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The Global Facility for DisasterReduction and Recovery (GFDRR) is amajor initiative launched in September2006 that is designed to help meet theglobal demand for increased investment indisaster prevention and mitigation. TheGFDRR aims to boost national, regionaland global capacities to reduce disasterrisk, particularly in low and middle-income countries at high risk of disasters.The GFDRR represents an importantnew component of the architecture of theInternational Strategy for DisasterReduction (ISDR) system. The GFDRRis supporting the ISDR System to catalyseglobal and regional partnerships towardsachieving some of the global and regionaldeliverables under the overall HyogoFramework for Action 2005-2015: Buildingthe Resilience of Nations and Communities toDisasters.

The Global Facility for DisasterReduction and Recovery receives a solidfinancial commitment from the WorldBank and supporting donors towardsthree-track operations to achieve itsdevelopment objectives at the global,regional and country levels. Track I isbeing managed by the UN/ISDRsecretariat and targeting global andregional deliverables; Track II is beingimplemented by the World Bank, theUnited Nations agencies, other IFIs andother development partners to providetechnical assistance for targeted countriesto mainstream disaster risk reduction instrategic planning and developmentpolicies focusing on Poverty ReductionStrategies (PRSs). Track III is beingdeveloped, as a Standby RecoveryFinancing Facility (SRFF) for effectivemobilization of international disaster

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recovery assistance and to supportdisaster-stricken countries' immediaterecovery needs before medium and long-term recovery programmes areformulated and launched.

The three tracks of GFDRRcomplement each other towards creatingan enabling environment at the global,regional and national levels formainstreaming disaster risk reductionand reducing the vulnerabilities ofpopulations at risk from naturalcalamities. Track I activities facilitate andenhance partnership-building, advocacytowards increased political commitmentto disaster risk reduction networking,and standardization of tools andpractices, which will all enable leveragingcountry resources for ex-ante investmentin prevention, mitigation and

preparedness activities. Building on TrackI deliverables namely the increasedcommitment, knowledge, and identifiedneeds and gaps, Track II will providetargeted technical assistance to countries-in-demand for mainstreaming disasterrisk reduction in poverty reductionstrategies and sectoral developmentpolicies. The Standby Recovery FinancingFacility under track III will support thosecountries, which have initiated disasterprevention investments but have limitedfiscal capacity to accelerate recoveryoperations without having to reallocateearmarked development resources.Together, the three tracks of GFDRR willensure a coherent approach to disasterreduction and recovery with progressiveenhancement for national capacitiesincluding human, financial, technical, andknowledge resources.

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GFDRR is designed to facilitate acoordinated approach among donors andpartners in implementing the HyogoFramework for Action throughmainstreaming disaster risk reduction inpoverty reduction strategies targeting thosecountries identified as natural disasterhotspots.

With initial contribution of US$5 million ayear from the World Bank's DevelopmentGrant Facility (DGF) for global andregional partnerships under Track I, and thesupport of the United Kingdom for countryprogrammes under Track II, thispartnership for vulnerability reduction hasmade a beginning to engage with partners atall levels to make a stronger case for disasterrisk reduction as a core dimension ofsustainable development. ISDR as the keypartner under Track II is making significantprogress to engage with regional and sub-regional organizations in Africa, East Asia,South Asia, Central America, South EasternEurope, Pacific and the Middle East andNorth Africa to strengthen regionalcooperation in risk mitigation, catastrophicrisk financing and adaptation to climatechange. Track I support is also helping inenhancing the global dialogue on riskreduction with various stakeholders,particularly private sector, media networks,academic and research organizations, as wellas standardizing approaches and tools forrisk identification, risk mitigation and riskfinancing in partnership with members ofthe ISDR system.

