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UNDP role in Emergency Response and Risk Reduction in the Caribbean during 2004
Dr David Smith, Programme Specialist, Environment & Disaster Management, Jamaica. 04-2005
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AcknowledgementsAcknowledgements
To my colleagues who responded at short notice with information from the UNDP Offices in Barbados, Haiti & Republica
Dominicana,
Thank You
Two ways to manage riskTwo ways to manage risk
Implement development-based programs that build resilience and increase capacity for risk reduction, hazard mitigation & preparedness
Provide assistance during and following an event for relief and recovery
These are complementary approaches
Outline of PresentationOutline of Presentation
Some responses to events of 2004– Floods in May in Hispaniola– Hurricanes Frances, Ivan & Jeanne
Some developmental activities
HAITI
Response in HaitiResponse in Haiti
Emergency Phase Preliminary Assessment Response coordination Deployment of UNDAC team and UN
Volunteers Daily/weekly national meetings Provision and delivery of
– relief items– transportation facilities– security to humanitarian convoys and at distribution
points
Response in HaitiResponse in Haiti
Prepared and launched two (2) flash appeals Media relations Supported strengthening of National Plan for
Disaster and Risk Management Institutional strengthening: ~50 local risk
management committees created and trained UN Inter-agency Disaster Response Team created
Response in HaitiResponse in Haiti
Short to medium term actionsFinalization of Inter-agency Contingency
Plan for Natural DisastersCreation of joint Disaster Assessment CellLaunching of a disaster risk awareness
campaign
Dominican Republic
Response in the Dominican Response in the Dominican Republic (DR)Republic (DR)
Event 1: May floodsUNDAC team deployedDamage assessment conducted, actions for
emergency response developedCoordinated international donor emergency
support
Response in the Dominican Response in the Dominican Republic (DR)Republic (DR)
Recovery and ReconstructionBCPR supported formulation of recovery
planFocus on housing sector
– Defined standards for housing– Government negotiations for land, basic
infrastructure
Response in the Dominican Response in the Dominican Republic (DR)Republic (DR)
Hurricane Jeanne Not as large an event as May floods or as in Haiti,
but major economic loss UNDAC deployment Formation of Inter-agency technical group for
disaster response Poor response to international appeal (more
emphasis by the international community on Haiti & Jamaica)
Response in the Dominican Response in the Dominican Republic (DR)Republic (DR)
Hurricane JeanneEstablishment of a Strategic Framework for
Disaster Reduction and Preparedness– Mainstreaming in sectors, budgetary allocations
UNDAC national capacity for disaster response evaluation (March 2005)
UNDP/EU Project to support risk reduction activities (for approval)
Grenada
Courtesy of www.grenadaemergency.com
Response in GrenadaResponse in Grenada
POST HURRICANE IVANCoordinator of the Eastern Caribbean Donor
Group for Disaster ManagementUNDAC Team deployedCoordination Centre for international relief
– Relief and recovery efforts
Participant in the development of a disaster risk reduction strategy & guidelines for recovery phase
Response in GrenadaResponse in Grenada
BCPR funded joint ECLAC/OECS socio-economic impact assessment, housing damage assessment.
BCPR funded establishment of the Grenada Liaison Office, technical assistance.
Trained 180 artisans in good building practices.
Response in GrenadaResponse in GrenadaRECOVERY & RECONSTRUCTION Design & implementation of 12-month work
programme Institutional Strengthening – Public Information
and Communication National consultation for the recovery process Coordination
– Donor conference– Flash appeal– Formulation of National Reconstruction Plan
The Bahamas
Response in the BahamasResponse in the Bahamas
UNDP / UNDAC assessment visit post event
IDB/ECLAC assessment of damage & lossAssistance by UNDAC team to NEMA
Bahamas, to develop database for tracking assessment and recovery data
JAMAICA
Response in Jamaica
Pre-Hurricane Ivan UNDP is designated focal point for donor community
(under the National Disaster Plan) Some members of UNDAC team arrive
Post-Hurricane Ivan UNDAC deployed immediately, assisted ODPEM in
assessment, provision of transportation BCPR approved relief assistance funds Coordinated emergency relief assistance Meetings held daily at UNDP office Established a relief and recovery coordination team
Response in JamaicaResponse in Jamaica
ECLAC/UNDP strategy for reconstructionProvided support to aid coordination,
communication and public informationProvided support in the procurement of
goods, management of international reconstruction funds
Provided effective EWS through the use of the Doppler radar (DIPECHO project)
Response in JamaicaResponse in Jamaica
Recovery and ReconstructionMember, Advisory Board ONRBCPR supported technical expertiseUNDAC identified areas for on-going
supportECLAC socio-economic impact assessmentNational Debrief (Nov. 2004)
Response in JamaicaResponse in JamaicaRecovery and Reconstruction
PIOJ Rapid livelihoods assessment (Dec. 04) School feeding programme for children of farmers
and fisher folks seriously affected by Ivan/ Relief supplies for farmers and fisher folks (UNDP/OCHA ODPEM & Red Cross)
Relief supplies to senior citizens and children (UNDP/OCHA Food for the Poor)
The Cayman Islands
Response in the Cayman IslandsResponse in the Cayman Islands
UNDP / UNDAC assessment visit post event, facilitated by DFID & OFDA
ECLAC assessment of damage & lossFollow-on project in reconstruction phase
for disaster management and reduction of vulnerability
Cayman IslandsCayman Islands
Strategy for Risk Management in the Cayman Islands Project (ECLAC/UNDP/GOC)– Phase 1 in progress: expert oversight,
technical advice to agencies in recovery phase, creation of an institution to deal with emergencies, institutional strengthening, update shelter policy
Developmental approaches to risk reduction and preparedness
“While the floods were the consequences of an extreme meteorological event, the disaster which engulfed the region is not entirely natural. The hazard itself should be analysed with regard to global climatic change. Severe environmental degradation which occurs over the affected area intensifies the impact of the hazard resulting in a major disaster. The impact of the hazard will increase when affected communities live in a precarious socio-economic situation.
