DIPECHO V action plan in Nepal

“Reducing the vulnerability of populations living in areas most affected by natural disasters”

Direct beneficiaries : 243,062

Total Budget : Euro 3,100,952

COUNTRY DISASTER SCENARIOARTICLES RELATING TO NEPAL

9 die in Nepal floods2010-08-28 13:27

Nine people have been killed and hundreds left homeless in Nepal as fresh monsoon rains took its toll on the Himalayan nation.

The UN said Nepal is one of the most “at-risk” countries in the world where on an average; two persons die due to disasters every day.

Of 198 countries in theWorld, Nepal is ranked 11thIn terms of earthquakeRisk and 30th in terms ofWater-induced disaster risk(UN/BCPR, 2004)

From 1971 to 2007, over 133,000 people were affected every year by disasters..over 9,350 houses were destroyed every year (MoHA)

According to the GAR for Nepal, the average annual economic loss due to disasters in Nepal is estimated at 200 million USD

ICIMOD assessment illustrates that of the 2323 glacial lakes of Nepal, 20 are potentially dangerous and can result in Glacier Lake Outburst Floods (GLOF)

EXTENSIVE DISASTER RISK‘a scenario where smaller concentrations of people and economic activities are exposed to frequently occurring but highly localized hazard events, such as flash floods, landslides and wild fires, with relatively low intensity asset loss and livelihood disruption over extensive areas’

19 Districts

GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION

Terai plain

Mid Hills

Mountains

ACHIEVEMENTSLocal Disaster Management Components

Reached 147,654 beneficiaries by building capacity of local actors in disaster prone areas

ACHIEVEMENTS

Reached 160,712 beneficiaries with institutional linkages and advocacy, by targeting institutions involved in disaster management/disaster risk reduction

Institutional linkages and advocacy

ACHIEVEMENTS

Reached 297,242 direct and indirect beneficiaries by awareness raising among the general public and education through IEC

Information, Education, Communication

ACHIEVEMENTS

Reached 92,721 beneficiary with small scale infrastructure and services, at community level

Small scale infrastructure and services

Reached 115,877 beneficiaries by stock-building of response, relief items and assistive devices

Stock-building of emergency and relief items

ACHIEVEMENTS

5 district and 1 national knowledge centers on inclusive DRR in place under the umbrella of DP-NET

National Strategy for Early Warning for Natural Disasters in Nepal drafted

Mainstreaming and Institutionalization

National Network of Community Disaster Management Committees: NN-CDMC constitution and advocacy strategy drafted

16 Districts Disaster Preparedness Plans drafted in the frame of national efforts for pre-monsoon preparedness

Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) of 5 Regional Disaster Relief Committee (RDRC) in Nepal

Mainstreaming and Institutionalization

Mainstreaming and Institutionalization

People led advocacy during the UNISDR Day celebrationReached about two-third CA members through DRR tool kit, and sensitization workshop Translation of CBDRR manual in Nepali

GOOD PRACTICE: JOINT RADIO PROGRAMME

RADIO PROGRAMME: OBJECTIVES

Extend cover of radio activities By informing the audience on:

disaster preparedness plans and initiatives the legal framework and planned national initiatives on DRR

(NSDRM, Act, NEWS) and its application at district and VDC levels To promote awareness and better knowledge, attitude and

practices of the general population before, during and after a natural disaster

Find a partner to mainstream DRR in news/radio

Overall objective:“to contribute to reduction of the risk of Natural Disasters in Nepal”

Target audience:• Communities/ general public • Local and National Government• Civil society, media

RADIO PROGRAMME: PROCESS AND MODALITIES

Agreed during pre-proposal stage Formation of Radio Working Group MoU, ToR and pooling of resources Tendering and identification of partner Overall monitoring during regular

DIPECHO PM meetings

HISTORY OF COMMUNITY RADIO IN NEPAL

1977 first community Radio Sagarmatha starts broadcasting

Popularity increases during conflict (1996 – 2006) Role in informing and social transformation in

Nepal is confirmed by donors and agencies: USAID, UNESCO, BBC and INGO’s support community radios

A strong sense of social res-ponsibility among community radios in Nepal

RADIO PROGRAMME: THE PARTNER

The Association of Community Radio Broadcasters Nepal – ACORAB

AIM: to promote, protect and strengthen the capacity of the community radios to increase the access of the people to accurate information, freedom of speech and contribute to the social transformation process

Members: 168 community radios in 68 districts Resources:

Satellite connection to distribute news Recording studio with news

production team

ACTIVITIES

32 News reports on contemporary DRR Contemporary DRR issues (pre-monsoon, DP,

…) Bi-weekly

1 radio magazine of 30 minutes Prime time August 24th

Voxpop, news, interviews, case study, field report

5 local languages, broadcasted on > 125 radio

RADIO PROGRAMME: CHALLENGES

Human Resources Time for management Media experience

Time constraints Budget Impact?

Impact on community radios through guideline 11 million listeners Impact on behaviour change

LESSONS LEARNED

Potential for mainstreaming and mass awareness

Other actors can/should be involved: NEFEJ, DIMJA, NFJ

Role in EWS and communication during emergencies

Cost-effectiveness by working through federation

Linking work at district level with national level

MAINSTREAMING SUSTAINABILITY

Community Radio Guideline produced on DRR Overview of disaster in Nepal, disaster

cycle, DRR Issues, key terminology of DRR, minimum standards in disaster response

Guideline to be published during General Assembly of Community broadcasters

DIPECHO TEAM

THANK YOU

DIPECHO Action Plan is supported by the European Commission Humanitarian Aid

department