MoDMR Conference Room, Bangladesh Secretariat, Dhaka Co-Chaired by: - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

▶
modmr conference room bangladesh
SMART_READER_LITE
LIVE PREVIEW

MoDMR Conference Room, Bangladesh Secretariat, Dhaka Co-Chaired by: - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Jan 27, 2023 20 likes •280 views

Special HCTT meeting: 09 August 2018 MoDMR Conference Room, Bangladesh Secretariat, Dhaka Co-Chaired by: Md. Shah Kamal, Secretary, MoDMR Ms. Mia Seppo, United Nations Resident Coordinator, UN Bangladesh Content 1. Background information 2.

slide-1
SLIDE 1

Special HCTT meeting: 09 August 2018 MoDMR Conference Room, Bangladesh Secretariat, Dhaka

Co-Chaired by:

  • Md. Shah Kamal, Secretary, MoDMR
  • Ms. Mia Seppo, United Nations Resident Coordinator,

UN Bangladesh

slide-2
SLIDE 2

Content

Special HCTT meeting_9 August 2018, MoDMR Secretariat

  • 1. Background information
  • 2. HCTT workplan 2018
  • 3. Progress on implementation
  • 4. Key achievements
  • 5. Upcoming events
  • 6. Challenges
  • 7. Way-forward
slide-3
SLIDE 3

HCTT Evolution

Focus: Humanitarian affairs/Preparedness and Response to natural disasters Objective: Support and complement GoB’s led preparedness and response interventions HCTT: Platform for the coordination of international humanitarian assistance

HCTT Agreed with MoDMR ToRs revised GBV cluster GiHA WG HCTT NNGos

  • Rep. Increases

BDRCS joins HCTT April 2012 May 2016 April 2017 Feb 2017 February 2018 June 2018 MoDMR RCG Chair Dec 2017 Special HCTT Meeting August 2018

slide-4
SLIDE 4

Overview of the HCTT

Humanitarian Coordination Task Team Co-led: MoDMR and UNRCO

GoB Approved Clusters (c)

Food Security Lead: MoF/MoA Co-lead: WFP/FAO Health Lead: MoHFW Co-lead: WHO WASH Lead: MoLGDC Co-lead: UNICEF Shelter Lead: MoHPW Co-lead: IFRC/UNDP Logistics Lead: AFD/MoDMR Co-lead: WFP Education Lead: MoE Co-lead: UNICEF/SAVE Early Recovery Lead: MoDMR Co-lead: UNDP Nutrition Lead: MoHFW Co-lead: UNICEF Child Protection Laed: MoWCA Co-lead: UNICEF Gender Based Violence Lead: MoWCA Co-lead: UNFPA

Emergency Cash Coordination Lead: OXFAM Needs Assessment Lead: CARE Information Management Lead: TBC Community Engagement Lead: BBC Media Action Private Sector Liaison Lead: TBC Gender in Humanitarian Actions (GiHA) Lead: UNWomen

Inter-cluster Groups Support DMCs at Local Level

District Coordination Support Focus: To support Disaster Management Committee at local level Lead: HCTT nominated organization in each disaster prone District

Complement GoB led Response;

  • Joint Needs Assessment with

GoB using agreed tools;

  • Response Gap Analysis- through

Cluster

  • Humanitarian response plan

endorse by HCTT

  • Resource mobilization by UNRC

from Donor, private sector and CERF;

  • District Coordination Focal point

liaison with DC/DMC

  • Response Monitoring by Dash

Board through cluster information;

  • Community engagement

through DCFP information.

slide-5
SLIDE 5

Timeline of Key Events

Coordinated support to recent disasters (examples)

JNA + HRP Cyclone Roanu JNA + HRP Monsoon Floods JNA + HRP Cyclone Mora CNA Haor Floods June 2016 Aug 2016 May 2017 May 2017 JNA + HRP Landslides in CHT June 2017 JNA + HRP Monsoon Floods Sep 2017

slide-6
SLIDE 6

2018 Workplan

Special HCTT meeting_9 August 2018, MoDMR Secretariat

  • Operationalization of the L3 Emergency

Contingency Plan according to the Rapid Approach

  • Capacity development activities for

HCTT Members (including on UN CMCoord)

