Ideas from the Wider World Lessons from beyond the Humanitarian Sector- Corporate, Military and Beyond, Dato Johan Raslan - Chairman, Price Waterhouse Coopers, Malaysia Randolph Kent - Director, Humanitarian Futures Programme Aik Cheng Heng- Executive Committee Member, Mercy Malaysia 12:45 - 14:00 Lunch 14:00 - 15:30 Stakeholder-Specific Discussions: Recommendations for National Governments; Donors; NGOs; Red Cross; UN and Academics / Researchers Stakeholder-specific breakout groups will consider what can be done differently to achieve greater humanitarian cooperation Each group to present three tangible recommendations of what their stakeholder group could be doing differently, which will inform the ‘Report from the 26th ALNAP Meeting’ 15:30 - 16:00 Coffee Break 16:00 - 17:00 Final Panel Discussion: Moving Forward, Next Steps - Ivan Scott, ALNAP Chair An opportunity to reflect on the previous two days’ discussions and consider how to move forward collectively, what resources are needed and what opportunities exist in the months ahead Panellists: Mia Beers, Humanitarian Advisor, USAID John Mitchell, Director, ALNAP Dr Faizal Perdaus, Director, Mercy Malaysia Christiani Buani, International Advisory of the Brazilian National School Feeding Prog. 4 Good Practices from around the world Workshop Details This session on the afternoon of Day One, 16th November, will run as five parallel workshops, showcasing examples of collaboration between national governments and the international system. Please select which group you may wish to attend from the following Workshop Details. WORKSHOP 1) Emergency Capacity Building Programme & the Government of Bangladesh The Emergency Capacity Building (ECB) Project is an inter-agency partnership between six international NGOs working in Bangladesh, Bolivia, Indonesia, Niger and the Horn of Africa. The project aims to improve the speed, quality and effectiveness of emergency response programs through piloting and developing a number of training programs, practical tools, and field-based activities including Emergency Simulations, Joint Evaluations, and Joint Needs Assessments approaches. Bangladesh is one of ECB’s leading consortia countries committed to improving humanitarian coordination. This workshop will present their work together with a short video from Mr Qayyum, a senior director from Bangladesh’s Comprehensive Disaster Management Program (CDMP). This pioneering collaboration is centred on developing and coordinating disaster management training programs, and influencing and supporting the enactment of Bangladesh’s draft Disaster Management Act. Presenters: Mohammed Harun or-Rashid, Manager - ECB project/ Save the Children & Kaiser Rejve, Humanitarian Programme Coordinator, Oxfam WORKSHOP 2) Supporting National Health Systems in Responding to Emergencies – Merlin Nepal Merlin’s engagement in the health sector response to emergencies is based on the principle that the ultimate responsibility for the performance of the health system lies with the national government. However where the institutions of government are unable to function effectively, then international actors such as Merlin have a legitimate role to play in supporting an effective and timely response. Merlin’s approach is to do this in a way that does not undermine the existing institutions within the health sector and supports the strengthening of the system in the longer term. The presentation will outline Merlin’s experience to date of working with ministries of health in responding to emergencies in different settings, focusing on a number of examples to illustrate some of the challenges as well as opportunities of this approach for the organization and wider sector. Merlin will share its experiences from Nepal, Myanmar, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Philippines, Haiti, Liberia, Zimbabwe, CAR, and Sudan. Presenter: Dr Mukesh Prajapati, Country Health Director, Merlin Nepal 5 Good Practices from around the world Workshop Details WORKSHOP 3) ASEAN Partnerships The case study focuses on the collaboration between the ASEAN and a consortium of NGOs currently made up of Child Fund International, Save the Children, Plan International, Help Age International, World Vision, Mercy Malaysia and Oxfam GB. The collaboration focuses on building the institutional capacity of the ASEAN Secretariat to facilitate and support the people-centred implementation of AADMER (ASEAN Agreement in Disaster Management and Emergency Response). The ASEAN is often criticised for not being responsive to civil society. But the ASEAN Partnership Group has discovered