17 FEBRUARY 2015

Disaster risk reduction and climate

change adaptation in Mongolia

CONTEXT

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3. Institutional framework

4. Financing and planning

5. Gaps and needs

2. Legal framework for DRR and CCA

1. Mongolian profile and disaster characteristics

1. Mongolian profile

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Population: 3,000,253

Total territory: 1,564,115.75 km2

GDP: 12.3 billion US$

Economic growth: 7% /by 2014.Oct/

Administrative divisions:

21 provinces, 326 sub-provinces

Capital city: Ulaanbaatar

40% оf total population

Highest point: 4,374 m

Lowest point: 650 m

Average: 1500 m

Interval of temperature: +35- -30

Forest

Mountainous area Gobi desert

steppe

Climate condition

GOVERNMENT OF MONGOLIA 4

SUMMER AUTUMN

SPRING WINTER

Developed for ADRC VRP

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Classification Type Disasters

Natural Disasters Climatic

hazardous

phenomena

Snow storm

Severe snowfall

Dzud

Dust storm

Flood

Steppe and forest fire

Desertification

Thunderstorm

Geological threats Earthquake

Landslides

Biological threats Spread of detrimental rodents

Human infectious diseases

Livestock or animal infectious diseases

Manmade Disasters Technological

accidents

Industrial accidents

Traffic accidents

Leakage of chemical and radiological

substances

Explosion

Building fire

Disaster characteristics

Occurrences of natural disasters and phenomena

(2000-2014)

291

170

360

100131

196

270297

260

172

252

336

387

457

585

0

100

200

300

400

500

600

700

2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

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Types of natural disasters in Mongolia: Forest and steppe fire, floods, snow and

dust storms, thunderstorms, dzud, earthquake, human and animal infectious

diseases.

Occurrences of human induced incidents

(2000-2014)

22432012 2020 1954

22262494

2362

27582491

2285

2724

3212

3660

4010

4343

0

500

1000

1500

2000

2500

3000

3500

4000

4500

5000

2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

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\Types of Human Induced Disasters: Building fire, Industrial and Traffic

accidents, Leakage of Chemical and radiological substances.

THE PARLIAMENTOF MONGOLIA

1. Law on Fire Safety /1999/

2. Law on Disaster Protection /2003/

3. Law on State Reserve /2007/

4. State Policy on Disaster Protection, and National Programme for the Implementation of the

Policy /2011, Resolution # 22/

THE GOVERNMENT OF MONGOLIA

1. The Government Resolution # 51 on measures for implementing Law on Disaster Protection

/2004/

2. Procedure of Transfer of Disaster Warning /2011, Resolution #339/

3. Procedure of deployment of disaster resource & Procedure of Emergency Evacuation /2011,

Resolution # 340/

4. Implementation Plan for State Policy on Disaster Protection /2012, Resolution # 30/

CHIEF OF NATIONALEMERGENCYMANAGEMENTAGENCY

1. Guidance for conducting disaster protection complex and managerial trainings and drills

/2013, Order # А/33/

2. Guidance for organising emergency evacuation /2013, Order # А/483/

3. Template for Disaster Management Plan for aimag, city, soum and district levels & Guidance

for use /2013, Order # А/170 /

THE DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER

1. National Sub-Programme on Community based disaster risk reduction /2013, Order # 35/

2. Regulation of Disaster protection Professional Unit /2013, Order #07/

3. Rule of Disaster Protection State Service /2013, Order # 52/

2. Legal framework for DRR and CCA

Reformulating laws on disaster management

� Law on Disaster Protection

� Law on Fire Safety

revising

� Law on Emergency Service

drafting

� The National framework on CBDRReduction

drafting

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Projects for Disaster Management and

Disaster Risk Reduction

IMPLEMENTED PROJECTS:

1.Projects on Strengthening Disaster Mitigation and Management System of

Mongolia, Phase I-III, Funded by UNDP, The Government of the Grand

Duchy of Luxemburg, (2002-2012);

2.Project on Developing Disaster Research Centre, Funded by Korea

International Cooperation Agency KOICA (2006-2007);

3.International Technical Cooperation Project on Enhancing infrastructure

of radiological protection and safety /RAS-035/, jointly with International

Atomic Energy Agency (2007);

4.Project on Renewing Fire Laboratory, Funded by the Government of the

Republic of Hungary (2006-2007);

5.Research Project on Methodology for development of Disaster risk

reduction system, Funded by Science and Technology Fund of Mongolia,

(2010-2011);

6.Project on Strengthening capacity of avian influenza and human

pandemic, Funded by World Bank & Commission of European Union,

(2008-2010);

7.The Capacity Building for Emerging Infectious Disease Preparedness and

Response Project, Funded byWorld Bank (2013-2014);

IMPLEMENTED PROJECTS:

