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Disaster Management and follow-Disaster Management and follow-up activities for the up activities for the

implementation of the Hyogo implementation of the Hyogo Framework for Action in Framework for Action in

BangladeshBangladeshPresentation byPresentation by

Abdul AlimAbdul Alim

Permanent Mission of Bangladesh Permanent Mission of Bangladesh

to the United Nationsto the United Nations

New York, July 13, 2005New York, July 13, 2005

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IntroductionIntroduction

• Living with riskLiving with risk• Recent disaster (devastating floods)Recent disaster (devastating floods)• Conventional disaster management is Conventional disaster management is

inadequate inadequate • Scope for continued improvementScope for continued improvement• Comprehensive and community based Comprehensive and community based

approach approach

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WCDR CommitmentsWCDR CommitmentsCommitments of the Hyogo Framework for Action 2005-Commitments of the Hyogo Framework for Action 2005-

20152015

• To pursue an integrated multi hazard approach for sustainable To pursue an integrated multi hazard approach for sustainable development to reduce the incidence and severity of disasters.development to reduce the incidence and severity of disasters.

• To place disaster risk at the centre of political priorities and policies.To place disaster risk at the centre of political priorities and policies.• To integrate disaster risk reduction in our development work.To integrate disaster risk reduction in our development work.• To strengthen the capacity of disaster prone countries to address To strengthen the capacity of disaster prone countries to address

risk.risk.• To invest substantively in disaster preparedness.To invest substantively in disaster preparedness.• To reduce the relief - development gap and thereby reduce To reduce the relief - development gap and thereby reduce

vulnerability.vulnerability.• To enable civil society actors and affected communities to To enable civil society actors and affected communities to

strengthen their resilience to disasters.strengthen their resilience to disasters.• To reduce the gap between what we know and what we do, with the To reduce the gap between what we know and what we do, with the

critical ingredient being political commitment, andcritical ingredient being political commitment, and• To build on the momentum of this World Conference to accelerate To build on the momentum of this World Conference to accelerate

implementation of the Framework for Action.implementation of the Framework for Action.

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Disaster Management in Disaster Management in BangladeshBangladesh

• Long-term vision Long-term vision • Paradigm shift from conventional to Paradigm shift from conventional to

comprehensive risk reduction culturecomprehensive risk reduction culture• New approach is more cost effectiveNew approach is more cost effective• Financial instruments to address the Financial instruments to address the

needsneeds

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• More encompassingMore encompassing• Contains government visionContains government vision• Strategic focus of MoFDMStrategic focus of MoFDM• Vehicle to achieve the disaster Vehicle to achieve the disaster

management reform management reform

Comprehensive Disaster Comprehensive Disaster Management Programme Management Programme

(CDMP)(CDMP)

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The elements of reformThe elements of reform• Introduction of a well-coordinated Introduction of a well-coordinated

comprehensive approach in disaster comprehensive approach in disaster managementmanagement

• Adaptation of an internationally best practice Adaptation of an internationally best practice Risk Reduction Model Risk Reduction Model

• Creation of an enabling environment for the Creation of an enabling environment for the implementation of the national risk reduction implementation of the national risk reduction initiativesinitiatives

• Development of strategic policy and Development of strategic policy and programming frameworksprogramming frameworks

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Overall Objective and Government VisionOverall Objective and Government Vision• to strengthen the capacity of the Bangladesh to strengthen the capacity of the Bangladesh

Disaster Management System to reduce Disaster Management System to reduce unacceptable risk and improve response and unacceptable risk and improve response and recovery management at all levels and to recovery management at all levels and to effectively integrate and manage effectively integrate and manage Bangladesh’s food security systemBangladesh’s food security system

• to reduce the vulnerability of people, to reduce the vulnerability of people, especially the poor, to the effects of natural, especially the poor, to the effects of natural, environmental and human induced hazards environmental and human induced hazards to a manageable and acceptable to a manageable and acceptable humanitarian levelhumanitarian level

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Benefits of CDMP Risk Benefits of CDMP Risk management Approachmanagement Approach

• removes the guesswork removes the guesswork • ensures coverage of: ensures coverage of:

-- all geographical areas; all geographical areas; -- all hazards; all hazards; -- all risks; all risks; -- all sectorsall sectors

• provides a strategic framework for provides a strategic framework for achieving, mainstreaming including achieving, mainstreaming including determination of priorities. determination of priorities.