that there are ways to influence the ASEAN by working from the inside. The case study will look at the opportunities and challenges in working with an intergovernmental organisation in a region that is highly prone to various disaster hazards. Presenter: Ms. Lan Mercado, Advisor to the ASEAN on Partnership and Resource Mobilisation for AADMER / Oxfam WORKSHOP 4) Government of Brazil and WFP/ FAO – School Feeding Programmes Since 2005, the Brazilian National Fund for Educational Development (FNDE) has worked in cooperation with the United Nations World Food Program and the UN Food and Agriculture Organization to promote and reinforce home grown school feeding programs and improve food and nutritional security in other countries. This workshop will explore this partnership which promotes the exchange of experiences and contributes to sustainable solutions. WFP and FAO, in partnership with the Brazilian Government, have demonstrated an increased capacity for action in countries in need, always encouraging the local development of countries and social inclusion of the less fortunate. Each of the organizations involved understand the complexity of the implementing such programs, and the type of cooperation which is required in order to achieve their objectives for food and nutrition security. Presenter: Christiani Amaral Buani, International Advisory of the Brazilian National School Feeding Program, Brazilian Ministry of Education WORKSHOP 5) IFRC’s International Disaster Response Law (IDRL) Programme This workshop will begin with a short video titled ‘Disasters in Asia, the Case for Legal preparedness’ which complements a newly launched report with the same title. The video includes case studies from Indonesia, Sri Lanka and the Philippines exploring different aspects of International Disaster Response Law (IDRL). We will focus mainly upon the challenges that were handled in Indonesia, particularly on the role of international and national organisations, but also the response from the Government, leading to comprehensive legislative/regulatory efforts. This case study is about advocacy of organisations but also practical cooperation between organisations and the government. In Indonesia the National Red Cross Society, Palang Merah Indonesia, was particularly active, cooperating with IFRC and OCHA in its support to the Government. Presenter: Olav Ofstad, Coordinator, Asia Pacific IFRC, International Disaster Response Laws 6 Speaker Biographies H.E. Dato’ Misran Karmain was appointed Deputy Secretary-General of ASEAN for ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community in September 2009. Dato' Misran oversees the implementation of ASEAN projects that focuses on building a people oriented society where the well-being, livelihood and welfare of the region's peoples are enhanced. Dato' Misran was previously the Senior Undersecretary of the Political, Security and Disarmament Directorate at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Malaysia and he has represented the government of Malaysia in a number of posts around the world, including Yemen, USA, Senegal and France. Dr. Bhichit Rattakul is the Executive Director of Asian Disaster Preparedness Center (ADPC). He has over 20 years experience in Science and Technology Research in policy and management and has been a key supporter of multi-cultural Natural Resources and Disaster Management programs. Dr Bhichit was elected three times as a Member of Parliament and served as Science and Technology Portfolio Cabinet member of Royal Thai Government. In 2000 he was elected as Governor of Bangkok and in 2005 was elected as senator from Bangkok. With a doctorate in Microbiology from USA, he taught at Faculty of Science at Chulalongkorn University during the 1980s. Fernanda La-Salette de Vasconcelos Teixeira, served as the Secretary General of Mozambique Red Cross between 1998-2010. During this period the Mozambique Red Cross responded to several natural disasters, including four major floods between 2000 and 2008; cyclones Elina (2000), Japhet (2003), Fávio (2007), and Jókwè (2008); Cholera outbreak (2005-2006); drought (2004-2006). In 2001 Fernanda was recognised by the UN (ISDR) with the Sasakawa Award, Certificate of Distinction for Disaster Risk Reduction. Jane Keylock is part of the Global Humanitarian Assistance (GHA) programme (led by Development Initiatives (DI)) managing the workstream on domestic response. This looks at how individuals, communities, organisations, companies and governments from countries affected by disaster respond to the crisis. Before joining DI in 2009, Jane worked for 