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Pacific DRM Partnership Network

•Formed in February 2006

•Open-ended partnership (currently about 30

members) of regional and international

organisations interested/active in DRM in the

Pacific

•Support Pacific countries to increase safety and

resilience of communities to disasters

•Identify and help implement DRR and DM

measures and strategies to ensure sustainable

development

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Global and Regional Context

Pacific Plan

2005

Hyogo Framework for Action

2005

Pacific Islands Framework for Action on Climate Change

2005

Pacific DRR & DM Framework for Action

2005

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Pacific DRR & DM Framework for Action

Major policy instrument/guideline to build the resilience of countries and communities to disasters in the Pacific

Agreed to by officials attending the 12th Disaster Managers Meeting, June 2005 (PNG), and endorsed by the Forum Leaders at the 36th

Pacific Islands Forum, October 2005.

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Priorities & Objectives

• Establish and sustain a regional network of assistance and development partners that work in the different fields of disaster risk reduction and disaster management to improve regional cooperation, coordination and collaboration

• Strengthen the key thematic areas identified in the Regional Framework for Action 2005 –2015, as endorsed by the Pacific Leaders and in other associated frameworks and strategies

• Reduce duplication of efforts and to ensure that assistance is built on the efforts and experiences of each other.

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Key Initiatives

• The development and implementation of DRM National Actions Plans for Pacific countries in line with the commitment to implement the Pacific DRR and DM Framework for Action 2005 – 2015.

• The development of a web portal for disaster risk management which contains relevant data and information to assist in DRM decision-making – Pacific Disaster Net.

• The development of a Partnership Capability Matrix which maps areas of expertise, interests and DRM projects being undertaken by each Partner.

• The development of a Pacific regional report of progress against the Regional Framework for Action which feeds into the Hyogo Framework for Action.

• The development of an on-line monitor for the Regional Framework for Action.

• The development of DRM mainstreaming guidelines using the National Action Plan mechanism.

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Nation Action Plans (NAP)

Existing NAPs• Vanuatu• Republic of Marshall

Islands• Samoa• Cook Islands

•Proposed NAPs•Solomon Islands, Tonga, Palau, Fiji

•Some donor support•ACP/EU: €1.868m over 4 years•AusAID:A$2.265m over 3 years+•WB GFDRR•SOPAC CRP WP: F$9.4m in 2009

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www.pacificdisaster.net

•Enables and assists actors and stakeholders to research, collaborate and improve information and knowledge management•Available online and also offline, on DVDs which will be frequently updated and distributed - allowing a much wider outreach even into communities without Internet access. •Developed in a cooperative effort by UNOCHA, IFRC, UNDP-PC and SOPAC under the umbrella of the Pacific Disaster Risk Management Partnership Network

•Web-Portal for DRM in the Pacific region

•Launched in Suva in September 2008

•Living collection and growing DRM information resource

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Challenges• Need for strengthening collaboration/cooperation in support

of NAP development and implementation• Manage individual Partner interests

• Improve monitoring and reporting of activities – regional and national

• Extend membership to more NGO/CSO and the private sector

• Improve awareness of Partnership activities• Information and data flow to Pacific Disaster Net