Since the 2016 World Humanitarian Summit (WHS) "localisation" has become an important buzzword when it comes to the question of how local actors can be stronger involved in the implementation of humanitarian action. Far too often the discussion on localization focuses on the question about which portion of funding is implemented through local actors but less on how local communities and local actors and their work can be systematically strengthened. DRR programming has a big potential for implementing innovative approaches to readjust collaboration models between international and local actors or how to involve the local communities as first responders and thus establish efficient community based DRR systems.
The following questions will be addressed in the workshop:

1.) How can disaster risk reduction related needs at local level be assessed in a participatory approach?
2.) Which approaches of involving local actors in disaster risk reduction related structures are effective?
3.) What challenges arise regarding the representation of different (vulnerable) target groups in local disaster risk reduction structures?
4.) How can different administrative DRR levels (local to national) be better linked?