CDB DMFC: Hazard Mitigation Planning -- Past and Current Initiatives

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DISASTER MITIGATION FACILITY FOR THE CARIBBEAN
DMFC
Strengthening Regional Capacity for Disaster
Mitigation
Hazard Mitigation Policy and Planning Process
and Past and Current Initiatives
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DISASTER MITIGATION FACILITY FOR THE CARIBBEAN
DMFC
Strengthening Regional Capacity for Disaster
Mitigation
Hazard Mitigation Policy and Planning Process
and Past and Current Initiatives
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Hazard Mitigation Planning
National Mitigation Policy
Where are hazard impacts / at What severity?
Who is ableto respond?
Hazard Analysis
Capability Assessment
Vulnerability Assessment
How can wereduce risks?
Mitigation Opportunity Analysis
What is at risk?
National MitigationPlan (Multi-sectoral)
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Hazard Analysis Where Are Hazard Impacts and at
What Severity?
DMFC
Hazard Analysis

• Information sources
• Scientific studies /maps
• Long-term monitoring
• Historic reports

Past Incidence
Strengthening Regional Capacity for Disaster
Mitigation
Factors influencing occurrence
Hazard Map and Description Shows likelihood
of experiencing the hazard
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Vulnerability Assessment What is at risk?

• Elements at Risk
• Critical Facilities
• Natural Resources
• Agriculture
• Population/development (existing and projected)

DMFC
VulnerabilityAssessment
Strengthening Regional Capacity for Disaster
Mitigation
Hazard Map
Vulnerability Map / DescriptionShows resources
and populations susceptible to damage from the
effects of hazards
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Capability Assessment Who is able to respond?
DMFC

• Review of Existing Measures and Gaps
• Technical capabilities
• Fiscal constraints
• Political will
• Institutional strength
• Legal mandates

CapabilityAssessment
Strengthening Regional Capacity for Disaster
Mitigation
Does staff have necessary training? Do existing
laws provide appropriate authority? Is there
political support for potentially unpopular
measures?
Assessment of acceptability of existing hazard
risk and vulner-ability, and of sufficiency
ofexisting mitigation measures
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Mitigation Opportunity Analysis How can we
reduce risks?
DMFC
MitigationOpportunityAnalysis

• Capability Assessment Results
• Development regulations
• Undeveloped land
• Population projections
• Age of housing stock
• Land cover change

Strengthening Regional Capacity for Disaster
Mitigation
High hazard areas and high vulnerability
resources / populations
Highest ImpactRisk Management Measures /
Mitigation Opportunities
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Mitigation Plan A viable strategy for managing
risks
DMFC
Strengthening Regional Capacity for Disaster
Mitigation
Mitigation Plan Goals, Objectives and Actions
Highest ImpactRisk Management Measures /
Mitigation Opportunities
Plan Adoption and Implementation
Plan Monitoring, Evaluation and Update
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Hazard Mitigation Planning Overview
Where?
What?
How?
Who?
Mitigation Opportunity Analysis
Hazard Analysis
Capability Assessment
Vulnerability Assessment
Sources Planning to Mitigate Natural Hazards in
the Caribbean. USAID/OAS Caribbean Disaster
Mitigation Project. Community Vulnerability
Assessment Tool. NOAA Coastal Services Center.
Link between hazard and effect on resource at risk
HazardCharacterization/Map Likelihood
of experiencing the hazard
VulnerabilityCharacterization/Map Resources/popul
ations susceptible to damage from hazard effects
High Impact Mitigation Opportunities
Capability Assessment Description of existing
measures and remaining gaps
Mitigation Plan Goals, Objectives and Actions
Assessment of acceptability of existing risk and
vulnerability, sufficiency of existing mitigation
measures
Plan Adoption and Implementation
Plan Monitoring, Evaluation and Update
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Past and Current Initiatives
DMFC
Stage 3 2001 - Present
Stage 1 1993 - 1999
Stage 2 1998 - 2001
Strengthening Regional Capacity for Disaster
Mitigation
Caribbean Disaster Mitigation Project (CDMP)
Post-Georges Disaster Mitigation
Project (PGDM)
Disaster Mitigation Facility for the Caribbean
(DMFC)
Caribbean Hazard Mitigation Capacity Building
Programme (CHAMP)
Disaster mitigation integrated into development
planning
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Caribbean Disaster Mitigation Project OASUSAID/OF
DA
DMFC
Strengthening Regional Capacity for Disaster
Mitigation
CDMP activities produced several guidance
publications and increased awareness of and need
for comprehensive national policies/plans

