sdc in pakistan: from disaster relief to sustainable development presentation by ms sarah pfister...
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SDC in Pakistan: From Disaster Relief to Sustainable
Development
Presentation by
Ms Sarah PfisterDeputy Director of Cooperation, SDC Pakistan
Swiss Cooperation Office Islamabad, Pakistan
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Content
The Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation - SDC
Flood 2010 in Pakistan
Strategic framework
Disaster Management Cycle
SDC Response to floods 2010 in Pakistan
Towards sustainable development
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The Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation - SDC
Part of the Swiss Ministry of Foreign Affairs Annual budget of CHF 1.87 billion (2012) 550 Swiss nationals in Switzerland and abroad,
about 1’000 local employees Engages in
• direct operations • supports programmes of multilateral
organizations • finances programmes run by Swiss and
international relief organizations3
The Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation - SDC
Regional cooperation: bilateral cooperation with countries in the Middle East, Africa, Asia, Latin America
Global Cooperation: Multilateral cooperation with UN system, World Bank. Global programmes in climate change, food security, water and migration
Humanitarian Aid: prevention, emergency aid and survival assistance, reconstruction, and advocacy for the causes of forgotten humanitarian crises
Cooperation with Eastern Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS): democratic and market economy reforms in partner countries
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SDC in Pakistan
Since 1966 with full-fledged development programme
Humanitarian aid intervention in school reconstruction after Mansehra earthquake 2005
Since 2010: Pakistan Hindukush Programme • Geographic focus on Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province
and FATA• Working in two domains
– Rural livelihood– Good governance & Human Rights
• Gender and Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) as crosscutting themes
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Flood 2010 in Pakistan
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Type of damage Amount
Population affected 20 million
Area affected 100,000 (+) Sq KM
Cultivated land affected 21%
Reported death 1,985
Reported injured 2, 946
Houses damaged 1.7 million
Medical facilities damaged 471
Schools damaged 12,693
Losses USD 9.5 billion
Rehabilitation/reconstruction costs USD 6.9 – 8.9 billion
Causes of Flood 2010
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Widespread floods from North to South Pakistan
Climatic changes Shift of monsoon from North Eastern to North
Western mountains
Man-madeUnsustainable land
and water management
HydrologicalIncreased flow of water, high silt/
debris over fragile mountains
Flash floods upstream
High water flow in rivers
International Framework
The Hyogo Framework of Action (HFA) 2005 -2015
Goals of the HFA:• Integration of disaster risk into sustainable
development policies, planning and programming
• Development and strengthening of institutions, mechanisms and capacities
• Systematic incorporation of risk reduction approaches into the design and implementation
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SDC Commitment
Preventing and overcoming crises, conflicts and catastrophes (Message to the Swiss Parliament 2013 – 2016)
Global Programme Climate Change: ð influencing policy level
Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) network: ð improving practices on the ground
DRR as cross-cutting theme: ð ensuring implementation in projects
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PRE
Dis
aste
rPO
ST Disaster
Disaster Management Cycle
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Preparedness
Prevention/ Mitigation
Rehabilitation &Reconstruction
Relief & Recovery
Reduce impacts
Reduce risks
Objective• Reduced losses
through disasters• Improved resilience
of population
PRE
Dis
aste
rPO
ST Disaster
SDC Response to Flood 2010
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Preparedness
Prevention/MitigationRehabilitation & Reconstruction
Relief & Recovery
• Safe drinking water• Shelter/accommodation• Food and non-food items• Seed distribution
• Training on water treatment and hygiene awareness
• Roof reconstruction• School reconstruction• Strengthening of livelihood
basis
• Early warning systems• Climate Forecast Application• Institutional support to PDMA
and P&DD
• Integrated watershed management
• Protection structures (dams, gabions)
• Slope stabilization with bio-engineering
SDC Response: Drinking Water
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Distribution of drinking water through water tanks in camps
Relief & Recovery
Distribution of pumps and well cleaning material
Training on well cleaning
Distribution of WATA device to PHED for the production of chlorine for water disinfection