Disaster Preparedness

  • Response planning, monitoring and

reporting

  • Socializing revised SOD
  • Strengthen national ownership and

leadership

Disaster Response

  • Support localization initiatives
  • Humanitarian – development nexus

Advocacy and Resources mobilization

slide-7
SLIDE 7

Progress on implementation

Special HCTT meeting_9 August 2018, MoDMR Secretariat

Disaster Preparedness

MoDMR led HCTT workshop on

  • perationalization of the L3

Emergency Contingency Plan (March 2018) L3 contingency plan to be tested during DREE 2018 and recommended workshops to be

  • rganized in Chittagong and Sylhet in

the near future

slide-8
SLIDE 8

Progress on implementation

Special HCTT meeting_9 August 2018, MoDMR Secretariat

Disaster Preparedness

FSCD, MoDMR and AFD participated in the INSARAG Regional Earthquake Response Exercise in the Philippines (June 2018) Recommendation: plan to support Bangladesh national USAR capacity and coordination of volunteers

slide-9
SLIDE 9

Progress on implementation

Special HCTT meeting_9 August 2018, MoDMR Secretariat

Disaster Preparedness

Finalized HCTT cyclone contingency plan Complement Government/ MoDMR’s efforts: Progress on-going to develop HCTT floods response preparedness plan

Impact

  • 5. Critical
  • 4. Severe

River/Monsoon flooding Waterlogging Cyclone

  • 3. Moderate

Flash floods Landslide

  • 2. Minor
  • 1. Negligible
  • 1. Very

Unlikely

  • 2. Unlikely
  • 3. Moderately

Likely

  • 4. Likely
  • 5. Very likely

Likelihood Likelihood: 1= Very unlikely (up to 20% chance of the event happening) 2 = Unlikely (20-40%) 3 = Moderately likely (40-60%) 4 = Likely (60-80%) 5 = Very likely (over 80%) Impact: 1 = Negligible (minimal impact on overall population) 2 = Minor (minor impact on overall population) 3 = Moderate (moderate impact on overall population) 4 = Severe (severe impact on overall population) 5 = Critical (major impact on overall population)

Figure: Country Risk Profile: Bangladesh

slide-10
SLIDE 10

Progress on implementation

Special HCTT meeting_9 August 2018, MoDMR Secretariat

Disaster Response

The NAWG (co-led with DDM) finalized the needs assessment tools (including WFP-led 72 hours assessment); The Cash Working Group (CWG) updated the guidelines for multi-purpose cash assistance package and the Cash for Work daily rate endorsed by HCTT; WFP/MoDMR led simulation for cyclone, floods and earthquake organized (2017 & 2018)

slide-11
SLIDE 11

Progress on implementation

Special HCTT meeting_9 August 2018, MoDMR Secretariat

Localization and Humanitarian Coordination

UNRC and MoDMR Secretary participated in the Asia-Pacific Regional Dialogue on the Grand Bargain in Thailand on 2017

(http://ingoforummyanmar.org/sites /ingoforummyanmar.org/files/attac hments/Grand_BargainRegional_Dia logue_Report_Final1.pdf)

Work streams:

  • Transparency
  • Localization
  • Cash
  • Management costs
  • Needs Assessment
  • Participation

Revolution

  • Multi-year planning

and funding

  • Earmarking/flexibility
  • Reporting

requirements

  • Humanitarian-

Development engagement

slide-12
SLIDE 12

Progress on implementation

Special HCTT meeting_9 August 2018, MoDMR Secretariat

Localization and Humanitarian Coordination

BDRCS informed of its willingness to participate in HCTT’s work and support coordination efforts MoDMR/DDM facilitated the nomination of 3 national NGO networks including 3 alternates for HCTT representation

slide-13
SLIDE 13

Progress on implementation

Special HCTT meeting_9 August 2018, MoDMR Secretariat

Localization and Humanitarian Coordination

Draft revised SoD already incorporate the HCTT and cluster system for increased and predictable humanitarian coordination with international community in Bangladesh

slide-14
SLIDE 14

Progress on implementation

Special HCTT meeting_9 August 2018, MoDMR Secretariat

Humanitarian Civil- military coordination

Regional CMCoord Training in Dhaka National CMCoord Training in Dhaka RCG 3rd session Singapore Bangladesh Chairs RCG CMCoord Training CXB Senior Leaders Seminar (2) Dhaka