Under Track III, multi-stakeholderconsultation with nationalgovernments, UN, donors, regionaldevelopment Banks and regionalorganizations have been launched inMozambique, Malawi, Nicaragua,Nepal and Vietnam to identifystrategic opportunities for making riskreduction a priority in nationaldevelopment processes in thesecountries. Building on the ongoingcountry initiatives and criticaldiagnostics of existing policies,financing and institutional mechanism,a common framework for integratingrisk reduction in country planning andinvestment framework is expectedsoon. Greater political and fiscalcommitment to risk reduction at thenational level is one of the keyoutcomes of these collaborative effortsunder Track II. Many Governmentshave pledged their support for countrylevel programmes under Track II,which will now enable GFDRR tocontinue to support nationalgovernments, World Bank, UN andother development partners to launchsimilar initiatives in more disaster-prone countries, particularly in Africa,Caribbean and the Pacific. This reportprovides a broad direction of theexpected strategic impact thatGFDRR is making at all levels indisaster risk reduction towardseffective implementation of the HyogoFramework for Action (HFA).

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Key areas of progress and expected outcomes against stated objectives of GFDRR

Towards enhancing global advocacy, partnership and knowledgemanagement for mainstreaming hazard risk management

partnership with the Private sector to enableprivate investments in reducing risk, so as tocomplement public and multilateralresources. The key to convincing theprivate sector to invest in risk reduction isto establish the case for businesscontinuity in the face of natural hazardimpact. An in depth analysis of cases forbusiness continuity and practices forreducing disaster risk is being jointlydeveloped by UN/ISDR secretariat withWEF and the World Bank. This hasbeen discussed with major privatecorporate leaders at the World EconomicForum meeting in Davos, January 2007to foster concrete opportunities for public-private investments in risk reduction.

Promoting aand sstrengthening gglobaltargeted ppartnerships (WB DGF: $ 250,000 in FY 2007)

Partnerships with the Private Sector: The World Economic Forum(WEF), UN/ISDR secretariat,World Business Council forSustainable Development, Swiss Re,Munich Re, Aga KhanDevelopment network, USHomeland Security Department(Government of US) and SocialAccountability International (SAACertification) and other businessesand their associations and the WorldBank have initiated a global

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India: Public - Private sector dialogue on risk reduction:

India public-private sector risk reduction dialogue held on the margins of the DisasterManagement Congress of India in November 2006, had participation from over 60 leadersfrom private sector from India, Pakistan and Bangladesh. The meeting establishedsubstantive engagement between the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce andIndustry (FICCI), Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), the Associated Chambers ofCommerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM) and Multinational Corporations (MNCs)on sharing business practices across corporate sector and highlighted the needs forbusiness continuity as the primary goal for private investments in risk reduction. TheNational Institute of Disaster Management, India, CII and FICCI are following up onimplementing the recommendations of this conference.

Partnership with the Media: The World Bank communication unit andthe UN/ISDR secretariat advocacy unitare jointly leveraging media networks topromote public awareness about howgrowing climate change is aggravatingdisaster risks. A media workshop ondisaster risk reduction is planned inFebruary 2007 in Washington DC, whichwill involve leading journalists fromvarious geographic locations to discussclimate change adaptation and disasterrisk reduction issues and devise plans for

awareness-raising on those issues. Aglobal media network for disaster riskreduction is also proposed to strengthenglobal advocacy efforts in risk reduction.In addition, the GFDRR is supportingthe production of a documentary on climatechange to be broadcast by BBC in April2007. The film is based on two locations:Vietnam and Honduras (after Mitch) andwill show how countries are adaptingthemselves to climate change and arereducing the impact of future disasterstriggered by natural hazards.

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networks into identifying current gaps inhigher education and research in disasterrisk reduction and for addressing thesegaps through pilot courses in disasterrisk reduction and developing an agendafor research. This universities networkwill ultimately enhance the skilledmanpower in the developing world bymapping training capacities and needsand standardizing risk reduction trainingmodules. The network will focus on: (1)learning processes: teaching, educationand capacity development; (2) research:undertaking it and sharing results; and(3) knowledge application: translatingscience into implementation.

