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Mainstreaming Disaster Risk Reduction in Mainstreaming Disaster Risk Reduction in Planning Process: Bangladesh Experience Planning Process: Bangladesh Experience

K H Masud Siddiqui Director General Disaster Management Bureau BANGLADESH

Mainstreaming Mainstreaming – – as a concept as a concept

Government of Bangladesh considers Mainstreaming of Disaster

Risk Reduction as a approach to integrate within the policy, legal arrangement and institutional framework.

Policy Risk Reduction Issues Planning Mainstreaming Institutional Framework

Development Learning from Development Learning from Disaster Management Experience Disaster Management Experience

The cause and effect relationship between

disasters and development has been ignored

Disasters were seen in the context of emergency

response

Development programs were not assessed in the

context of disasters

Communities under disaster stress were seen as

tool turbulent for development initiatives

Objective of Mainstreaming Objective of Mainstreaming

to establish a mechanism that facilitates risk management as an integral part of national development planning.

To achieve this, GoB recognizes the need to embed risk management within overall context

• f sustainable development and mainstream in

to the development process through a participatory approach

Disaster Risk Reduction : A Disaster Risk Reduction : A Development Concern Development Concern

The current development agenda focus on

Poverty Reduction Strategy (PRS) and Millennium Development Goal (MDG)

Disaster Risk Reduction is supportive in

implementing Poverty Reduction Strategy

Policy Intervention Policy Intervention

• Disaster Management Act
• Revision of Standing Orders on Disaster
• Inclusion of Risk Reduction Issues

in National Agriculture Policy, National Water Resource Policy and National Fisheries Policy

• Legal Framework of Building Code

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PRSP Core Principles PRSP Core Principles

country-driven, promoting national ownership of strategies

through broad-based participation of civil society;

result-oriented and focused on outcomes that will benefit the

poor;

comprehensive in recognizing the multidimensional nature of

poverty;

partnership-oriented, involving coordinated participation of

development partners (government, domestic stakeholders, and external donors); and

based on a long-term perspective for poverty reduction.

Status of Disaster Risk Reduction in PRS Status of Disaster Risk Reduction in PRS

Policy Matrix 07: Comprehensive Disaster Mgt. Towards Poverty Reduction and Growth Policy Matrix – 08: Food Security Policy Matrix - 12: Promote use of ICT in Dis. Mgt. Policy Matrix – 15: Ensure social protection for women against vulnerability and risks

PRSP Policy Matrix 7: Comprehensive disaster PRSP Policy Matrix 7: Comprehensive disaster management towards poverty reduction and growth management towards poverty reduction and growth

Mainstreaming disaster management and risk reduction into

national policies, institutions and development processes (introduction of Disaster Impact and Risk Assessment (DIRA)

Strengthening disaster management and risk reduction

capacity

Ensuring knowledge management (acquiring, storing, sharing

and applying) on disaster risk reduction

Enhancing community level capacity for disaster risk

reduction (community level preparedness, response, recovery and rehabilitation)

Ensuring social protection of women, children, elderly, people

with disability and other vulnerable groups against vulnerability and risk

Mainstreaming of Risk Reduction Framework Bangladesh Mainstreaming Risk Reduction Framework Bangladesh Mainstreaming Risk Reduction Framework

Local Govt. Local Govt. departments departments Different Different sectoral sectoral departments, departments, bureau, wing, bureau, wing, professional professional groups groups Stakeholders Stakeholders NGOs NGOs CBOs CBOs NGO Affairs NGO Affairs Bureau Bureau Stakeholders Stakeholders NGOs NGOs Capacity building Capacity building training training Practice of Practice of Community Risk Community Risk Assessment Assessment Mechanism (CRA) Mechanism (CRA) Development and Development and implementation of implementation of risk reduction action risk reduction action plans plans Inclusion of Disaster Inclusion of Disaster Risk Reduction Risk Reduction Mechanism in FD Mechanism in FD-

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6 Form Form Activities Activities Practice of Practice of Community Risk Community Risk Assessment Assessment Mechanism Mechanism (CRA) (CRA) Inclusion of Inclusion of Disaster Risk Disaster Risk Reduction in the Reduction in the core business core business plan plan Activities Activities Sectors Sectors PRSP PRSP Sectoral Sectoral Policy Policy (Education, (Education, Housing, Housing, Agriculture, Agriculture, Fisheries Fisheries etc.) etc.) Policy Policy Activities Activities Stakeholders Stakeholders Local Local Government Government Planning Planning Commission, Commission, ERD, ERD, Planning Cell Planning Cell

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• f different

Ministries/ Ministries/ Divisions Divisions GOB GOB Capacity building Capacity building training training Practice of Practice of Community Risk Community Risk Assessment Assessment Mechanism (CRA) Mechanism (CRA) Development and Development and implementation of implementation of risk reduction action risk reduction action plans plans Inclusion of Disaster Inclusion of Disaster Risk Reduction Risk Reduction Mechanism in Mechanism in Development Development Project Proposal Project Proposal (DPP), TAPP and (DPP), TAPP and PCP PCP Local Local National National Key Key Stakehold Stakehold ers ers