1.Projects on Strengthening Disaster Mitigation and Management System of

Mongolia, Phase I-III, Funded by UNDP, The Government of the Grand

Duchy of Luxemburg, (2002-2012);

2.Project on Developing Disaster Research Centre, Funded by Korea

International Cooperation Agency KOICA (2006-2007);

3.International Technical Cooperation Project on Enhancing infrastructure

of radiological protection and safety /RAS-035/, jointly with International

Atomic Energy Agency (2007);

4.Project on Renewing Fire Laboratory, Funded by the Government of the

Republic of Hungary (2006-2007);

5.Research Project on Methodology for development of Disaster risk

reduction system, Funded by Science and Technology Fund of Mongolia,

(2010-2011);

6.Project on Strengthening capacity of avian influenza and human

pandemic, Funded by World Bank & Commission of European Union,

(2008-2010);

7.The Capacity Building for Emerging Infectious Disease Preparedness and

Response Project, Funded byWorld Bank (2013-2014);

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IMPLEMENTING PROJECTS:

1.Project on Strengthening Local Level Capacities for Disaster

Risk Reduction, Management and Coordination in Mongolia,

Phase IV, Funded by UNDP, The Government of the Grand Duchy

of Luxemburg, (2013-2015);

2.Project on Strengthening Disaster Risk Reduction Capacity in

Mongolia, Funded by Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and

Recovery &World Bank, (2014-2015);

3.Project on Early warning system for earthquake, Funded by the

Government of Mongolia (2012-2015);

4.Project on Early warning system and mobilization center for

disaster, Funded by KOICA (2013-2015)

IMPLEMENTING PROJECTS:

1.Project on Strengthening Local Level Capacities for Disaster

Risk Reduction, Management and Coordination in Mongolia,

Phase IV, Funded by UNDP, The Government of the Grand Duchy

of Luxemburg, (2013-2015);

2.Project on Strengthening Disaster Risk Reduction Capacity in

Mongolia, Funded by Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and

Recovery &World Bank, (2014-2015);

3.Project on Early warning system for earthquake, Funded by the

Government of Mongolia (2012-2015);

4.Project on Early warning system and mobilization center for

disaster, Funded by KOICA (2013-2015)

CCA policy and strategy

•United National Framework Convention on Climate

Change and Kyoto Protocol, 1992, 1997

•Sustainable development strategy, 1998

•Millennium Development Goal-based

Comprehensive National Development Strategy, 2008

•National action program on climate change, 2011

•National Green Development Strategy, 2014

NAPCC goals:

To ensure environmental

sustainability, development of

socio-economic sectors adapted

to climate change, reduction of

vulnerabilities and risks, and

mitigation of GHG emissions as

well as promoting economic

effectiveness and efficiency and

implementation of green growth

policies.

National action program on climate change

National action program on

climate change (NAPCC) was

approved by the Parliament of

Mongolia in 2011.

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3. Institutional frameworkGovernment of

Mongolia

Organization in charge for

Emergency management

State

Emergency

Commission

State Disaster

Protection Service

/non-vacant staff/

Disaster Protection

Service

/non-vacant staff/

Emergency

Commission of

aimags and capital

city

Emergency Management

Department of the

capital city

EM Divisions of

districts

EM Departments and

Divisions of aimags

Fire & Rescue Units,

Emergency Teams

Fire & Rescue units

Disaster Protection

Temporary Staff

Disaster Protection

Service

/non-vacant staff/

Disaster Protection

Service

/non-vacant staff/

National

level

Aimag

and

capital

city level

Soum and

district

level

Bag &

khoroo

level

Governor of capital city and

aimags

Governor of soums and districts

Governor of bag and khoroo

Entities and

enterprises

Community

Emergency

commission of

soums and

districts

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Financing of disaster management

Year 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 Average

Expenditure of state

budget of Mongolia 775.1 1161.2 1725.9 2466.8 2336.6 3080.7 4931.2 6869.3

8223.

5 2918.4

Budget for the

organization in charge for

emergency management

7.9 10.7 12.2 21.2 30.8 30.6 59.1 63.2 71.9 29.5

Investment of the

organization in charge for

emergency management

from the state budget

0.4 0.9 0.5 6.4 1.3 2.3 4.5 10.6 11.4 3.4

Sum of financing and

investment 8.3 11.6 12.7 27.6 32.1 32.9 63.6 73.8 83.3 32.8

Financing and investment

percentage in state budget 1.1% 1.0% 0.7% 1.1% 1.4% 1.1% 1.3% 1.1% 1% 1.1%

Billion MNT (national currency)

To increase:

1. Human capacity

2. Financial resource

3. Technical and equipment resource

To strengthen:

1. DRR institutional structure

2. DRR legal framework

3. DRR action measures

To transmit GIS, geo-spatial and other technologies

To harmonize DRR/CCA actions with traditional culture

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5. Gaps and needs

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