SLIDE 4 Critic a l T hre sho lds Co nc e pt
Wha t it is? Critic a l thre sho lds re fe rs to the lo we st le ve l o f ha za rd (e ithe r
b y inte nsity/ dura tio n/ ma g nitude ), o r le ve l o f lo c a l c a pa c itie s o r a c o mb ina tio n o f b o th tha t re sult in a c a ll fo r e xte rna l a ssista nc e b y a c o untry.
Wha t it c a n he lp a c hie ve ? He lp b e tte r unde rsta nd the na ture o f impe nding a ssista nc e ne e ds He lp de live r a ppro pria te a ssista nc e (a mo unt, kind, dura tio n e tc .) Be tte r unde rsta nd the a ssista nc e pre pa re dne ss ne e de d De sig n a ssista nc e ke e ping in vie w the imme dia te a nd lo ng -te rm
ne e ds fo r ma ximizing the c lima te se c urity
I de ntifying the Critic a l T hre sho ld o f Assista nc e fo r Vulne ra b le Co untrie s
Co untry a ssista nc e re q uire me nt=f(da ma g e thre sho ld, c urre nt ye a r GDP, disa ste r pre pa re dne ss, …)
So me c o untrie s will ha ve a re lia b le da ma g e thre sho ld- a ssista nc e re la tio nships (e .g . Co untry A a nd B), whe re the c o nc e pt o f c ritic a l thre sho lds fo r Assista nc e wo rk we ll.
Co untrie s whe re suc h func tio n is no t c le a r (e .g . Co untry E a nd H), due to va rie d c a pa c itie s within the c o untry, c ritic a l thre sho ld sho uld b e furthe r spe c ia lize d to ta ke into c o untry c irc umsta nc e s.
T he re se a rc h ne e d to ide ntify suc h c irc umsta nc e s fo r re lia b le e stima tio n o f a ssista nc e thre sho lds fo r the se c o untrie s tha t a lso wo rks fo r a ll o the r c o untrie s. One a ppro a c h is to ha ve a hig h re so lutio n o f the thre sho ld i.e . to ha ve sub -re g io na l thre sho lds fo r the se func tio ns to wo rk we ll. Co untry A Co untry B Co untry C Co untry D Co untry E Co untry F Co untry G Co untry H Co untry I
Co nne c t Sho rt-te rm E E A E ng a g e me nts with L
- ng -te rm Risk Re duc tio n
R&R is c o nstitute d o f sho rt pe rio d o f time whe re la rg e sums o f re so urc e s will b e
spe nt.
Muc h o f the se e xpe nditure s ma y no t le a d to lo ng -te rm risk mitig a tio n b e ne fits. L
inking e xpe rie nc e s a nd le sso ns fro m e ng a g e me nts re la te d to E E A a nd plo ug hing b a c k into o the r pha se s o f DRR spira l c o uld e nha nc e the va lue o f re so urc e s e mplo ye d during the e me rg e nc y pha se .
Pre pa re dne ss Mitig a tio n Pre pa re dne ss R&R Re c o nstruc tio n
T he Ope r a tiona l F r a me wor k of the E xte r na l E me r g e nc y Assista nc e be twe e n Ja pa n & the Philippine s
NDRRMC pla ys a c ruc ia l ro le in re c o mme nding de c la ra tio n o f c a la mity in the Philippine s.
Ja pa n a lwa ys se nd e me rg e nc y a ssista nc e o nly upo n re q ue st
Critic a l thre sho ld c o nc e pt wo rks b e st fo r vo lunta ry de plo yme nt o f a ssista nc e
Ca la mity e xc e e d s the thre sho ld ide ntifie d b y NDRRMC
Ye s
No inte rna tio na l c a ll fo r a ssista nc e
No Pr e side nt
De c la ra tio n o f the Sta te o f Ca la mity Ca ll fo r I nte rna tio na l Assista nc e Ja pa ne se E mb a ssy in Ma nila MOF A Co nc e rne d g o ve rnme nt a g e nc ie s JI CA/ MI L T / SDF e tc Orde r dispa tc h/ de live ry NDRRMC Re c o mme nds OCD <-> NDRRMC OCD, DF A, Do F , DSWD, DL I G e tc . L
PDNA Cr itic a l thre shold Ye s
No Ja pa n
F e e db a c k lo o p fo r lo ng -te rm risk mitig a tio n De plo y na tio na l re spo nse me c ha nism