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“Future Directions for RegionalCooperation and RCC

• Prioritized Action Areas for RCC in thedecade 2001 to 2010

Hanoi RCC 5 Statement of 2005 on“Mainstreaming Disaster Risk Managementin Development (MDRD)”

RCC Program on Mainstreaming DisasterRisk Management in Development(MDRD)

Approach to MainstreamingObjectivesMDRD Program Framework andComponents• Developing Guidelines and Tools for

MDRD• Undertaking Priority Implementation

Project in MDRD in RCC MemberCountries

• Showcasing good practice on MDRD andMonitoring Progress

• Advocacy for Building awareness andPolitical Support to MDRD

• Mobilising Partnerships for ongoing andsustainable implementation

Program Outputs and ImpactsProgram ManagementPartnerships• Supporting and Collaborating Partners• Post WCDR Partnership for HFA

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Disasters have an enormous impact on development.With every disaster, there is a significant impact onvarious sectors of development like agriculture,housing, health, education and infrastructure. Thisresults in a serious social and economic setback to thedevelopment and poverty reduction priorities of thedeveloping countries, and poses a threat for achievingthe Millennium Development goals. To meet with thiscrisis, the scare resources that are programmed fordevelopment are often diverted for relief andrehabilitation efforts.

Thus development activity and disaster risk reductionrepresenting two sides of the same coin have to be dealtwith in unison, with mainstreaming disaster riskmanagement into development policy, planning andimplementation.

On the other hand, the process of development, andthe kind of development choices made in manycountries, itself, creates disaster risks. With disaster riskreduction considerations not featuring into the projectdesign of the development activities, increases the risks,thus increasing the negative impact of the disasters onthe socio economic set up of the country.

Thus development activity and disaster risk reductionrepresenting two sides of the same coin have to be dealtwith in unison, with mainstreaming disaster riskmanagement into development policy, planning andimplementation.

Disaster risk management being a cross sectoral issue,operating at all levels and across sector, hence theconcerted effort of integrating it into developmentactivities requires consensus and active participationof decision makers and planners at the national leveland all related Ministries, but also support from thedonor and development community. It is through theconsolidated and concerted efforts of all stakeholdersthat safer and sustainable communities are to beattainted. Importance of Mainstreaming is alsorecognized by the Hyogo Framework for Action (HFA)adopted at the WCDR, where integration of disasterrisk reduction in the development programmes is apriority.

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The Regional Consultative Committee (RCC) onDisaster Management was established by the AsianDisaster Preparedness Center (ADPC) in 2000 andcomprises of members who are working in keyGovernment positions in the National DisasterManagement systems of countries of the Asianregion. To date, 26 countries are represented by 30RCC Members from the Asia and Pacific regions,namely, Afghanistan, Bangladesh Bhutan, Brunei,Cambodia, China, Georgia, India, Indonesia, Iran,Jordan, Kazakhstan, Korea, Lao PDR, Malaysia,Maldives, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan,Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Sri Lanka,Thailand, Timor Leste and Vietnam. Annualmeetings are convened by ADPC and are co-organised by the Government of the host country.The first two meetings of the RCC were held inBangkok, Thailand in November 2000 and October2001, the third meeting in New Delhi, India inOctober 2002, the fourth in Dhaka, Bangladesh inMarch 2004, the fifth meeting in Hanoi, Vietnam inMay 2005 and the sixth meeting is in November2006 at Kunming, Yunnan Province, China, co-hosted by the Government of China. The annualmeetings of the RCC have been made possiblethrough the generous support of the Governmentof Australia and AusAID.

Each year the RCC Meeting has had a special focus.The RCC 2 had a special session on FloodPreparedness and Mitigation, RCC 3 on DroughtRisk Management, RCC 4 on Urban Disaster RiskManagement and the RCC 5 and 6 onMainstreaming Disaster Risk Reduction intoDevelopment Plan, Policies and Implementation.Apart from the special sessions, the RCC Meetingshave separate sessions on Sharing of experienceby host country, Lessons learnt from recentdisasters, Reporting on progress made on nationaland sub-regional initiatives and follow up onplanned actions to implement therecommendations made by RCC member countriesat previous meetings.

The RCC 2 concluded with the BangkokDeclaration which called on all member countriesto adopt the Comprehensive Risk ManagementApproach.

The RCC 5 adopted the Hanoi RCC 5 statement onMainstreaming Disaster Risk Management inDevelopment in Asian Countries.