• Hazard Assessment
• Storm hazard modeling, using TAOS/L
• Kingston multihazard assessment study
• River Flooding, Belize

• Vulnerability Assessment (VA)
• Electrical utilities (VINLEC, St. Lucia)
• Vulnerability audits of schools/shelters (Eastern
  Caribbean)
• Probable loss estimation /hurricanes (Caribbean)
• Community VA (Dominican Republic, Haiti)

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Caribbean Disaster Mitigation Project
www.oas.org/cdmp

• Mitigation planning workshop for development
  planners and disaster coordinators CDMP/CDERA
  1997
• Mitigation planning methodology developed and
  primer produced
• St. Lucia draft hazard mitigation plan

CDMP activities increased awareness of and
need for comprehensive national mitigation
policies/plans

• Training
• National consultation on draft mitigation plan
  St. Lucia, 1998
• Regional workshop on hazard mapping and
  vulnerability assessment for physical planners
  and emergency managers 1999
• National mitigation planning workshops Belize,
  Trinidad, Grenada 1999

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Post-Georges Disaster Mitigation
Project 1998-2001 www.oas.org/pgdm
DMFC
Comprehensive national hazard mitigation plans
developed for Antigua and Barbuda and St. Kitts
and Nevis
Strengthening Regional Capacity for Disaster
Mitigation
Multisectoral Involvement Formation of National
Mitigation Councils Training in mitigation
planning, hazard mapping, vulnerability
assessment, capability assessment National
consultations
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Current Initiatives
DMFC
Focus on integrated disaster mitigation and
development planning, in the context of the
Results Framework for Comprehensive Disaster
Management (CDM)
Strengthening Regional Capacity for Disaster
Mitigation

CDM Intermediate Results (IRs) IR 4
Preparedness, response and mitigation capability
is enhanced and integrated IR 5 Hazard
information is incorporated into development
planning and decision making
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Disaster Mitigation Facility for the Caribbean
(DMFC) 2001 2006 www.caribank.org
DMFC
Strengthening Regional Capacity for Disaster
Mitigation
Strategic Objectives Institutional strengthening
for disaster management/mitigation at CDB

Adoption and institutionalisation of disaster
mitigation policies and practices in borrowing
member countries
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Caribbean Hazard Mitigation Capacity Building
Programme (CHAMP) 2002 - 2005
www.oas.org/cdera/champ
Objectives The development of comprehensive
hazard mitigation planning frameworks The
development and implementation of safer building
training and certificate programmes
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Hazard Mitigation Planning Activities DMFC and
CHAMP
CHAMP Activities

• Model mitigation policy
• Model policy adaptation
• Legislative review and capability analysis
• Hazard Mapping /Vulnerability Assessment
• Mitigation plan development
• Targeted presentation packages (CHAMP)

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Where are we?

• Mitigation Policy
• Jamaica - draft policy under completion

• Mitigation Plans
• British Virgin Islands
• St. Lucia
• St. Kitts and Nevis
• Antigua and Barbuda

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Target Countries
DMFC Belize Dominica Grenada Jamaica St.
Lucia St. Kitts and Nevis
CHAMP Belize British Virgin Islands Grenada St.
Lucia
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DISASTER MITIGATION FACILITY FOR THE CARIBBEAN
DMFC
Strengthening Regional Capacity for Disaster
Mitigation
Hazard Mitigation Policy and Planning Process
and Past and Current Initiatives