To improve the lives

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To improve the lives of vulnerable people by
mobilizing the power of humanity
Dr. Patrick Fox SEA DM Coordinator
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Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement
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A Global Agenda for the International Federation

• Goal 1 Reduce the number of deaths, injuries and
  impact from disasters.
• Goal 2 Reduce the number of deaths, illnesses
  and impact from diseases and public health
  emergencies.
• Goal 3 Increase the capacity of local community,
  civil society and Red Cross Red Crescent to
  address the most urgent situations of
  vulnerability.
• Goal 4 Promote respect for diversity and human
  dignity, and reduce intolerance, discrimination
  and social exclusion.

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How does the Federation manage the disaster at
National, Regional and Global level ?

• Learning from local communities, first
  responders, grass root info (trends,
  predictions, forecasting etc. Gender sex, age,
  disabilities.)
• Coordination, monitoring, evaluations, lessons
  learned, and best practices (Build Back Better)
• Emergency preparedness (tracking, forecasting,
  monitoring, sharing info)
• Information management from web-based global
  platform (DMIS)
• Disaster response tools (FACT, RDRT, ERU,
  Logistics)
• Training of volunteers, national/regional and
  international staffs also communities through
  formal and informal education.
• Partner with other organisations and authorities
  at multiple levels

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National - Regional - Global Response Continuum
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Federation Disaster Management Tools

• DREF - Disaster Relief Emergency Fund
• Emergency Appeals
• Disaster Information Management
• Logistics resource mobilisation
• Disaster Assessment Teams RDRT, FACT
• Field services support functions - ERU

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• How the work of IFRC is funded
• The IFRCs annual appeal asks for resources for
• Humanitarian assistance for enduring emergencies.
  
• Building capacity to better serve communities.
• Global programmes.
• Donor support in 2008 US 176 million (CHF201
  million)
• Emergency appeals ask for resources
• To boost a national societys ability to respond
  to a disaster.
• DREF Emergency Response Fund
• Appeals launched by IFRC at request of national
  societies.
• Donor support for Emergency Appeals in 2008 CHF
  282 million.

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International tsunami funding in billions US
(Source TEC, as of Q4 2005)
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Federation Disaster Management Tools

• Federations extranet for disaster management and
  information sharing
• Monitoring and mapping of potential disasters
• Emergency response reports posted directly from
  the field
• Special focus pages providing real-time
  information on response operations
• Baseline data on different countries
• Information and guidelines
• Toolbox with style sheets, updated contact lists,
  statistics
• Links to over 400 external web sites related to
  disaster management

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CLIMATE CHANGE

• Focus on CCA ie consequences of CC driven
  disasters.
• Planning into the un-known
• Training communities and volunteers through
  formal and informal channels.
• CCA as part of DRR

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Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change
Adaptation

• CC will generate new disaster dimensions
• Note slow-onset disasters related to the
  depletion of the natural resource base

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EEPSEA, 2009
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Climate Centre RC/RC

• Since 2002, give assistance to NS to bridge CCA
  and DRR.
• Triple A principle Awareness, Action and
  Advocacy Analyses
• RC/RC Climate Guide (November 2007)

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Linking DRR and CCA

• Assessing and addressing current and future
  climate risks at national and local levels
• Assessing and addressing current and future
  climate risks with communities (sudden and slow
  on-set)
• Education and awareness-raising (Formal and
  in-formal)
• Advocacy (humanitarian values and equity aspect
  voice of the vulnerable)
• Integrating DRR and climate change adaptation
  into existing training, plans and strategies

IFRC, 2009
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Key messages

• Integrate CCA into the policy and strategic plans
  
• Comprehensive risk mapping through VCA
  (Vulnerability and capacity Assessment)
• Building the capacity of the community, Support
  continuous livelihoods and Community financial
  preparedness
• Implement advocacy, promotion, and education at
  all levels
• Partnership with all stakeholders For quality
  in response and preparedness as well as for
  outreach and sustainability of programming.

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Thank you ! For your attention.