Global Board Meeting 19-1-2015 Afternoon Session

Participants

Andrew Bidnell (facilitator), Marcus Oxley, Nigel Timmins, Terry Gibson, Jesus Cordero, Bruno Haghebaert, John Chilver, Stu Solomon, Lucy Pearson, Mohammad RoufAbdur, MaveBastias Gonzalez, Peter Akanimoh, Jose Ramon, Graciela Salaberri, Rod Snider, Suranjana Gupta, Ali Ardalan. Pedro Ferradas, Emma Kelleher

Current Context – Transition

SG: how does GNDR want to place itself in the context of DRR actors?
BH: positive development to have diplomatic elected Board, especially with a regional dimension. More representative of the membership

Challenges for the new Board

RS: Success of GNDR led through VFL has gained recognition in UNISDR’s Global Assessment Report (GAR). Conveyed civil society’s voice.
RS: There is a challenge to collectively give civil society a voice and to coordinate this voice. Clarity of messaging.
BH: important that the new Board, and chair, provides strong leadership in setting agenda to provide direction and lead strategic discussions. The previous experience had the Board more an advisory position.
BH: Important to have a good working relationship between RDCs and regionally elected Board members. Regular consultation and understanding of other’s role essential.
BH: How can we reach out to climate and development community especially in this important year? Strengthen position if we join forces with other dialogues and sectors.
BH: How are we going to continue to build capacity and share knowledge? Sharing VFL/AFL/Frontline to inform policy.
GS: Must amplify voices of the local community, GNDR has the credibility to do this.
PF: Consider our impact; integrate DRR, climate change and development. Clarity on who is part of the network. Not to forget local NGOs / governments within our membership.
PF: GNDR must carry the voice of the people, but go beyond this to consider private partnerships.
TG: Civil society worksbetter together than apart. But, there are struggles to break out of project cycles. How do we support our membership better?
TG: Frontline programme ‘learning by doing’, how do we make an impact with our learning? How do we do this uniquely?
NT: We will be a stronger network with an active Board. Encourage more initiatives from regions. Can we do more campaigns in the network, especially from a locally driven initiative?
Active Board = active Board members

Strategy

TG: reflections on previous strategy; how did it reflect communities, institutions and what GNDR can offer? This went through a consultation process.
TG: What are members’ priorities? The context of GNDR’s work post Sendai moving towards implementation?
TG: now need to together a new strategy / vision to put in front of donors. Plan to use facebook as an open platform for an online consultation. Board involvement in draft strategy and action plan that will then be shared with membership before ratification at the Global Summit. Invitation to Board members to start this conversation on what GNDR can contribute – please contact Terry if you would like to be part of this working group.
RS: Consider a longer term strategy, perhaps 5 years, rather than 2016-2018.
GS: Challenge: uncertainty of resources, but importance of human resources. Vital growth of the network, especially small organisations to be part of this network. What are the options to change for the new governance? We wish to be global, but also regional. What will be our role in the region? What are the ways for the Board to connect with members and vice-versa – importance of two way communication.
AA: Important global perspective of GNDR, link regions together. Importance of evidence based approach. Need to agree our plan of action: responsibilities of RDCs and Board members.
PA: Encouraged by range of perspectives. Drive policy and advocacy from Frontline to national and global level. Need to empower members to develop and implement actions to improve resilience. How do GNDR’s members work together, greater collaboration and partnerships. Board must stay global, but bring strength to regions.
Key theme: how do we work together?
MB: Work on policy but maintain voices from the Frontline as a key focus. DRR, climate and development interlinked, use evidence from Frontline. How do we work with the regional members – bearing in mind nuances of each area / region?
MO: Coherence, appropriateness, accountability. Link SDGs and climate, must reflect local level realities.

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