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Bangkok RCC 2 Declaration of 2001 on “FutureDirections for Regional Cooperation and RCC

Twenty three delegates from 16 RCC member countriesand 12 observers from multi-lateral and bilateral agenciesmet in Bangkok for the 2nd Meeting of the RCC. Themeeting endorsed the key further directions for theRegional Cooperation in Disaster Management and forthe RCC as follows:

Comprehensive Risk Management Approach

Recognizing the increasing incidence and severity ofnatural, technological and manmade disaster risks in Asiaand the Pacific, the meeting encouraged all RCC membercountries to adopt a Comprehensive Risk ManagementStrategy (i.e. comprehensive multi hazard disaster riskmanagement and reduction). This strategy should coverall hazards and all phases of disaster managementincluding prevention, mitigation and preparedness inaddition to response and recovery.

Key Action Areas

The meeting discussed the key action areas for the RCC toadvance the Comprehensive Risk Management approachin the coming years in 4 broad categories:

• Building Community Level Programs for Preparednessand Mitigation

• Capacity Building of National Disaster ManagementSystems (See box for details)

• Cooperation with Sub-Regional Mechanisms such asASEAN, SAARC, SOPAC, MRC and ICIMOD

• Regional initiatives to create awareness and promotepolitical will (See box for details)

Role of RCC

The meeting concluded that the RCC is a very useful andbeneficial platform for dialogue, exchange of experienceand lessons learned. It also serves as an important meansof conceptualizing and developing practical cooperativeprograms between member countries at the regional andsub-regional levels. The meeting recommends that the RCCmechanism should be institutionalized.

Bangkok RCC 2 Declaration(As prioritized during RCC 1 and RCC 2, forimplementation by RCC Member countries andADPC)

Priorities for Capacity Building for nationalsystems

• Integrating disaster management intonational planning

• Strengthening national disaster managementcommittees/agencies

• Developing disaster management plans• Exchanging experience on legal and

institutional arrangements• Creating awareness and political support• Building national disaster management

information systems• Improving disaster management training

and capacity building• Promoting public awareness and media

coverage of disaster risk reduction• Enhancing scientific and technical

cooperation in disaster management• Mapping strengths and capacities of RCC

member countries

Priorities for Regional initiatives

• Creating awareness, political will andsupport for disaster management andmitigation

• Organising an Asian regional multi-stakeholder conference on disaster reductionand support to national conferences

• Asian regional report on disaster reduction• Vulnerability Atlas for Asia: development of

risk maps and local level referencing forcountries in the Asian region

Prioritized Action Areas forRCC in the decade 2001 to 2010

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Hanoi RCC 5 Statement of 2005 on “MainstreamingDisaster Risk Management in Development (MDRD)and Enhancing Regional Cooperation”

We, the delegates from RCC member countries, viz.,Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Iran, Jordan,Lao PDR, Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan,the Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Timor L’este andVietnam, having met in Hanoi, Vietnam from 18th to 20thMay 2005 for the 5th Meeting of the Regional ConsultativeCommittee on Disaster Management (RCC) organized by theAsian Disaster Preparedness Center (ADPC), co-hosted bythe Government of Vietnam.

Recognizing that the devastation in the region caused by the26 December 2004 tsunami once again demonstrated thatnatural disasters result in serious economic and social setbacksto the development and poverty reduction initiatives ofdeveloping countries in Asia, cause damage to housing,schools, hospitals, government buildings, roads, bridges andagricultural crops and livelihoods; and divert scarce resourcesprogrammed for development to relief and rehabilitationefforts;

Recognizing that assessment of disaster risk impacts is yet tobe an integral part of project design and development decisionsand that development activities may sometimes induce newrisks;

Realizing that disaster risk management (DRM) is not astand-alone sector but an essential concern that operatesat all levels and across all sectors; and that significantaction is required to mainstream disaster riskmanagement (DRM) in the process of developmentpolicy, planning and implementation; and a proactiveapproach is required by decision makers and planners inplanning agencies and Ministries of all levels of Government,the donor community; UN and development agencies;

Recalling that the Regional Consultative Committee (RCC)on Disaster Management comprising heads of National

Disaster Management Offices (NDMOs) of 25 Asian countrieswas established in 2000 at the initiative of Asian DisasterPreparedness Center (ADPC), to focus attention on identifyingpriority needs of member countries for disaster reduction andon learning lessons from experience and; that RCC had at itsfirst two meetings identified integration of disasterreduction into development as a priority area of action;and

Affirming the decisions of the 3rd and 4th RCC meeting tolaunch a Regional Program of the RCC on Advocacy andCapacity Building for Mainstreaming Disaster RiskManagement in Development Policy, Planning andImplementation in Asia (MDRD);

Recognizing that RCC member countries are developingcomprehensive multi-hazard disaster management strategiesand implementing innovative initiatives; which providevaluable lessons for further action on MDRD.

Affirming the adoption by the global community at the WorldConference on Disaster Reduction (WCDR) in January 2005of the Hyogo Framework for Action (HFA) 2005 – 2015:“Building the Resilience of Nations and Communitiesto Disasters whose first priority for action calls for“Integrating Risk Reduction into Development Policiesand Plans at all levels of Government, including povertyreduction strategies and sectors and multi-sectoral policies andplans” (Para 15.1(i)(b) of HFA).

