Strengthening national capacities for coordination and

implementation of disaster risk reduction

United Nations Development Programme

Regional Centre in Bangkok

Implementation process

Key AchievementsBuilding Risk Knowledge and Application

– National Loss Data Bases are established and analysis informed the Global Assessment Report 2009 (Extensive Risk and Poverty)

– Risk Assessment processes are supported in Sri Lanka, Maldives and Tamil Nadu in India

– Tsunami Risk Assessment and Mitigation Guidelines are adopted by 28 member states of the ICG-IOTWS

– Improved monitoring system- disaster risks and poverty

Key Achievements (Contd..)

Coherent and Effective End to End Early Warning System

– Standard Operating Procedures in Indonesia, Sri Lanka and Maldives

– Other countries developed SOPs: Pakistan, Bangladesh, Philippines and Vietnam

– A Regional Standard Operating Procedure (V1) developed and to be tested during the IO Wave Exercise 09

– Completion of Studies on Institutional and Legislative Systems for EWS in Indonesia, Sri Lanka and Thailand

Key Achievements (Contd..)

Capacity Development for National Institutions and National Platforms

– Countries able to meet their international commitment for HFA review and reporting

– Countries acutely aware of capacity gaps in Risk management• Stakeholders in Indonesia established PLANAS• Stakeholders in Indonesia are undertaking a

Capacity Assessment Process• Stakeholders in the Philippines on a CA process-

Climate Change Adaptation and Disaster Risk Reduction

Key Achievements (Contd..)

Knowledge Products– Studies on Institutional and Legislative

Systems for EWS in Indonesia, Sri Lanka and Thailand

– Tsunami Risk Assessment and Mitigation Guidelines

– The Tsunami Legacy: Innovation, Breakthroughs and Change. Video under production

– Global Assessment Report• Asia Report/ Country Reports

Key Achievements (Contd..)

Knowledge Products– Methodology for Establishing National

Disaster Loss Data base– Methodology for Analysing Disaster Risk

and Poverty– Adaptation of UNDP Capacity Assessment

methodology for DRM

Key Achievements (Contd..)

– Training Modules•Development of SOP for tsunami EWS•Tsunami Risk Assessment and

Mitigation•Post- disaster Recovery

Lessons Learned

What worked?– Coherence … One UNDP– Partnership…One UN– Expertise… cutting edge– Flexibility and timing

Lessons Learned (Contd..)

What didn’t work? – Missed opportunities

• Development Agenda; Causal factors of risks

– Supply driven: • Initiatives of short duration

– Timing & sequencing: need for• Sustained engagement• Adequate resources/capacity

Sustainability

• Integration to RCB regular regional programming cycle

• Integration to CO programming cycle

• Institutionalization of regional roles within national institutions

• Community of Practice: DRM-Asia

Future plansRegional Crisis Prevention and Recovery 2008-2011UNDP’s Strategic Plan includes specific Risk Reduction outcomes

Regional and national capacity to prevent conflict, manage risk, respond to, and recover from crisisi.Strengthen national and regional capacity to integrate risk assessments into regional and national policies and strategiesii.Undertake further analysis of the disaster-poverty interface and their linkages to the achievement of the MDGsiii.Restore the foundations of development by providing technical advisory services for sustainable economic recovery