NORCAP
Strengthening the CRAF’d Data Ecosystem for Better Crisis Action
© Data for Peace Conference
ABOUT
The project connects data providers, practitioners, policy experts and researchers across the CRAF’d ecosystem through conferences, capacity building, research and analysis. It also supports local data ecosystems and communities of practice. NORCAP acts as a small grants manager for CRAF'd, working closely with CRAF’d and its stakeholders.
OBJECTIVES
The project aims to strengthen a sustainable, scalable and well-governed data ecosystem that helps reach people in crisis-affected and fragile contexts earlier, faster, and in a more targeted and dignified way. By deepening knowledge, strengthening lasting connections and bringing together diverse perspectives, it seeks to improve the practical use of data for more strategic anticipation, prevention and response to complex risks.
Crises are growing in scale and complexity, yet too many critical decisions are still made without the data to guide them. NORCAP and CRAF'd are working together to close that gap — financing, connecting, and reshaping reliable data to save lives. This is the collective infrastructure that a coordinated and inclusive global response demands.
Benedicte Giæver
Executive Director, NORCAP
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UPDATES
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UN80 DATA QUINT ESTABLISHED
Through the NORCAP project, CRAF'd anchored crisis data in the UN80 Initiative reform agenda by establishing a multi-agency technical working group (IOM, WFP, UNICEF, UNHCR, OCHA). This group helps coordinate inter-agency collaboration on shared data standards, infrastructure, and joint work planning.
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DATA VALUE ADVOCATES THIRD COHORT
Through the NORCAP project, CRAF'd supported the launch of a third cohort of seven advocates across organizations to promote data-driven decision-making and strengthen the culture of data use across the humanitarian ecosystem, reinforcing shared standards with the Global Partnership for Sustainable Development Data.
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GLOBAL LEADERSHIP AT OECD FORUM
Through the NORCAP project, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Forum on Development, Peace and Stability, convened more than 140 partners and 220 participants to strengthen evidence-based action in fragile contexts.
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HUMANITARIAN DATA FORUM
NORCAP backed the inaugural Humanitarian Data Forum, celebrating a decade of the Humanitarian Data Exchange (HDX). 130 participants from diverse sectors connected to foster a collaborative data ecosystem.
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CRAF'd ECOSYSTEM STRATEGY
NORCAP supports the ongoing development of the CRAF'd Ecosystem Strategy. The strategy will improve crisis prevention, preparedness, and response, ensuring faster, better informed, and more equitable decisions.
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DATA FOR PEACE CONFERENCE
NORCAP supported the NYU Center on International Cooperation in hosting the five-day hybrid Data for Peace Conference, where 1,500 participants engaged in 20 sessions on leveraging data to foster lasting peace.
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UNITED NATIONS FOR THE FUTURE
NORCAP's expertise in grants management and partnerships enables the UN to address 21st-century challenges with innovative solutions, supporting the vision of a stronger and more effective UN in the 21st century.
