Binod Prakash Singh

Under-Secretary

Ministry of Local Development

PRESENTATION OUTLINES1. Central institutions involved in DRR/DP

2. National Strategy for DRM - 2009

3. MoLD initiatives on DRR/DP

4. Assigned Functions of Local Bodies

5. Local Planning Process

6. Achievements

7. Issues and Challenges

8. Way forward

1. Central Institutions Involved in DRR/DP

•Office of the Prime Minister and Ministers Council

•National Planning Commission

•Water and Energy Commission

•Central Disaster Relief Committee

•Ministries ( Local Development,

Home, Irrigation, Forest & Soil Conservation,

Environment, Health & Population, Physical Planning &

Works, Education, Agriculture & Cooperatives, Energy)

•Different Departments, I/NGOs

2. National Strategy for Disaster Risk Management 2066 BS

•Based on Hyogo Framework for Action (HFA) 2005-15

•National Framework

•Focused on Mitigation, Preparedness and Response

•Mainstreaming DRR in Development Plan with clear

vision, objective and working policy

•Proposed new organizational structure

3. MoLD initiatives on DRRTraining and Capacity Development

Coordination meeting

Formulation of Action Plan and Guidelines for local

bodies

Community mobilization Action Plan Guideline

Coordinate between Central Line Agencies, I/NGOs

and Local Bodies.

Formulation of budget for Rehabilitation and

Reconstruction

4. Assigned Functions of Local BodiesVDCs:

11 types of functions

Physical Infrastructures: Drinking water supply,

solid waste management, sewage and drainage,

rural roads, soil erosion and river training,

irrigation, dams, canals, generation and

distribution of electricity

Land Utilization Plans

Control of natural calamities

Contd……Municipalities

10 types of Compulsory functions and 13 types

of Voluntary functions

Compulsory functions:

Physical Development;

land-use map;

housing plan;

approval of houses/ building;

Contd…….

drinking water;

sanitation;

solid waste management and drainage; and

Control and prevention of river-cuttings,

floods and soil erosion

Works (Urban roads, bridges and culverts, bus park)

Contd…….

Prevention of epidemics and infectious

diseases

Controlling of natural calamities

Demolition of houses, walls, etc. that create

hazardous results

Operation and management of fire brigades

Contd…….

Voluntary functions of Municipalities

Control of unplanned settlement,

guided land development,

ambulance service,

carrying out preventive and relief works to

lessen the loss of life and property caused

from natural calamities

Contd…….DDCs

16 types of functions

Functions:

rural drinking water;

habitation development;

mini and micro hydro-power projects;

district – level roads, suspension bridges,

irrigation, soil erosion and river training

Control of natural calamities

5. Local Planning : Bottom up Planning Process

Settlement levelWard levelVDC BoardVillage CouncilIlakaSectoral/Subject -wise Planning CommitteesIntegrated Planning CommitteeDDC BoardDistrict Council

Contd……..Participatory Planning: Involvement of

Stakeholders- GOs, NGOs, Private sectors,

donors and gender consideration

District Periodic Plans are formulated

following District Periodic Planning Guidelines

Linkage of Annual Plans with Periodic Plans

and Sectoral Master Plans

Contd……..District Periodic Plan Guidelines: classifies and

analyzes environmentally Sensitive Zones (Severely, Moderately and Slightly Sensitive Zones):Flooding affected ZonesLandslide prone ZonesOther natural calamities prone Zones (such as

Glacier explosion)Earthquake prone ZonesRiver trainingSecurity (fire brigades, ambulances)Management of epidemics

6. AchievementsDistrict Periodic Plans in 52 districts:

District Profile (Part I) analyzes the disaster-related

situation

District Profile (Part II) includes the plans, policies,

strategies and programs to disaster risk reduction

• District Disaster Contingency Plan in 66 Districts

• District Disaster Management Action Plan

Prepared in 7 districts (Sindhuli, Mahottari, Chitwan,

Bardiya, Syanja. Kailali, and Udayapur)

National Building Code enforced at Municipalities

Contd…….

Government – Civil Society co-operation

Co-operation with expert, NGOs/INGOs (UNDP,

DPNet, Oxfam, NRCS, NSET, Action Aid etc.)

Awareness raising,

Training, and

Technical backstopping

Establishment of DRR Focal Desk in

Municipalities/DDCs

Contd………Allocation of budget for DRR (including relief and

rescue)

Preparing Disaster Risk Management Plan in 30

Communities of 9 District

District Environment Management Committee

Established under the chairpersonship of DDC President

Facilitates the district level disaster management

activities, and

Co-ordinates the programs of GOs, NGOs and the Donors

7. Issues and ChallengesEffective implementation of DRR/DP plans

Integration of DRR as an integral part of infrastructure

and physical development programs in Local Bodies

Central level backstopping for Institutional as well as

human resource capacity building of Local Bodies

Management and upgrading of fire-brigade facilities

Hazard mapping, Risk Analysis and Land use planning

Contd…….Effective Co-ordination between Line agencies

and I/NGOs

Earthquake risk reduction: in densely populated

cities/towns

Need to formulate Disaster Management Action

Plans in other remaining districts

Review of District and Municipal Periodic

Planning Guidelines for further incorporation of

disaster risk reduction measures

Contd……Promotion of settlement development and

resettlement at local level

Enforcement and Implementation of National

Building Code

Replication of best practices

Donor harmonization

8.Way forward

Decentralization and people's participation

Environment and sustainable development

Poverty reduction

Tie-up Government funding/grants with DRR

indicators

Mainstreaming DRM in local planning process.

Thank You!