STAKEHOLDER ’S WORKSHOP

1 ST DECEMBER 2011

FLAGSHIP FIVE WORKSHOP:

Institutional and policy support to implement the National Strategy for DRM

What is the NRRC?

� A Government-lead mechanism, linked to the National Strategy for Disaster Risk Management (NSDRM)

� Bridging Humanitarian and Development approaches, priorities & communities

� Bringing together IFIs, UN, Red Cross Movement and Development Partners

� A unique institutional arrangement that focuses on reducing disaster risk through 5 Flagship Areas

NRRC Goals

� The NRRC has the following goals:� To advance a few, urgent and viable short-to-medium-term (3-5 years) DRR priorities out of the new National Strategy

� To scale up the DRR effort dramatically in select sectors and create greater momentum for other aspects of the DRR effort

� To engage all relevant line-ministries in the work of DRR

� To increase international recognition of the need to invest in high risk countries like Nepal

� To raise additional resources for DRR in Nepal

NRRC Flagship Areas

•Coordinator: ADBMOE/WHO/MOPH•Focuses on reducing mass casualties and damages in hospitals and schools from earthquakes by building resiliency through retrofitting, training and raising awareness.

Flagship Area 1: School and Hospital

Safety

•Coordinator: OCHA/MOHA•This flagship seeks to enhance the Government of Nepal’s response capacities at the national, regional and district level in a coordinated manner with all in-country resources including the armed forces as well as integrating incoming international humanitarian and military assistance.

Flagship Area 2: Emergency

Preparedness and Response

•Coordinator: World Bank/MOI•This flagship is designed to address the risk of floods in Nepal. Managing water induced disasters, focusing the Koshi basin, is a priority for the government with both short and long term goals. The short term goals focus on enhancing institutional capabilities towards flood management while the long term goals focus on implementing effective flood mitigation

Flagship Area 3: Flood Management in the Koshi river basin

•Coordinator: IFRC/MOLD•This flagship seeks to capitalise on the community based disaster risk management (CBDRM) at VDC level by developing a set of minimum characteristics for disaster-resilient communities and adopting a minimum package of common elements to be included in all CBDRM projects. One thousand VDCs will be identified and consulted with under the flagship

Flagship Area 4: Community based

disaster risk management

•Coordinator: UNDP/MOHA•This flagship recognizes that institutional, legislative and policy frameworks are essential elements for DRM system building and embedding DRM into Nepal’s development efforts. This flagship will work to ensure new risk is minimized.

Flagship Area 5: Policy/institutional support for Disaster Risk Management

(DRM)

“Policy and institutional support for disaster risk

management”

What is Flagship 5?

Today’s Session

Goal

To get to know each other, and welcome new partners-that means you!

Improved calendar/ understanding of implementation

Suggestions on how we can strengthen our plan

Agenda:

� Brief presentation

� Small group discussions

� Break/Market place

� Feedback and Wrap up

Flagship 5 Focus Areas

� Institutional capacity building

� Policy formulation and legislative process support

� Financial mechanisms oriented towards DRM

� National training institution strengthening

� DRM and climate change adaptation mainstreamed and supported into development planning

� Land use management planning

1. Institutional capacity buildingSub-areas (total = $3,690,000)

1. Design model national, local and district DRM offices, enhancement of the

National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), establishment of all district and

Local DRM offices where needed.

2. DRM Briefing materials, key messages & advocacy strategy for new Secretaries,

Constitution Assembly members & MOHA staff prepared, produced & delivered.

3. Sub-thematic Donor Group on DRM & DRR formed, functional agenda developed

& routinely meeting

4. National meta-database holding disaster information developed

5. Line Ministry DRM focal points formalized incrementally into a secretariat &

focal point model extended to districts, villages, municipalities & local levels

Local government & district organizations strengthened

6. Minimum national standards for hazard analysis, vulnerability & risk assessment

approaches developed & established as mandatory

7. MoHA disaster unit strengthening & facilitation in implementing NSDRM

strategic priorities

8. National standards for spatial & temporal disaster information developed

� Key achievements

� DRM law in cabinet bill committee for final approval, has provisions for NDMA

� CA members sensitized on EQ preparedness

� Different disaster databases are being synchronized

� DRM focal points in key ministries

� Key challenges

� No sub-thematic donor group

� Minimum national standards for HVR assessment not yet finalised

� National standards for spatial and temporal disaster information has not yet begun

1. Institutional capacity building

2) Policy formulation & legislative enactment processes strengthened and supported

Sub-areas (total = $3,000,000)

1. NSDRM implementation plan is developed (at the moment some of the NSDRM

recommended activities are under implementation)

2. DRM & CCA inputted and mainstreamed into central government sector strategies

& plans via line Ministry DRM focal points

3. DRM & CCA inputted and mainstreamed into local government sector strategies &

plans

4. NSDRM legislation (including DRM Act), DRM policy and & regulations, by laws

and implementation plans upgraded, harmonized & streamlined. Ensuring the

Constitution is the umbrella document for DRM in Nepal. Ensuring emergency and

disaster powers and mechanisms for the declaration of a disaster are codified by law

