Asian Disaster Preparedness Center

Transcription

1 Asian Disaster Preparedness Center Presentation by Loy Rego At the ProVention Consortium Forum February 2007 Historical Overview Established in 1986, at the initiatives of 3 UN organizations: WMO, UNDP and UNOCHA, at the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), in Thailand. Served as the Outreach Center of AIT, Became an independent international foundation in July Royal Thai Government announced the attainment of Inter-governmental status in February Staff, 21 Nationalities. VISION: Signing of MoU between AIT and UNDRO Safer communities and sustainable development through disaster reduction. MISSION: To reduce the impact of disasters on communities and countries in Asia and the Pacific by : raising awareness and enhancing knowledge and skills, strengthening sustainable institutional mechanisms, facilitating exchange of information, experience and expertise.

2 ADPC's vision is Safer communities and sustainable development through disaster reduction. ADPC's mission is to reduce the impact of disasters on communities and countries in Asia and the Pacific by: raising awareness and enhancing knowledge and skills strengthening sustainable institutional mechanisms, and facilitating exchange of information, experience and expertise. ADPC's goals are to: Mainstream Disaster Reduction in Development Build and Strengthen Capacity Facilitate Partnerships and Exchange of Experiences Be recognized as a Proactive and Responsive Regional Resource Achieve Quality Service Through a Team Approach ADPC Organization Chart Board of Trustees 23 Members 16 Countries International Advisory Council (IAC) 100+ members Executive Committee Selected Members from the BoT Secretariat Special Advisor Regional Consultative Committee (RCC) 30 Members 25 Countries Office of the Executive Director (OED) Administration, Finance, Human Resources, Communications, Information and Knowledge Management, Monitoring and Evaluation, Partner and Countries Relations, Public Awareness & Education, Training Climate Risk Management (CRM) Urban Disaster Risk Management (UDRM) Public Health in Emergencies (PHE) Disaster Management Systems (DMS)

3 ADPC Regional Consultative Committee on Disaster Management (RCC) Membership: 30 Heads of NDMOs from 26 Asian Countries Southeast Asia Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia,Myanmar, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam South Asia Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka East Asia China, Korea, Mongolia Central and West Asia - Georgia, Kazakhstan, Iran, Jordan Pacific - PNG,East Timor H.E. Prof.Dr. I. Ahmed President of Bangladesh at the 4 th RCC Meeting Roles Identification of disaster-related needs and priorities of Asia-Pacific countries Promotion of regional and sub-regional co-operative programs Development of regional action strategies for disaster reduction The 4 th RCC Meeting, Dhaka, March 2004 ADPC Regional Consultative Committee on Disaster Management (RCC) First RCC Meeting: November 2000, Bangkok Thailand 35 RCC Delegates from 17 countries and territories and 3 Observers Second RCC Meeting: 31 October - 2 November 2001, Bangkok Thailand 23 RCC Delegates from 16 counties and territories and 13 Observers Special session on Flood Management Third RCC Meeting: October 2002, New Delhi India 20 RCC Delegates from 14 countries and territories and 25 Observers Special session on Drought Management Co-hosted by the Government of India Fourth RCC Meeting: March 2004, Dhaka Bangladesh 20 RCC Delegates from 15 countries and territories and 24 Observers Special session on Urban Risk Mitigation and Sustainable Development Co-hosted by the Government of Bangladesh Fifth RCC Meeting: May 2005, Hanoi Vietnam 32 RCC Delegates from 18 countries and territories and 47 Observers Special session on Mainstreaming Disaster Risk Reduction into Development Co-hosted by the Government of Vietnam Sixth RCC Meeting: November 2006, Kunming, China 28 RCC Delegates from 21 countries and territories and 37 Observers Special session on Mainstreaming Disaster Risk Reduction into Development Co-hosted by the Government of P.R. China

