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Emergency Preparedness and Response Planning in Pakistan

This document discusses the development of preparedness and response plans for emergencies in Pakistan, focusing on nutrition strategies and challenges. It highlights the involvement of various authorities, cluster partners, and the need for capacity building.

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Emergency Preparedness and Response Planning in Pakistan

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  1. Emergency Preparedness and Response Planning in Pakistan Megan Gayford and Aien Khan Afridi Nutrition Cluster Coordinators, Pakistan Global Nutrition Cluster Annual Meeting Geneva, 10 July 2013

  2. Country Context: Pakistan

  3. Operational Context • Disaster preparedness and response is led by the National Disaster Management Authority and the Provincial Disaster Management Authorities • Decentralized process • Linkages between Government and the Humanitarian Country Team • For the first time, nutritionis included in the Government preparedness plans

  4. Developing the Preparedness and Response Plan at the Sub-National Level • Coordinated by OCHA in and in coordination with PDMA and FATA Disaster Management Authority • Compilation and review of agency/organizational plans • Preparedness Planning Workshop for cluster partners • Based on specific scenarios and informed by experience • Risk analysis • Beneficiary caseloads agreed for various scenarios • Emergency human resource response rosters and focal points • Contingency/stand-by agreements agreed with potential partners by UN Agencies • Review and consolidation with the National Nutrition Cluster planning process

  5. Developing the Preparedness and Response Plan at the National Level • Planning Scenario of the Pakistan Plan • All clusters develop plans – annexed to the National Plan • National Nutrition Cluster process • Human Resources and Contingency Stocks • Linkages to the Provincial Plans • Plan dissemination • Timeframe • Reviews and updates

  6. Enabling Factors • Significant capacity of the Nutrition Cluster partners • Strong agency/organizational preparedness planning parallel processes • Nutrition Cluster strategy • Capacity building • Participation • Deadlines • Strong linkages to the Government of Pakistan’s Preparedness Planning process

  7. Challenges • Change of Government • Low engagement of the NDMA and the Pakistan Red Crescent Society • Establishing linkages with the Provincial PRPs • Different timeframes • The planning figures vary between National and Provincial levels • Stretch of resources and shift of attention from response to planning • Lack of understanding of malnutrition and its consequences

  8. Implications for the Cluster • Government engagement • Lessons learned from previous emergency responses • Inclusive process • Linkages • Supporting capacity of Nutrition Cluster partners • Opportunities for advocacy

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