Welcoming that the MDRD Program of the RCC has beenregistered in January 2005 with the UN Commission onSustainable Development (CSD) as a WCDR Partnership;Welcoming the active presence as observers in RCC Meetingsof International Financial Institutions (namely, World Bankand Asian Development Bank); UN Agencies (namely UNDP,UN-ESCAP, FAO, UNESCO, UNISDR, UN-OCHA, WHO);RCC Partners (ADRC, EWC ICIMOD, MRC, PDC, theProVention Consortium) and bilateral Donor Agencies (namelyAusAID, DFID, DANIDA, EU, ECHO, GTZ, DutchNetherlands, OFDA/USAID, and SIDA),

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This 5th Meeting of the RCC calls upon every RCCmember country to Mainstream Disaster RiskManagement into Development over the comingdecade, and to undertake Priority ImplementationProjects in following thematic areas:

Mainstreaming DRM into National DevelopmentPolicy, Planning and Implementation,• National Development Plan and National Poverty

Reduction Strategy Papers (PRSPs);• In-Country Assessments and the Multi-year

Program Framework of International DevelopmentAgencies (ADB, EU, World Bank and BilateralDonors); the UN Common Country Assessment andUN Development Assistance Framework (UNDAF)Process;

• Developing and Implementing the National DisasterRisk Reduction Plan with inputs from all RelevantMinistries and Agencies;

• Institutionalizing of Community-Based DisasterRisk Management in Government Policy andprograms at National, Provincial and District levels.

Mainstreaming DRM in priority sectors such as:Agriculture• Promoting programs of contingency crop planning; crop

diversification;• Supplementary income generation from off-farm and non-

farm activities;• Effective insurance and credit schemes to compensate for

crop damage and loss to livelihood;

Urban Planning and Infrastructure• Introducing Disaster Risk Impact Assessments into the

construction of new roads and bridges;• Promoting the use of hazard risk information in land-use

planning and zoning programs;

Housing• Promoting the increased use of hazard-resilient designs

in rural housing in hazard-prone areas;• Utilization of national building codes; and the compliance

and enforcement of local building laws in urban hazard-prone areas;

Financial Services• Incorporating flexible repayment schedules into micro-

finance schemes;• Encouraging financial services and local capital markets

to finance DRM measures;

Education• Introducing DRM modules into the school curriculum;• Promoting hazard resilient construction of new schools;• Introducing features into schools for their use as

emergency shelters;

Health• Vulnerability assessment of hospitals in hazard-prone

areas;• Promoting hazard resilient construction of new hospitals;• Implementing of disaster preparedness plans for hospitals;

Environment and Natural Resources• Including Disaster Risk Impact Assessment into

Environmental Impact Assessments for newdevelopment projects;

• Linking with the National Adaptation Plan of Action(NAPA) under the UN Framework Convention forClimate Change,

• Action on other environmental hazards and links betweenenvironmental degradation and disaster risks.

Agree that the national and local level mainstreamingin sectors will not be limited to the priority sectors orthemes listed above but will involve a greater numberof sectors, agencies and themes; and emphasize that themainstreaming of enhanced disaster resilience be done inpost-disaster recovery programs of all disaster prone sectors;

Welcoming the willingness of member countries toimplement Priority Implementation Projects (PIPs)on MDRD in ongoing development programs fundedfrom national budgets and ongoing external funding;and recognizing that the process of implementation will bean active learning experience to understand howmainstreaming can be achieved;

Recognizing the need to document and share informationon good practices and initiatives undertaken by RCCmember countries so that others who are only now startingmay benefit and therefore calls on Governments andtechnical support agencies to highlight and makevisible existing good practice in implementing disasterresilience and safety in development programs invarious sectors by suitably documenting experiences,key success factors and lessons learned.

Recognizing the role of National Platforms to facilitateincreased stakeholder participation to serve as a base formainstreaming, calls on all RCC Members to:• Consider the establishment of National Platforms

where none exist and• Strengthen existing mechanisms through the

inclusion of all relevant stakeholders; and• Encourage the expansion of the activity of existing

mechanisms to address the implementation of theHFA

and calls on technical support agencies to:assist these mechanisms to improve their coordination inthe sharing of information and improving their effectivenesswithin the context of disaster risk reduction at the nationallevel.

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Recognizing the responsibility of the RCC as amechanism, offers to serve as a useful forum andreporting mechanism through which the progress ofthe implementation of the HFA can be monitored byISDR, and advocates that the 10-year HFA frameworkshould be broken down into 2-year milestones ofaccomplishments to facilitate a workable implementationof the HFA for each of the RCC Member Countries.

