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Federal Department of Foreign Affairs FDFA Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation SDC Corporate Domain Global Cooperation / Global Program Climate Change (GPCC) Corporate Domain Humanitarian Aid / Multilateral Division

Nagarkot, Nepal – 13-17 anuary 2014

E-Discussion on Floods

Sharing with the MRMN Participants

Farid and Nadia

Multi-Regional Multi-Network Face-to-Face Meeting ‚Let‘s Face Climate Change and Disaster Reduction Together‘ Climate Change & Environment Network and DRR Network

Climate Change & Environment (CC&E) Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR)

 Why E-discussion  Characteristics of floods in Asia  E discussion organisation and Participation  Questions  Contributions  Synthesis  Observation  Open questions to further explore the topic

Summary of the Presentation

 Collaboratively explore the issues related to Climate Change, Environment and Disaster Risk Reduction  Better understanding the inter-linkages between the respective CC&E and DRR contexts and rationales  Warm up for F2F/January Events

Why E-Discussions

 Asia is the largest and most populous continent on Earth.  The Asian monsoons classified into a few sub-systems, South Asian Monsoon and and the East Asian Monsoon  Nepal, India and Bangladesh share a common eco- hydrology and a common disaster – floods.

Characteristics of floods in Asia/S. Asia 1/2

 Flash floods caused by overflowing of rivers (in April-May and September-November).  Rain floods caused by drainage congestion and heavy rains.  Monsoon floods caused by major rivers (during June- September).  Mud floods  Coastal floods caused by storm and tidal surges.

Characteristics of floods in Asia/S Asia 2/2

 E-discussion on Floods started on 22 Nov and finished on the 9 Dec2013  Started with two initial questions (no. 5 & 6) followed by three more questions (no. 7 & 8 & 9):  19 participants from 11 countries actively engaged and contributed

Organisation and participation

 Question no. 5: How are floods impacting your country/region and what are their underlying causes?  Question no. 6: What is done (structural and non-structural measures) to enhance the resilience of people at risks of floods at different level (communities, national, regional) and what are the limits faced in your context and in your

• rganization?

Initial Questions

 Question no. 7: What could be done at different level to reduce flood risks in your working area/country/region?  Question no. 8: What can / must be done to mainstream DRR as part of integrated risk management to counter flood risks, and what are the main challenges?  Question no. 9: What can be done to better coordinate DRR and CCA efforts at different levels (local to regional)?

Questions

 Question based  Context focus  General and specefic  Project oriented

Contributions against questions

 floods, mudflows and flash-floods hazards of various magnitudes  Lives, livelihoods and public infrastructures are affected  The exposure of people and assets in hazard zones  The raise of temperature and changes of rain patterns  The inappropriate use of land  An over exploitation of the natural resources  Clogged drainage systems by solid wastes poorly managed in urban settings or by easily uprooted trees

Q5: How are floods impacting your country/region and what are their underlying causes?

Contexts vary in the region. Many countries have developed a national strategy for DRR Structural measures are common in the region to protect against floods but have their limit in the design & costly in maintenance and need to be combined with soft measures Other measures such as EWS still need more investments in Hydro Met data collection to be effective on time There’s a lack of cross-border cooperation

Q6: What is done to enhance the resilience of people at risks of floods at different level and what are the limits faced in your context and in your organization?

 Effective trans-boundary dialogue and sharing of hydro met data  Each context is different and should be treated accordingly  The risk of flood has to be managed at watershed level  Conflict sensitive approach is necessary for sustainable solutions  Link disaster risk reduction and natural resources management with livelihood opportunities for local communities

Q7: What could be done at different level to reduce flood risks in your working area/country/region?

 More awareness at all level on the need for an integrated risk management approach  Proper guidelines available for all levels and sectors on DRR integration  DRR measures must be aligned with poverty reduction, creation of livelihood  Difficulties to find consensus among different interests

Q8: What can / must be done to mainstream DRR as part of integrated risk management to counter flood risks, and what are the main challenges?

 Reg. :An effective coordination  National level:

• DRR Policy adapted to the context
• Implementation of Standing Order on Disaster
• Coordination between Go and the NGOs

 Local level:

• Flood proof housing, Livelihoods
• Adaptive cropping practices, Livestock based agriculture,

Tree Plantation

• Employment oriented education, Special health services
• Ensure community participation

Q 9: What can be done to better coordinate DRR and CCA efforts at different levels (local to regional)?

 Risks of disasters results from a complex interaction of factors  Each context is very different  Lack of communication among the different actors is highlighted as one of the main causes of floods all throughout the e- discussion  Floods management request a strong political will to invest raising awareness of the population, maintaining infrastructures, and land use plans

Synthesis

 Good start for Facing Climate Change and Disaster Risks Together  A Lot of ideas, experiences and views  Alignment with poverty and Sust.Devt.  Both Rural and Urban environments have been presented  Less focus on economic systems  Community participation has been several mentioned but little has been said about decentralization and the role of local authorities

Observations

 Integrated risk management and sustainable development  Policy implementation approach of DRR/ natural resources management  Risk reduction in local agendas of development.  Legislation and rule of law  Task for cooperation organizations

Issues/questions to further explore the topic 1/2

DHONNOBAD Thank you very much