An initiative from Duryog Nivaran Network

1. “Clouds but little rain…”
Views from the Frontline
A local perspective of progress towards
implementation of the Hyogo Framework for Action
2009.08.14
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2. Introducing Views from the
Frontline
Over 7000 government & civil society officials and
community representatives from 48 countries
Led by Global Network of Civil Society
Organizations for Disaster Reduction
Focus on women and children was also gained
through an additional 2035 views.
The VFL is designed to support and complement
the UNISDR-coordinated biannual monitoring and
review process with governments

3. Objectives of the VFL
To provide an overview of progress at the local level
within participating countries
To strengthen public accountability for DRR policy
execution by establishing a local level monitoring
system and relevant baselines
To enhance civil society monitoring, research,
analytical and advocacy capabilities
To increase dialogue and understanding between
different groups responsible for reducing risk

4. Methodology and Approach

5. National and Regional Drivers
of Disaster Risk Reduction
Asian Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk
Reduction
Regional consensus arrives at South Asia Policy
Dialogue in August 2006, Delhi and plan for
operationalisation of Regional Consensus in
Colombo 2007
World’s two biggest CBDRM programmes
implemented in the region (India and
Bangladesh)

6. Gaps to be addressed
Focus has been changed from Relief to Disaster
Risk Reduction but it had been stopped at the
emergency preparedness rather looking in to the
other strata of risk reduction
Poverty – disaster risk inter linkage is recognized
but addressing root causes of poverty as a tool for
disaster risk reduction is insignificant
Disaster - Development linkages is not identified
sufficiently or not given due recognition in
planning

7. Gaps to be addressed
Disaster risk sensitive development:
development that lead to DRR still a distant
dream
Mainstreaming is a hot topic – but how? What
approaches?? What tools?? are not discussed
widely
Commitment towards locally led DRR

8. Gaps to be addressed
Disaster risk sensitive development:
development that lead to DRR still a distant
dream
Mainstreaming is a hot topic – but how? What
approaches?? What tools?? are not discussed
widely
Commitment towards locally led DRR

9. Way forward &
Recommendations
Shift South Asia towards Disaster Sensitive
Development urgently
To minimise risks due to fast growth and
Climate Change affects
Challenge
Can we convince our political leadership to slow
down and pay more to achieve disaster sensitive
development ASAP?

10. Way forward &
Recommendations
Comprehensive approaches with simple tools
(e.g. DRSL framework)
DRR, Climate change adaptation – Number of
different tools Vs Integrated simple tools
Building the local capacity– more opportunities
should be given to local level planners
Research on developing simple indicators and
methodologies to incorporate DRR in to
development planning.

11. Way forward &
Recommendations
Build on best practices found in the region
Promote Intra regional, Inter country and Intra
country sharing rather importing concepts from out
of the region
Donors funding projects – make DRR is a
mandatory in addition to the Environmental Impact
Assessment

12. Thanking you !