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ALLIANCE BUILDING FOR LGUS IN THE MAJOR RIVER BASINS

ALLIANCE BUILDING FOR LGUS IN THE MAJOR RIVER BASINS. WHOSE JOB IS IT?. This is a story about four people named Everybody, Somebody, Anybody and Nobody .

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ALLIANCE BUILDING FOR LGUS IN THE MAJOR RIVER BASINS

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  1. ALLIANCE BUILDING FOR LGUSIN THE MAJOR RIVER BASINS

  2. WHOSE JOB IS IT? This is a story about four people named Everybody, Somebody, Anybody and Nobody. One day, there was an important job to be done. And Everybody was asked to do it. Everybodywas sure someone would do it. Anybody could have done it, but Nobody did it. Somebody got angry about that, because it was Everybody’s job. Everybody thought Anybody could do it, but Nobodyrealized that Everybody wouldn’t do it. It ended up that Everybody blamed Somebody when Nobodydid what Anybody could have done

  3. Fundamental Questions for Discussion • What is Alliance Building? • Why do we have to build alliances with other local governments and stakeholders in DRR-CCA among LGUs in the major river basins? • What are the essential elements and who are the key actors in local alliance building in DRR-CCA in the river basins? • How do we establish alliances at the community, municipal level, city level, provincial level and national level?

  4. Fundamental Questions for Discussion • What are the key considerations and pre-conditions in building alliances? • Why get involved? • What is expected of being an Alliance member? • Where to get funds when you engage into an Alliance?

  5. What is Alliance Building? • Is a collective undertaking among people, institutions and organizations towards specific concern (DRR-CCA) • Is a way of generating suitable strategies to sustain the program that will allow the alliance to perform.

  6. Why do we have to build alliances with other local governments and stakeholders? Outcomes Benefits • Greater ability to pursue shared mission and vision; • Increased DRR-CCA • resiliency • Reduced duplication; • Less competition; and • Sense of ownership • Increases in public goods and services, administrative capacity, and level of community readiness for CCA and DRR • Equity in economic & social development Disasters as complex problems demanding a collective response from different disciplinary and institutional groups – in other words, partnerships (Twigg, J. 2007)

  7. TOP BOTTOM APPROACH INTER/INTRA LGU (Lateral Relations) BOTTOMS-UP APPROACH What are the essential elements in Alliance building? TWINNING INT’L INST/ ORG BUILD UP ALLIANCE & STRENGTHENED FOR A COHESIVE PARTNERSHIP

  8. Who are the stakeholders and partners for CCA and DRR in these River Basins? NGAs NGOs/POs CSOs/BS LGUs COMMUNITIES GLOBAL

  9. How do we establish alliances in this Major River Basins? • Conduct readiness assessment • Design collaborative systems and structures • Assign clear roles and responsibilities among the stakeholders and partners • Organize information flows • Put effective performance management systems

  10. What are the key considerations in alliance building? • A definite mission or focus • Stewardship • Flexibility in Resource Allocation

  11. What are the challenges in alliance building/partnerships? • Systems and leadership integration and cultural integration or people issues • Change causes fear and anxiety • No necessary structure and processes • Alliance building effort that is undertaken for the wrong reasons

  12. How do we ensure sustainability of the alliance? • Presence of a champion • Leadership • Revitalized culture of collaboration • Clear, honest, open, frequent, respectful, and two-way communication • Celebration of success • Presence of a facilitator • Comprehensive plan and an integration team • Forging a MOA between and among the LGUs in the river basins

  13. Why get involved? • Alliance is a great way to get involved in all LGU comprehensive levels of development initiatives • Use alliance as a platform to choose how you want to get involved and carve your own development agenda in your community

  14. What benefits will you get as part of the Alliance? • Diverse leadership and learning experiences • Meaningful opportunities to contribute to the development agenda of the river basin • Broad exposure of local leaders, organizations and issues • An opportunity to participate first-hand in all the planning and decision-making activities of the river basin • Sustained network of trainers and development partners

  15. What is expected of being an Alliance member? • Time • Readiness • Active Participation • Leadership • Counterpart • Commitment

  16. Where to get funds when you engage into an Alliance? • Appropriation from local funds • Counterpart from members • Donations • Partners’ Sponsorships • Grants & Aids

  17. Accountability for DRR as Embedded in Filipino Culture • Walang sinuman ang nabubuhay (No one lives). Para sa sarili lamang (For self alone) • Walang sinuman ang namamatay (No one dies) Para sa sarili lamang (For self alone) • Tayong lahat ay may pananagutan sa isa’t isa (We are all accountable to each other)

  18. Conclusion Let us ensure that the Agusan River will work for us rather than against us, not only for NOW BUT FOR THE FUTURE.

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