DISASTER MANAGEMENT THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS

1. DISASTER MANAGEMENT THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS “SETTING THE SCENE” ASALGP Annual Seminar Thursday 11 November 2004 Ms Pauline Peel, ASALGP Adviser

2. TODAY’S WORKSHOP • PANEL CHAIR: Mr Mak Maduna, Chief Director, Municipal Infrastructure, DTLGA, KZN • Setting Scene – Pauline Peel, Adviser • Learnings from Australia – Mr Leon Botha • Case Study - the Burdekin, Queensland – Mr Graham Webb

3. THIS PRESENTATION WILL COVER: • WHAT’S HAPPENING IN KWAZULU-NATAL? • THE NEW S.A. DISASTER MANAGEMENT ACT • WHAT IS DISASTER MANAGEMENT? • WHAT’S HAPPENING INTERNATIONALLY? • PARTNERSHIPS

4. ASALGP DISASTER MANAGEMENT PROJECTS IN KWAZULU-NATAL KZN Partners: - Department Traditional and Local Government Affairs, Umkhanyakude, Umzinyathi and Ilembe District Municipalities 2003 - CHARM project in Ilembe District (how to develop hazards and risks approach)

5. ASALGP DM projects contd • 2004 - project with DTLGA working on • provincial policy guidelines and intergovernmental arrangements • Municipal handbook and guidelines – Umzinyathi and Umkhanyakude Districts as pilots, support from Ilembe and Msunduzi • IDP sector guidelines • Capacity building workshops and templates • Partnership between Ilembe District, Province and Brisbane and Burdekin Shire, Queensland, Australia

6. THE SOUTH AFRICAN LEGISLATIVE CONTEXT • DISASTER MANAGEMENT ACT 2002 - Enacted National and Provincial – April 2004 and Municipalities – July 2004 and provides for • “AN INTEGRATED CO-ORDINATED DISASTER MANAGEMENT POLICY”

7. WHAT IS DISASTER MANAGEMENT? • YOUR THOUGHTS?

8. WHAT IS DISASTER MANAGEMENT UNDER THE ACT? • PREVENTION AND RISK REDUCTION (new emphasis) • MITIGATION OF IMPACT (new) • EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS • RAPID AND EFFECTIVE RESPONSE • POST DISASTER RECOVERY

9. New DM ACTPREVENTION/PROACTIVE REACTIVE – OLD CIVIL PROTECTION ACT REACTIVE TO PROACTIVE DISASTER INTEGRATED WITH MUNICIPAL PLANS AND PRIORITIES RESPONSE AND SOME RECOVERY KEY PROJECTS LINKED TO RISK AREAS TO PREVENT OR REDUCE

10. PREVENTION/MITIGATION EXAMPLE CHOLERA REACTIVE PROACTIVE EMERGENCY RESPONSE PREVENTING/MITIGATING PROVIDE MEDICAL SUPPLIES SUPPLY CLEAN WATER AREAS OF HIGH RISK AWARENESS CAMPAIGNS PROTECT WATER SOURCES PROVIDE INFRASTRUCTURE FEED INTO MUNICIPAL IDP AND DMP

11. PRINCIPLES OF DELIVERING THE DISASTER MANAGEMENT ACT • Inter-government cooperation – National, Provincial and Local • Involvement of all stakeholders including community; • Mainstream - part of day to day business; • Integrated and coordinated and linked to planning and development;

12. WHAT IS HAPPENING INTERNATIONALLY? • SHIFT OF EMPHASIS FROM RESPONSE ONLY TO PREVENTION AND RISK REDUCTION : • International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (in collaboration with United Nations • focuses on disaster risk reduction • Stresses importance of community involvement eg Women in rural area of Brazil involved in hazard identification and mitigation plans

13. WHAT’S HAPPENING IN AUSTRALIA? • National government has changed focus from reactive to proactive • All hazards approach to disaster – consistent approach for natural disasters and other emergencies • Land use planning a key disaster mitigation strategy • Consistent institutionalarrangements across 3 levels

14. Drivers Risk Profile Mainstream Business Disaster Mitigation in Brisbane • 1. Fastest growing & changing area in Australia • 2. The risk of Natural and man-made disasters • 3. State and federal requirements • COAG Report on Natural Disasters in Australia • DM Act • 4. Brisbane 2010 • 5. Community expectations • Our Risk Profile for: • Natural Events • Severe storm • Flood • Bushfire • Heat stress • Man Made Events • Oil spill • Utilities failure • Aircraft Crash • Terrorism Planning & Budgeting • Mainstream into Core Business • Corporate planning • Land use planning • Urban Design • Program planning • Community engagement DM Arrangements • Plans • Committees • EOC • Council response capabilities A Safer Brisbane

15. WHAT’S HAPPENING IN THE BURDEKIN, QUEENSLAND? • Mr. Graham Webb and Mr. Kody Royal to speak

16. HOW DOES SOUTH AFRICA COMPARE? • Legislation in place reflecting international standards and trends • Focuses on pre, during and post disaster • Provides direction on inter-governmental institutional arrangements • More to be done on building understanding and implementation

17. DISASTER MANAGEMENT AND PARTNERSHIPS • Your thoughts?– what kind of partnerships needed for: • Prevention, risk reduction • Mitigation • Preparedness and response • Recovery • Capacity building and skills transfer

18. DISASTER MANAGEMENT PARTNERSHIPS • SOME THOUGHTS –partnerships should be • Between spheres of government – including District and Local • Across departments within Government • Between Government and community including eg traditional leaders • Between Government and emergency personnel

19. WHAT KIND OF PARTNERSHIPS • RELATIONSHIPS KEY: • Formal – District/Local, Advisory structures • Informal – to build relationships • With communities, schools eg traditional leaders, ward committees to achieve community involvement and raise awareness • International relationships – response, mitigation and knowledge sharing eg Australia exchange

20. THANK YOU • email –pauline@asalgp.co.za (up to mid December • peelp@tlga.kzntl.gov.za (up to mid Dec) • or paulinepeel@hotmail.com • Phone – either 033 355 6257 or Cell 0724408994 • ANY QUESTIONS?

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