7 years on emergency nutrition programmes, initially implementing such programmes in Burundi and Sudan and then later supporting the Ethiopian government as well as various Ministries of Health in South Asia, and their UNICEF counterparts, to address acute malnutrition. Ikanza Betty Kasiko is a development specialist focusing on research, policy analysis and policy engagement. She has worked with Development Research and Training (DRT), Uganda for 4 years and currently leads DRT’s work on economic policy. Amongst others, her research has included Domestic Humanitarian Response in Uganda, Conflict and Intergenerational Transmission of Poverty in Northern and North Eastern Uganda, Understanding Chronic Poverty in Karamoja and Alcohol and Chronic poverty in Uganda. Betty holds a Master of Arts in Ethics and Development Studies from Uganda Martyrs’ University Nkozi. Paul Harvey is a Partner with Humanitarian Outcomes, an independent team of professionals providing evidence-based analysis and policy consultations to governments and international organisations on their humanitarian response efforts. He was previously a Research Fellow with the Humanitarian Policy Group in the Overseas Development Institute. Recent work has included reports on cash based responses, HIV/AIDS, analysing impact, remittances and dependency in humanitarian aid. Prior to joining ODI he worked for various NGOs as an emergency manager, including longer postings in Somalia, Sierra Leone and Kosovo. 7 Speaker Biographies Johan Raslan is the Executive Chairman of PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) Malaysia and has experience in business advisory services both in Malaysia and the United Kingdom. Johan currently chairs the Institute of Corporate Responsibility Malaysia (ICRM), a network of companies committed to advancing responsible business practices in Malaysia. An Eisenhower Fellow, Johan is Adjunct Professor of University Malaya, Vice-President of Malaysian Institute of Certified Public Accountants and Council Member of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants. Dr. Randolph Kent directs the Humanitarian Futures programme at Kings College, London. He accepted his present post after completing his assignment as UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for Somalia in April 2002. Prior to his assignment in Somalia, he served as UN Humanitarian Coordinator in Kosovo [1999], UN Humanitarian Coordinator in Rwanda [1994-1995], Chief of the UN Emergency Unit in Sudan [1989-1991] and Chief of Emergency Prevention and Preparedness in Ethiopia [1987-1989]. In November 2004, Dr. Kent completed a UN-funded project dealing with the UN system’s disaster risk reduction capacity, ‘Looking to the future: Practical steps to strengthen the United Nations relevance and value-added in disaster risk management.’ Dr. Aik Cheng Heng is a member of Mercy Malaysia’s Executive Committee. He has worked in areas of complex emergencies in Afghanistan, Sudan, Iraq and Gaza as well as natural disasters in Pakistan, North Korea, Indonesia and Myanmar. Dr Heng also sits in the Board of ADRRN (Asian Disaster Relief and Response Network), the Board of APG-AADMER (Associated Professional Group-ASEAN Agreement on Disaster Management and Emergency Response) and has been in the drafting committee of APCMADRO ( Asia Pacific Conference on Military Assistance on Disaster Related Operations). He also works as a Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon. Mia Beers currently serves as Senior Humanitarian Policy Advisor in the Office of the Director at USAID/OFDA, heading a global policy and multilateral affairs team in Geneva, Rome, Brussels, New York, and Washington. From 1998 – 2008, Ms. Beers was posted overseas for USAID in various positions. She has led multi-agency disaster assistance response teams and assessment teams for the U.S. government in Africa, the Middle East and Asia over the last decade and deployed to Haiti, Lebanon, Ethiopia, Sudan and Indonesia during the last several years. From 1994-1998, she worked with a non-governmental organization coordinating field teams and multi-sectoral programs in Somalia. Christiani Buani is an International Advisor for the Brazilian National School Feeding Program at the National Fund for Educational Development/Ministry of Education. Christiani holds two Master degrees in international law, from the University of Paris II and UniCEUB and she is currently a doctoral candidate in international law at UniCEUB in Brasilia. John Mitchell has been Director of ALNAP since 2002. He has a background in anthropology and nutrition and began his career with the UK Department for International Development and the UN World Food Programme in Ethiopia 1984-86. John went on to take up the position of Senior Humanitarian Advisor at the British Red Cross, which included supporting the IFRC with their work on disaster preparedness. John has been involved in many humanitarian initiatives including the development of therapeutic foods for Oxfam and the design of food security monitoring systems for ActionAid. He is a long standing member of the Humanitarian Policy Advisory Group. 