Partnership with Universities andResearch Organisations Network: The UN/ISDR secretariat, and theWorld Bank Institute (WBI) haveinitiated a Global Partnership ofUniversities, Academic Institutions andResearch Organisations for DisasterRisk Reduction with selected universitiesand research organizations from theNorth and the South working onpromoting disaster risk reductioneducation, training and research. Thefirst meeting for this network wasorganized in December 2006 to facilitatethe development of an indicative roadmap for engaging the large number ofresearch, academic and university

Universities Network road map for enhancing knowledge and manpower for disaster risk reduction

1. Outlining the process of what partners will do in the next 6 months including defining themapping criteria and data format for collection and eventual online posting. This will startimmediately.

2. Mapping of networks (supply side) to identify nature and scope of existing networks. Firstdraft to be ready by May 2007.

3. Mapping academic programmes to identify diploma and certificate programmes forpractitioners. First draft to be ready by May 2007.

4. Producing interim report to be presented at a side meeting of the Global Platform forDisaster Risk Reduction in June 2007.

5. Developing a framework for mechanisms to sustain the network.6. Demand -side mapping to be focused on a limited number of countries. Report to be ready

by October 2007.7. Meeting to prepare final report/workshop.

A post graduate course in Disaster Reduction has been initiated in Madras University in Indiaunder this partnership. This course will be conducted in collaboration with the Middle EasternTechnical University in Turkey and Kyoto University in Japan, facilitated by the World BankInstitute. This course will introduce state of the art risk reduction training modules and coursematerials.

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Towards standardization and harmonization of hazard risk managementtools, methodologies and practices:

Establishing aa vvirtual cclearinghouse ffordisaster rrisk rreduction: (WB DGF: $ 400,000 in FY 2007)

A web portal "PreventionWeb" is beingdeveloped by the UN/ISDR secretariat,in partnership with the Centre forResearch on the Epidemiology ofDisasters (CRED), the Global RiskIndexing Programme (GRIP), theInternational Recovery Platform (IRP),the United Nations EnvironmentProgramme (UNEP), Relief Web of theUN Office for Coordination ofHumanitarian Affairs (OCHA), and theCentre for Disaster management of theSouth Asian Association for RegionalCooperation (SAARC). PreventionWeb

will expand the current ISDR e-libraryhttp://www.unisdr.org/eng/library/lib-index.htm and provide discussionplatforms to enhance knowledgemanagement and information flow withrespect to disaster risk reduction, whichis already in practice by administeringthe Gender and Disasters Network. Inaddition, the secretariat informationmanagement team is undertaking amapping exercise of disaster risk reductioninstitutions, thematic platforms andinformation resources to enhance thecurrent ISDR database, which includesmore than 2000 organizations. ThePrevention Web will be the source forcomprehensive disaster reductioninformation and will connect community

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of practitioners to state of the artknowledge and assist in standardizationof hazard management tools across theISDR system partners.http://www.preventionweb.net/

Global AAssessment RReport: rrisk ttrendsand pprogress iin aaddressing ddisaster lloss:(WB DGF: $ 225,000 in FY 2007)

The UN/ISDR secretariat, incollaboration with the United NationsDevelopment Programme (UNDP) -GRIP, World Bank and UNEP-GlobalResource Information Database(GRID), has initiated the developmentprocess of the Global Assessment Report.This report will be a valuable trackingtool for monitoring and reporting onprogress on the implementation of theHyogo Framework for Action. TheGlobal report will integrate the processesof national and regional reporting, datacollation and archiving systems, analysisand assessment. This report will besubmitted to the Global Platform forDisaster Risk Reduction and the UNGeneral Assembly. For an outline of thereport including preliminary table ofcontents see annex 1.

Standardization oof ddisaster rrisk rreductiontools aand mmethodologies: (WB DGF: $420,000 in FY 2007)

Environment: The UN/ISDR secretariatis working with the United NationsEnvironment Programme (UNEP), theWorld Conservation Union (IUCN), andthe United Nations University (UNU)

and regional partners to strengthen nationallevel capacities to apply environmental tools andservices for risk reduction. A joint paper onenvironment and disaster risk reduction hasbeen developed in consultation with ISDREnvironment and Disaster Working Groupfor discussion amongst partners andGovernments at a workshop plannedduring the first session of the GlobalPlatform for Disaster Risk Reduction inJune 2007.

