This policy brief summarizes the findings from a study that critically examines the current landscape of overseas development assistance in financing EWS, with a specific focus on ensuring that these systems are people-centred.
Key challenges identified include fragmented mandates and financing streams among stakeholders, insufficient measurement of investment quality and its impact, power imbalances in decision-making processes, and structural barriers preventing local implementing actors from accessing funds for EWS directly.
Moving forward, a systems lens and a structured reform pathway are needed to address the fragmentation, exclusion, and inefficiencies in the current funding modalities. By prioritizing people-centred approaches and addressing these systemic challenges to funding mechanisms, we can significantly improve the effectiveness of EWS and reduce disaster risks for vulnerable populations. The report offers actionable recommendations to reorient EWS financing towards systems that are inclusive, locally owned, and integrated across government and humanitarian-development sectors.
[Note: The full report is available here]