March 2017 July 2017 July 2017 Dec 2017 Oct 2018 Oct 2018

Senior Leaders Seminar (1) Dhaka

Jan-Dec 2018

RCG 4th session Dhaka

Jan 2018

RCG mid-year Consultations Bangkok

Jun 2018

slide-15
SLIDE 15

Progress on implementation

Humanitarian Civil- military coordination MoDMR lead UN CMCoord regional and national workshops and the Senior Leaders Seminar (SLS) in 2017; Bangladesh nominated as chair of the Regional Consultative Group on CMCoord for Asia and the Pacific (RCG) for 2018; (https://www.humanitarianresponse.info/en/operations/asia/document/rcg-third-

session-2017-summary-report)

In June 2018, Bangladesh chaired the RCG mid-year consultation at BKK. RCG 4th annual session that will take place in December 2018.

slide-16
SLIDE 16

Progress on implementation

Special HCTT meeting_9 August 2018, MoDMR Secretariat

Humanitarian Civil- military coordination

MoDMR plan to organize a second Senior Leaders Seminar (SLS) to take stock of progress made since mid-2017 and help decision-makers to commit

  • n commonly agreed way forward;

MoDMR and AFD actively participated in the fourth Humanitarian Networks and Partnerships Week (HNPW) was held in Geneva, Switzerland on 2018 and presented RCG Bangladesh Work Plan 2018

(https://vosocc.unocha.org/GetFile.aspx?file=72621_HNPW_2018_Executive_Su mmary.pdf).

MoDMR has planned a second national UN CMCoord training that will focus – as per Bangladesh’s priorities – on CMCoord in the refugee context at Cox’s Bazar.

slide-17
SLIDE 17

Clusters and working groups – key achievements

Special HCTT meeting_9 August 2018, MoDMR Secretariat

  • Food Security and livelihood assistance packages updated;
  • Support to the establishment of the food security sector in Cox’s Bazar;
  • Capacity building initiatives implemented in the flood prone districts
  • Storage of life saving buffer stocks and mobile medical teams ready

for deployment GBV:

  • National Dignity Kit guidelines for GBV actors developed
  • GBV included in need assessment tools
slide-18
SLIDE 18

Clusters and working groups – key achievements

Special HCTT meeting_9 August 2018, MoDMR Secretariat

  • 'Standard Guideline of Rural Housing in Disaster Prone Areas of

Bangladesh’ developed

  • Post Disaster Needs Assessment (PDNA) experts pool from the

Ministries, UN agencies, and other partners established;

  • WFP and MoDMR joint Simulation Exercise on flood, cyclone and earthquake
  • Support to Logistics sector in CXB: Mobile storage unit set-up
  • Logistics concept of operations on cyclone and floods ready
  • Establishment of District Level Nutrition Coordination Mechanism in Rangpur

and Chittagong Divisions-On-going

  • In collaboration w/UNICEF, supported prepositioning of essential therapeutics

milks in 280 SAM units for both regular and emergency programmes.

slide-19
SLIDE 19

Clusters and working groups – key achievements

Special HCTT meeting_9 August 2018, MoDMR Secretariat

  • EiE is integrated into the Primary Development Programme 4
  • Sub-cluster formation in place in prioritized districts
  • Debris Management Guidelines developed jointly with DDM
  • Debris Management Plans available for Sylhet and Chittagong cities
  • National, District and Upazila Level Officials (Approx. 780 DRRO& PIOs) are

trained to Prepare, Coordinate and Manage Emergencies and Early Recovery

  • Handbook developed with DDM on the roles and responsibilities of DMCs
slide-20
SLIDE 20

Clusters and working groups – key achievements

Special HCTT meeting_9 August 2018, MoDMR Secretariat

Child Protection:

  • Conditional Cash transfer programme for unaccompanied and separated

children have been initiated by Department of Social Services collaboration with UNICEF.

