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DIPECHO Meetings
November 19, 2009
DIPECHO - 2nd Regional Consultative Meeting for Disaster Risk
Reduction in Central Asia:
Achievements and GAPs in DRR management in the region
(Institutional and community levels)
DipECHO V Presentation _ 19Nov09_ Reg_Conference
How to get Results based DRR that works!
• Identify the gaps before the project starts
• Assess you capacity to deliver: Can we eliminate the gaps? (ex. HR, $, partner’s capacity and roles, timeframe..)
• Who can do What and How and Where?
• Actors involved- Gov’t , INGOs, NGO’s , civil society and beneficiaries
• Standards in all aspects- training, structures, mitigation work, responsibility
The GAPs need to be 1) agreed upon by ALL actors and stakeholders and 2) appropriate strategy , planning
and deliverables MUST be done!
DipECHO V Presentation _ 19Nov09_ Reg_Conference
Objectives:
DRR Mainstreaming in Project Planning and Implementation
• Disaster Planning among the community
• Targeted Individual preparedness and personal safety
What’s been achieved? What still needs to be done?
• DRR plan at district level facilitated and approved by the government
• Common framework for village DRR plans, training and structures
Risk Exposure: 1) Inconsistent Delivery 2) Unmet community expectations
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Objectives:
HAZARD VULNERABILITY & RISK ASSESSMENT
• Risk models, which include vulnerability/ capacity analysis.
• Most tools are well disseminated and its results have been approved by respective gov’t structures
What’s been achieved? What still needs to be done?
• Consolidation of RA tool and acceptance of it among all partners
• Attract local professional experts to validate RA results in communities
Risk Exposure:
1) Lack of alignment to gov’t RA strategy
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Objectives
COMMUNITY EMERGENCY OPERATING STRUCTURES
• Community based Operational Planning model during the time of a disaster
• Equipped Village Emergency Groups that are developers and implementers of the DRR plan
• Some interaction of VEG with district CoEs/MoEs
What’s been achieved? What still needs to be done?
• Expectations alignment on min. stockpiles, budgets and maintenance
• Sustainability of activities not guaranteed
• Further acceptance of VEG by CoEs/MoEs is desirable, as VEG trained (though not certified) members can assist CoEs/MoEs at time of disaster as first community responders
Risk Exposure:
1) Lack of motivation among teams and community members
DipECHO V Presentation _ 19Nov09_ Reg_Conference
OBJECTIVES:
TEAMS AND TRAINING
• Collaboration with CoEs/ MoEs on Rescue Brigades training
• Multi hazard training in schools
• Training of women groups ONLY to some extent
• DRR mainstreaming training in communities
What’s been achieved? What still needs to be done?
• Who takes the responsibility for trained groups and under whose jurisdiction to mobilize?
• Access to training for vulnerable groups
• Issue of high turnover of volunteers, trainers and response personnel
Risk Exposure:
1) Capacity to respond 2) Quality of response 3) Lack of sustainability
DipECHO V Presentation _ 19Nov09_ Reg_Conference
OBJECTIVES:
INTERAGENCY COORDINATION STRATEGY
• Use of the same RA tool with government participation
• There is limited but constant exchange of information among REACT members
What’s been achieved? What still needs to be done?
• Availability / analysis of data ahead of time
• Communication strategy and protocols fully understood at REACT level
• Stockpiles- who has what? and who is responsible in case of emergency?
• Ownership of REACT contingency plans? Are they doing it now?
Risk Exposure:
Inability to execute with proper coordination
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OBJECTIVES: INFRASTRUCTURE & SMALL SCALE MITIGATION PROJECTS:
• Improved local capacity through small scale Mitigation Projects: water drainage, riverbed cleaning, riverbanks enforcements and seismic resistant construction
• The work carried out with local NGOs, VG and CBOs
What’s been achieved? What still needs to be done?
• Coordinated approach with different government departments
• Integration of livelihood aspect in DRR activities
• Attract professionals to conduct disaster mitigation activities
• Reevaluate capacity to deliver such work by NGOs
• Quality and Quantity of Mitigation Works
• Sustainability and maintenance of projects
Risk Exposure: 1) Unsustainable projects, 2) increase risk level based on false perception of ‘safety’