UNDP Haiti
Developmental approaches to Developmental approaches to reducing vulnerabilityreducing vulnerability
Regional (UNDP Barbados Sub-regional Office) Caribbean Risk Management Initiative (CRMI)
– CRMI, Havana Initiative Caribbean Hazard Mitigation Capacity Building
Programme (CHAMP) Comprehensive Approach for Disaster Management in
the Caribbean (CDM)– UNDP Barbados/CDERA Joint Evaluation Project of CDM
Regional Workshop for information sharing Disaster Emergency Response and Management
Systems (DERMS) 2000
Developmental approaches to Developmental approaches to reducing vulnerabilityreducing vulnerability
Sub-Regional Eastern Caribbean Donor Group for Disaster
Management Strengthening the search and rescue capabilities of
CDERA Caribbean Regional Seminar on The Use of
Information Technology in Comprehensive Disaster Management (CDM project)
Doppler Radar Project, 2003-2004 (DIPECHO/CRMI project implemented in Jamaica, Haiti, DR)
IWCAM project with UNEP and CEHI
Developmental approaches to Developmental approaches to reducing vulnerabilityreducing vulnerability
National Community-based Disaster Management Projects (2001-
2005) Capacity building Pilot Flood Early Warning Systems Support implementation of National Plan for Disaster and
Risk Management World Bank/LICUS Disaster Risk Management Pilot Inter-agency contingency planning exercise Monitoring of hydro-meteorological hazards during
hurricane season Information Systems for Risk Assessment and Monitoring Local Risk Management/Structural Mitigation Activities
UN system StrengthsUN system Strengths
Coordination of activity, information dissemination, guidance & technical advice was effective
Active participation with Governments Ability to play the role of a facilitator between
Government, Donors, NGOs and civil society Deployment of UNDAC team timely & effectively Use of UNDAC & ECLAC is very important & of
high value
ConstraintsConstraints
Approvals of funds & technical assistance should have been more timely
Weak coordination of assessments and resource allocation
Shortage of human resources to coordinate donor response mechanisms
ConstraintsConstraints
Some local agencies lack organization– Weak government structures may have been an
impediment– Poor coordination among Government agencies
No clear transition from relief to recovery phase
No definition of a common approachFew examples of a coordinated response
Issues
IssuesIssues
What kind of institutions necessary during reconstruction– Do countries need an ONR or ARD? How should
reconstruction be “mainstreamed” Timeliness of damage assessment & allocation of
relief funds Coordination of activities Strength of counterpart agencies Development of mechanisms to ensure
sustainability of initiatives
RecommendationsRecommendations
Improve support to Coordination & Assessment Build national Government’s capacity for
response Promote multi-stakeholder participation in
recovery and reconstruction Build development to reduce vulnerability
– Incorporate disaster risk reduction into socio-economic policy and programme implementation for all SIDS
– Build stronger connections between Environmental & Disaster Risk Management
– Build stronger interagency approaches to reducing vulnerability
There is a direct link between the poverty and environmental degradation as the poor are often compelled to use the environment as a resource for their survival, resulting in severe environmental degradation.
UNDP Haiti
Opportunities in SIDSOpportunities in SIDS
Integrate Climate Change scenarios into physical & coastal zone planning (e.g. Work with CCCCC in Belize)
Seek opportunities to mainstream disaster prevention into physical and coastal planning
Build capacity to build disaster risk into economic planning scenarios
Opportunities in SIDSOpportunities in SIDS
Link with governance programs to improve community organizations for disaster management
Communications technology, radar and other EWS
GEF/UNDP/UNEP IWCAM project GEF SGP – Land Degradation & Climate Change
projects (by communities) Capacity 2015
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