REBUILDING AFTER REBUILDING AFTER DISASTERS: THE DISASTERS: THE CHALLENGE OF CHALLENGE OF

HARNESSING LIMITED HARNESSING LIMITED RESOURCES OF RESOURCES OF

GOVERNMENT AND GOVERNMENT AND OTHER STAKEHOLDERS.OTHER STAKEHOLDERS.

JOHN V. ROGERSJOHN V. ROGERSDISASTER MANAGEMENT DISASTER MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT, OFFICE OF DEPARTMENT, OFFICE OF

NATIONAL SECURITY,NATIONAL SECURITY,SIERRA LEONESIERRA LEONE

AIMAIM

TO GIVE AN OVERVIEW OF TO GIVE AN OVERVIEW OF CHALLENGES FACED IN CHALLENGES FACED IN

HARNESSING RESOURCES FOR HARNESSING RESOURCES FOR POST DISASTER POST DISASTER

RECONSTRUCTION AND RECONSTRUCTION AND REHABILITATION.REHABILITATION.

SCOPESCOPE

BACKGROUND BACKGROUND IMPACT OF DISASTERS ON IMPACT OF DISASTERS ON

AFRICAN RESOURCESAFRICAN RESOURCES HARNESSING LIMITED HARNESSING LIMITED

RESOURCES TO RESPOND TO RESOURCES TO RESPOND TO DISASTERSDISASTERS

THE WAY FORWARDTHE WAY FORWARD

BACKGROUNDBACKGROUND

LINK BETWEEN DISASTERS AND LINK BETWEEN DISASTERS AND RESOURCE MOBILISATIONRESOURCE MOBILISATION

EXPENDITURES OF AFRICAN EXPENDITURES OF AFRICAN GOVERNMENTSGOVERNMENTS

IMPACT OF DISASTERS ON IMPACT OF DISASTERS ON KEY ASPECTS OF AFRCIAN KEY ASPECTS OF AFRCIAN

RESOURCESRESOURCES AFFECT MAIN ECONOMIC SOURCES OF AFFECT MAIN ECONOMIC SOURCES OF

AFRICAN COUNTRIES (AGRIC. AND AFRICAN COUNTRIES (AGRIC. AND MINING SECTORS)MINING SECTORS)

COULD HAVE COLOSSAL IMPACT COULD HAVE COLOSSAL IMPACT DECADES OF DEVELOPMENTAL EFFORTS DECADES OF DEVELOPMENTAL EFFORTS

ADVERSE IMPACT ON HUMAN ADVERSE IMPACT ON HUMAN RESOURCE BASE (LOSS OF LIVES, RESOURCE BASE (LOSS OF LIVES, INJURIES, DISPLACEMENTS, INJURIES, DISPLACEMENTS, BRAINDRAIN ETC)BRAINDRAIN ETC)

IMPACTS [CONT.]IMPACTS [CONT.]

INADEQUATE MEDICAL INADEQUATE MEDICAL FACILITIES TO COPE WITH THE FACILITIES TO COPE WITH THE MANY VICTIMS OF DISASTERS MANY VICTIMS OF DISASTERS

FURTHER UNDERMINES THE FURTHER UNDERMINES THE ALREADY FRAGILE ECONOMY OF ALREADY FRAGILE ECONOMY OF AFRICAN COUNTRIES AFRICAN COUNTRIES

HARNESSING LIMITED HARNESSING LIMITED RESOURCES TO RESPOND TO RESOURCES TO RESPOND TO DISASTERS : CHALLENGESDISASTERS : CHALLENGES

HIGH LEVEL OF MISTRUST ON THE HIGH LEVEL OF MISTRUST ON THE PARTS OF AFRICAN GOVERNMENTS BY PARTS OF AFRICAN GOVERNMENTS BY FOREIGN DONORS AND FINANCIAL FOREIGN DONORS AND FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS DUE TO THE COMMON INSTITUTIONS DUE TO THE COMMON CORRUPT PRACTICES BY OFFICALS.CORRUPT PRACTICES BY OFFICALS.