  • Strengthen and functionalization of CPiE Cluster lead by MoWCA.
  • National and district level coordination (WASH cluster)
  • Contingency plan and stocks (Target: DPHE-Unicef 100,000 and Sector

target 150,000)

  • Capacity building on WASH (National and local level)
slide-21
SLIDE 21

Clusters and working groups – key achievements

Special HCTT meeting_9 August 2018, MoDMR Secretariat

Cash Working Group

  • Revised Multi-Purpose Cash Assistance (MPCA) amounting to BDT 4,500/HH for

nationwide (Except CHT & Cox’s Bazar) and BDT 5,500/HH for CHT and Cox’s Bazar;

  • Revised the daily wage rate for Cash for Work (CFW) and developed the CFW

Operational Guidelines

  • Study completed on most suitable cash delivery mechanisms with key issues of

beneficiaries’ choice, preference and availability of trusted Financial Service Providers Needs Assessment Working Group

  • JNA 1st and 2nd phase tools are reviewed and finalized
  • 72 hrs. tools have been contextualized according to the Bangladesh
slide-22
SLIDE 22

Key Upcoming events

Special HCTT meeting_9 August 2018, MoDMR Secretariat

DREE DREE Final Planning Conference: 16 August 2018 DREE 2018: 7-11 October 2018 Earthquake Workshop Sylhet and Chattogram Earthquake CP Operational Workshop: September 2018; CMCoord (SLS and Cox’s Bazar Training) CMCoord in the refugee context at Cox’s Bazar: October 2018 2nd SLS at Dhaka: October 2018: October 2018 Logistics/Supply chain Emergency humanitarian supply chain management at Dhaka: August/September 2018

slide-23
SLIDE 23

Some Challenges

Special HCTT meeting_9 August 2018, MoDMR Secretariat

Collaboration with national counterparts should be further strengthened. Strategic direction of HCTT’s work to be provided by highest DM fora (e.g. NDMC/IMDMCC) Information Management Working Group (IMWG) to be re-established Engagement with the private sector should be strengthened (e.g. Connecting Business Initiative) The coordination of the entire Disaster Risk Management (DRM) cycle in country to be clarified to ensure linkages b/w DRR – Preparedness – Response and Recovery efforts. Recommendations welcome …

slide-24
SLIDE 24

Way Forward

Special HCTT meeting_9 August 2018, MoDMR Secretariat

Immediate

  • Finalization of

the HCTT floods response preparedness plan

  • Review of cash

assistance modalities Short-term

  • Update/review
  • f the HCTT

cyclone contingency plan Medium-term

  • Update on the

earthquake preparedness plan Long-term

  • Joint strategic

disaster management plan to support MoDMR’s mandate

Required:

  • Strong ownership and leadership of clusters’ and working groups’ national counterparts under

the leadership of MoDMR;

  • Information management strategy and policy;
  • Structured engagement with private sector.
slide-25
SLIDE 25

Thank you for your attention

Special HCTT meeting_9 August 2018, MoDMR Secretariat

slide-26
SLIDE 26

Guidence from MoDMR Proposed Strategic linkage of the HCTT

Key Principles

  • Strengthen and support

MoDMR leadership and coordination roles;

  • Tools and process to

support MoDMR coordination with other ministries;

  • Enhance MoDMR role to

support international actors engagements;

  • Promote Rapid Approach

in Disaster response for speed, quality and volume;

GoB approved clusters and Working Groups & Humanitarian Coordination Focal Point to Support Local DMC’s

Humanitarian Coordination Technical Team (HCTT)

Co-Leads: MoDMR &UNRCO

Donors Humanitarian Consultative Group (DHCG) Focal: TBC Bangladesh Consultative Group (BCG) on CMcoord Lead: MoDMR Co-Lead: AFD Strategic Humanitarian Engagement (SHE) Lead: Cabinet, PMO Focal: MoDMR Support: UNRC Strategic and Policy Technical and Operational