Highlights the need for action by development partners(UN Agencies, Donors, International Financial Institutionsand others) to:

Enhance links between development and humanitarianassistance programs and budgets of their agencies;

Incorporate disaster impact assessments into their projectappraisal and review processes and;

Include comprehensive assessments of disaster risk in theircountry assessments and country assistance strategies; and• Adopt Policy Recommendations of the UNDP, ISDR

and ProVention documents on integrating disasterreduction into development compatible with thelocal situation and conditions.

Requests ADPC in its capacity as secretariat of theRCC mechanism to continue to be the support agencyof the RCC MDRD program through following actions:• Developing a set of Guidelines documents for

mainstreaming DRM, and• Supporting implementation of PIPs in member

countries and developing a set of milestones to trackthe progress of the program.

Appreciates the support of the Government ofAustralia and expressions of interest by othercountries and UN Agencies to support implementationof its MDRD program by:• providing funding for PIPs and meetings;• supporting development and publication of

Guidelines; and• providing active linkage with the regional and

national capacity building and technical assistanceinitiatives of various development partners.

Calls on other agencies and donors and countries topartner with the RCC and its member countries in theimplementation of its MDRD program.

On Enhancing Regional Cooperation in DisasterManagement in Asia

Further affirming the Bangkok RCC-2 Statement on futuredirections of ADPC Regional Consultative Committee onRegional Cooperation in Disaster Management, approvedin the 2nd RCC meeting in November 2001.

Appreciates the overall benefits of the RCC mechanism andcalls for ensuring sustainability of the RCC mechanism

Welcoming the progress made in implementing these agreeddirections as reported at the 5th RCC meeting in the “Follow-up Actions on Recommendations of Previous RCC Meetings1-4”

Recognizing the progress made on Mainstreaming DRMinto development as reflected in part A of this Statement

Recognizing the significant work done in new regionalprograms by ASEAN and MRC since 2001 through theirASEAN Regional Program for Disaster Management(ARPDM) and Flood Management and Mitigation Program(FMMP).

Appreciating enhanced cooperation and dialogue betweenthe RCC, its member countries and ADPC with ASEAN,MRC, ICIMOD, SAARC and SOPAC.

Calls upon further enhancing of regional networkingon disaster risk, preparedness and relief, emergencyresponse and risk reduction in close cooperation withdonors, regional and international organizations.

Acknowledge with great appreciation the gracious hostingand warm hospitality extended by the Government ofVietnam for the 5th RCC Meeting.

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RCC Program on MainstreamingDisaster Risk Management inDevelopment (MDRD)

APPROACH TO MAINSTREAMING

A key direction by RCC has been the need for theintegration of disaster risk considerations intodevelopment planning. To initiate action onimplementation of this agreed direction, the RCCProgram on Advocacy and Capacity Building forMainstreaming Disaster Risk Management inDevelopment Practice (MDRD) was launched at the4th Meeting in Bangladesh in March 2004. The Programfocuses on two separate approaches relating tomainstreaming of DRR, namely, into overall nationaldevelopment planning and into specific prioritysectors.

The first approach emphasizes on integration of DRRinto National Development Planning processes bypromoting and assisting the involvement of theNational Disaster Management Offices (NDMOs) inthese national processes and in the process workingin close collaboration with the ministries for Finance,Planning and Environment as well as the multi-lateraland bi lateral agencies.

The second approach recognizes that DRR should beintegrated across and in all sectors, however the RCCidentifies the agriculture, infrastructure, housing,education, health and financial services as areas toinitiate the mainstreaming of DRR. This approachinvolves dialogues between and linkage with theNational Disaster Management Offices and sectoralMinistries as shown in the adjacent box.

This approach is consistent with the the HyogoFramework for Action, which under its Priorities forAction, outlines, Reduce underlying Risk Factors fromall sectoral development planning and programs andidentifies key activities under three main heads ofEnvironment and Natural Resource Management,Social and Economic Development Practices and Land–use planning and other technical measures.

SECTORS

Agriculture

Infrastructure and Housing

Health

Education

Financial Services

CONCERNED MINISTRIES

Agriculture, Rural Development

Public Works, Infrastructure,Urban and Rural Development,Transportation

Health, Social Welfare

Education, Women and ChildWelfare

Finance and Planning

OBJECTIVES

• To increase awareness and political support foradoption of Mainstreaming Disaster RiskReduction in Development Planning andImplementation in RCC Member Countries

• To enhance the capacity of National DisasterManagement Systems to develop and implementMDRD in selected sectors and thus providesupport to the implementation of the HFA

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MDRD PROGRAM FRAMEWORK ANDCOMPONENTS

The program has 5 Components

Component 1: Developing Guidelines and Toolsfor MDRD

1.1 Endorsement of Regional Concept Paper onMainstreaming DRR into Development Practiceand Action Plan for RCC Member Countries i.e.the Hanoi Statement

