DIPECHO Programme for Central Asia

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• DIPECHO Programme for Central Asia
• 2005 - 2006

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DIsaster Preparedness ECHO

• Reducing the impact of disasters on communities,
  targeting the most vulnerable
• Bottom-up approach
• Regional approach
• Supporting a global risk management strategy

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16 projects
15 projects
10 projects
10 projects
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2005 2006 Action Plan

• Funding Decision August 2005 January 2007
• Projects between 10 and 15 months
• 15.44 co-financing (own funds, Japanese Embassy,
  Isle of Man, others)
• Evaluation of the 3 DIPECHO Action Plans for
  Central Asia foreseen in autumn 2006

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DIPECHO activities

• Community mobilization
• Children focus
• Training
• Production of materials
• Seminars, workshops, conferences
• Local capacity-building, NGO networking
• Public awareness, advocacy
• Emergency stocks (DP items, fuel, health,
  watsan), repair of heavy machinery

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• GIS
• Small-scale mitigation
• Early Warning Systems
• Earthquake prevention
• Emergency health preparedness
• Resource mobilization and organizational support
• Support to post-Kobe working groups

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Some of the tools

• Risk Model and Hazard Assessment (FOCUS)
• Landslide monitoring system (GAA, ISDR)
• Flood prevention and mitigation systems (Mission
  East, OXFAM, ISDR)
• Earthquake prevention including local production
  of non-structural mitigation items and safe
  construction materials (IOM / SFL, ISDR)
• CODAN radio systems (FOCUS, GAA) and VHF radio
  systems (HWA, Mission East)
• CBFA and DM training (Red Cross / Red Crescent)
• Training of Trainers (RC, MERLIN, MCS, IOM)
• Radio shows, videos, theater plays

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Counterparts

• Ministry of Emergency Situations
• Red Crescent Societies
• Communities
• Schools, hospitals
• Local NGOs
• Local authorities (Jamoat and community leaders,
  Hukumat, Government branches)
• National level MoES, MoH, M. of Construction
• Institutions Hydro-meteorological, Forestry,
  Soil Sciences, Geophysics (Tojikkoinot), Project
  Design Construction, TojGlavGeologyj,
  Seismology, universities etc.

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Link with other programmes

• Swiss Disaster Reduction Strategy for Central
  Asia SDC/SECO Projects
• ISDR platform
• CARESI (USAID and SDC-funded through GHI, FOCUS
  and others)
• UN DRMP
• WHO Humanitarian Aid in Crisis
• UNICEF

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Possible Synergies between SDC and DIPECHO
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Links

• http//europa.eu.int/comm/echo/field/dipecho/centr
  al_asia_en.htm
• http//europa.eu.int/comm/echo/information/decisio
  ns/index_en.cfm