CHALLENGES FACED CHALLENGES FACED [CONT.][CONT.]

FLUID SECURITY IMPEEDS FLUID SECURITY IMPEEDS EFFECTIVE RESOURCE EFFECTIVE RESOURCE MOBILISATION TO AFFECTED MOBILISATION TO AFFECTED COMMMUNITIESCOMMMUNITIES

WEAK CAPACITY OF STATE WEAK CAPACITY OF STATE INSTITUTIONS TO UNDERTAKE INSTITUTIONS TO UNDERTAKE EFFICIENT COORDINATION AND EFFICIENT COORDINATION AND RESPONSE TO DISASTERS.RESPONSE TO DISASTERS.

CHALLENGES FACED CHALLENGES FACED [CONT][CONT]

NON-ESTABLISHMENT & NON-ESTABLISHMENT & ALLOCATION OF NATIONAL ALLOCATION OF NATIONAL DISASTER FUNDSDISASTER FUNDS

NON-FUNGIABILITY OF DONOR NON-FUNGIABILITY OF DONOR FUNDSFUNDS

POOR COMMITMENT OF POOR COMMITMENT OF DONORS/INTERNATIONAL PARTNERS DONORS/INTERNATIONAL PARTNERS TO HONOUR PLEDGES AFTER TO HONOUR PLEDGES AFTER DISASTERS.DISASTERS.

WAY FORWARDWAY FORWARD

GREATER COMMITMENT BY AFRICAN GREATER COMMITMENT BY AFRICAN GOVERNEMENT FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF GOVERNEMENT FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF EFFECTIVE AND EFFICIENT DISASTER MGMT. EFFECTIVE AND EFFICIENT DISASTER MGMT. PROGRAMMES( DM FUNDS, ETC)PROGRAMMES( DM FUNDS, ETC)

GOVERNMENTS TO ENDURE THE ESTABLISMENT OF GOVERNMENTS TO ENDURE THE ESTABLISMENT OF EARLY-WARNING STRUCTURES FOR INFORMATION EARLY-WARNING STRUCTURES FOR INFORMATION SHARING & DISEMMINATIONSHARING & DISEMMINATION

GOVERNMENTS AND OTHER DONORS TO GOVERNMENTS AND OTHER DONORS TO INTEGRATE DISASTER MGMT INTO DEVELOPMENT INTEGRATE DISASTER MGMT INTO DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMESPROGRAMMES

GOVERNMENTS & OTHER DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS GOVERNMENTS & OTHER DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS TO PRIORITISE INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY BUILDING TO PRIORITISE INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY BUILDING

GOVERNMENTS SHOULD HAVE AN EFFICIENT AND GOVERNMENTS SHOULD HAVE AN EFFICIENT AND EFFECTIVE MONITORING AND EVALUATION TEAMEFFECTIVE MONITORING AND EVALUATION TEAM

WAY FORWARD [CONT.]WAY FORWARD [CONT.] DONORS SHOULD LIVE UP TO THEIR DONORS SHOULD LIVE UP TO THEIR

PLEDGES FOR AN EXPIDIENT DISASTER PLEDGES FOR AN EXPIDIENT DISASTER REHABILTATION AND RECONSTRUCTION.REHABILTATION AND RECONSTRUCTION.

AFRICAN GOVERNMENTS SHOULD DO AFRICAN GOVERNMENTS SHOULD DO MORE TO SECURE ECONOMIC BASES AND MORE TO SECURE ECONOMIC BASES AND IMPROVE TERMS OF TRADE WITH IMPROVE TERMS OF TRADE WITH FOREIGN INVESTORS.FOREIGN INVESTORS.

DISASTERS ARE UNFORESEEN BUT THEIR DISASTERS ARE UNFORESEEN BUT THEIR IMPACTS CAN IN A SECOND COMPLETELY IMPACTS CAN IN A SECOND COMPLETELY DESTROYS THE WHOLE COUNTRY.DESTROYS THE WHOLE COUNTRY.

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