1.2 Develop Guidelines for Mainstreaming DRR intoNational Development Planning and intoSpecific Sectors

1.3 Developing Tools and Technical References forMainstreaming DRR into National DevelopmentPlanning Processes and into Specific Sectors

Component 2: Undertaking PriorityImplementation Projects (PIP) in MDRD in RCCMember Countries

2.1 Identification of RCC countries interested ininitiating Priority Implementation Project withNational and International Resources

2.2 Undertake Priority Implementation Projects (PIP)in countries, focusing on specific sectors andnational development planning process withfollowing sub activities:• Establish dialogue and Working Group with

the Sectoral Ministry/Department or theconcerned national planning Ministry/authority

• Plan pilot activity (with inputs from nationaltechnical experts) of using Guidelines toundertake mainstreaming of DRRconsiderations in a planned or ongoingprogram in the selected sector or a nationaldevelopment planning process

• Implement pilot activity• Document the experience and lessons learnt

during the project implementation• Identify ways to extend this mainstreaming in

other programs of the selected Ministry and/orother interested Ministries/sectors

2.3 Conduct in-country advocacy workshops

2.4 Extend program to other countries willing toimplement with own resources or funds fromother donors or as part of another nationalprogram

Component 3: Showcasing good practice onMDRD and Monitoring Progress

3.1 Review the Status on Mainstreaming DRR inthe RCC Member Countries

3.2 Produce a Regional Compendium of casestudies of Good Practice in MDRD

3.3 Establishing and maintaining a website onMainstreaming DRR

Component 4: Advocacy for Building awarenessand Political Support to MDRD

4.1 Reporting at RCC meetings for Programdevelopment and endorsement, Presentation ofinitial results from pilots and sharing of lessons

4.2 Development of Advocacy Kits for Ministersand Parliamentarians

4.3 Presentations on Mainstreaming DRR atRelevant Regional Meetings at Ministerial andsenior official level and/or at Regional Forums ofParliamentarians

4.4 Conduct national workshops on MDRD forparliamentarians, ministers, senior officials of allrelated ministries

Component 5: Mobilising Partnerships forongoing and sustainable implementation

5.1 RCC and its MDRD Program registered as apost WCDR Partnership launched at WCDR2005, Kobe in support of HFA Implementation

5.2 Assist RCC Member Countries in PlanningImplementation of HFA’s first priority of actioni.e. “Integrating Risk Reduction intoDevelopment Policies and Plans

5.3 Establish Linkages with UN Agencies atRegional and National Levels to StrengthenLinkage and Synergy with ongoing Programs(i.e. UNDP, ISDR, WHO, UNESCO, UNICEF,FAO, UNOCHA), and the ASEAN Secretariatwith their ASEAN Regional Program

5.4 Seek Support from Other Donors to• Support development or adaptation of Tools

and Technical References• Implement PIPs in various RCC Countries

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PARTNERSHIPS

Supporting and Collaborating Partners

The annual meetings of the RCC and the launch of theMDRD Program have been made possible through thegenerous support of the Government of Australia andAusAID.

The RCC program has benefited from the generoussupport of the RCC Member countries and variousdonors namely the Government of Australia, Germanyand European Union. The program has establishedpartnerships with the UN Agencies namely UN ISDR,UNDP and UNESCAP, technical organizations namelyGTZ, to implement projects in RCC Membercountries(Details in page 16). The program is seekingpartnership with the other UN Agencies and bilateraldonors.

Post WCDR Partnership for HFA Implementation

The MDRD Program of the RCC has been registeredwith the UN Commission on Sustainable Development(CSD) as a World Conference on Disaster Reduction(WCDR) Partnership, an expected outcome of theWCDR that sought the “launching of specific initiativesand partnerships to support the implementation of theInternational Strategy for Disaster Reduction” and “specific commitments and initiatives by a number ofinstitutions at different levels to contribute to, andreinforce the implementation of the disaster riskreduction goals and targets, building on existing or newpartnerships in the field of disaster risk reduction.”This reflects it’s linkages to the implementation ofAgenda 21 of the United Nations Conference onEnvironment and Development (UNCED) in Rio, 1997and the Johannesburg Plan of Implementationapproved at the 2002 World Summit on SustainableDevelopment.

PROGRAM OUTPUTS AND IMPACTS

• A critical mass of institutional advocates andchampions for DRR in Asia

• Practical contribution and enhanced enablingenvironment for implementation of the HyogoFramework for Action (HFA)

• Shared Regional approach to Mainstreaming DRRinto Development Consensus RCC Guidelines,Tools and Technical References to mainstreamDRR in selected sectors and in nationaldevelopment processes

• Priority implementation projects undertaken tomainstream DRR in national planning process andpriority sectors

PROGRAM MANAGEMENT

The program is guided by a Program Advisory Panelestablished in March 2005 which comprise of RCCmembers from Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, India,Indonesia, Lao PDR, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka,Thailand and Vietnam and ADPC. The Advisory Panelmeets periodically to review progress, guide furtherdevelopment of the program and report to the RCC.As requested by RCC 4 and 5, ADPC in its capacity asthe secretariat of the RCC, serves as the facilitator andsupport agency of the MDRD Program. Within ADPC,the Disaster Management Systems serves as the focalpoint.

