Presentation to Pacific Humanitarian Team 2012NZ Aid Programme

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade

Improving Resilience and Responding to Disasters

Humanitarian & DRR Policy and Strategies, 2012 - 2015

Overarching Outcomes

• Effective needs-based response to, and recovery from, emergencies

• Strengthened disaster and climate resilience and

reduced risks

Response, Recovery

Specific outcomes - Contribution to saving lives, alleviating suffering, maintaining human dignity + sustainable recovery from emergencies

Priority - Deliver effective, efficient relief / recovery assistance

ETF (Wellington) and NZHC (Pacific) Partnership w Pacific Governments, UN, FRANZ , Red Cross, NZ

NGOs - PHT

Observing - IHL, GHD , other humanitarian codes and standards

Response, Recovery

Delivery

• Response / Initial Recovery - Humanitarian & DM Programme

NZ government relief supplies, services

Funding Red Cross, NGO (NZ and Local), UN responses

• Longer term recovery – bilateral programmes

Key Developments

• Continue to develop and refine our capacity to respond quickly and effectively

• Civil and Military Guidelines

• International Disaster Laws

• Assume FRANZ Chair (end 2013)

DRR

Specific outcomes

- improved disaster preparedness + resilience to disaster & climate risks

Strategic Priorities

• Support partner country capacity • Integrate DRR into development programmes / HA

Observing – Hyogo and Pacific DRR frameworks

DRR Delivery

• Preparedness (Cook Islands, Niue, Samoa, Tokelau, Tonga)

• Volcano Monitoring, Mitigation (Vanuatu)• Evacuation Centres , Strengthening Preparedness (Fiji)

Integration into development and humanitarian assistance

• Urban development (Kiribati)

• Post cyclone recovery (Cook Islands)

• NZ Disaster Relief Partnership with NZ NGOs

Scoping / Designing -

• With SPC – Scoping Strengthening water security (Tokelau, Tuvalu, Cook Islands, Kiribati)

• NZ NGOs - Enhancing emergency preparedness and DRR (Fiji, Tonga, Vanuatu)

Core funding - International / PROs active in DRR