Climate Change: A proposal to supportLeast Developed Countries to develop disasterrisk reduction capacities through NationalAdaptation Programmes of Action (NAPAs) ofthe United Nations framework Conventionon Climate Change (UNFCCC) is underdevelopment jointly by UN/ISDRsecretariat and UNFCCC. This proposalaims at clarifying the roles of environmentalmanagement and disaster risk reduction inclimate change adaptation.

HFA implementation guidelines formember states: The UN/ISDR secretariathas completed the policy guidance documenton implementing the Hyogo Framework forAction "Words into Action", which is nowpublished for wider consultation. Thisresponds to the call from manyGovernments and national focal points forpractical policy and operational guidanceon how to transform the HyogoFramework into effective operationalprocedures by the Government and buildson guidance of expertise of nationaldisaster management authorities.http://www.unisdr.org/eng/hfa/docs/words-into-action-consultation-draft.pdf

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Linking DDisaster RRisk RReduction wwithplanning aand mmonitoring ssystems fforPoverty RReduction (MDTF (DFID): $ 105,000 in FY 07-09)

This effort is ongoing and is supportingthe development of a roadmap for animproved and more objectiveunderstanding of how disasters impactpoverty, how disaster vulnerabilitycontribute to multi-dimensional povertyvulnerability, how disaster prevention andpreparedness programmes can preventloss of income, protect livelihoods andensure access to services, thuscontributing to sustainable poverty

reduction in areas and regions prone tomultiple natural hazards. The WorldBank's Poverty Reduction team(PREM) is anchoring this effort.Projects in the immediate phase willfocus on following key areas:

• Use of poverty mapping andHotspots tool in investment planningin countries prone to disaster risks:This project will develop innovativeways of combining the disasterhotspots tool with Small-areaEstimation (SAE) poverty maps tohelp guide investment planning fordisaster prevention and poverty

Mainstreaming disaster risk reduction in poverty reduction and relevantsectoral development strategies

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reduction. Poverty is embedded tosome degree in the hotspots tool, inthat mortality losses are likely to begreater where the housing stock andother infrastructure is of lower quality,which is typically the case in poorerareas. However, by revealing thespatial distribution of poverty, SAEpoverty maps will make it easier toseparate out the poverty element, andhelp identify the areas within disasterhotspots where investments inprevention are likely to have thegreatest impact on poverty reduction.The project will develop several casestudies, drawn from the subset ofcountries that have both (a) an SAEpoverty map and (b) disaster hotspotsdata at a resolution sufficient tosupport sub-national analysis1. Theanalysis will include simple visualcorrelation and more sophisticatedspatial econometric methods.

• Using Data for Ex-AntePreparedness: Disaster managementinformation systems are not hard toset up. But in the aftermath ofdisasters, both time and money arescarce resources and setting up thesesystems can become extraordinarilydifficult for countries struggling tocope with the crisis. Therefore, it isimportant to set up these systems inadvance. This is a project seeking toprovide the analytical tools necessaryfor enhancing national capacity fordisaster preparedness. By conducting

in-depth analyses of country-specificexperiences we will provide guidancefor forward looking policy makers whowish to design effective needsidentification and monitoring systemsfor disaster recovery management.

Identification oof UUrban DDisaster RRiskHotspots aand ppiloting ddisaster rrisksintegration iin ccity ddevelopment sstrategies(MDTF (DFID): $ 150,000 in FY 07-09)

Two major research activities have beeninitiated under Track 2 of the GFDRR onurban disaster risks in very closecollaboration with the Joint ResearchCentre (JRC) of the European Union(EU) in Ispra, Italy. At the global level, theteam has started the development of anurban disaster risk index with an initialreview of hazard indices that have beenused elsewhere. The goal is to utilizehazard risk information, similar to that usedin the Hotspots work, to perform a first-cutcharacterization and ranking of urban areasaround the world according to risk of beingaffected by various types of natural hazards.At the local level, the project team haslinked up with city governments to explorethe use of very high-resolution remotesensing data for disaster risk assessment inurban areas. Case studies will be conductedin Yemen and most likely Vietnam and thePhilippines, which will be embedded in citydevelopment strategies. The Yemen casestudy will commence in February with afield visit.