Progress on the implementation of Mainstreaming byRCC Member countries and under the PIPs, as well aslessons learned are reported to RCC Meetings. Thedevelopment of detailed program documents andfurther proposals to donors is ongoing, with majorpipeline initiatives for 2007-2008 reported on page 15.

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Guidelines and ImplementationPlan for Mainstreaming DisasterRisk Reduction into Agriculturesector of Lao PDR and Educationsector in Cambodia

The project supported by GTZ, wasimplemented between October 05-February 06in partnership with National DisasterManagement Office (NDMO) and Ministry ofAgriculture and Forestry in Lao PDR andNational Committee of Disaster Management(NCDM) and Ministry of Education, Youth andSports (MoEYS) in Cambodia. The Guidelinespropose the process to be adopted formainstreaming of DRR for the sector, andprovide references of existing guidelines andgood practice. The Guidelines have thefollowing sections:• Rationale for Integration of DRR into the

sector• Approach to be adopted for integration

including partnership with NDMO andsectoral Ministry

• Good Practices and successful experience ofintegration from countries in the region

• Existing Guidelines/ Tool Kits/ checklist onintegration

• Detailed process steps for integration• Additional activities essential for

institutionalisation• Monitoring for effective implementation/

compliance

1. Developing Guidelines and Tools forMDRD• Regional Concept Paper on MDRD prepared and endorsed at

RCC 4• Identified list of Guidelines to be developed under the

MDRD Program and initial listing of possible consultants andInstitutional Partners

• Prepared Outline for Guidelines For Mainstreaming DRRinto

• National Development Planning• Sectoral Development Planning• Prepared Guidelines for integrating DRR into

- Agriculture- School Curriculum- Hospital Preparedness- Community Based Disaster Risk Reduction

• Preliminary list of technical references presented andendorsed by the MDRD Program Advisory Panel

2. Undertaking Priority Implementation Projects in MDRD inRCC Member Countries• Developed with AusAID support Outline Plan for Priority

Implementation Project on- Integration of DRR into National Development Planning- Integration of DRR into Environmental Impact Assessment- Mainstreaming of DRR in the enforcement of Building Laws in Urban Housing Sector- Mainstreaming the use of Hazard Resilient designs in Rural Housing- Mainstreaming DR Impact Assessment into construction of new roads and bridges- Mainstreaming DRR Concepts into School Curriculum

• Developed Implementation Plan for Mainstreaming DRR intoAgriculture Sector for Lao PDR and into School Curriculum forCambodia under GTZ funded project (see adjacent box)

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• Undertaking UN ISDR supported Priority Implementation Project(PIP) in Philippines on Integrating Disaster Risk Assessment intoplanning and construction of new Roads and Bridges (see box below)

• Initiating Priority Implementation Project in Cambodia, Lao PDR andPhilippines on Initiating Mainstreaming of DRR into Education Sector(The ECHO-UNDP-ADPC project will be implemented from January2007 to March 2008 (see adjacent box)).

Priority Implementation Project (PIP)on Mainstreaming of Disaster RiskReduction into Development Planningand Implementation: Advocacy andpilot project implementation inEducation Sector in 3 South East AsianRCC member countries

In partnership with UNDP, and with support fromECHO, PIP’s will be implemented in 3 South EastAsian RCC Countries i.e Cambodia, Lao PDR andPhilippines to Initiate Mainstreaming of DisasterRisk Reduction into Education Sector. The projectwill be implemented from Jan 2007 for 15 monthsand would promote mainstream DRR in Educationsector

Working in partnership with Ministries of Educationand NDMO’s in the three project countries, theproject would initiate mainstreaming of disaster riskreduction into Secondary School Curriculum bydeveloping DRM modules for secondary schoolcurriculum. Teachers would be trained to teach thenew DRM Module and the module would be thenpilot tested in selected schools of the countries. TheDRM modules would be revised based on thefeedback from the pilot and would be taken upthrough the curriculum approval mechanism underthe Boards of School education of the Ministry ofEducation for approval and formal integration in theNational curriculum for secondary school education.

The project would produce Research Papers onImpacts of past Disasters on Education Sector inthese countries so as to build up an evidence basedrationale to advocate for changing practices in schoolconstruction and incorporating disaster risk resilientfeatures in new school construction. For successfulimplementation of DRR for the Education sectordevelopment, it is essential to involve the Ministriesof Planning and Finance of the countries who leadand shape national developmental process and alsotake key decisions about the budgetary allocationsand distribution of funds in respective sectors.