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Risk Reduction and emergency response Risk Reduction and emergency response Model - BangladeshModel - Bangladesh

Defining the Risk Environment

• Formal and Traditional Hazard and Risk Analysis

• Risk Management Model – AS/NZS 4360: 1999

Managing the Risk Environment (PPRR)

•Elimination or Reduction of risk

•Managing Residual Risk

Responding to the Threat Environment

•Emergency Response - Activation and Mobilisation systems and processes

Risk Reduction

Emergency Response

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National Platform for Disaster National Platform for Disaster Reduction StrategyReduction Strategy

National Platform Coordination Committee

National & Int’l Drivers

Corporate Plan (5 yrs)

Secretariat (PPPDU)

Strategic Plans (3 yrs)

Operational Plans (Annual)

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National Platform for Risk National Platform for Risk ReductionReduction

Five strategic areas:Five strategic areas:• Professionalizing the DM Professionalizing the DM

systemsystem• Mainstreaming and Mainstreaming and

PartnershipsPartnerships• Community empowermentCommunity empowerment• Expanding risk reduction Expanding risk reduction

across across a broader range a broader range of hazardsof hazards

• Strengthening response Strengthening response systemsystem

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What is Corporate Plan?What is Corporate Plan?• A “Framework for Action” that aligns priorities to A “Framework for Action” that aligns priorities to

programmes, activities and actions.programmes, activities and actions.• Key planning document- “ Turning Vision into Action”.Key planning document- “ Turning Vision into Action”.• Key Advocacy Document .Key Advocacy Document .• A key management tool to guide the ministry in achieving A key management tool to guide the ministry in achieving

its long-term vision. its long-term vision.

Why Corporate Plan?Why Corporate Plan?• To articulate the Ministry’s Long-term Strategic Focus.To articulate the Ministry’s Long-term Strategic Focus.• To provide an instrument for the Ministers to set the To provide an instrument for the Ministers to set the

Agenda of Reform.Agenda of Reform.• To provide a roadmap for the development of internal To provide a roadmap for the development of internal

Strategic Plans.Strategic Plans.• To provide clear direction to external stakeholders.To provide clear direction to external stakeholders.• To promote the Ministry’s commitment to achieving To promote the Ministry’s commitment to achieving

objectives associated with national and international objectives associated with national and international Drivers. Drivers.

MoFDM “Corporate Plan 2005-2009”:

A Framework for Action

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Corporate Plan Corporate Plan Preparation ProcessPreparation Process

• Draft by consulting with key national documents (PRSP, Draft by consulting with key national documents (PRSP, National Flood Workshop Recommendations, MoFDM plans National Flood Workshop Recommendations, MoFDM plans and programmes, MoFDM Rules of Businessand programmes, MoFDM Rules of Business

• Wide circulation of the draft among MoFDM and its Wide circulation of the draft among MoFDM and its departments’ high officials, other line ministries, DER group departments’ high officials, other line ministries, DER group members and selected NGOsmembers and selected NGOs

• Consultation workshops with disaster stakeholders Consultation workshops with disaster stakeholders

• Brainstorming session with MoFDM and its agencies’ key Brainstorming session with MoFDM and its agencies’ key officialsofficials

• Redrafting and revision of draft based on comments and Redrafting and revision of draft based on comments and suggestions received through consultation processsuggestions received through consultation process

• Finalization of plan and printing Finalization of plan and printing

• Formal launching by the Minister and Secretary, MoFDM in Formal launching by the Minister and Secretary, MoFDM in the formal DM workshopthe formal DM workshop

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WCDR Follow-up: work done so WCDR Follow-up: work done so farfar

• Establishment of the National Platform for Disaster Establishment of the National Platform for Disaster Reduction StrategyReduction Strategy

• Development and launching of MoFDM Corporate Development and launching of MoFDM Corporate Plan for 2005-2009: A “Framework for Action” that Plan for 2005-2009: A “Framework for Action” that aligns priorities to programs, activities and actions aligns priorities to programs, activities and actions

