Disaster Risk Reduction

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Disaster Risk Reduction

• A Tearfund Perspective

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Who are Tearfund?

• Christian Relief Development agency.
• UK-based, formed in 1968
• 83 countries, 358 partners
• 8 operational programmes
• 2005-06 budget 58m. E.86.5m
• Funded by churches, individuals, institutional
  donors, DEC, trusts

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TF Sectoral Priorities

• HIV and AIDS
• Health, Water Sanitation
• Basic Education Literacy
• Disaster Management
• Children at Risk

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Approaches to DRR

• Linking policy with practice at community level
• DRR into development - tackling causes of
  vulnerability
• DRR into relief - using the opportunity created
  by disaster
• Integration with climate change adaptation
• Outworking of Hyogo Framework

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Hyogo Framework for Action

1. Priority for DRR at all levels
2. Assess monitor risks better EWS
3. Education and Awareness
4. Reduce underlying risk factors
5. Strengthen disaster preparedness

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HFA 1 Priority within Tearfund

• A focus since 2001- corporate priority area
• Conceptual framework - Pressure-Release (Crunch)
  Model
• Essential component of new Country Strategies
• Key area 5 of recent Strategic Review
• DM input to 25 priority countries

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HFA 1 Priority for Policy Work

• Research on donor policy practice
• Advocacy with DFID other major donors to
  prioritise DRR
• Mainstreaming DRR tool produced and disseminated
  (6 areas of agency work, 4 levels of attainment)
• Policy component of DFID-funded project, covering
  7 countries

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HFA 2 Assess monitor risks

• HVCA Tool to assess disaster risk at community
  level.
• Emphasis on last mile - ie effective warning
  systems for at risk communities (eg India,
  Bangladesh, Sahel
• Combination of technology local warning
  signs/signals.

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HFA 3 Knowledge Awareness

• Participation in ISDR Calendar - DRR begins in
  School
• Use of community radio to enhance local
  preparedness (eg Afghanistan)
• Public education campaigns (eg Bangladesh,
  Kashmir)

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HFA 4 Underlying risk factors

• Earthquake resistant building design (eg.
  Kashmir, Indonesia)
• Improving food security (eg Ethiopia, Malawi,
  Bangladesh)
• Alternative livelihoods plus savings/credit
  schemes (eg Bangladesh, India)
• Water conservation schemes (eg India, Malawi,
  Zimbabwe)

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HFA 5 Increased Preparedness

• Community-level DM Committees and contingency
  plans (eg India, Kashmir, Bangladesh)
• Linkages of community plans with Govt. measures
  (eg India)
• Selection training of local volunteers
• Mobilising resources of local church networks -
  volunteers, buildings, education

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DRR in Conflict Zones

• Thorough analyses of conflict using appropriate
  tools
• Minimising negative impacts of activities (eg
  water for both sides in Darfur)
• Maximising positive impact of activities to
  promote peace (eg health clubs in Darfur)
• Advocacy for root causes to be addressed

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Networking in DRR

• Participation in BOND network - OC
• Regular meetings with other recipients of DFID
  DRR funding - UK oseas partner groups
• Joint development of community-level DRR impact
  indicators (against HFA)
• Participation in international fora for DRR and
  Climate Change

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The end!

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