8 List of Participants Shalimar Abdullah, Executive Council Member; Mercy Malaysia, kelapa44@yahoo.com Sarah Chynoweth, Programme Manager; SPRINT Initiative, schynoweth@ippfeseaor.org Michael Annear, IFRC, michael.annear@ifrc.org Rosalinda Crescini-Tablang, Council for People's Development and Governance, rosalindatablang@gmail.com Rahel Asfaw, Senior Resource Mobilisation Expert; Government of Ethiopia, asfaw_rahel@yahoo.com Annie Devonport, Humanitarian Programme Advisor; DEC, adevonport@dec.org.uk Matt Bannerman, Director; ECB Project, matt.bannerman@co.care.org Shahridan Fathil, Society Member; Mercy Malaysia, cooldoc1971@yahoo.co.uk Mia Beers, Humanitarian Policy Advisor; USAID, mbeers@usaid.gov Regina Feindt, Country Director, Myanmar; Deutsche Welthungerhilfe, welthungerhilfe.cdmmr@googlemail.com Valerie Bemo, Senior Program Officer; Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, valerie.bemo@gatesfoundation.org Wendy Fenton, HPN Coordinator; ODI, w.fenton@odi.org Massimiliano Benevelli, Head of Emergency Operations, Kyrgyzstan; Danish Refugee Council, max@drc.dk Tony L. Fernandez, Consultant; Church World Service, alfernandez75@hotmail.com Almir Beridan, Legal Adviser; Civil Protection Sector, Bosnia, almir.Beridan@msb.gov.ba Nicolas Finney, Save the Children, nick@savethechildren.or.th Mihir Bhatt, Honorary Director; AIDMI, mihir@aidmi.org Dr. Bhichit Rattakul, Executive Director; Asian Disaster Preparedness (ADPC), bhichit@adpc.net Mona Girgis, Assistant Country Director for CARE Laos; CARE Laos, mona@carelaos.org Louisa Brewin, UK Humanitarian Emergency Response Review; DFID, l-brewin@dfid.gov.uk François Grünewald, Directeur general; Groupe URD, fgrunewald@urd.org Christiani Buani, International Advisory of the Brazilian National School Feeding Program; Brazil, chris.buani@gmail.com Scott Green, Chief, Policy Development & Studies Branch; OCHA, green10@un.org Zuo Guizhou, Deputy Director of the Disaster Donation Division, Department of Disaster Relief; Ministry of Civil Affairs, China, zuoguizhou@cndr.gov.cn Dagmar Buck, Consultant; Banyaneer, dagmarbuck@hotmail.com Jon Burrough, Director, Emergency Response; AusAID, Jon.Burrough@ausaid.gov.au Manu Gupta, Director; SEEDS, manu@seedsindia.org Josh Harris, Communications & Network Officer; ALNAP Secretariat, j.harris@alnap.org Jess Camburn, Director; ELRHA, J.Camburn@savethechildren.org.uk Mohammed Harun-or-Rashid, Manager - ECB project; Save the Children, mrashid@savechildren.org Scott Chapelowe, M&E Senior Officer; IFRC, scott.chaplowe@ifrc.org Paul Harvey, Partner; Humanitarian Outcomes, paul.harvey@humanitarianoutcomes.org Aik Cheng Heng, Executive Committee Member; Mercy Malaysia, mercyheng@gmail.com Yuka Hasegawa, Senior Research Officer, Evaluation & Accountability; ALNAP Secretariat, y.hasegawa@alnap.org Ian Christoplos, Glemminge Development Research AB, ian@glemdev.com 9 List of Participants Anette Haug, Senior Advisor, Evaluation; Norad, Anette.Haug@norad.no Murray Millar, World Vision Int., Murray_Millar@wvi.org John Mitchell, Director; ALNAP Secretariat, j.mitchell@alnap.org Caroline Heider, Director, Office of Evaluation; WFP, caroline.heider@wfp.org Monzu Morshed, Shouhardo II Deputy Chief of Party; CARE Bangladesh, Morshed@bd.care.org Alistair Henley, Director, Asia Pacific Zone; IFRC, alistair.henley@ifrc.org Dennis Müller, "Task Force Humanitarian Aid”, Federal Foreign Office; MFA Germany, vn05-3@auswaertigesamt.de Chum Hre, Government of Myanmar Takako Izumi, General Manager, Operations; Mercy Malaysia, takako@mercy.org.my Dokurugu Naambuyi, Government of Ghana, ndokurugu@yahoo.com Dato Misran Karmain, Deputy Secretary-General; ASEAN, tesalonika@asean.org Tsutomu Nagae, Chief Representative, Malaysia Office; JICA, Nagae.Tsutomu@jica.go.jp Betty Kasiko, Development Research and Training (DRT) Uganda, bkasiko@drt-ug.org Yasuhide Nakamura, Professor of International Collaboration; Osaka University, Yastisch@aol.com Jane Keylock, Policy Advisor; Development Initiatives, Jane@devinit.org Mamadou Ndiaye, Directeur Général; OFADEC, mndiaye@ofadec.org