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While it is challenging to do so in the midst of a crisis, it is imperative to think more long-term. 
While it is challenging to do so in the midst of a crisis, it is imperative to think more long-term.
We need integrated solutions by humanitarian, development and other partners that strengthen people's resilience to crises. 
We need integrated solutions by humanitarian, development and other partners that strengthen people's resilience to crises.
This includes investing in preparedness, managing and mitigating risk, reducing vulnerability, seeking durable solutions for protracted displacement, and adapting to new threats. 
This includes investing in preparedness, managing and mitigating risk, reducing vulnerability, seeking durable solutions for protracted displacement, and adapting to new threats.
In our discussions today, we should also bear in mind that building resilience is not only relevant for crises-affected states. 
In our discussions today, we should also bear in mind that building resilience is not only relevant for crises-affected states.
It should be an on-going concern for all countries. 
It should be an on-going concern for all countries.
For example, in Europe, we see the relevance when it comes to coping with extreme weather or responding effectively to the current migration crisis. 
For example, in Europe, we see the relevance when it comes to coping with extreme weather or responding effectively to the current migration crisis.
And here in Norway, we experienced the importance and need for resilience after the terror attack in July 2011. 
And here in Norway, we experienced the importance and need for resilience after the terror attack in July 2011.
In several of the key frameworks that will guide future humanitarian and development priorities, resilience is now established as a key concept. 
In several of the key frameworks that will guide future humanitarian and development priorities, resilience is now established as a key concept.
Resilience is central to the post-2015 Sustainable Development Goals adopted this September, and is included in several of the goals and targets. 
Resilience is central to the post-2015 Sustainable Development Goals adopted this September, and is included in several of the goals and targets.
The Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction adopted in March this year establishes strengthening of resilience as a key priority. 
The Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction adopted in March this year establishes strengthening of resilience as a key priority.
Resilience is also highly relevant to the upcoming negotiations of a universal climate agreement in Paris. 
Resilience is also highly relevant to the upcoming negotiations of a universal climate agreement in Paris.
Norway argues that adaptation through building resilient communities should be one of the pillars of this agreement. 
Norway argues that adaptation through building resilient communities should be one of the pillars of this agreement.
At the World Humanitarian Summit next year, we expect resilience to be a central concept. 
At the World Humanitarian Summit next year, we expect resilience to be a central concept.
The fact that resilience features so prominently in all these processes shows that resilience is not just a buzzword. 
The fact that resilience features so prominently in all these processes shows that resilience is not just a buzzword.
The concept will remain significant in the global aid agenda towards 2030. 
The concept will remain significant in the global aid agenda towards 2030.
To be able to follow-up on our commitments within these different frameworks, there is a need for a shared "resilience agenda". 
To be able to follow-up on our commitments within these different frameworks, there is a need for a shared "resilience agenda".
What are the areas that need to be prioritized in order to collectively deliver better on strengthening resilience? 
What are the areas that need to be prioritized in order to collectively deliver better on strengthening resilience?
I would like to make seven points. 
I would like to make seven points.
First: A common understanding of resilience is required. 
First: A common understanding of resilience is required.
Among others the IFRC has done important pioneering work in conceptualizing resilience. 
Among others the IFRC has done important pioneering work in conceptualizing resilience.
We need to continue to refine our understanding. 
We need to continue to refine our understanding.
Its only when we have a clear common understanding of resilience, that we can together make progress. 
Its only when we have a clear common understanding of resilience, that we can together make progress.
Second: Resilience must be local. 
Second: Resilience must be local.
It must focus on the factors contributing to risks, vulnerability and resilience in a specific community. 
It must focus on the factors contributing to risks, vulnerability and resilience in a specific community.
This also means that we need to strengthen local systems and work with local actors that understand the local context and have access to communities. 
This also means that we need to strengthen local systems and work with local actors that understand the local context and have access to communities.
These will be present both before, during and after crises. 
These will be present both before, during and after crises.
The National Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies are excellent examples, together with other national and local organisations and groups. 
The National Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies are excellent examples, together with other national and local organisations and groups.
Third: There is a need to bridge the gap between humanitarian and development aid. 
Third: There is a need to bridge the gap between humanitarian and development aid.
Too often, humanitarian action and development assistance have lived in their own separate worlds. 
Too often, humanitarian action and development assistance have lived in their own separate worlds.
This we need to change. 
This we need to change.
This relates not only to financing of aid, but also to programming. 
This relates not only to financing of aid, but also to programming.
It will require more flexibility from donors, and challenges us to think outside of traditional budget lines. 
