Glossary Term

Localization

A process of recognizing, respecting and strengthening the independence of leadership and decision making by local and national actors in humanitarian action, in order to better address the needs of affected populations

Term Info

Source

Child Protection Area of Responsibility (CP AoR), Save the Children, Street Child. (2022). Inter-Agency Toolkit on Localisation in Humanitarian Coordination.

Related Glossary terms

Capacity sharing Contextualization Humanitarian action Local and indigenous knowledge systems Local and national actors