Making schools and hospitals safer in Making schools and hospitals safer in Eastern and UVA provinces (USD Eastern and UVA provinces (USD

100,000)100,000)and and

Reaching the unreachable - Reaching the unreachable - Enhancing outreach capacity in DRR Enhancing outreach capacity in DRR

(USD 100,000)(USD 100,000)UNDP Sri LankaUNDP Sri LankaIn association In association

with with Disaster Management Centre (DMC) Disaster Management Centre (DMC) Ministry of Disaster Management and Ministry of Disaster Management and

Human RightsHuman Rights

Sri Lanka

Making Schools and Hospitals Safer in Uva and Making Schools and Hospitals Safer in Uva and Eastern Provinces of Sri LankaEastern Provinces of Sri Lanka

Making Schools and Hospitals Safer in Uva and Making Schools and Hospitals Safer in Uva and Eastern Provinces : Process Eastern Provinces : Process

Engaging education and health authorities on the Engaging education and health authorities on the need for DRRneed for DRR

Soliciting and winning the support of agencies Soliciting and winning the support of agencies working in building codes and guidelinesworking in building codes and guidelines

Development of a data base on schools and Development of a data base on schools and hospitals (GPS points and data)hospitals (GPS points and data)

Identifying vulnerable facilities (historical data)Identifying vulnerable facilities (historical data) Incorporate DRR into infrastructure plans (Expert Incorporate DRR into infrastructure plans (Expert

Panel)Panel) Strategic entry to promote disaster resistant Strategic entry to promote disaster resistant

infrastructure (Type Plans) infrastructure (Type Plans)

55-8

6-10

117-9

5-114-94-10

2

4-5

7-9

5

5

3-4

7-12

5-15

Disaster Concerns in East and UVADisaster Concerns in East and UVA

Schools: Type Plan for Three story (12 Schools: Type Plan for Three story (12 classroom) building/ evacuation centreclassroom) building/ evacuation centre

Improvements to building Improvements to building columns, floor, roof and stairscolumns, floor, roof and stairs

Withstand tropical cyclones, Withstand tropical cyclones, strong winds, floods and a strong winds, floods and a moderate earthquake moderate earthquake

Fire resistant Fire resistant Disable accessDisable access

AS 1170.4-1993, Minimum Design Loads on Structures – Part4: Earthquake Loads,Standards Australia, New South Wales.BS 8110 -1985, Structural Use of Concrete, Part 1: Code of Practice for Design andConstruction, BSI, London.CP3: Chapter V: Part 2: 1972, Basic Data for Design of Buildings, Wind Loads, BSI,London.Society of Structural Engineers (2006), Reinforcement Detailing to Mitigate SeismicEffects, Sri Lanka

Technical Advisory Committee on Technical Advisory Committee on developing building guidelinesdeveloping building guidelines

Composition• Central Engineering

Consultancy Bureau• Disaster Management

Centre • University of Peradeniya• University of Moratuwa• Building Department• National Housing

Development Authority• National Building

Research Organization

Lessons Learnt

• Volunteer effort possibleVolunteer effort possible• Agencies used to work Agencies used to work

independentlyindependently• National level approachNational level approach• Modification of type plansModification of type plans• Replicable experienceReplicable experience• DMC extensive DMC extensive

coordination supportcoordination support• UNDP financial backingUNDP financial backing

Lessons Learnt Lessons Learnt

Infrastructure planning is one key area for DRR and it Infrastructure planning is one key area for DRR and it was possible to bring together the planners and users was possible to bring together the planners and users through proper co-ordination (DMC)through proper co-ordination (DMC)

Both Central and Regional Administrative systems are Both Central and Regional Administrative systems are equally important in infrastructure related DRR equally important in infrastructure related DRR

Much of the information was available, willingness to Much of the information was available, willingness to contribute existed, however, support to create enabling contribute existed, however, support to create enabling environment (maps, databases and coordination) lackedenvironment (maps, databases and coordination) lacked

Investments in coordination and facilitation is a key Investments in coordination and facilitation is a key aspect in DRR, not so much the resourcesaspect in DRR, not so much the resources

Sustainability and Next stepsSustainability and Next steps

• Approach worked within Approach worked within the present system and the present system and products have been products have been mainstreamed into Govt. mainstreamed into Govt. planning and budgeting (to planning and budgeting (to present to WB/ADB etc.)present to WB/ADB etc.)

