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Transforming Disaster Response and Mitigation by Combining Immediate Relief with Long-term Rehabilitation.

As climate emergencies escalate, with more frequent floods, droughts, storms, and global health crises like COVID-19, Goonj steps up to address both visible and overlooked crises like extreme heat and cold. By mobilising communities, repurposing resources, and focusing on long-term recovery, we transform disaster response—combining immediate relief with sustainable rehabilitation to help communities rebuild for the future

Our Approach to Climate Emergency

For over two decades, Goonj has responded to disasters with a focus on turning relief into a dignified exchange, where affected individuals actively contribute to and benefit from the recovery process.

Harnessing Communities and Resources to Tackle Escalating Climate Crises with Holistic Relief and Rehabilitation

Goonj emphasises local knowledge, resources, and participation, ensuring disaster solutions are co-created with affected communities. Through the GARRD Alliance, we engage urban, non-disaster-affected communities, involving stakeholders from the private sector, citizens, and civil society to strengthen resilience and climate action together.

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Goonj addresses the social and economic inequalities that make certain groups more vulnerable to climate emergencies, ensuring disaster response respects dignity and turns recipients into active participants. The GARRD Alliance engages all segments of society, especially the most vulnerable, in climate action and disaster preparedness.

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Goonj’s approach extends beyond immediate relief, focusing on long-term resilience by integrating disaster response with ongoing development work. We view climate emergencies as opportunities to address systemic issues like poverty, infrastructure deficits, and environmental degradation, promoting sustainable practices for future climate action.

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Goonj fosters collaboration between local communities, NGOs, corporates, educational institutions, and citizens. Through the GARRD model, we create an “Alliance of Equals,” bringing diverse strengths together to tackle climate emergencies and achieve shared goals.

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Our adaptable framework encourages innovation, allowing communities to tailor solutions to their specific climate challenges. The GARRD Alliance supports the use of new technologies and practices to enhance resilience and drive climate action.

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Transforming Climate Emergencies: GARRD
Mitigation and Response Framework

A collaborative network of rural and urban stakeholders learning and working together in disaster and non-disaster time

A collaborative network of rural and urban stakeholders learning and working together in disaster and non-disaster time

Ongoing collaborative of process of listening, learning and leveraging system changing actions in non disaster time

Well defined resource commitments in advance for disasters, by funders, community leaders and other stakeholders

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Collaborate

Join the GARRD Alliance as a member. Introduce us to others who are a right fit

Commit

What you have – money, material, services, logistics, transportation, communication, etc for some familiar disasters like floods, cyclones, drought, fires, winters

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Our Work in Disasters

25 years of our Work

01

2023

Cloudburst and Flashflood in Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Floods in Delhi, Assam and Kerala, Gujarat (Cyclone Biparjoy)

02

2022

Floods in Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Delhi, Karnataka, Kerala, MP, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal, Odisha (Cyclone Yaas)

03

2021

COVID-19, Tauktae Cyclone In Gujarat, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, and Floods in Assam, Bihar, Maharashtra, MP, Tamil Nadu

04

2020

COVID-19, Amphan Cyclone in West Bengal, Nisarga Cyclone in Maharashtra, Floods in Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Odisha and Telangana

05

2019

Fani Cyclone in Odisha Cyclone and Bulbul in West Bengal

06

2018

Northeast Floods,Kerala Floods, Titli, and Gaja Cyclones

07

2017

Floods in Assam, Bihar, Gujarat, Manipur, Odisha, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand, West Bengal

08

2016

Vardah Cyclone in Andhra Pradesh J & K and West Bengal Floods, Drought in Chhattisgarh, Drought in Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, MP, Maharashtra, and UP

09

2015

Cyclonic Storm and Earthquake in Bihar, Chennai Floods, Drought in Chattisgarh, Karnataka, MP , Maharashtra and UP

10

2014

Hudhud Cyclone in Andhra Pradesh J & K and West Bengal Floods, Drought in Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh

11

2013

Uttarakhand Floods, Muzaffarnagar Riots, Phailin Cyclone in Andhra Pradesh,Odisha and Drought in Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, MP, Maharashtra, and UP

12

2012

Assam floods

13

2011

Sikkim Earthquake and Odisa Floods

14

2009

Aila Cyclone, West Bengal and Odisha

15

2008

Kosi Floods, Bihar

16

2006

Assam, Bihar and West Bengal Floods

17

2004

Indian Ocean Earthquake and Tsunami

18

2002

Gujarat Riots

19

2001

Gujarat Earthquake

20

1999

Chamoli Earthquake and Odisha Super Cyclone

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