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Improving Resilience and Responding to Disasters . Presentation to Pacific Humanitarian Team 2012 NZ Aid Programme Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Humanitarian & DRR Policy and Strategies, 2012 - 2015 . Overarching Outcomes
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Improving Resilience and Responding to Disasters Presentation to Pacific Humanitarian Team 2012 NZ Aid ProgrammeMinistry of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Humanitarian & DRR Policy and Strategies, 2012 - 2015 Overarching Outcomes • Effective needs-based response to, and recovery from, emergencies • Strengthened disaster and climate resilience and reduced risks
Response, Recovery Specific outcomes - Contribution to saving lives, alleviating suffering, maintaining human dignity + sustainable recovery from emergencies Priority - Deliver effective, efficient relief / recovery assistance ETF (Wellington) and NZHC (Pacific) Partnership w Pacific Governments, UN, FRANZ , Red Cross, NZ NGOs - PHT Observing - IHL, GHD , other humanitarian codes and standards
Response, Recovery Delivery Response / Initial Recovery - Humanitarian & DM Programme NZ government relief supplies, services Funding Red Cross, NGO (NZ and Local), UN responses Longer term recovery – bilateral programmes
Key Developments • Continue to develop and refine our capacity to respond quickly and effectively • Civil and Military Guidelines • International Disaster Laws • Assume FRANZ Chair (end 2013)
DRR Specific outcomes - improved disaster preparedness + resilience to disaster & climate risks Strategic Priorities Support partner country capacity Integrate DRR into development programmes / HA Observing – Hyogo and Pacific DRR frameworks
DRR Delivery • Preparedness (Cook Islands, Niue, Samoa, Tokelau, Tonga) • Volcano Monitoring, Mitigation (Vanuatu) • Evacuation Centres , Strengthening Preparedness (Fiji) • Integration into development and humanitarian assistance • Urban development (Kiribati) • Post cyclone recovery (Cook Islands) • NZ Disaster Relief Partnership with NZ NGOs
Scoping / Designing - • With SPC – Scoping Strengthening water security (Tokelau, Tuvalu, Cook Islands, Kiribati) • NZ NGOs - Enhancing emergency preparedness and DRR (Fiji, Tonga, Vanuatu) • Core funding - International / PROs active in DRR