Randolph Kent, Director; Humanitarian Futures Programme, randolph.kent@kcl.ac.uk Dr. Georg Nothelle, Consultant, georg_nothelle@hotmail.com Deng Lan, Program Officer; National Disaster Reduction Center, China, denglan69@sohu.com Abundio Nuñez, Head of Planning and Operations Division; Albay Public Safety and Emergency Management Office, Philippines, jukes102@hotmail.com Jess Letch, Training Consultant; ICRC, jeletch@icrc.org Vincent Matioli, Acting Director Disaster Risk Reduction and Preparedness; Ministry of State for Special Programmes, Kenya, matioliv66@yahoo.com Olav Ofstad, IDRC Co-ordinator; IFRC, olav.ofstad@ifrc.org Carlos Padolina, Deputy Executive Director; CDRC, info@cdrc-phil.com Yves Mauron, Programme Officer, Quality Assurance; SDC, Yves.Mauron@DEZA.admin.ch Maria Palacios, DG ECHO Evaluation Sector; ECHO, Maria.PALACIOS-VALDECANTOS@ec.europa.eu Robert McCouch, Senior Evaluation Specialist – Humanitarian; UNICEF, rmccouch@unicef.org Faizal Perdaus, President; Mercy Malaysia, faizal@mercy.org.my Lilian Mercado, Advisor to ASEAN on Partnership and Resource Mobilisation; AADMER / Oxfam, LMercado@oxfam.org.uk Jean-Michel Piedagnel, CEO; Woodseer Management Consulting, jm@woodseer.com Amy Merritt, Interim Programme Officer; ALNAP Secretariat, a.merritt@alnap.org Riccardo Polastro, Head of Evaluation; DARA, rpolastro@daraint.org Paul Mettler, Planning and Development; Mercy Malaysia, paulmettler@gmail.com Mukesh Prajapati, Country Health Director; Merlin Nepal, chd@merlin-nepal.org 10 List of Participants Gamini Rajakaruna, Additional Secretary; Ministry of Disaster Management, Sri Lanka, mcdaddsgr@gmail.com Kim Scriven, Research & Innovations Officer; ALNAP Secretariat, k.scriven@alnap.org Ben Ramalingam, Head of Research & Development; ALNAP Secretariat, b.ramalingam@alnap.org Salim Shaabani, Drought Management Officer Arid Lands Resource Management Project; Kenya, shaabani@aridland.go.ke Johan Raslan, Chair; Price Waterhouse Cooper Malaysia, johan.raslan@my.pwc.com Ross Sovann, Deputy Secretary General for Emergency Management; National Committee for Disaster Management, Cambodia, ross.sovann@ncdm.gov.kh Suzanne Raswant, Senior Humanitarian Policy Officer, Emergency Operations and Rehabilitation Division; FAO, Suzanne.Raswant@fao.org Craig Strathern, Diplomatic Advisor; ICRC, crstrathern@icrc.org Kaiser Rejve, Humanitarian Programme Coordinator; Oxfam, krejve@Oxfam.org.uk Salim Sumar, Director; Focus Humanitarian Assistance Europe Foundation, salim.sumar@focushumanitarian.org Marc Reza, Consultant; Aster Communications, m_e_reza@hotmail.co.uk Fernanda Teixeira, Independent, Former Mozambique Red Cross, fernanda_lvt@hotmail.com Bilosthytskyi Ruslan, Head of Humanitarian Assistance Section – Logistics; Government of Ukraine, tender@mns.gov.ua Misikir Tilahun, Head of Programmes; Africa Humanitarian Action, programmes@africahumanitarian.org Thomas Russell, ICRC, trussell@icrc.org Nisha Sabanayagam, Senior Officer, Monitoring and Evaluation; Mercy Malaysia, nisha@mercy.org.my Nigel Timmins, Humanitarian Programmes Unit Manager; Christian Aid, ntimmins@christian-aid.org Marco Vinicio Saborío Mesén, Jefe; Relaciones Internacionales y Cooperación, Costa Rica msaborio@cne.go.cr Chris Toews, Director of Development – Emergency Foundations Unit; CARE USA, ctoews@care.org Mike Tozer, Manager - Standards and Research; Global Hand, enquiries@globalhand.org Mohammed Safeer, Field Coordinator; Japanese NGOs in Sri Lanka, safeeracm@gmail.com Tendik Tynystanov, Corporate PMER Officer; British Red Cross, TTynystanov@redcross.org.uk Linda Salleh, Executive Assistant to Director; IFRC, Asia Pacific Zone, linda.lai@ifrc.org Percy Vadillo, Director of International Cooperation; Civil National Defence Institute, Peru, palvarado@indeci.gob.pe Monica Sandri, Emergency Response and Protection Advisor; Social Protection Department, Afghanistan, monica.sandri@mrrd.gov.af Krishna Vatsa, Regional Disaster Reduction Advisor; UNDP, Krishna.Vatsa@undp.org Percinita J. Sanchez, Vice Chair of CDRN; CDRC, info@cdrcphil.com Amy Watts, Programme Coordinator; SPRINT Initiative, AWatts@ippfeseaor.org Kevin Savage, Associate Director for Strategy and Organisational Change, Humanitarian Learning, Evaluation, Analysis, & Review network; World Vision International, kevin_savage@wvi.org Dedy Wiredja, Disaster Management and Humanitarian Assistance Division; ASEAN Secretariat, wiredja@asean.org Bakheit Yagoub Ahmed, Deputy Commissioner; Government of Sudan, bakheityagoub@hotmail.com Ivan Scott, Head of Programme Performance & Accountability; Oxfam, IScott@oxfam.org.uk 11