1 Some of the disaster hotspots data is too coarse to support sub-national analysis. This is especially thecase with drought data, and data for smaller countries

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Institutional ddevelopment ffor DDisasterRisk RReduction (MDTF (DFID): $ 50,000 in FY 07-09)

The study aims at critical review ofexisting models of institutionalarrangements for disaster prevention andresponse by identifying the strengths andweaknesses of basic organizational modelsand legal mechanisms. It will offerguidance to national governments andother development partners on what typeof mechanisms and arrangements workunder specific conditions and will supporttheir work on institutional aspects ofdisaster risk reduction. It will focus onthe applicability of the identified majororganizational models taking into accountthe levels of centralization/decentralization, administrativearrangements, and existing networks andcapacities. The study will build on andconsolidate the findings of recent andongoing works of UN agencies, biletarlsand INGOs in this area and willcontribute to guidance to governments oneffective institutional and legalmechanisms for disaster risk reduction.

Land MManagement ffor DDisaster RRiskReduction aand RRecovery (MDTF (DFID): $ 80,000 in FY 07-09)

The objective of the proposed study is toexplore the scope for propagatingimproved approaches to pre and postdisaster land management with a view toboth reducing the scale of future lossesand expediting recovery when disastershit. The study is expected to span arange of issues including land use, landtenure, land administration, landdevelopment and acquisition and landreservation. This proposal will beconverted to a Concept Note in February2007, after which the Terms of Referencefor Consultancy Services will beprepared. Consultants are expected to bemobilized before the end of June 2007.

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Regional ccooperation iin AAfrica (WB DGF: $ 350,000 in FY2007)

The African Union Commission,UN/ISDR secretariat, the World Bankand African National Platforms forDisaster Reduction undertook a subregional and national level risk assessmentand costs of natural hazard impacts. Thisresulted in a series of national assessmentsundertaken by national Platforms, whichare now being combined into Africaregional risk benchmark. To ensureeffective linkages with poverty reductionstrategies, the UN/ISDR regional outreachoffice in Africa organized a workshop inNairobi in November 2006, which broughttogether government counterparts, national

platforms for disaster reduction,ministries of finance, UN agencies, theWorld Bank, the African Union andthe ISDR. Fourteen African Countriesnamely, Congo, Gabon, Kenya,Uganda, Tanzania, Botswana, BurkinaFaso, Niger, Madagascar, Ghana,Seychelles, Zambia, Burundi, andNigeria participated in this workshopand agreed to adopt a consultativeapproach to mainstreaming disaster riskreduction (DRR) into PovertyReduction Strategy Papers (PRSPs) inAfrica. The following roadmap isadopted by the national focal points inAfrica and is currently underimplementation.

Towards enhancing regional cooperation and programme developmentfor disaster risk reduction:

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Regional ddisaster rrisk rreductionprogramme ddevelopment iin SSub-SSaharanAfrica (MDTF (DFID) $300,000 in FY 07-09)

At the regional level in Sub-SaharanAfrica (SSA), at the end of the fiscal year(June 2007), a workshop will beorganized to review progress made bynational platforms in Disaster RiskReduction and discuss how nationalplatforms could play an active role inmainstreaming disaster risk reductioninto National Poverty Reduction Plansand Programmes. This will complementthe activities/workshops organized byISDR, in close coordination with

Institutional mechanisms or arrangements to mainstream DRR in PRSPs in Africa:

1. The ISDR national platforms will identify the lead institutions and champions for thePRS process at the national level,

2. National disaster management focal points will strategically advocate for DRRduring the initiation of the poverty assessment and at the review process (cycle) byworking closely with those responsible,

