Has your State/National Society/Institution incorporated the commitments contained in this resolution into the relevant strategic or operational plans?
YesThe commitments are incorporated into:
Strategy
Policy
Operational plan
At the International level
Explanation:
Canada continues to work through the international humanitarian system to deliver timely, needs-based, gender-responsive, and predictable humanitarian responses. In particular, rapid and early action can help affected communities prevent, address, and mitigate losses and damages caused by climate-induced disasters, in turn helping to build resilience. As humanitarian funding and partners continue to be squeezed, Canada supports anticipatory action and pre-arranged financing mechanisms, such as the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) and IFRC’s Disaster Relief Emergency Fund (DREF), to proactively reduce humanitarian needs.
Further, in 2022, Canada signed on as a Supporter to the IFRC and ICRC’s Climate and Environment Charter for Humanitarian Organizations, which aims to mobilize humanitarian organizations’ collective action to respond to the humanitarian impacts of climate and environmental crises and to reduce the environmental impact of humanitarian work. Subsequently, Canada signed onto the Humanitarian Aid Donors’ Declaration on Climate and Environment in July 2024.
Has your State/National Society/Institution been working with other partners to implement the commitments contained in this resolution?
YesPartner with:
National Red Cross or Red Crescent Society in your country
Government and/or public authorities
ICRC/IFRC
Humanitarian and development partners (e.g. UN, NGOs etc.)
Examples of cooperation:
Response-initiatives/mechanisms related to this resolution, supported by Canada over the reporting period, include the Disaster Relief Emergency Fund, the Central Emergency Response Fund (which is increasingly focusing on anticipatory action, and in 2023, allocated close to one-third of its funding to climate-related emergencies), WFP’s Immediate Response Account, and the Anticipatory Action window of FAO’s Special Fund for Emergency and Rehabilitation Activities (SFERA).
Canada also engages regularly on climate-related issues, including anticipatory action, through governing boards of our key multilateral partners. This includes, amongst other initiatives, supporting joint statements, as well as advocating for our humanitarian partners to increasingly include climate considerations in their response planning.
Have you encountered any challenges in implementing the commitments contained in this resolution?
NoHave the commitments contained in this resolution had an impact on the work and direction of your State/National Society/Institution?
YesType of Impact:
Cooperation between Government/public authorities and National Society has been strengthened
Programming and operations have become more effective and efficient
Innovative tools/methodologies have been developed and are utilized
Partnerships with other humanitarian actors have been created or enhanced
Details about the impact:
As noted above, Canada supports a range of disaster-response tools, and is continually reviewing its approach to ensure that it can respond effectively and efficiently to meet the needs of crisis-affected populations.