Training of PHED staff on using WATA device
Introduction of SODIS water treatment at household level through sun exposure
SDC Response: Drinking Water
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Rehabilitation and improvement of wells and drinking water systems
Training on water analysis to PHED operational staff
School lesson on water treatment and hygiene in schools
Teacher Training (female and male) on water treatment and hygiene - special lesson on SODIS
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Rehabilitation Prevention & Mitigation Preparedness
Key Features: Drinking Water
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Main partners• PDMA/PaRRSA (Provincial Disaster Management Authority/
Provincial Reconstruction, Rehabilitation & Settlement Authority)• IRSP (Integrated Regional Support Programme, local NGO)• PHED (Public Health Engineering Department)• TMA (Tehsil Municipal Administration)
Key results and objectives• Over 2’000 wells and 15’000 hand pumps cleaned
up to date• Over 68’000 people to be trained in hygiene
practices and low-tech water treatment• Another 100’000 beneficiaries will gain access to
clean drinking water through rehabilitation of wells, water supply systems, small water schemes
SDC Response: Shelter
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Distribution of tents for camps
Relief & Recovery Rehabilitation & Reconstruction
Distribution of material for roof reconstruction
Cash for Winterization - financial support to cover basic needs (accommodation and subsistence) during the winter 2010/2011
Key Features: Shelter
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Main partners• Helvetas Swiss Intercooperation (Swiss NGO)• Swiss Red Cross (Swiss NGO)• CAMP (Community Appraisal & Motivation Programme, local NGO)
Key results• 500 tents made available for displaced people• 800 families, in particular women-headed
households, received cash support to help them cover the basic needs (shelter and subsistence) during the winter months 2010/2011
• 800 families received support for the reconstruction of destroyed roofs of their houses
SDC Response: Education
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Transitional schools structures, later to be used as women’s centers
Relief & Recovery Rehabilitation & Reconstruction
Reconstruction of schools
Training of local artisans in “building back better” in established competence centers
Key Features: Education
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Main partners• PDMA/PaRRSA (Provincial Disaster Management Authority/
Provincial Reconstruction, Rehabilitation & Settlement Authority)• Education Department KP• UNICEF• UN-HABITAT• University of Peshawar
Key results and objectives• 4 transitional school structures• 23 schools to be rehabilitated or reconstructed
including sanitation blocks• Local artisans are trained in Competence Centers
for “building back better”
SDC Response: Livelihood
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Distribution of agricultural inputs (seeds, fertilizers)
Relief & Recovery Prevention & Mitigation
Treatment and vaccination of livestock
Increasing resilience through diversified livelihood options (e.g. value chains)
Adaptation of cropping patterns
Key Features: Livelihood
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Main partners• Helvetas Swiss Intercooperation (Swiss NGO)• Nestlé (Private Sector Company)
Key results and objectives• 4’500 farmers received seeds and fertilizers in order
not to lose another sowing season• 14’000 small and large livestock were treated and
vaccinated• Large scale sustainable livelihood programme
(agriculture, livestock, value chain, micro and small entreprises and entrepreneurial activities)
SDC Response: DRR
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Prevention & Mitigation Preparedness
Community based DRR structures for protection from floods and landslides through cash for work approach (dams, gabions)
Integrated watershed management with slope stabilization through bio-engineering
Early warning systems andClimate Forecast Application in collaboration with Pakistan Meteorological Department
Institutional strengthening and policy support to PDMA and P&DD
Towards sustainable development
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DRR has to be an integral part of any development Sustainable environmental and natural resource management
needs to be practiced Hospitals, schools and other critical public facilities need to be
built in a disaster resilient way Data necessary for adaptation to existing and future climate change Increasing people’s resilience to hazards
Improvement of food security, social safety nets, diversified income options,
Insurance schemes for loss of lives, health, (partial) destruction of houses, loss of agricultural production and loss of livestock
Financial services for credits and savings Tap into potential of Private-Public Development Partnerships