• Launching of the Disaster Risk Reduction Launching of the Disaster Risk Reduction Programme by the MoFDM (February, 2005) Programme by the MoFDM (February, 2005)

financial assistance to the “Flood 2004” victims financial assistance to the “Flood 2004” victims (small entrepreneurs) for enhancing their economic (small entrepreneurs) for enhancing their economic capability by rehabilitating their business assetscapability by rehabilitating their business assets

• Inclusion of Comprehensive Disaster Risk Inclusion of Comprehensive Disaster Risk Management Approach in the PRSP documentManagement Approach in the PRSP document

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Implementation and Implementation and follow-up activities follow-up activities

undertaken under the undertaken under the State Commitments at State Commitments at

Hyogo, JapanHyogo, Japan

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Conducted a number of consultation Conducted a number of consultation meetings and workshops with all the meetings and workshops with all the disaster management stakeholdersdisaster management stakeholders

Undertaking initiatives for conducting a Undertaking initiatives for conducting a study to study to provide a thorough inventory of all provide a thorough inventory of all ongoing or recently terminated risk ongoing or recently terminated risk reduction and community preparedness reduction and community preparedness initiatives of major players active in the field initiatives of major players active in the field of disaster management and risk reduction of disaster management and risk reduction in Bangladesh.in Bangladesh.

Commitment I: Prepare and publish national baseline assessments of the status of disaster risk reduction

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A National Platform Coordination A National Platform Coordination Committee has been formed with the Committee has been formed with the representation from govt., NGOs, civil representation from govt., NGOs, civil society organizations, UN agencies society organizations, UN agencies and donorsand donors

Policy, Programme and Partnership Policy, Programme and Partnership Development Unit (PPPDU) of the Development Unit (PPPDU) of the CDMP under the MoFDM is assigned to CDMP under the MoFDM is assigned to communicate the information communicate the information

Commitment 2: Designate an appropriate national coordination mechanism for the implementation and follow up of this Framework for Action, and communicate the information to the secretariat of the International Strategy for Disaster Reduction;

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The inventory will provide the baseline The inventory will provide the baseline information which will be updated on information which will be updated on an annual basisan annual basis

Commitment 3: Publish and periodically update a summary of national programmes for disaster risk reduction related to this Framework for Action, including on international cooperation;

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Methodology for this task is yet to Methodology for this task is yet to developdevelop

Commitment 4: Develop procedures for reviewing national progress against this Framework for Action, which should include systems for cost benefit analysis and ongoing monitoring and assessment of vulnerability and risk, in particular with regards to regions exposed to hydrometeorological and seismic hazards, as appropriate;

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All the international and national drivers All the international and national drivers have been consulted during preparation have been consulted during preparation of MoFDM Corporate Plan and Strategic of MoFDM Corporate Plan and Strategic and Operational Plans of the ministry and Operational Plans of the ministry and its agencies. All our future relevant and its agencies. All our future relevant national report would focus on the national report would focus on the progress in disaster reduction in the progress in disaster reduction in the country country

Commitment 5: Include information on progress of disaster risk reduction in the reporting mechanisms of existing international and other frameworks concerning sustainable development, as appropriate;

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Commitment 6: Consider, as appropriate, acceding to, approving or ratifying relevant international legal instruments relating to disaster reduction, and, for State parties to those instruments, take measures for their effective implementation;

We are party to almost all legal instruments relating to disaster reduction

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MoFDM fallows a all hazard risk reduction model MoFDM fallows a all hazard risk reduction model which has two which has two distinct but inter-related parts: distinct but inter-related parts:

–a) defining the risk environment and a) defining the risk environment and –b) managing the risk environment. b) managing the risk environment.

Community risk assessment (CRA) is a standard tool to define the risk Community risk assessment (CRA) is a standard tool to define the risk environment which combines both the formal and traditional hazard environment which combines both the formal and traditional hazard analysis to ensure the PPRR (prevention, preparedness, response and analysis to ensure the PPRR (prevention, preparedness, response and recovery) balance right for moving from generic to specific risk recovery) balance right for moving from generic to specific risk programmes. The model ensures a methodical approach to risk reduction programmes. The model ensures a methodical approach to risk reduction by ensuring that both formal and traditional risk assessment is utilized to by ensuring that both formal and traditional risk assessment is utilized to guide the design of the disaster management programmes. guide the design of the disaster management programmes.