� Key achievements

� Draft NSDRM exists that gives new guidance to DRM in Nepal

� DRM law in cabinet bill committee for final approval

� DRM focal points in key ministries

� Separate DRR chapter in 3-year NPC periodic plan

� Key challenges

� Need to expedite the DRM law approval and legislative enactment

2) Policy formulation & legislative enactment processes strengthened and supported

3) Financial mechanisms oriented toward risk reduction and management

Sub-areas (total = $ 1,250,000)

1. Using minimum standard guidelines for hazard analysis, vulnerability and risk

assessment approaches, VDC’s seed (funding) capitalized for DRM/CCA

implementation in their development projects

2. Ministry of Finance sensitized & trained in post impact macro-socioeconomic

assessments. Design emergency funding and compensation procedures according to

legislation

3. Precursor research & advocacy for harmonized, aid effective, DRM sector wide

approach developed

4. Micro-insurance policy & products developed in cooperation/partnership with

private sector insurance entities & communities in need. Incentives for hazard

resistant construction or livelihood practices developed

� Key achievements

� Some progress through mainstreaming and flagship four on improving access to funding at VDC level

� CCA/ DRM funding also likely to improve

� Key challenges

� Not a ‘traditional’ DRM area

� There are many gaps in this area

� New partners are needed with new kinds of expertise, particularly in micro-finance/ micro-insurence

� Outreach to private sector will be essential

3) Financial mechanisms oriented toward risk reduction and management

4) National training institutions for training and capacity strengthened

Sub-areas (total = $ 2,600,000)

1. Central & district level DRM training & needs assessment conducted

2. Design of national and district DRM training programmes. DRR/DRM/CCA

modules developed and delivered in regular institutional courses (e.g. MOHA, police,

army, customs, teacher training college, civil servant staff college)

3. Implementation of DRM Training programmes and delivery of training courses

(existing and designed)

4. Nationally certified curriculum developed with recognized leading national training

institution or university (Diploma or MSc. Program in DM/DRM)

5. Directed research scholarships in critical analysis of key national

development/DRM issues developed & supported

6. DRR/DRM training programmes for engineers, masons, planners & designers

developed or strengthened and implemented nationally

� Key achievements

� DRR training and needs assessment conducted for key stakeholders

� Key entry points identified on how to integrate DRR into training courses

� SOPs and IMS drafted for MoHA, MoPPW and MoLD

� District disaster preparedness plans for > 70 districts, simulations in 6 districts

� Village DRM plans for about 40 VDCs

� Key challenges

� Need more trainings at all levels, which means more budget requirements

4) National training institutions for training and capacity building established

5) DRM and climate change adaptation mainstreamed and supported into development planning processes at all levels

Sub-areas (total = $850,000)

1. Methodology for building Natural Hazard & Climate Impact Analysis into

existing mandatory Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) processes

developed & implemented

2. DRM implemented, mainstreamed, capacity strengthened & monitored

within planning & development plans of MOLD, DDC, municipalities &

VDCs

Feasible and sustainable community level climate adaptation and risk

reduction measures implemented

3. Functional central level cooperation mechanism developed between

MoHA (Disaster Desk) & MOEST (Environment Unit)

� Key achievements� Integration of disaster management priorities in the national 5-year plans for

development

� National Adaptation Programme of Action to Climate Change and Climate Change Vulnerability mapping

� Need recognized by major stakeholders on mainstreaming DRR into development plans

� LDRMP, DDRMP and DDPRP guidelines prepared

� Key challenges � Need for an effective strategy to translate sector policies to local level planning to

address local adaptation needs

� Need to match the pace of climate change, increasing disaster risks through short-term responses and long-term strategies

� Trickling down the clarity and commitment at all levels of implementation

� Need to combine structural disaster mitigation measures and non-structural measures with the greater participation of local communities

5) DRM and climate change adaptation mainstreamed and supported into development planning processes at all levels

6) Land use management planning

Sub-areas (total = $ 2,080,000)

1. Risk-sensitive land use plan for Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) and

communities in the Kathmandu Valley. Policies and regulatory tools and

procedures for safeguarding future growth from natural hazards. Development

of disaster risk management competency in KMC

� Key achievements

� Need for NBC implementation and RSLUP recognized by concerned stakeholders

� Key challenges

� NBC implementation not covered in the matrix (budget is also not reflected)

� Leadership vacuum in municipalities (no elections held)

� Coordination needed to align/make compatible new RSLUP with existing legal frameworks

6) Land use management planning

Next steps

Small Group Discussions

� Please review the update matrix

� Suggest new partners, add missing info

� Answer the key questions

� Report back in one hour with one slide, and an updated hard-copy slide

Thank you!