Comprehensive Disaster Management: Reflections of the Broker

1. Comprehensive Disaster Management: Reflections of the Broker Jeremy Collymore, Coordinator Caribbean Disaster Emergency Response Agency Comprehensive Disaster Management Forum Grand Barbados Beach Resort, Barbados March 20 – 21, 2006

2. CDM Defined • Integrated management of all hazards • Integration of vulnerability assessment and risk reduction into planning and development • Management of all phases of Disaster Management Cycle: • Prevention and Mitigation • Preparedness and Response • Recovery and Restoration/Rehabilitation • Engagement of public, private and civil stakeholders

3. CDM: Reflections of the Broker Goal • Sustainable Development in the Caribbean Strategic Objective • CDM integrated into development process of CDERA Member States

4. Goal: Sustainable Development in the Caribbean region CDM RESULTS FRAMEWORK SO: Comprehensive Disaster Management is integrated into the development processes of CDERA member countries. IR-1: Stronger regional and national institutions promote CDM. IR-2: Research and training support CDM. IR-3: Regional institutions and donors incorporate CDM in their own programs and promote CDM to their national members/clients. IR-4: Preparedness, response and mitigation capability is enhanced and integrated. IR-5: Hazard information is incorporated into development planning and decision making.

5. CDM: Reflections of the Broker Leveraging Opportunities • Number of events • MDGs • WSSD • BPOA +10 Review • WCDR

6. CDM: Reflections of the Broker Key Results • CDERA • National Consultations • National CDM Programme • Institutional Assessments • CDM Programmatic Action Plans • UWI • Regional Organizations

7. Summary of Achievements under each CDM Immediate Result

8. IR1 - Stronger regional and national institutions promote CDM 1.1 CDERA restructured and reorganized to effectively support adoption of CDM by its member countries • Operations of the CDERA Coordinating Unit restructured into four (4) functional areas • Project Development, Coordination and Monitoring Unit established at the CDERA Coordinating Unit • CDERA Agreement being revised • Financial management of the CDERA Coordinating Unit review and enhanced

9. IR1 - Stronger regional and national institutions promote CDM 1.2 NDOs strengthened to support CDM • NDOs in Saint Kitts-Nevis, Grenada, Saint Lucia, Belize, Saint Vincent & Grenadines, Barbados, Bahamas, Turks and Caicos and British Virgin Islands provided with additional staff • In some PS facilities improved, legislation enacted, programmes restructured • CDM Action Plans for 15 NDOs • Institutional Assessments for 5 • Training intervention developed to improve skills of NDO staff to lead and champion CDM implementation

10. IR1 - Stronger regional and national institutions promote CDM 1.3 Other research and data partners in the region strengthened and rationalized to support CDM • H. Lavity Stoutte introduced Certificate programme in disaster management • UWI introduced DRRC • Select community colleges involved in Safer Building programme • Geospatial Center and Disaster Studies Unit provided with equipment and technical assistance for GIS/DM applications and teaching • SRU communications infrastructure strengthened

11. IR2 - Research and training support CDM 2.1 Curricula and programs at regional and national education institutions support hazard management… • Msc in Environmental Resources Management incorporates Hazard consideration • Climate Change Model in CERMES MSc programme • Disaster management courses and Modules at Dept of Geography & Geology • Resource Guides provided for CXC teachers of Social Studies and Geography • Study of existing courses at tertiary institutions undertaken

12. IR2 - Research and training support CDM 2.2 Regional research & technology institutions have established hazard assessment, mapping and warning systems capabilities • CIMH and UWI provided software, knowledge and equipment for Flooding Modeling and Mapping • Early Warning Systems device developed by UWI • SRU fully engaged in Tsunami EWS • Hazard mapping tools shared with UWI and CIMH

13. IR2 - Research and training support CDM 2.3 Research is applied to specific local circumstances and information on hazard vulnerabilities • Flood forecasting models, Flood Maps and EWS piloted in 3 States

14. IR3 - Regional institutions and donors incorporate CDM in their own programs and promote CDM to their national members/clients 3.1 Donors…adopted consistent policies requiring due attention to hazard assessment & mitigation measures… • CDB has sought to incorporate NHIA in project feasibility and approval process • UNDP, through BCPR, is seeking to make disaster/development link • EDF has included disaster management in regional funding portfolio • CIDA has specific policy in this regard

15. IR3 - Regional institutions and donors incorporate CDM in their own programs and promote CDM to their national members/clients 3.1 Donors…adopted consistent policies requiring due attention to hazard assessment & mitigation measures… • Japan is seeking to build its cooperative programmes in risk reduction • IDB revised policy promotes risk sensitive loan and grant financing • CTOhas incorporated risk considerations into its sustainable tourism programme • On the Agenda of Regional Private Sector and CCAA