Commitment 7: Promote the integration of risk reduction associated with existing climate variability and future climate change into strategies for the reduction of disaster risk and adaptation to climate change. Ensure that the management of risks associated with geological hazards, such as earthquakes and landslides, are fully taken into account in disaster risk reduction programmes.

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• Develop, publish and implement strategic and operational Develop, publish and implement strategic and operational plans of the ministry and its agencies plans of the ministry and its agencies

• Review and revise the existing policy documents in line Review and revise the existing policy documents in line with the new CDM approach (SOD, Act, Plan and Policy).with the new CDM approach (SOD, Act, Plan and Policy).

• Put in place a mechanism (professional capacity building Put in place a mechanism (professional capacity building strategy) for continuous training to improve the capacity strategy) for continuous training to improve the capacity and skills of all those who are involved in disaster and skills of all those who are involved in disaster management.management.

• Develop, approve and introduce methodologies for Develop, approve and introduce methodologies for mainstreaming disaster management principles and mainstreaming disaster management principles and practices within national to local level development practices within national to local level development planning processes. planning processes.

• Strengthen partnerships across government and with civil Strengthen partnerships across government and with civil society society

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Promote livelihood options by income generating and Promote livelihood options by income generating and regenerating of resources by providing financial regenerating of resources by providing financial supports.supports.

Complete analysis to determine gaps in risk assessment Complete analysis to determine gaps in risk assessment programs, in partnership with NGOs and the civil society.programs, in partnership with NGOs and the civil society.

Ensure more pro-active role of local disaster Ensure more pro-active role of local disaster management committees throughout the disaster management committees throughout the disaster management cycle in planning for and responding to management cycle in planning for and responding to natural hazardsnatural hazards

Ensure availability of equipment, material and Ensure availability of equipment, material and manpower prior to crisis periodmanpower prior to crisis period

Update information on vulnerable populations prone to Update information on vulnerable populations prone to specific hazardsspecific hazards

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Greater information sharing on Government’s Greater information sharing on Government’s preparedness, mitigation and response planning and preparedness, mitigation and response planning and action taken at time of a national disaster through action taken at time of a national disaster through establishment and operationalizing the National and sub-establishment and operationalizing the National and sub-national Disaster Management Information Centres.national Disaster Management Information Centres.

Strengthen national and regional networks.Strengthen national and regional networks.

Develop a damage and Needs Assessment Methodology Develop a damage and Needs Assessment Methodology and implement within response planning systems.and implement within response planning systems.

Develop, validate and implement preparedness, response Develop, validate and implement preparedness, response and relief management systems based on the All Hazards and relief management systems based on the All Hazards model.model.

Develop an All Hazards community warning system.Develop an All Hazards community warning system.

Integrate Food Security Policy within relief operational Integrate Food Security Policy within relief operational procedures.procedures.

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Develop and implement an Earthquake Search and Develop and implement an Earthquake Search and Rescue capacity building programme.Rescue capacity building programme.

Develop a Program Management Information System Develop a Program Management Information System (PMIS) with updated and accurate information on (PMIS) with updated and accurate information on vulnerable populations vulnerable populations

Intensify awareness campaign and advocacy Intensify awareness campaign and advocacy programme to apprise the common people of the programme to apprise the common people of the devastation of past natural disasters and to prepare devastation of past natural disasters and to prepare them for future catastrophic events them for future catastrophic events

Improve availability of information on climate change Improve availability of information on climate change and climate variability conditions on Bangladeshand climate variability conditions on Bangladesh

Continuous monitoring on compliance of SOD and Continuous monitoring on compliance of SOD and timely completion of disaster related projects and timely completion of disaster related projects and programmes must be undertaken on a regular basisprogrammes must be undertaken on a regular basis

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The ChallengesThe Challenges

• Technological factorsTechnological factors• Sociological factorsSociological factors• Economic factorsEconomic factors• Environmental factorsEnvironmental factors• Government priorities and outcomesGovernment priorities and outcomes• Emerging trendsEmerging trends

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Our commitments and Our commitments and goalsgoals

From the follower to the status of From the follower to the status of recognized world leader in risk recognized world leader in risk reduction by 2009reduction by 2009

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ConclusionConclusion• Our experience is uniqueOur experience is unique• Our policies are pragmaticOur policies are pragmatic• We are resource-constrainedWe are resource-constrained• Need financial, technical and Need financial, technical and

technological assistancetechnological assistance

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Thank you