It will require more flexibility from donors, and challenges us to think outside of traditional budget lines.
In this regard, Norway supports the work of the UN Secretary-General´s High-level Panel on Humanitarian Financing. 
In this regard, Norway supports the work of the UN Secretary-General´s High-level Panel on Humanitarian Financing.
Norway will work to promote better cooperation and coordination between the various UN actors, the World Bank and other development banks. 
Norway will work to promote better cooperation and coordination between the various UN actors, the World Bank and other development banks.
This is particularly important in areas where the humanitarian needs are greatest. 
This is particularly important in areas where the humanitarian needs are greatest.
Humanitarian and development actors need to work more and better together, both at headquarters and in the field. 
Humanitarian and development actors need to work more and better together, both at headquarters and in the field.
Fourth: Strengthening resilience will require more partnerships, and working together with a range of stakeholders. 
Fourth: Strengthening resilience will require more partnerships, and working together with a range of stakeholders.
One organization or actor cannot build resilience on its own. 
One organization or actor cannot build resilience on its own.
We therefore need to expand multi-sector partnerships that involve national and local authorities, the donor community, relevant international and regional organizations, civil society, and the private sector. 
We therefore need to expand multi-sector partnerships that involve national and local authorities, the donor community, relevant international and regional organizations, civil society, and the private sector.
This is not only important to mobilize new sources of humanitarian funding, but also to leverage the expertise of different sectors in areas of common interest. 
This is not only important to mobilize new sources of humanitarian funding, but also to leverage the expertise of different sectors in areas of common interest.
Fifth: We must remember that it is the most vulnerable that are often the worst affected in humanitarian crises. 
Fifth: We must remember that it is the most vulnerable that are often the worst affected in humanitarian crises.
At a state level, we see that a large proportion of humanitarian needs are concentrated in fragile and conflict-affected states. 
At a state level, we see that a large proportion of humanitarian needs are concentrated in fragile and conflict-affected states.
In fragile states, poor governance and weak service delivery can increase the consequences of shocks such as a disaster, an epidemic or an economic crisis. 
In fragile states, poor governance and weak service delivery can increase the consequences of shocks such as a disaster, an epidemic or an economic crisis.
And at the community level, it is often the poor, women, children, elderly, minorities, people with disabilities, migrants and other vulnerable groups that are the most exposed and have the weakest coping mechanisms when crises hit. 
And at the community level, it is often the poor, women, children, elderly, minorities, people with disabilities, migrants and other vulnerable groups that are the most exposed and have the weakest coping mechanisms when crises hit.
Humanitarian actors must ensure that these groups are represented so that their views, competencies and diverse perspectives are adequately taken into account. 
Humanitarian actors must ensure that these groups are represented so that their views, competencies and diverse perspectives are adequately taken into account.
Sixth: We must recognize that it takes time to build evidence-based approaches to strengthening resilience. 
Sixth: We must recognize that it takes time to build evidence-based approaches to strengthening resilience.
The concept will only be useful insofar as it can improve the quality and impact of humanitarian action. 
The concept will only be useful insofar as it can improve the quality and impact of humanitarian action.
This will require investing in research and innovation that can feed into the design of new methods and approaches. 
This will require investing in research and innovation that can feed into the design of new methods and approaches.
It is not enough to rebrand existing programmes as resilience. 
It is not enough to rebrand existing programmes as resilience.
There is a need to develop concrete tools for programming, to document results and scale up evidence-based approaches. 
There is a need to develop concrete tools for programming, to document results and scale up evidence-based approaches.
Seventh, and my final point, we need ways of assessing whether we are actually making progress towards building resilience. 
Seventh, and my final point, we need ways of assessing whether we are actually making progress towards building resilience.
How can this be measured in a meaningful way? 
How can this be measured in a meaningful way?
I am very grateful that the Norwegian Red Cross and the IFRC took the initiative to arrange this conference at this critical juncture. 
I am very grateful that the Norwegian Red Cross and the IFRC took the initiative to arrange this conference at this critical juncture.
We must all strive to make resilience a meaningful and practical concept that can add value to humanitarian action. 
We must all strive to make resilience a meaningful and practical concept that can add value to humanitarian action.
Only then it may contribute to saving lives, reducing suffering and protecting the vulnerable. 
Only then it may contribute to saving lives, reducing suffering and protecting the vulnerable.
