The AHA Centre

Published purpose

The “Building Regional Resilience Through Anticipatory Action and Civil Society Empowerment (ASEAN-BRACE)” project aims to enhance disaster resilience in Southeast Asia by strengthening the capacity of institutions in ASEAN to improve gender-sensitive disaster preparedness and coordination. The project seeks to engage Canadian CSOs in the humanitarian sector in study tours and learning exchanges. The expected outcomes are: i) increased capacity of ASEAN-based Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) to contribute to regional disaster resilience of ASEAN countries; ii) increased capacity of ASEAN institutions to collaborate with selected ASEAN-based CSOs in developing gender-sensitive regional frameworks and mechanisms; and iii) increased capacity of ASEAN countries to integrate anticipatory action mechanisms in disaster management at the regional level.