Practices by Stakeholder 5

Input from local civil society

Local civil society actors often have first-hand knowledge of incipient conflicts or natural disasters as well as knowledge on potential impacts on migrants. To incorporate civil society information into early warning systems, stakeholders could:

• Reach out to local civil society to explain early warning systems and solicit their cooperation in obtaining and relaying information;
• Provide training on identifying indicators that are relevant to early warning of natural disasters and conflict, including indicators that occur at a community level, on which civil society may be particularly knowledgeable (e.g., increases in attacks against minorities);
• Provide multiple means through which to communicate information about emerging crises;
• Incorporate feedback mechanisms to ensure civil society receive early warnings of crises that affect them and migrant communities.