• Stakeholders own the Stakeholders own the process and the products. process and the products. Linkage with professional Linkage with professional bodies and Univ. helps in bodies and Univ. helps in the continuationthe continuation

• Need to combine land use Need to combine land use planning, local authority planning, local authority capacity building and good capacity building and good governance in future, governance in future, including Risk and Right including Risk and Right based approachesbased approaches

• Post conflict development in Post conflict development in Northern province provides Northern province provides an excellent opportunity for an excellent opportunity for infrastructure related DRR infrastructure related DRR mainstreamingmainstreaming

Reaching the Unreachable- Enhancing Reaching the Unreachable- Enhancing Outreach Capacity in Disaster Risk Reduction Outreach Capacity in Disaster Risk Reduction

Purchasing a caravan to be modified as a mobile training and awareness generation facility

Coordination of Stakeholder Groups to identify/develop (compile, translate and design) education and communication materials in local languages

Develop partnerships with private sector, media and others to create collaborated activities to promote awareness, best practices of DRR, rights based DM and good governance

Knowledge sharing (Japan to Sri Lanka) Knowledge sharing (Japan to Sri Lanka)

Ability to conduct a public event in Schools;Ability to conduct a public event in Schools;Communities and Cultural Festivals etc.; and Communities and Cultural Festivals etc.; and Support Programme Activities such as First-Aid; Support Programme Activities such as First-Aid; Mapping, Governance (walk a watershed) etc. Mapping, Governance (walk a watershed) etc.

Key resultsKey results The mobile unit is designed to suit Sri Lanka DRR

needs and being built The educational materials needed is bring developed

with intensive stakeholder inputs, primarily via the National Disaster Management Coordinating Committee (education and training sub committee)

Number of private sector agencies have expressed to form partnerships with the mobile awareness work

This project prompted to think out of the box in programming and to develop innovative projects

Lessons Learnt

Vast amount of education and extension materials were available with partner agencies

National Disaster Management Coordinating Committee members found a niche to add value to DRR

Educational materials developed for the mobile unit is standardized and can be used in multiple audiences

Collaboration of Govt. educational authorities helped to align the contents with Government subject curricula on related subjects

Extensive consultations, ensuring ownership and coordination are some of the elements of success

Next stepsNext steps The mobile unit would be used to support awareness

component of on going and new initiatives First-aid and search and rescue trainings Mapping projects for village development and

incorporating DRR Highlight governance aspects in environment

conservation needs and disaster risks (walk your watershed; dengue control, waste management, water quality related issues etc.)

New resettlement areas on best practices

Establish private partnerships and innovative projects to use the facility and to share costs

Conclusions Conclusions

Sri Lanka used the AIDCO funding and ISDR support Sri Lanka used the AIDCO funding and ISDR support strategically within the broader DRR framework being strategically within the broader DRR framework being implementedimplemented

Two projects along with AIDCO support provided via UNDP Two projects along with AIDCO support provided via UNDP Bangkok office contributed towards mainstreaming DRR Bangkok office contributed towards mainstreaming DRR into development and to promote HFAinto development and to promote HFA

Room to transfer other global/regional experienceRoom to transfer other global/regional experience In country coordination could have been better (who, what In country coordination could have been better (who, what

and where started)and where started) New areas coming under development in Sri Lanka has a New areas coming under development in Sri Lanka has a

greater need and the potential introduce DRR at the greater need and the potential introduce DRR at the planning stage and the outputs of the two projects planning stage and the outputs of the two projects

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