Mainstreaming Target Group Mainstreaming Target Group

CDMP identified the following stakeholders for Mainstreaming

Disaster Risk Reduction

Ensure Risk Reduction Agenda is properly addressed in all the proposal submitted

(FD-6 and FD-7 )

NGO Affairs Bureau Inclusion of Disaster Risk Reduction Mechanism in Concern department (DIRA, EIA, DPP, TPP) Economic Relation Department GOB Ministries and Departments Planning Commission Policy Reforms and Legal Arrangement Cabinet Members The Law Makers

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Policy and Planning Reforms Policy and Planning Reforms

SAARC Framework for CDM National Plan of Action MoFDM Corporate and Strategic Plans Revision of MoFDM Allocation of Business Disaster Management Act Standing Orders on Disaster

Revision of Development Project Proforma, FD 6

Format of NGO Bureau to include DRR in development planning and appraisal processes both for Government and NGO projects

Strengthening Disaster Management Strengthening Disaster Management and Risk Reduction Capacity and Risk Reduction Capacity

Learning and Development Strategy – to

enhance the technical and management skills

• f the MoFDM staff and other govt. officials
• f key ministries

Development of standardized tools,

procedures and guidelines– CRA Guidelines, RRAP Procedure

Nurturing of partnerships

Ensuring Knowledge Management on DRR Ensuring Knowledge Management on DRR

Establishing National Disaster Management

Information Centre (DMIC) – a central data and information hub to work 24 X 7 days

Progressive expansion of DMIC to all 64 districts Progressive expansion of DMIC to all high risk

Upazilas

Establishment of Disaster Management Information

Network (DMIN) down to the community/household level – data received, processing, sharing and receiving the feedback

Strengthening DMCs to prepare community level

risk reduction action plans (RRAPs)

Ensure true reflection of the community needs in

the (RRAPs) by

– Ensuring proper participation of the most vulnerable in the development of plans

Policy Advocacy to stop ad-hocism in the

approval of development projects

Ensure implementation of the risk reduction

action plans Enhancing community level capacity for disaster risk reduction

Ensuring social protection of women, children, elderly, Ensuring social protection of women, children, elderly, people with disability and other vulnerable groups people with disability and other vulnerable groups against vulnerability and risk against vulnerability and risk

MoFDM Safety Net programmes to reduce the

vulnerability of the poorest during off-peak season

Risk Reduction Programme of the MoFDM – annual

allocation Taka 75 crore from the revenue budget

Programme to assist the seasonally unemployed –

Annual allocation Taka 50 crore

Achievement towards Mainstreaming Achievement towards Mainstreaming Risk Reduction Risk Reduction

Risk Reduction has been addressed in

PRSP , the highest development agenda of the Government of Bangladesh

Working Committees has been established

to identify the sectoral intervention for Mainstreaming Risk Reduction.

National Plan for Disaster Management

has been developed and under the process

• f endorsement by the Council of Advisors

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Mainstreaming Initiatives by the Mainstreaming Initiatives by the Ministry of Agriculture Ministry of Agriculture

A Cell on Disaster Risk Reduction has been

established

A project on “Reducing the Risk to

Desertification” covering 146 upazilas is being implemented by the Department of Agriculture Extension

Climate Change Cell under CDMP framework

has been established in the Department of Environment Institutional Arrangement by the Ministry of Institutional Arrangement by the Ministry of Education for Mainstreaming Risk Reduction Education for Mainstreaming Risk Reduction

Curriculum on Disaster Risk Reduction has been

included in the text book

Risk Reduction Mechanism is included as part of

monitoring in regular inspection and monitoring format

• f Primary Schools.

National Academy for Educational Management has

included two hours training course on Disaster Management for its trainee teachers of secondary and higher secondary level.

Institutional arrangement has been developed for

considering risk assessment during the construction of Academic Building in coastal areas and also its use as Shelter Centers

Advocacy Role of Disaster Management Bureau Advocacy Role of Disaster Management Bureau (DMB) for Mainstreaming Risk Reduction (DMB) for Mainstreaming Risk Reduction

DMB through its CDMP Advocacy Component

is running advocacy role with the Planning Commission for updating the planning format to address risk reduction in planning processes.

Revision of NGO Bureau Project Designing

format for incorporating risk reduction mechanism is under the processes of approval by the Office of the Chief Adviser

Conclusion and way forward Conclusion and way forward

Bangladesh follows a holistic approach for

mainstreaming

MoFDM adopted a comprehensive approach

for disaster management – all hazard, all risks, all sectors

Public-private partnership is the key to ensure

implementation of the policy strategy being adopted in PRSP. MoFDM is closely working with all – both the govt. and private sectors as well as with the donors to establish a planning and implementation mechanism.

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