Building an efficient and effective capacity to respond to emergencies, but most importantly, to prepare and reduce disaster risk, is paramount for sustainable development.

The World Bank and the Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR)

Emergency Preparedness & Response Global Program. 2022-Today

We are working with the World Bank and GFDRR to support the EP&R and the Health Systems Resilience Global Programs in assessing and building government capacities to prepare for and respond to emergencies.

We are currently:

• As part of the Emergency Preparedness & Response Global Program team of GFDRR, we are updating the Ready2Respond (R2R) tool, incorporating government continuity planning indicators and fragility/conflict/violence sensitivities (FCV)
• Developing a diagnostic tool to assess existing country mechanisms for fostering resilient health systems as part of the Climate and Disaster Risk Management for Health Systems program team, also in GFDRR.
• Expanding the Frontline scorecard tool to evaluate a country’s legal and regulatory framework, policy instruments, capacity, and other critical enabling factors like digital platforms.
• We are also reviewing and updating the roster for new individuals and firms that can apply the R2R tool.
• Additionally, we are updating communication materials to brand and position EP&R Global Program’s work.

World Food Programme

Colombia Country Office EP&R Strategy. 2021-2022

For six months, we had the opportunity to work in the beautiful and challenging Colombia for the World Food Programme Country Office in Bogotá.

During this consultancy we:

• Provided practical, strategic, programmatic, and operational support and guidance to the leadership of WFP Colombia on Emergency Preparedness and Response (EP&R) and Climate Change Adaptation (CCA)
• Provided practical, strategic, programmatic, and operational support and guidance to the leadership of WFP Colombia on Emergency Preparedness and Response (EP&R) and Climate Change Adaptation (CCA)
• Designed a mid-term strategy for the WFP Country Office to jump-start EP&R capacities, foster partnerships with national stakeholders, and negotiate updated protocols and working methods, particularly with the Colombian Disaster Risk Management Agency.
• Sat the pillars for establishing minimum information management and early warning capacity linked to national information flows within the situation room of the Country Office’s new premises. It included establishing SOPs for information flow with other agencies and national and international actors, including alert systems at a national level.

We would like to thank the Colombian WFP for trusting in us and giving us such a warm welcome!