Event Conference
Humanitarian Networks and Partnerships Weeks | HNPW 2024
29 Apr 2024 – 10 May 2024
Venue: CICG & Online
Organization: United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
The Humanitarian Networks and Partnerships Week annual humanitarian conference provides a collaborative space for practitioners and experts from a large variety of humanitarian stakeholders including UN agencies, NGOs, the Red Cross and Red Crescent movement, academia, the military, private sector initiatives, and Member States. The 2024 edition takes place in a hybrid format from 29 April to 10 May 2024. The programme features a number of sessions addressing environmental challenges and opportunities in humanitarian response.
About the Humanitarian Networks and Partnerships Week
The Humanitarian Networks and Partnerships Week (HNPW) is an annual humanitarian conference, that provides a collaborative space for practitioners and experts from a large variety of humanitarian stakeholders including UN agencies, NGOs, the Red Cross and Red Crescent movement, academia, the military, private sector initiatives, and Member States. This year’s edition is taking place in a hybrid format from 29 April to 10 May 2024. The first week (29 April to 3 May) will be held remotely, the second week (6 to 10 May) will be organized face-to-face at the CICG in Geneva.
The event was first held in 2015 upon a recommendation from Member States and the stakeholders of Humanitarian Networks and Partnerships to hold their annual meetings at the same location and to provide an opportunity for professionals working in the humanitarian sector to exchange experience, discuss new concepts, introduce new tools and ideas, connect, and collaborate in finding solutions to common challenges in crisis preparedness and response.
Since 2017, the strategy for HNPW cross-network collaboration is defined by the “Leading-Edge Program” Strategic Group, which is co-chaired by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) and the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), comprising representatives of Networks and Partnerships that attend the HNPW. The LEP Strategic Group has agreed on nine Areas of Common Concern for cross-network collaboration: 1) Accountability to Affected Population, 2) Anticipatory Action, 3) Climate Crisis, 4) Emergency Response in a Pandemic, 5) Inclusion, 6) Integrating Security Risk Management in Humanitarian Action, 7) Localization, 8) Nexus, and 9) Organizational Culture and Power Relations.
In addition, for the first time this year, sessions will be categorized by “Enablers” 1) Logistics and supply chain, 2) IM, data and data quality, 3) Research and innovation, and 4) Training and Exercises.
During the event, networks and partnerships hold their annual meetings and consultations, share their expertise and collaborate on best practices to address shared problems. HNPW 2024 also offers a wide variety of cross-network interactive sessions, briefings, technical meetings, and a virtual Exhibition Area, where participants can exchange experiences and have the opportunity to network with professionals and experts across many sectors, including the environment. Most sessions in the HNPW face-to-face week will be accessible remotely. Connection details of upcoming sessions and the outcomes of completed sessions are available in the Event Program.
Environment @ HNPW 2024
The programme features a number of sessions addressing environmental challenges and opportunities in humanitarian response.
Tuesday, 30 April
- 09:00 CEST | Environmental Sustainability in Humanitarian Logistics – A partnership project for a ‘greener’ logistics response (WREC project update) | Global Logistics Cluster
- 11:00 CEST | Promoting collaboration and communication among internal and external stakeholders to facilitate the transition toward a Circular Economy in the Humanitarian Supply Chain Sector | Global Logistics Cluster
- 15:00 CEST | Climate change, conflict and displacement | Humanitarian Practice Network
- 16:00 CEST | Climate change and humanitarian programming – lessons from the ground | ADAPT
Wednesday, 1 May
- 15:30 CEST | Livelihoods and Climate Resilience |CCASP Research initiative, BASIC Research and Red Cross Climate Centre
Monday, 6 May
- 09:00 CEST | Advancing Climate Action and Humanitarian Assistance for a Sustainable Future | Peaceland Foundation, Global Youth Philanthropy
- 09:00 CEST | Embracing the Nexus of Climate, Localisation, and Faith: A Call to Collective Action | Islamic Relief Worldwide
- 11:00 CEST | Empowering futures: Opportunities for strengthened evidence and collaboration at the intersection between the climate crisis and education | Global Hub for Education in Emergencies, Global Partnership for Education