4 RCC Program on Mainstreaming of Disaster Risk Reduction into Development Policy, Planning and Implementation Principal Objective The Development and Adoption of National Programs to Mainstream Disaster Risk Reduction in RCC Member Countries Program Objectives To increase awareness and political support for adoption of Mainstreaming Disaster Risk Reduction in Development Planning and Implementation in RCC Member Countries To enhance the capacity of National Disaster Management Systems to develop and implement MDRD in selected sectors and thus provide support to the implementation of the HFA RCC Program on MDRD launched at WCDR Mainstreaming DRR into Development: Overall Two Track Approach National Development Policy, Planning and Implementation Integration of DRR into Development Policy, Planning and Implementation involving the national disaster management offices dialogue and linkage with national ministries for finance, planning, and environment as well as the multilateral and bilateral agencies. Mainstreaming Disaster Risk Reduction into Specific Sectors While recognises DRR should be integrated across and in all sectors, infrastructure, health, education, agriculture, environment and financial services sectors have been identified to initiate mainstreaming of DRR. Involves NDMO dialogue and partnership with Ministries responsible for development activities in these sectors through implementation of Priority Implementation Project (PIPs) Sector Agriculture Infrastructure and Housing Concerned Ministries Agriculture and Rural Development Public Works, Infrastructure, Urban & Rural Development, Transportation Health Education Financial Services Health and Social Welfare Education, Women and Children Finance and Planning

5 5th RCC Meeting: Issued Hanoi RCC 5 Statement on Mainstreaming disaster risk reduction into development policy, planning and implementation in Asia RCC MDRD Phase 1 ( ) Component 1: Developing Guidelines and Tools for MDRD Component 2: Undertaking Priority Implementation Projects (PIP) in MDRD in RCC Member Countries Component 3: Showcasing good practice on MDRD and Monitoring Progress Component 4: Advocacy for Building awareness and Political Support to MDRD Component 5: Mobilising Partnerships for ongoing and sustainable implementation

6 RCC MDRD Phase II ( ) & Phase III ( ) Program Components 1.Program Management 2.Advocacy 3.Knowledge management platform 4.Capacity Development 5.Integration in planning 6.Integration in bilateral and multilateral program RCC MDRD Phase II ( ) & Phase III ( ) Program Components contd 7.Safe schools (Education) 8.Safe Hospitals (Health) 9.Secure Livelihood (Agriculture and non farm) 10. Microfinance for DRR (Financial services) 11. Safer (Infrastructure) 12. Safer Housing (Shelter)

7 Community Based Disaster Risk Management Partnership for Disaster Reduction South east Asia (PDRSEA) Initiated in 2001 to promote CBDRM in SE Asia; Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Timor Leste, Vietnam, Philippines, Thailand Funded by ECHO and Implemented in collaboration with UNESCAP Objective: An improved, enabling environment for CBDRM through promoting ownership in national programs and local entities, enhancing the capabilities of CBDRM practitioners and the expansion and strengthening of partnerships PDRSEA Phase I PDRSEA Phase II PDRSEA Phase III Rationale Critical Guidelines for CBDRM Diverse practices (at times) leading to confusion Assessing contribution to community lives Accountability of NGOs, donors, governments Challenges of integrating and mainstreaming

8 Critical Guidelines for CBDRM Potential Application Serve as Benchmarks for the sector Guidelines for Project Planning & Design Indicators for Project Evaluation & Impact Assessment Basis for Advocacy & Policy formulation Materials for staff orientation/training Target Users Individuals, groups, organizations & departments concerned with the: Planning, design and implementation of community based initiatives & projects; Evaluation of community based initiatives; Advocacy on mainstreaming CBDRM; Policy making on community based disaster risk reduction; Critical Guidelines on CBDRM (Standards) Process Indicators Process 1: Undertake groundwork for CBDRD Process 2: Select communities for CBDRM through risk assessment Process 3: Build rapport and understand the community Process 4: Participator disaster risk management planning Process 5: Community-managed Implementation of Risk Reduction Measures Process 6: Participatory Monitoring and Evaluation

9 Critical Guidelines on CBDRM Outcome Indicators Outcome 1: Community based organisation (CBO) Outcome 2: Community Disaster Risk Reduction Fund Outcome 3: Community Hazard, Vulnerability, Capacity Map (HVCM) Outcome 4: Community Disaster Risk Management Plan Outcome 5: CBO Training System Outcome 6: Community Drills System Outcome 7: Community Learning System Outcome 8: Community Early Warning System Thank You