16. IR3 - Regional institutions and donors incorporate CDM in their own programs and promote CDM to their national members/clients 3.3 Insurance & finance industries in the region actively support CDM • IAC organized special session at 25th meeting • FCIB, Scotiabank and other banks are including safer building sessions in mortgage promotions • Few companies offering reduced premiums for adoption of building standards • Major move to address catastrophy financing

17. IR4 - Preparedness, response and mitigation capability is enhanced and integrated 4.1 Disaster Management legislation support CDM • Disaster Management legislation amended in the British Virgin Islands and Saint Lucia • CDM being incorporated in those being drafted • Legislative reviews undertaken to identify opportunities

18. IR4 - Preparedness, response and mitigation capability is enhanced and integrated 4.2 CDM plans in place, tested and reviewed annually • All participating States have at least a Hurricane Plan • Plans exist for several hazards • Multi-hazard Plan is still in embryonic stage • Testing not annual in most cases

19. IR4 - Preparedness, response and mitigation capability is enhanced and integrated 4.3 Emergency operations facilities are adequately equipped and operational • All participating States have enhanced EOC facilities and procedures • Basic equipment is available • Adequacy of location is a concern for some EOC facilities

20. IR4 - Preparedness, response and mitigation capability is enhanced and integrated 4.4 Lifelines and critical infrastructure are protected with mitigation measures • Electric utilities are incrementally placing cables underground • Water utilities now embracing concept of standards and regional plan • Telephone companies have hardened facilities for housing their equipment

21. IR4 - Preparedness, response and mitigation capability is enhanced and integrated 4.5 Mitigation is included in response, recovery and reconstruction actions • Donors are committing small percentage of response funds to mitigation

22. CDM: Reflections of the Broker Political Endorsement • Ministerial Council approval of the strategy • Endorsement by Community Organs of CARICOM • COTED • Community Council • Conference of Heads of Government

23. CDM: Reflections of the Broker Political Endorsement • Incorporated in Multi-lateral and Bi-lateral entities • USAID • UK • Canada • Japan • India • Spain • Mexico

24. CDM: Reflections of the Broker Political Endorsement • Part of Agenda of Meeting of CARICOM Ministers of Foreign Affairs and Secretary of State • Incorporated into discussions on ACP-EU Natural Disaster Facility • Framework for Cooperation Agreement with OECS

25. CDM: Reflections of the Broker CDERA Coordinating Unit’s Experiences

26. CDM: Reflections of the Broker CDERA Coordinating Unit’s Experiences

27. CDM: Reflections of the Broker Experience as a Broker • Consultations – Highly variable • Coordination • Project driven • Varying levels of efficiency and bureaucracy • Governance • Ownership and accountability

28. CDM: Reflections of the Broker Experience as a Broker (Cont’d) • Partnership Dialogues/Meeting • Intense fiscal and human constraints • Duplication • Need to embrace network/facilities • Global demand

29. CDM: Reflections of the Broker Framing Regional Programmes and Priorities • Recognize the link between the goals of the WCDR and those of CDM • Structured consultations and used outcomes of others to inform priorities

30. CDM: Reflections of the Broker Framing Regional Programmes and Priorities • Shared with Participating States • Aligned WCDR and CARICOM priorities with CDM Results • Obtain political endorsement

31. CDM: Reflections of the Broker Objectives of Programme • Identify and elaborate priorities for promoting disaster loss reduction • Expand and replicate ongoing best practices • Provide a facility for linking national and regional actions to existing and future resourcing priorities

34. CDM: Reflections of the Broker Anchoring Resilience Pursuit of action in line with • Governance: Institutional and Policy Framework for Governance • Knowledge Management • Community Disaster Planning • Flood Management and Climate Change

35. CDM: Reflections of the Broker Programming Principles • Disaster Reduction is essential for poverty alleviation • Disaster reduction requires effective partnership among public, private and civil entities

36. CDM: Reflections of the Broker Programming Principles • Vulnerability and disaster loss reduction must be underpinned by scientific data • Healthy natural ecosystems are integral to natural hazard reduction

37. CDM: Reflections of the Broker Programming Principles • Development of programming agenda in each state must embrace political will

38. CDM: Reflections of the Broker Critical Next Steps in Advancing CDM • Partner internalization of CDM • Widening and intensification of TCGs • Joint Donor Programming Support Mechanism • Annual Thematic Country Missions • Expansion and Enhancement of Sector Risk Reduction Programme

39. CDM: Reflections of the Broker Critical Next Steps in Advancing CDM • Support for Annual CDM Forum • Assessment of National CDM Programme Frameworks • Agreed standards for tools, instruments and training materials • Design and financing of a CDM Monitoring Framework

40. CDM: Reflections of the Broker Caribbean Disaster Emergency Response Agency Building #1, Manor Lodge Lodge Hill, Saint Michael, Barbados Tel No: 246 425-0386 Email: cdera@caribsurf.com www.cdera.org