So too, school buildings though assets ofDepartment of Education, are built by theDepartment of Public Works. Hence raising theawareness of officials from Department of PublicWorks is a necessity for promoting disaster resilientconstruction. Thus the project would conductAdvocacy workshops for building consensus andcommitment of the Ministry of Education and theabove Ministries in partnership with the NDMOs,and document planned follow up actions.

Priority Implementation Project on MainstreamingDisaster Reduction in Infrastructure Sector byincorporating Risk Impact Assessment proceduresinto planning process before construction of newRoad and Bridges in Philippines

The project supported by UN ISDR during the period Nov 05 to Dec06, is being implemented by ADPC in partnership with NationalDisaster Coordinating Council (NDCC) and Department of PublicWorks and Highways (DPWH), Philippines. The activities under theproject includes:• Analysis on the existing procedure (various phases of the project

cycle) for development of new roads and bridge projects at nationaland local level in Philippines and how disaster risk reductionaspects are included in the various phases of the project cycle

• Analysis of the contents of Pre feasibility and Feasibility Reportsprepared for the construction of Roads and Bridges in Philippinesand how disaster risk assessment is included in these reports

• Analysis on past damages suffered by the Road and Bridgeinfrastructure in Philippines in the last 10-15 years due to differenthazards like Landslides, Earthquake, Volcanoes and Typhoons/Cyclones

• Identification of specific steps for incorporation in the presentproject cycle for construction of Roads and Bridges to address theuse of disaster risk assessment

• Proposing areas of revision in the existing national structural codesand DPWH specifications for design standards of hazard resilientconstruction and provide comments on how to improve complianceand enforcement with these specifications

• Compiling a list of projects (National and Local) for the next fiveyears (2007 to 2011) for construction of Roads and Bridges andwhich can make use of the revision proposed under this project

• Preparing a list of specific projects on disaster risk reduction beingcarried out by various agencies in the country and how these can beused as an input to the planning process for construction of newRoads and Bridges.

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• Implementation of Project on InstitutionalisingCommunity-based Disaster Risk Management intoGovernment Policy, Planning and Implementationin 5 RCC Countries namely Cambodia, Lao PDR,Indonesia, Timor Leste and Vietnam, underECHO-UNESCAP-ADPC project on Partnershipfor Disaster Risk Reduction South East Asia-PhaseIII and IV

• Developing Priority Implementation Project onMainstreaming DRR into Local Governance in 5RCC Member countries namely Bangladesh,Pakistan, Philippines, SriLanka and Vietnam,under USAID funded Program for Hydro-Meteorological Disaster Mitigation in SecondaryCities in Asia (PROMISE)

• Mainstreaming climate risk management intodevelopment planning process under ClimateForecast Application program funded by USAID

• Support to UNDP Indonesia in Development ofGoI UNDP Program on Decentralised DisasterRisk Reduction

• Technical support to Government of Sri Lankthrough UNDP in preparation of Road Map forSafer Sri Lanka

3. Showcasing good practice on MDRD andMonitoring Progress

• Responses received from 12 RCC membercountries on MDRD Questionnaire on“Documenting the Current Status ofMainstreaming Disaster Risk Reduction intoDevelopment Practice and Innovation Programson MDRD in the RCC Member Countries”

• Compilation of current status of MDRD incountries presented, at RCC-5

4. Advocacy for Building awareness and PoliticalSupport to MDRD

• Adoption of Hanoi Statement at RCC-5• Formation of the Advisory Panel to steer the

development and implementation of the programheld 1st &2nd Meetings (23-24 March 2005 and 17thMay 2005)

• Convening of the 4th & 5th RCC Meetings. The 6th

RCC Meeting will be held in Kunming, China from09-11th November 2006.

• Presentation of RCC 4, RCC5 and the MDRDProgram at- UN IATF 9 and Beijing Meeting in May 2004- 3rd ACDM/AMMDM and exploring linkages with ARPDM- UN IATF 11 and 12 in May and November 2005

• The Production and the distribution of the MDRDBrochure at the 2nd World Conference on DisasterReduction in Kobe in January 2005

• Development of partnership with East West Centrefor conducting meetings with Parliamentarians

5. Mobilising Partnerships for ongoing andsustainable implementation• Registration of RCC and MDRD as a WCDR

Partnership• Sustained generous support from AUSAID in

supporting RCC meetings, launching the MDRDprogram and initiating implementation indeveloping Guidelines on MDRD.

• Support provided by Government of Germany andGTZ to develop Guidelines and ImplementationPlans for initiating MDRD in Agriculture andEducation sector of Lao PDR and Cambodia.

• Support provided by UN ISDR to carry out PIP onMainstreaming DRR into Infrastructure Sector inPhilippines.

