Natural disasters are increasing in both frequency and severity in Asia and globally. Floods, storms, landslides, and other climate-related shocks are hitting more often, with greater intensity and cascading impacts. At the same time, many funders are actively seeking credible partners and channels to support disaster response, risk reduction, and prevention, yet frequently struggle to navigate complex systems and identify the right implementing entities in each country.
Convened by AVPN, this online webinar creates a curated space between funders and implementing organisations to improve coordination, clarify disaster funding channels, and strengthen collective action across response, mitigation, and prevention.
What to Expect
- Share a concise picture of the current disaster and funding landscape in Southeast Asia.
- Hear funder perspectives on priorities, due diligence, risk management, reporting, and disbursement timelines in disaster-related funding.
- Listen to voices from competent authorities and frontline actors on what is working and where the bottlenecks are in existing disaster funding channels.
- Start to clarify the landscape of “disaster funding channels” in selected Southeast Asian countries, for both emergencies and longer-term resilience work.
- Explore realistic next steps and potential pilot formats to better match funding with needs on the ground.
Who Should Join
- Funders and investors interested in supporting disaster response, mitigation, prevention, and climate resilience in Southeast Asia.
- National and local entities mandated to implement disaster-related activities (e.g., government agencies, Red Cross/Red Crescent, other authorised bodies).
- NGOs, CBOs, social enterprises, universities, research institutes, and technology providers working on disaster and climate resilience.
If you are unable to join us but would like to receive the summary of the webinar, please register and indicate this in the form.