3. Plan the mechanisms for the review, including DRR, targeted at specific sectors ofthe PRSP and the lead persons section by section,

4. The National Platform members will develop appropriate and effective advocacytools (fact sheets on DRR, radio/TV talk shows),

5. Develop strategic alliances with those responsible for the PRS review process.

Overcoming challenges in mainstreaming disaster risk reduction:

1. National Platforms face data and human resource capacity constraints,2. GFDRR support to strengthen National Platforms by providing technical staff and

risk assessments capacity to the African Union.

national governments, World Bank,donors and other partners. The road mapfor mainstreaming disaster reduction bythe ISDR National Platforms will beimplemented under this initiative. Inaddition, good practice documentationon technical and legal assessment ofbuilding codes and urban disasterreduction practices from the region isongoing. Before the end of June 2007, areport will be completed to outline therisk profile of SSA (complementary to acurrent activity undertaken by ISDR)and present the disaster risk reductionstrategy for SSA, to be established inclose coordination with the AfricanUnion.

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Regional ccooperation iin tthe MMiddleEast aand NNorth AAfrica (WB DGF: $ 200,000 in FY2007)

The UN/ISDR secretariat and theWorld Bank have jointly initiated aprocess to strengthen disaster riskreduction in the region, which includesrisk assessment in socio-economicdevelopment planning andenhancement regional collaboration onrisk reduction. This process willcontribute to the development of astrategic framework for disaster riskreduction in the region in closecollaboration with the League of ArabSates as the key regionalintergovernmental organization,national governments in the region andtechnical and academic centres as theAin Shams University in Egypt, theRegional Disaster Management inTunisia, the International Institute forEarthquake Engineering andSeismology in Iran and the WHO-East Mediterranean Regional Office inEgypt. A regional workshop in April2007 will be held in Cairo, Egypt withthe engagement of all stakeholders atthe national and regional level todiscuss the needs and capacities and toidentify the priorities at the nationaland regional levels towards developinga regional cooperation framework ondisaster risk reduction. Based on theoutcomes of the workshop, a more indepth risk assessment exercise will beundertaken to strengthen knowledgeand capacities on disaster riskreduction at the national level.

Integrating ddisaster rrisk rreduction iin ccitydevelopment sstrategies iin MMiddle EEastand NNorth AAfrica:(MDTF (DFID): $ 210,000 in FY 07-09)

GFDRR is supporting at the piloting ofmainstreaming of hazard risk reductionstrategies at city level, within the CityDevelopment Strategy (CDS) framework.To date, two pilot cities (Sana'a in Yemenand Anzali in Iran) have been selected forthe mainstreaming of disaster riskreduction plans into the CDS process. Inboth cases, the CDS process is juststarting. Collaboration has been initiatedwith the government counterparts workingon the Iran Urban Upgrading Project.Dialogue with the municipality of Anzaliand relevant representatives of theGovernment of Iran have been initiated onissues of city-level disaster risk reduction.In addition, Cities Alliance (CA) isexpected to support documentation of thisexperience in the two pilot cities and laterdevelop CDS guidelines for the disasterrisk reduction module, to be replicated toother cities in different regions.

Regional ccooperation aand pprogrammedevelopment iin rrisk iidentification aand rriskreduction iin CCentral AAmerica • Partnership building and risk communication

(WB DGF: $ 200,000 in FY07) • Risk modelling and Mitigation strategy

development (DFID Track 2 $ 914,000 in FY07-09 for Nicaragua and Central America)

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America (CEPREDENAC), nationalauthorities and other partners haveinitiated Central American ProbabilisticRisk Assessment (CAPRA) This entailsa regional risk modelling study aimed atguiding risk mitigation and riskfinancing initiative throughout theregion. The study will rely on advancedprobabilistic modelling techniques.Hazards to be analysed will includeexcess rainfall (which can result in floodsand landslides), excess wind andearthquakes. Assets exposed to thesehazards will be categorized to allow for

an analysis by sector and geographiclocation. The study will make availableto all member countries of the region a'Risk Atlas' showing potential losses,indicating the potential financial impactof disasters on the budgets of the CentralAmerican countries. CAPRA will helpprovide political and fiscal incentives tonational and local governments to investin ex ante risk mitigation.