Resilience in humanitarian action 
Resilience in humanitarian action
Oslo, 30 October 2015 
Oslo, 30. oktober 2015
Norway recognises the Republic of South Sudan 
Norge anerkjenner Sør-Sudan
Recently, we have witnessed unrest and protests in countries like Haiti, Côte d'Ivoire, the Philippines and Egypt over the steep increase in food prices. 
Recently, we have witnessed unrest and protests in countries like Haiti, Côte d'Ivoire, the Philippines and Egypt over the steep increase in food prices.
The World Bank estimates that there has been an 80% increase in three years. 
The World Bank estimates that there has been an 80% increase in three years.
You may ask why I am mentioning this in in connection with disaster risk reduction and climate challenges. 
You may ask why I am mentioning this in in connection with disaster risk reduction and climate challenges.
I am doing so because one of the reasons for the increase in food prices is arguably the increase in demand for biofuel, which has led to a reduction in the area available for food production. 
I am doing so because one of the reasons for the increase in food prices is arguably the increase in demand for biofuel, which has led to a reduction in the area available for food production.
Biofuel has been developed as a response to the challenge of climate change. 
Biofuel has been developed as a response to the challenge of climate change.
But might it turn out to undermine our efforts to alleviate hunger? 
But might it turn out to undermine our efforts to alleviate hunger?
Might it lead to deforestation? 
Might it lead to deforestation?
And even to fuel conflict by intensifying instability and the vulnerability of weak states? 
And even to fuel conflict by intensifying instability and the vulnerability of weak states?
This is a vivid illustration of the challenge we are facing: to seek solutions that are sustainable and that take into consideration different needs of different people in different situations – across the globe. 
This is a vivid illustration of the challenge we are facing: to seek solutions that are sustainable and that take into consideration different needs of different people in different situations – across the globe.
Thank you for inviting me to speak at this morning’s session of your high-level policy discussion. 
Thank you for inviting me to speak at this morning’s session of your high-level policy discussion.
Many of the themes of this conference are on the agenda when the Nordic foreign ministers come together for their regular meetings such as the one I will be attending here in Stockholm today. 
Many of the themes of this conference are on the agenda when the Nordic foreign ministers come together for their regular meetings – ¬ such as the one I will be attending here in Stockholm today.
The success of Nordic cooperation is to a great extent a result of the multifaceted, informal contacts between our countries. 
The success of Nordic cooperation is to a great extent a result of the multifaceted, informal contacts between our countries.
And the open and constructive Nordic exchange of ideas and viewpoints will doubtless be very valuable also in this particular field. 
And the open and constructive Nordic exchange of ideas and viewpoints will doubtless be very valuable also in this particular field.
I would like to take advantage of this opportunity today to focus on some of the challenges we face as policy makers. 
I would like to take advantage of this opportunity today to focus on some of the challenges we face as policy makers.
And I would like to do so by sharing with you some insights from the recent Oslo Policy Forum on “Changing the Way We Develop: Dealing with disasters and climate change” – in which I believe several of you who are present here today participated. 
And I would like to do so by sharing with you some insights from the recent Oslo Policy Forum on “Changing the Way We Develop: Dealing with disasters and climate change” – in which I believe several of you who are present here today participated.
The conference was jointly organised by UNDP, ProVention and Norway in February and provided us with three important insights that might also be relevant for this conference. 
The conference was jointly organised by UNDP, ProVention and Norway in February and provided us with three important insights that might also be relevant for this conference.
Perhaps the best way to start is by summarising the keynote address delivered by Professor Jeffrey Sachs. 
Perhaps the best way to start is by summarising the keynote address delivered by Professor Jeffrey Sachs.
His message was clear and simple: we have to fulfil our promises on development – on poverty reduction and the Millennium Development Goals. 
His message was clear and simple: we have to fulfil our promises on development – on poverty reduction and the Millennium Development Goals.
If we do not – if we renege on our aid commitments and do not ensure that the development and climate agendas come together – we will not achieve an agreement on climate change mitigation and adaptation in Copenhagen next year. 
If we do not – if we renege on our aid commitments and do not ensure that the development and climate agendas come together – we will not achieve an agreement on climate change mitigation and adaptation in Copenhagen next year.
It is that simple – and that challenging. 
It is that simple – and that challenging.
And we need to have the developing countries on board – because they are producing an increasing share of the world’s greenhouse gases. 
And we need to have the developing countries on board – because they are producing an increasing share of the world’s greenhouse gases.
To go back to the conference itself, the first insight I would like to share with you is that we need to reduce the widespread distrust in the South regarding the climate change agenda through our actions on the ground – on poverty alleviation, on health, on food security. 
