EA resilience to catastrophes & ALLFED’s case study

Abstract

This is a case study on how The Alliance to Feed The Earth In Disasters (ALLFED) has activated its response capabilities due to the invasion of Ukraine (with its potential for global food systems risks and nuclear war). We believe that resilience and response should be built up in the EA community. In this post, we list some ways in which ALLFED can support such resilience-building.We summarise actions that we have been taking over the last 3 years in order to build up our own operational resilience and response capabilities.We look at some relevant organisational background and give an overview of ALLFED as a ‘think-and-do’ tank, to show how it informs our overall actions and thinking.We share what would be useful to us, notably:People connected to search engine and social media companies to help develop messaging related to GCRs (Global Catastrophic Risks)People interested in becoming a part of a Rapid Response Task Force (provisional name), ideally outside of major NATO cities, sign up herePeople interested in working with us to develop access to resilient foods in the event of a catastrophe (anything from accessibility of information to more resilient infrastructure)Access to medium-term funding (for 2023 onwards), so that we are able to fully focus on our core work (rather than also expanding a portion of our energies on fundraising).