• Support mobilised in partnership with UNDP fromECHO to Initiate MDRD into Education Sector ofCambodia, Lao PDR and Philippines

• Support provided by DKKV, to carry out study onformation of National Platforms for DM for Southand South east Asian countries namely Bangladesh,Sri Lanka and Cambodia, support to theimplementation of HFA

• Presentation of MDRD Concept at discussion withWHO, UNDP and FAO

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• Development of detailed Program Document on MDRDfor implementation during 2008-2010

• Continued Baseline data gathering, and documentingongoing initiative in countries on MDRD for monitoringprogress

• Continued dialogues with RCC Member countries andsectoral Ministries, and obtaining expression of interest toinitiate PIP projects on MDRD

• Seek support to implement specific PIP projects onMainstreaming Disaster Risk Reduction into

- Agriculture sector of Lao PDR- Rural Housing Sector of Sri Lanka and Indonesia- Environmental Impact Assessment for Indonesia- Landuse Planning process in Pakistan

• Mainstreaming Disaster Risk Reduction into LocalGovernance within the framework for the PROMISEprogram funded by USAID

• Developing new Project Proposals and mobilizingresource

• Organizing regional and national meeting ofParliamentarians

• Presentation at forthcoming Regional Meetings• Reporting to 1st Global Platform on Disaster Reduction in

June 2007

RCC MDRD Pipeline Initiatives(Plan for 2007-2008)

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DirectorGeneral Department of DisasterPreparednessOffice of the Vice PresidentGovernment of Afghanistan

SecretaryMinistry of Food and DisasterManagement (MFDM) AndDirector GeneralDisaster Management BureauPeople’s Republic of Bangladesh

SecretaryMinistry of Home Affairs and CulturalAffairsKingdom of Bhutan

DirectorNational Disaster Management CenterMinistry of Home Affairs State ofBrunei Darussalam

1st Vice President And Secretary GeneralNational Committee for DisasterManagementKingdom Of Cambodia

DirectorGeneralDepartment of Disaster andSocial ReliefMinistry of Civil AffairsPeople’s Republic of China

ChiefDepartment of Emergency Situations andCivil Safety ServiceMinistry of Internal AffairRepublic of Georgia

Special SecretaryIn charge of Disaster ManagementMinistry of Home AffairsGovernment of India

SecretaryBakornas PBPNational Coordinating Board for DisasterManagementRepublic of Indonesia

Deputy for Technical AffairsManagement and PlanningOrganizationIslamic Republic of Iran

DirectorGeneral of Civil DefenceJordanian Civil DefenceMinistry of Interior HashemiteKingdom of Jordan

ChairmanEmergency AgencyRepublic of Kazakhstan

AdministratorNational Emergency ManagementAgencyMinistry of GovernmentAdministration and Home AffairsRepublic of Korea

DirectorNational Disaster Management OfficeMinistry of Labour and Social WelfareLao PDR

DirectorCrisis and Disaster ManagementDirectorateNational Security DivisionPrime Ministers DepartmentGovernment of Malaysia

Chief CoordinatorNational Disaster ManagementCenterMaldives

HeadNational Disaster ManagementAgencyMongolia

DirectorGeneral Relief and ResettlementDepartmentMinistry of Social WelfareMyanmar

SecretaryMinistry of Home AffairsKingdom of Nepal

Director GeneralPrime Minister’s Inspection Commission/National Disaster Management Authority AndDirector GeneralEmergency Relief Cell Cabinet Division,IslamabadRepublic of Pakistan

Director GeneralNational Disaster Management OfficeDepartment of Provincial and LocalGovernment AffairsPapua New Guinea

AdministratorOffice of Civil Defense and Executive OfficerNational Disaster Coordinating CouncilOffice of the Civil DefenseRepublic of the Philippines

SecretaryMinistry of Disaster Management and HumanRights AndDirector GeneralDisaster Management CenterDemocratic SocialistRepublic of Sri Lanka

ChiefNational Disaster Management OfficeTimor Leste

Director GeneralDepartment of Disaster Prevention andMitigationMinistry of InteriorThailand

DirectorDepartment of Dike ManagementFlood and Storm ControlMinistry of Agriculture and RuralDevelopmentSocialist Republic of Vietnam

RCC Member Countries

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For more information on the Program, please contact the:Disaster Management Systems TeamAloysius Rego, Director and Team LeaderHnin Nwe Win, Project ManagerArghya Sinha Roy, Project Coordinator

ADPCThe Asian Disaster Preparedness Center(ADPC) established in Thailand since1986, is a regional center working tosupport countries and communities toenhance their disaster reduction capacitiesthrough training, technical services,program implementation and information.

Prepared for distribution at the 6th RCC meeting Kunming,PR China in November 2006. Copyright ADPC 2006Lay-out & graphic design by Philipp Danao, ADPC-IKMU