Kashif Inam Coordinator DRR

Action Aid Pakistan

Flood Management in Pakistan

Disaster Management Institutions

National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) Federal Flood Commission (FFC) Meteorological Department Provincial Disaster Management Authorities (PDMA’s) District Disaster Management Authorities (DDMA’s) 1122 Rescue Services

Role of Institutions

NDMA is lead agency responsible to manage, implement and monitor the whole spectrum of pre-during and post Disaster Management

PDMA’s and DDMA’s are established under same act/ordinance simultaneously

Federal Flood Commission (FFC) Prepares integrated national flood protection plans for the country, standardization of designs and specifications of flood works, monitoring, improvement of flood forecasting and warning capabilities of concerned organizations established in 1977.

Meteorological department established 1947, It is responsible for providing on meteorological and geophysical matters with the objective of traffic safety in air, on land and sea, mitigation of disasters due to weather and geophysical phenomena, agriculture development based on climatic potential of the country, prediction and modification of weather forecast.

All the disaster management institutions in country are being coordinated under National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) established in 2007

NDMA under Ministry of Climate Change

FFC under Ministry of Water and Power

Met Department under Ministry of Defense

Responsible Ministries

National Disaster Management System

Gaps Analysis by AAPk in 2010-11

Trust deficit between Government and communities in 2010 Lack of appropriate financial resources Lack of institutional capacities to cope with calamity Poor maintenance of the embankments and hydraulic structure Illegal encroachments in flood paths and river beds Unauthorized-unintentional as well as alleged political breaches Unreliable and unneeded flood warning reluctant to evacuate the flooded areas due to poor law and order

situation Weak cluster system for coordination at all level Response from the Government was very late Urgent need to bridge the gaps between formulated flood plans

(reports) and their effective implementation to the satisfaction of the end users

Proper and Inclusive development projects in compliance with risk assessment and stakeholders participation at all level

Responsible agency must be identified for emergency declaration Proper coordination in between disaster management institution at

all levels

Some Recent Development- Government

At national level DRR sub-cluster working group reinvigorated under co-chair of NDMA and UNDP.

NDMA announce to introduce in near future risk insurance policy

National level volunteer DRR forum established composition of INGOs.

More improvement from Met Dept. is recorded in term of early warning systems

ActionAid Pakistan’s Approach

AAPk’s response has tested that how human rights based approach and “AA’s theory of change” is relevant in the context of humanitarian assistance.

Response was Being Designed considering People Power and Change Framework (Program Design) considering the Empowerment, Solidarity and Campaigning with particular focus on Women Leadership.

Action Aid Pakistan adopted a holistic approach covering immediate needs while keeping in mind the linkages with its longer term approach (From Immediate Relief to Policy Advocacy & Campaigning on Accountabilities and Structural Causes of Floods).

The response shows that this framework can indeed be applied to emergency and generate innovative approaches, strengthening the power of people and their local organizations.

600,872 Affected Individuals were reached (74% women) in 14 Districts

AA displayed an impressive capacity to strengthen partners, transferring skills and expertise to them through a variety of modalities.

Women protection, policy advocacy, delivery of services has been given to widows, women, girls, elderly and poorest of the poor's including minorities.

Within AA, systems have been adapted, transformed and learning harvested and used.

Total Amount Raised 6.54 £ Million and Managed 18 Contracts

ActionAid’s Key Contributions

ActionAid’s Key Policy & Campaigning Thrust

Reflect!on-Act!on Process with affected people from onset of the response leading them to demand - Accountability of the quality of services being provided- Demanding and Securing compensation “ WATA Cards”- Demanding restoration of public service- Holding institutions & representative accountable for political

management of floods- Challenging the mega structures and their contribution to

the devastation AAPK with partners and other like minded organizations

advocated & successful in in inclusion of women in govt. announced compensation package.

Recent commitment by NDMA by Policy to provide shelter to mainly women as policy consideration in the future response.

Proposed amendments in NDMA Act 2010

Key Tools Used to Deliver the Rights Based Response

Research and Analysis (policy briefs)Reflect integration with Women and Children Friendly CentersPeople Assemblies (local, provincial and national)Demonstrations Hunger strikesWomen Karwan, walks and processionsAffected women speaking to policy makersPre-budget engagementsLobbying meetingsExploiting the power of communication (case studies,

pictures, videos, publications on rebuilding lives, broachers etc.)

Influencing clusters – critical analysis of cluster approach “Its thought that counts”

Institutional Considerations in AAPk

Knowledge Consolidation National Contingency Plan informed by community and

district level contingency plans – An outcome of “participatory vulnerability analysis” process.

Emergency Steering Team and E-FAST Development of Emergency Guidelines in process Mainstreaming DRR into long term program – creating a

logical integrated link in the new CSP Channelizing and managing Communities, LRP partners,

Provincial and National staff, networks and DRM infrastructure

Capitalizing on the capacities of community groups and transforming their local Networks (TDRN) with effective linkages with district disaster management structures.

Investing on staff and partner capacities

Reflections…..