LCG DER: Progress Review of 2013 Priority Actions

1. LCG DER: Progress Review of 2013 Priority Actions

2. Priority Area A: Improved Humanitarian Coordination at national and local level Priority Action A1: One Year On: Commission a stock-take review of progress to date on humanitarian architecture reforms, to highlight successes and provide a strategic framework for filling any outstanding gaps.Status: As per July 2 minutes DER agreed to the review. Since then discussion and strong interest to develop a proposal. This to be a HCTT led consultative process. HCTT to define a ToR for review for consideration/approval by DER. Next Steps: HCTT mobilizing interested parties to develop a draft proposal and ToR.

3. Priority Action A2: Advocacy to integrate the reformed humanitarian coordination architecture to the Standing Orders on Disasters (SoD)Status: Action on this is ongoing (e.g. GoB and development partners working together closely through clusters and associated working groups). The proposed review will embrace these positive developments and identify areas for further focused development. Next Steps: Subject to review of reformed humanitarian architecture.

4. Priority Action A3: Institutionalization of JNA in DDM and in key policy documents • Status: JNA Success: • district level JNA training held in Rangpur (August 25 -26) for cluster members and with participations of DRROs and PIOs. Next one is in Cox’s Bazar this coming weekend with a dedicated session for GoB Officials. Three more to be held up until January 2014. • JNA lessons learned workshop held on 15-16 September and the report will be released at the end of this month. • JNA methodology with guidelines is finalized and 10 organizations/agencies have the capacities to lead coordination of a JNA • 100 field staff of I/NGOs, IFRC, BDRC and UN agencies have the capacities to conduct JNA • Local officials in 20 districts have increased awareness of the JNA approach and can productively engage with the assessment in terms of sharing information and participation in community level assessment • Next Step: Quality analysis of government laws and policies is needed to assess how to best ensure the sustainable institutionalization of the very real JNA success into government procedures.

5. Priority Action A4: Identify and build capacity of focal person of the humanitarian clusters at district level and defined coordination role for each Status: Six of the eight humanitarian clusters have identified district level focal points and have defined coordination roles based on a standard guidelines provided by HCTT. Next Step: Training of district focal points (including JNA) and trial simulation exercises to follow.

6. Priority Area B: Continued collaboration and coordination within and beyond DER group Priority Action B1: Tracking/Mapping: Establishing a 4W data base ( Who is doing What, Where and When ) on GOB, DPs, I/NGOs and private sector responses Status: The database is now established within DMIC. Next Step: Population of 4W database.

7. Priority Action B2: Explore areas of further cooperation and improved coordination with military and private sector. • Status: • Engagement of humanitarian clusters in DREE 4 exercise (August 18-21). Final report due for release this week (?). Fire Service and Civil Defense (FSCD) engagement with Virtual OSOCC; two FSCD staff currently in Singapore attending INSARAG regional meeting for Asia Pacific. • IFRC engaged in feasibility study over TERA (Trilogy Emergency Relief Application) and Beneficiary Communication system that would be operated in partnership with private sector telecommunications companies. • Interactive voice response (IVR): Accessible by dialing ‘10941’from all mobile phone operators, the ‘Early Warning’ is disseminating five hazard-related information i.e. daily weather forecast, rainfall, cyclone, flood and landslide with a coverage of 95.5 million people of BD. • Next Step: Follow up on recommendations from DREE 4 report

8. Priority Action B3: Dialogue on NGO Bureau approval process for disaster response and recovery activities (FD6) and prospects of fast track procedure. Status: Completed. Next Steps: Suggest tracking/monitoring system of time-frame for successful processing of FD6 requests.

9. Priority Area C: Earthquake Preparedness Priority Action C1: Engagement with military led disaster preparedness exercises, advocacy for the establishment of Earthquake Awareness Committee. Status: Fourth DREE exercise held August 18-21 and final report due this week(suggest add some key recommendations from the AFD report). Next Step: Advocacy/encouragement by the DER Co-chairs for EPAC to steer national EQ preparedness.

