Background:
Solution Exchange is an initiative of the United Nations that connects development professionals with similar interests (“Communities of Practice”) for the purpose of sharing knowledge and experience towards the common objective of problem-solving. Communities are organized around national development priorities, contributing to their successful achievement. This platform in which the UN serves as a catalyst and plays a facilitation role was launched in India in 2005. Solution Exchange connects development professionals in similar fields from diverse organizations ranging from Government, bilateral and multilateral development partners, and non-governmental organizations to academics, corporate, and media. This is done through an email based network and frequent face to face interactions. read more
National Consultation:
While the DM-CoP has been vibrant and discussing various emerging issues pertaining to Disaster Management in the country, quite often many of the grass-roots practitioners have been expressing their concern over the limitation of the COP to reach out to the communities that are not connected to email and those who find difficult to articulate in English. While the Resource team made an attempt to overcome some of the barriers, there has not been any tangible breakthrough. read more
Recorded version of National Consultation held on 6th December 2014, New Delhi