To go back to the conference itself, the first insight I would like to share with you is that we need to reduce the widespread distrust in the South regarding the climate change agenda through our actions on the ground – on poverty alleviation, on health, on food security.
Otherwise, the zero-sum-view of the world – that climate change will only lead to a diversion of development aid – will scuttle an agreement in Copenhagen. 
Otherwise, the zero-sum-view of the world – that climate change will only lead to a diversion of development aid – will scuttle an agreement in Copenhagen.
Furthermore, we know that achievement of the Millennium Development Goals is already jeopardised by current levels of disaster risk. 
Furthermore, we know that achievement of the Millennium Development Goals is already jeopardised by current levels of disaster risk.
Climate change is fundamentally altering the landscape of risk as we know it – causing more heatwaves, floods, droughts and hurricanes, as well as rising sea levels – in terms of both frequency and intensity. 
Climate change is fundamentally altering the landscape of risk as we know it – causing more heatwaves, floods, droughts and hurricanes, as well as rising sea levels – in terms of both frequency and intensity.
Vulnerability to these hazards is also on the increase, due to factors like persistent poverty, poorly planned urban development, environmental degradation and population growth. 
Vulnerability to these hazards is also on the increase, due to factors like persistent poverty, poorly planned urban development, environmental degradation and population growth.
The process of determining priorities and modalities for climate change adaptation is under way. 
The process of determining priorities and modalities for climate change adaptation is under way.
And this work is urgent. 
And this work is urgent.
We cannot choose between adapting to climate change, alleviating poverty and reducing disaster risks. 
We cannot choose between adapting to climate change, alleviating poverty and reducing disaster risks.
The three areas are profoundly interrelated. 
The three areas are profoundly interrelated.
But in order to influence this process, those working with development, disaster risk reduction and resilience need to communicate with the climate experts. 
But in order to influence this process, those working with development, disaster risk reduction and resilience need to communicate with the climate experts.
To borrow a phrase from the conference: they need to get on the climate change adaptation bus. 
To borrow a phrase from the conference: they need to get on the climate change adaptation bus.
This bus will be the main vehicle for building local resilience in the years ahead, and will have the greatest resources. 
This bus will be the main vehicle for building local resilience in the years ahead, and will have the greatest resources.
But these two communities – the development community and the climate change community – belong to different cultures and different ministries. 
But these two communities – the development community and the climate change community – belong to different cultures and different ministries.
They do not speak the same language – and most importantly, they hardly speak to each other. 
They do not speak the same language – and most importantly, they hardly speak to each other.
The Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs believes that the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) should undertake an assessment and prepare a special report on the humanitarian consequences of climate change. 
The Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs believes that the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) should undertake an assessment and prepare a special report on the humanitarian consequences of climate change.
In addition, we would like to host a scoping meeting in connection with such a report. 
In addition, we would like to host a scoping meeting in connection with such a report.
In order for this proposal to be presented formally to the IPCC, we will need to persuade the head of the Norwegian delegation – who may well work for the Norwegian Pollution Control Authority – that it is a good idea. 
In order for this proposal to be presented formally to the IPCC, we will need to persuade the head of the Norwegian delegation – who may well work for the Norwegian Pollution Control Authority – that it is a good idea.
Which – to he or she – may not be self-evident. 
Which – to he or she – may not be self-evident.
It is unlikely that these negotiators will listen to arguments from outside the climate change discourse if these arguments are not phrased in terms of mechanisms and concepts they are familiar with. 
It is unlikely that these negotiators will listen to arguments from outside the climate change discourse if these arguments are not phrased in terms of mechanisms and concepts they are familiar with.
Simply claiming that disaster risk reduction is complementary to adaptation will most probably not influence the process of preparing for the climate summit in Copenhagen. 
Simply claiming that disaster risk reduction is complementary to adaptation will most probably not influence the process of preparing for the climate summit in Copenhagen.
It will not in itself convince those that need to be convinced. 
It will not in itself convince those that need to be convinced.
So, this was the second main insight from the discussions in Oslo: we need to increase the mutual understanding between climate change experts, the development world and ongoing risk reduction initiatives. 
So, this was the second main insight from the discussions in Oslo: we need to increase the mutual understanding between climate change experts, the development world and ongoing risk reduction initiatives.
Finally, I would like to stress that we now have an opportunity to take advantage of this early phase to consider how disaster risk reduction can be dealt with in an integrated manner. 
Finally, I would like to stress that we now have an opportunity to take advantage of this early phase to consider how disaster risk reduction can be dealt with in an integrated manner.