- 11:00 CEST | An end to ‘participationwashing’ – why community prioritisation is critical in the age of the poly-crisis | Ground Truth Solutions and friends
- 14:00 CEST | Enabling Local NGOs to Transition Towards Sustainable, Low Carbon and Resilient Operating Models: What Role for Humanitarian Donors and International Organizations? | Joint Initiative for Sustainable Humanitarian Assistance Packaging Waste Management; Climate Action Accelerator
- 16:00 CEST | Understanding climate and environmental risks for increased resilience, conflict prevention and sustaining peace | United Nations System Staff College, Adelphi
Tuesday, 7 May
- 9:00 CEST | Icreasing Innovation Adoption in the Sector: A Precursor to Scale, Sustainability, and Systems-Level Change |Innovation Norway, Creating Hope in Conflict | Pleniere C at CICG and Online
- 9:00 CEST | The Environment in Humanitarian Action (EHAN) meeting, Sustainable Energy in Humanitarian Action | UNEP/OCHA Joint Environment Unit | CCV Room Geneve and Online
- 09:00 CEST | Climate Security in Humanitarian Crisis Situations | Savonia University of Applied Sciences
- 11:00 CEST | A supply chain framework for the future: perspectives from the signatories of the Call to Action to reduce the emissions of humanitarian supply chains (Where are we in the decarbonization journey since the launch at the COP 28?) | Global Logistics Cluster
- 11:00 CEST | WORM Consortium Meeting | Hanken Humlog
- 11:00 CEST | Anticipatory action in 2023: a global overview | Anticipation Hub, Anticipatory Action Task Force
- 14:00 CEST | Improving Access to Decarbonizing Options in Humanitarian Response | Global Shelter Cluster, Acted, ICRC, CAA, GPA-CU | Room 12 at CICG and Online
- 14:00 CEST | The Environment-Humanitarian Nexus in Gaza – An Initial Scoping | Nexus
- 14:00 CEST | How strengthen human capital in climate innovation in humanitarian crisis | Savonia University of Applied Sciences
- 14:00 CEST | WORM Consortium Part2 | Hanken Humlog
- 14:00 CEST | Recording land rights as preparation for disaster and conflict | Housing, Land and Property Area of Responsibility, Global Shelter Cluster, NRC, UN-Habitat
- 14:30 CEST | Tailoring anticipatory action to more accurate weather information through strong partnerships | WMO
- 16:00 CEST | Environmentally Sound Procurement: what techniques and tools can humanitarians use to support decision making? | Joint Initiative for Sustainable Humanitarian Assistance Packaging Waste Management, Global Shelter Cluster
Wednesday, 8 May
- 09:00 CEST | Missing pieces in a warming world: climate change information and analysis gaps and solutions for the humanitarian sector | ACAPS
- 09:00 CEST | Scaling Up Nature-based Solutions in Humanitarian Contexts: Consultative Session | IUCN, Sphere, IFRC
- 11:00 CEST | Inter-cluster discussion on waste management in emergency operations: roles & responsibilities of each cluster to come up with a plan | Global Logistics Cluster
- 11:00 CEST | MSG Green Logistics | Hanken Humlog
- 11:00 CEST | Weathering the storm with inclusive warnings for vulnerable communities | WMO
- 14:00 CEST | Loss and Damage in FCAS: the impact of the climate-conflict nexus on women and girls | ActionAid
- 14:30 CEST | Combating Food Insecurity: The Power of Collaborative Partnerships | FAO, WFP, The Food Security Cluster and their NGO partners
- 16:00 CEST | From Dubai to Baku: key considerations for humanitarian actors in engaging with COPs | Mercy Corps & IFRC
- 16:00 CEST | Anticipatory Action and Disaster Risk Management: Impact, opportunities and the way forward | Anticipatory Action, Start Network
- 16:00 CEST | The Environment-Humanitarian Nexus in Ukraine: Current Status, Future Prospects | Nexus
Thursday, 9 May
- 09:00 CEST | Anticipatory Action: a crucial piece of the Disaster Risk Management puzzle? | Anticipatory Action Task Force (AATF)
- 11:00 CEST | Climate Change in WASH Humanitarian Coordination | Global WASH Cluster; GWC Climate Working Group
- 14:00 CEST | Silent Crisis – Information, Decision-Making, and Communities on the Frontlines of Climate Change | Internews
- 14:00 CEST | A conversation between humanitarians: Discussing localisation and inclusion in disaster management | RedR Australia
Friday, 10 May
- 09:00 CEST | Addressing the lack of standard remote sensing-based data collections and analysis approaches for IPC assessment in settings impacted by climate change | Yale School of Public Health’s Humanitarian Research Lab (HRL)
- 09:00 CEST | Learning from Anticipatory Action in Tropical Cyclones: How early can we make decisions? | JRC/ECHO, WMO