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TOPS - Asia Regional Knowledge Sharing Meeting Dhaka, 03-05 March 2015

Improving the Resilience of SHOUHARDO II Communities

Presented By: Shafiqur RahmanHumanitarian Assistance Coordinator,SHOUHARDO II Program, CARE Bangladesh

Resilience As DefinedResilience:“The ability of people, households, communities,

countries, and systems to mitigate, adapt to, and recover from shocks and stresses in a manner that reduces chronic vulnerability and facilitates inclusive growth”

Where does SHOUHARDO II Program work?4 Districts

(Kurigram, Nilphamari, Lalmonirhat and Dinajpur)

North Chars Region

Brahmaputra River drainage

CARE RO: Rangpur

3 Districts

(Bogra, Sirajganj and Pabna)

Middle Chars Region

Jamuna River drainage and the north bank of the Padma River

3 Districts

(Mymensingh, Jamalpur, Sunamganj)

Haor RegionNortheast part of the country

1 Districts

Cox’s Bazar

Coastal Region Attached to the Bay of Bengal

11 District, 31 Upazila, 172 Union Parishad, 1572 village

CARE RO: Sirajganj

CARE RO: Mymensingh

CARE RO: Cox’s Bazar

Program Goal: “Transform the lives of 370,000 Poor and Extreme Poor (PEP) households in 11 of the poorest and most marginalized districts in Bangladesh by reducing their vulnerability to food insecurity.”

Contributing to achieve Program Goal and Complementing HFA and GoB’s NPDM through SHOUHARDO II PROGRAM

Objective: Targeted community members & government institutions are better prepared for, mitigate & respond to disasters & adapt to

climate changeP4: Reduce the

underlying causes of

vulnerability

P1: Make DRR a local and national

priority with strong basis for implementation

P2: Improve early warning

system

P3:Build a culture of safety and

resilience using knowledge,

innovation and education

P5:Strengthen

disaster preparedness for effective

response at all levels

HFA Priorities for Action +NPDM

Disaster and Climate Risk Management (DCRM)

SHOII Program’s Approach to DCRM

DCRMCBDM

Response C

apacity

Integration/Mainstream

ing DRR & CCA

Emergency Preparedness Planning

Emergency Fund & Prepositioning

Knowledge and skill development

Agriculture and livelihoods

Health, Hygiene and Nutrition

Empowerment

Institutional Strengthening

Institutional /Community Capacity Development

Infrastructure

Advocacy

Community participation in defining and defining

vulnerabilities

SHOUHARDO II Resilience Interventions: Capacity Enhancement of Institutions and Community

3. Training to PNGO staff on Disaster and Climate Risk

Management, Emergency Preparedness Plan in place

4. Risk mitigation measures through both hardware and software – homestead plinth raising, construction/maintenance of multi-purpose flood/cyclone shelter/community resource center, wave protection wall, drainage structure, training to Labor Contracting Society (LCS), Project Implementation Committee (PIC), management of infrastructure etc.

5. Investing in youth to strengthen disaster preparedness - School Based Teenager Brigade engaging both girls and boys, Disaster Volunteers

2. Enhancement of flood early warning technology/model and staff capacity of Flood Forecasting and Warning Center

(FFWC). Union Information Service Centers (UISC) linked with FFWC

1.. Activation of Disaster Management

Committees (DMCs) at union and sub-

district level, Union Disaster

Management Plan (UDMP), disaster

volunteers with VDC in awareness

development, early warning

dissemination and search and rescue

Mainstreaming DRR and CCA with other development activities

Climate Vulnerability and Capacity

AnalysisUnion Disaster Management

Plan

Community Action Plan

Climate Change Adaptation Plan

Union Development

Plan

Open budget

GoB Fiscal Framework

Incorporation of CVCA outputs into CAP and Union Planning

Climate Vulnerability and Capacity Analysis (CVCA) in community, developing Climate Change Adaptation (CCA) Plan by community and inclusion in Community Action Plan (CAP)

Promotion of climate smart agriculture (i.e. seed variety, floating garden, keyhole garden etc.) and energy saving technology (Improved Cook Stove) etc. Keyhole Garden Improved cook stove

Vehicles of DCRM

UzDMC

UDMC and Community

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of D

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CHV

ECCD

EVAW Forum

EKATA

CAV

FFWC

Teenage Brigade at Schools

VDC

UnionDisasterVolunteer

Acronyms: CHV: Community Health Volunteers, CAV: Community Agriculture Volunteers, VDC: Village Development Committee, ECCD: Early Childhood and care Development, EKATA: A women group in the community, EVAW: Ending Violence Against Women, Uz: Upazila (Sub-district), DMC: Disaster Management Committee

How all these fit to Resilience Framework?Resilience as the result of Absorptive, Adaptive and Transformative capacities

Source: ODI

Helps Improving resilient livelihoods

Reduce loss of life and sufferings

Overall Resilience

SHOUHARDO II program has increased the disaster resilience of SHOUHARDO II communities and adjacent areas. Resilience would not be achieved unless DCRM issues are efficiently integrated

Little loss of life and livestock in 2014 floods indicates that preparedness measures by communities were effective.

Traditional disaster preparedness is effective to reduce loss in life and moveable properties but does not help much to reduce damage to crops; adaptive measures are more appropriate.

Incremental increase in income of PEP (TANGO 2013) during the initial years of SHO II may be partially attributable to there being no major flood.

Involvement of women and youth in DCRM activities multiplies the benefits.

Communicating Early Warning timely and accurately doesn’t complete the cycle, it also requires to have options to take action to mitigate the impact of floods. (adequate shelters, communication systems, services/supplies, security etc).

LESSONS LEARNED