10. Priority Area D: Disaster Management Act, priority action for its urgent implementation • Priority Action D1: Identify current state of GoB capacity, level of DP support and remaining gaps in DM Act implementation • Status: • Based on DM Act specific regulations are drafted and submitted to MoDMR • Awareness on DM Act enhanced through consultation workshops in 6 divisional towns to finalize ‘rules’. • DDM organogram drafted and submitted to MoDRM • The structure of National DM Training & Research Institute drafted. GoB allocated resources for rising of two more floors at the DDM to house the institute. • SoD: Rules for DM committees (NDMC,IMDMC, NDRCG) across level incorporated in the DM Act. • Drafting of roles and responsibilities of 30 GoB ministries in light of DM Act initiated

11. Priority Action D1: Identify current state of GoB capacity, level of DP support and remaining gaps in DM Act implementation • Status: • Work on linking GoB humanitarian assistance interventions with VGD, VGF, EPGP and others initiated. • Integrated Volunteer database development work started and will be set up by December 2013. • A new training curricula on DM is developed in light of DM Act. Over 320 DDM officials trained and aware of new roles and responsibilities. • A national wide public campaign on the DM Act (as well as SOD & NPDM) organized aiming IDDR 2013. • Next Step: • Develop a guideline to define roles and responsibilities of 30 GoB ministries. • Populate the volunteer database. • Continue capacity building initiatives of DDM officials. • Draw experience, lessons and technical inputs from LDRRF mechanism in setting up the DM fund (envisaged in DM Act).

12. Priority Action D2: Establish small sub-group to discussion and taking forward the DM Act implementation • Status: • A core group formed and a a joint action plan developed (DDM-CDMP-ERF) to implement the DM Act. • DDM developed an inventory to track progress of DM act implementation. • Progress review meeting on DM Act implementation periodically monitored by DG, DDM. • Next Step: • Annual summary will be prepared by December 2013.

13. Priority Area E: Disaster Risk Reduction – Climate Change Adaptation linkages • Priority Action E1: Form a Disaster Risk Reduction Task Team (DRRTT) Strengthened coordination and dialogue on DRR in DER • Status: Two consultations meeting on DRRTT taken place, discussions ongoing but incomplete. Following primary suggestions were made: • Ensure GoB leadership in the process of DRR integration through LCG DER. • Review the ToR to further specify the scope of work and identify priority actions (2013 and beyond) for DRRTT. • Support strengthening of local coordination and awareness on DRR. • Support DRR Knowledge Management and standardize DM curriculum. • Facilitate linkages with CCA stakeholders to promote resilience. • Next Step: Specific recommendation to be given during next LCG DER meeting.

14. Priority Action E2: Meeting between co-chairs of DER and LCG Climate and Environment Working Group to identify opportunities for collaboration. • Status: • DRR-CCA workshop organized involving practitioners and senior  officials of various ministries including MDMR and MoEF where the importance and the need for convergence and synergies of DRR and CCA at various level have been strongly advocated and emphasized. • The workshop was able to draw stronger political commitment by the Hon’ble Minister and political leaders to bring DRR and CCA together to promote community resilience. • The meeting on the two LCGs have been delayed due to transition in LCG-Environment and Climate Change group in terms of leadership and readiness. A new date for the joint meeting will be finalized in the first meeting of LCG Environment. • Next Step: Follow up with LCG Environment.

15. Priority Area F: Strengthen the National Volunteer Network Priority Action F1: Develop and establish a comprehensive database of volunteer networks in coordination with CPP, IFRC, FSCD, CDMP, Bangladesh Scouts and others key actors. Status: Database for Bangladesh Scouts in progress through ERF; to be Next Step: Linking with other volunteer database – CPP volunteers; Red Cross/Crescent volunteers, Urban volunteers and others.

16. Upcoming actions • Discussions on slow onset, persistent, lower profile-small scale disasters. • Dialogue on access climate change adaptation funds for longer-term recovery to build back better in after disasters.

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