National Conference on Sustainable Development Goal SDG #1 14 March 2018, IHC, New Delhi End Poverty in All its Forms Everywhere Ray Kancharla Head of DRR – CCA, Save the Children Member of Global DRR Working Group on DRR – CCA, Save the Children International March 14, 2018
Communities, Government and Civil Society – jointly worked for a peaceful transformation at the local level Climate Change altered weather cyclones, and transformations in the environment, are having a big negative impact. Life goes completely tospy turvy as a result of the floods. In particular, our farmer brethren have to bear a lot of losses because of the damage to their crops and fields… - Hon. Prime Minister, Narendra Modi
ALL HAZARDS, RISKS AND DISASTERS AND RISKS – WHOLE OF SOCIETY APPROACH 38 – 40% are Children under 18 years
Poverty Inequality Climate 1.5: Target: By 2030, build resilience of the poor and those in Change vulnerable situations and reduce their exposure to vulnerability to climate related extreme events, and other economic, social and environmental shocks and disasters SDG 11: Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable
Context Today Poverty is inter-generational; so is disease burden (such as Tuberculosis, etc.) and other development indicators such as survival, education, health, protection, livelihood, etc. More than ever, our children both globally, nationally and locally are experiencing more risk than ever before Such risks and vulnerabilities turning into Disasters are rising at an unprecedented scale, both as extreme events as well as every day risks 1 in 6 children is affected by conflict of one form or other All disasters have displaced individuals and communities, especially the poor and marginalized – often making them IDPs – deprived of Identity and Social Entitlements Depleting rural resources and migration to urban areas Un-planned Urbanization and its rapid growth Changing Climatic conditions and its impact on future of women, children and youth Risks to Children and Youth are increasing more than ever????? 5
Factors contributing to vulnerability Drinking Poor Water Land use Large presence Shortage of small scale industries & Poor Solid related pollution Waste Management Heavy Poor Housing Flooding & Conditions Inundation due to low plinth level High Population Density Earthquakes & Tremors Living proximity to Encroachments polluting industries & dumping grounds Resilience is the extreme opposite of Vulnerability Study CDRI, an initiative of Kyoto University and SEEDS
Rural – Urban – Migratory Processes and Next-Gen Challenges
Develpoment & Climate Smart Community Policy to Practice
Asian Ministerial Conference on DRR – New Delhi, November 06, 2016 – Asia Regional Plan Priority 3: Investing in Disaster Risk Reduction for Resilience a) Establish/strengthen regulatory frameworks to reinforce risk consideration in structural and non-structural investments. b) Promote national mechanisms for disaster risk transfer and insurance as appropriate. c) Increase resilience and integrate disaster risk reduction into business models, corporate practices, and supply chains through intensified partnerships between the private sector, local government and other stakeholders. d) Promote appropriate financial mechanisms to integrate disaster risk reduction considerations and measures to support the building of disaster resilient communities by engaging development funds, banks, private foundations and stakeholders. e) Allocate resources to local governments as appropriate to implement DRR measures. f) Institutionalize community-based disaster risk management (CBDRM) to strengthen resilience of households and communities . g) Strengthen education on disaster and climate risk reduction and accelerate the implementation of comprehensive school safety. h) Invest in the development of resilient health systems, and design and implementation • AMCDRR – 2016, November: • Asia Regional Plan for Implementation of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030 10
Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction Asia Regional Plan and Implementation Develop a national system of disaster damage and loss, applying international standards such as DALA, PDNA and methodologies for age, gender and disability-disaggregated data ; feed the data into national statistical system on disasters and make non-sensitive data and information available in public domain ; Develop and/or strengthen national disaster loss database that is disaggregated to local level; and systematically record disaster loss and damages due to both small and large scale disasters.
“ Children and youth are agents of change and should be given the space and modalities to contribute to Disaster Risk Reduction, in accordance with legislation, national practice and educational curricula. .” UNISDR – Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction, Page 20
EDUCATION & COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOL SAFETY At the very inception of this project, children and youth from different states of India came and demonstrated their understanding of risk, school disaster management planning and their role in monitoring and implementation. Children Group (CG) – a leadership group within the School - became an important driver for School Safety it was firmly established due to the experience of pioneering Civil Society initiatives and demonstration by the Children Groups that, “ Children are the Starting Point of any School Safety initiative” and not projects….
Comprehensive School Safety Framework
Priority 1: The awareness should be customized as per the age appropriate means of communication Priority 2: Voices of Children and Youth Local Participation of children, youth and other vulnerable communities is to be included; and it should be included in the local political agenda Priority 3: Priority 3: INVEST IN DRR FOR Budget for DRR and CCA to be included in Development and accountability to be shared with Children and Youth RESILIENCE Priority 4: Safe Learning Zones and Communities and it should be the Right of Children and Youth
Voices and Perspective of Children and Young towards local implementation Everyday Risks : HOME – SCHOOL – HOME (mitigate risk while travelling) Education Child Protection and DRR Every School must be Safe Always Children’s Group should be formed and Our mantra is: strengthened in every village, slum, etc. – to ‘ 0 ’ D + ‘ 0 ’ D promote Children and Youth Leadership and participate in decision-making (Zero Deaths and Zero Days Lost in School) Health and DRR Here DRR means Disease Risk Reduction
Child Centred Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) & Climate Change Adaptation (CCA) approach and initiatives in India Building safer and resilient children and C H communities (includes, Mothers and I Others – local governance, line L departments, etc.) D R E N & YOUTH MOTHERS & EMPOWERED TO Others ACHIEVE THEIR RESILIENCE
Child Centred Poverty Reduction & Climate Change Adaptation Our Mantra is: H-E-L-P CCA Health, WASH & Nutrition Education Livelihood Protection 4 4. Platform for lifesaving/life-sustaining interventions 3. A safe place - physical and psychosocial protection 2. Window of opportunity to improve access (include the excluded) and quality Progress / Gains • Preparedness & Contingency Planning • Resilience Building 1. PROTECTING THE PROGRESS / • Early Warning • Climate Change Adaptation GAINS MADE • Flexible Funds BY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMES (Crisis Modifiers) Development Development of Resilience and of Life Sustaining HUMANITARIAN Adaptation Services CRISIS Services Time Time Non-emergency Non-emergency
Child Centred Disaster Risk Reduction – Climate Change Adaptation Key outcomes Child Centred Resilience and Adaptation Comprehensive School Safety T echnology Innovations – form the key Triangle with the key outcomes of Family Resilience Planning & Institutionalisation in Schools and Local Governance
Climate Score Card RISK ENHANCE POTENTIAL 1 2 3 AWARENESS RESILIENCE ACTIONS Coordinatio n 5 Pillars of Action: Technology Children Participation Community Community Level Edu-Department Scientific Actions Private Sector Institutional Capacity Community Strengthening of Practice Policy Advocacy Local Mainstreaming / Governance Institutionalizing Children Platform Enlarged Network
01. Promote and Practice Inclusive Risk & Vulnerability informed planning and implementation – with segregated focus on Children, Youth, Disabled, Women, and other vulnerable groups 02. Unify the End Poverty Strategy with End Inequality and End Climate Change – hence, the strategy is “ EPICC ” 03. Adopt Education and Comprehensive School Safety to drive Next Gen Resilience – as a End Poverty – Inequality – Climate Change Strategy – by including in Curriculum 04. Enable representation of children and youth in decision as Future Leaders of Ending Poverty and Building Resilience at the Local Level 05. Make Child Rights as essential part of End Poverty and Climate Change – Right to Life with Dignity and Resilience CHARTER OF DEMANDS FOR
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