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No Turning Back: Local leadership in Vanuatu's response to Tropical Cyclone Harold
This practice paper is a rapid analysis of the Tropical Cyclone (TC) Harold response, 50 days after the disaster. Primarily based on qualitative data, it explores the extent and implications of the locally-led response at the time of assessment. It asks c
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Elevating Evidence: Localisation in the 2019 Bangladesh flood response
The report analyses progress in seven areas: leadership, coordination and complementarity, partnerships, funding, participation and policy influence. It also identifies emerging positive practices that support localization, key challenges, and considerati
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Five Ways to Support Locally Led Disaster Response in the Pacific During COVID-19
This summary outlines how humanitarian actors can support locally-led responses to disasters in the Pacific. It summarises lessons from previous responses, findings from localization research in the Pacific, and emerging thinking about localization in the
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Measuring Localisation: Framework and tools
In 2018 and 2019, PIANGO and Humanitarian Advisory Group collaborated to design and undertake a localization process in four Pacific countries: Vanuatu, Tonga, Fiji and the Solomon Islands. Pacific actors began by discussing and prioritizing areas of meas
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Charting the New Norm?: Local leadership in the first 100 days of the Sulawesi earthquake response
On 28th September 2018, a tsunami triggered by a 7.4 magnitude earthquake destroyed the coastal township Palu in Indonesia. Over 2 000 people were killed while 200 000 people were displaced from their homes. Immediately after the tsunami, the Indonesian g
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Localisation in Vanuatu: Demonstrating change
The localization of humanitarian action is crucial in Vanuatu. Local, national, and international actors alike are considering what localization means for preparedness and response considering the increasing frequency of natural disasters. In recent years
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Localisation in Fiji: Demonstrating change
Fiji has experienced several large-scale cyclones during the last years, with earthquakes and floodings also being common. As a regional hub for the Pacific, many international and regional organizations are based there, alongside a large presence of civi
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Localisation in Tonga: Demonstrating change
Localization efforts in Tonga have been influenced by recent humanitarian responses, including the response to the tropical cyclone Gita in 2018. There are few international actors who have an ongoing presence in the country, which has a small historical
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Protecting People in Locally Led Disaster Response
Humanitarian organizations operating in the Pacific are increasingly recognizing the importance of localized humanitarian action. Major donors have made supporting localization a strategic objective in their humanitarian work and their monitoring and eval
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Localisation in the Solomon Islands: Demonstrating change
The Solomon Islands are very vulnerable to disasters, and are expected to lose approximately US$20 million every year due to events such as earthquakes and tropical cyclones. Localization of disaster response and risk management is an important issue in t
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Localisation: Opportunities and challenges for protection in disaster response
The Localisation and Protection initiative is a collaboration between the Humanitarian Advisory Group (HAG), the Humanitarian Policy Group (HPG) and the Australian Red Cross. The research explores the relationship between localization and protection and f
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Intention to Impact: Measuring localisation
Localization will only continue to grow in momentum if we can show that it is leading to more effective and efficient humanitarian action. The ability to demonstrate this is therefore crucial, but there is no consensus on how to measure localization and i