Global Board Meeting 20-1-2015 Afternoon Session

Participants

AndrewBidnell (facilitator), Marcus Oxley, Terry Gibson, Lucy Pearson, Jesus Cordero, John Chilver, Stu Solomon, Rod Snider, Jose Ramon, Suranjana Gupta, Lorna Victoria, GracielaSalaberri, MaveBastias Gonzalez, OenoneChadburn, Nigel Timmins, Emma Kelleher

Apologies

PedroFederras, DaliaCarbonel

HFA2 and Sendai

  • GNDR as NGO Major Group Organising Partner.
  • HFA2 negotiations are now finished, and the document is nearly final, therefore focus is on implementation. GNDR is developing an implementation plan.
  • During Sendai, GNDR is involved in co-leading a number of intergovernmental, multi-stakeholder and working sessions. Hosting a number of side events, and will be hosting an exhibition booth.
  • Board members are critical to campaign at Sendai.
  • RS: Is it not better to comment ‘build back safer’ than ‘build back better’?
  • SG: ‘Road to Sendai’ campaign, we should try to get people who are not attending the conference to participate. What is GNDR doing in this?
  • JCS: ‘Road to Sendai’ promoted through SEEDS, showcase success stories of HFA, positive messaging. We will be informing our members of the campaign, we may provide some video casestudies.
  • NT: How have members been consulted on our key messages? Should we not be discussing the role of resourcing of implementation?
  • LP: Key messages into implementation plan have been drawn from online debate, regional workshops and will provide feedback.
  • RS: Advocacy should focus on implementation, not on the text itself.
  • JR: Has GNDR thought about a campaign across the network – at national level.
  • LP: Yes, sending tools for advocacy at national level.
  • SG: Like ideas for post-Sendai process. But, discussion on inclusion is very general – could GNDR with their contacts not improve this?
  • MO: We are hoping to use implementation plan to include those most at risk.

Board members at Sendai

  • Rod, Suranjana – definitely to attend.

Frontline

  • JR: Optimistic of the pilot results from Central America, and interested to share this with other regions. In AFL it is very interesting to learn about underlying risks and actors.
  • TG: Has capacity to help connect the international frameworks.
  • RS: What will be presented in Sendai?
  • TG: Will draw together a problem statement of what Frontline is investigated, and explain methodology showing what outputs it addresses: local, national, global.
  • RS: We need to be more targeted with who we want to target Frontline to.
  • SG: Are there any examples of communities perceiving risks?
  • SS: Risks that are closely related to development are coming out very strongly. Eg Central America – risks of violence. Need to reconsider the types of risk with this knowledge. This is a valid resilience debate to be engaging in.
  • TG: Value feedback and support from Board members that may be at Sendai.
  • SG: Would be great to have a full day workshop on Frontline. Post Sendai process should consider the other events in 2015/2016 (SDGs, Paris COP, Habitat, WHS)

Global Summit

  • Third Global Summit, which occurs every two years forum to exchange thinking and learning. Tentatively planning for September 2015.
  • Ratification of strategy

Governance

  • 3 proposed committees: governance, finance, strategy
  • Need to agree a process to appoint a Chair and DeputyChair by Sendai
  • RS: What is the process for the transitional board members?
  • LV: What are the mechanisms to get inputs and perspectives of regional members?
  • MO: Regional governance is something we need to strengthen – a task for the Governance Sub-committee.
  • MO: Need to have a formal handover with transitional and regional Board members, perhaps a buddy system. Hope the transitional period is concluded by Sendai.

Funding for Sendai

  • MO: Want all Board and Secretariat members at Sendai conference. Have asked for funding from DFID – waiting for the exchange of contracts.
  • MO: If we get financial support from DFID GNDR will support Board members to attend the conference.

Secretariat Function

  • Importance of Regional Development Coordinators (RDCs) to link us more to the field and ensure regional representation. Integral for regional Board members to link closely with the RDCs.
  • Looking to continue to improve our communications, especially across regions, therefore it is important that the regional board members work closely with the RDCs.

Communications

  • Members are our priority.
  • Important to note for Board members that there are listervs for each region that can be used to communicate with all members in this region.

Finance

  • GS: Information on accounts is key, and aids transparency.
  • SG: Role of Board members is an advisory position – focus on internal governance, comms, transparency. This is something for the Governance Committee to focus on.

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