In addition to the analysis and atlas, thetools and supporting data developedunder this programme will provide the

Central American Probabilistic Risk Assessment (CAPRA)Objective: To sensitise Governments in the region to the extent of their exposure to adversenatural events and create a tool to guide the design of comprehensive risk managementstrategies (supporting risk mitigation and risk financing).

Outputs: (i) A detailed risk profile for each country, by type of risk, type of asset, and geographic

location;(ii) A regional risk profile presented in the form of a risk atlas of the region's exposure to

adverse natural events;(iii) An review of individual government's financial capacity to respond to disasters and a

set of recommendations on opportunities for policy improvements; (iv) A review of private catastrophe insurance markets and a set of recommendations on

opportunities for improvement;(v) A number of outreach activities on risk modelling and how it can support the

development of risk mitigation and risk financing strategies, including several trainingworkshop and a regional conference of disaster risk management.

Impact on Government Finances and analysis of fiscal resilience by country:A series of training and discussion workshops facilitated by the ISDR will finalize theoutcomes of the study and then disseminate to relevant government authorities forapplication of CAPRA loss module and impact on Government finances.

Track I will primarily fund the workshops ensuring multi-stakeholder engagement while TrackII will fund the consultancies to develop the risk modelling.

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affected countries with a risk andhazard analysis baseline andanalytical tools for future evaluationsand assessments of risk mitigationand financing strategies. Thefindings of the various studies willbe presented to key stakeholders inthe region. A conference thatpresents results of the study will beorganized in Nicaragua.

• Piloting El Nino vulnerability reductionprogramme in Latin America and theCaribbean (LAC) (MDTF (DFID): $ 230,000 in FY 07-09)

GFDRR is supporting the region topilot an El Niño VulnerabilityReduction Programme (PREVEN)in Peru, which will be a fund topromote investments in disaster riskreduction. Track 2 funds will assistthe Peruvian government with thenecessary technical assistance for a)the establishment of the Fund for thePromotion of Disaster RiskManagement Investments(PREVEN), b) the institutionaldiagnostic of the Multi-SectoralCommittee for the National Study ofthe El Niño Phenomenon(ENFEN), c) technical assistance forthe preparation of the mitigationmeasures, and d) assistance toleverage El Niño risk. Lessons fromthis pilot will feed into a largerregion-wide initiative for El NinoVulnerability reduction.

Building llocal llevel rrisk mmanagement ccapacitiesin EEast AAsia aand PPacific (MDTF (DFID): $ 280, 000 in FY 07-09)

At the regional level, a virtual network ofdisaster risk reduction professionals in the EastAsia region will be developed. Other ongoingactivities include sub-national disaster riskpreparedness in Philippines in support ofmainstreaming disaster risk management incity development strategies, and in Indonesia,possible partnering with UNDP for its safercommunities programme.

Regional ccooperation aand pprogrammedevelopment iin SSouth AAsia

• Partnership building and risk communication (WBDGF: $ 200,000 in FY2007)

• Risk modelling and Mitigation strategydevelopment (MDTF (DFID) $ 300,000 in FY 07-09)

At the regional level, a comprehensive Disasterrisk reduction Programme was launched inDecember 2006 aimed at increasing the resilienceof countries to disasters while decreasingunderlying risk factors and vulnerabilities. Aworkshop on Hazards of Nature, Risks andOpportunities for Development in South AsianCountries "Learning the Lessons from Past Disasters- Preparing for the Future" was held in New Delhiin December 2006. The workshop, which wasjointly organized by the Independent EvaluationGroup of the World Bank, the World BankInstitute, the Indian National Institute ofDisaster Management, and the UN/ISDRsecretariat, brought together senior Governmentofficials responsible for disaster risk management

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from eight South Asian countries: India,Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan,Maldives, Pakistan, and Afghanistan.Following a review of lessons fromreconstruction of the past recent majordisasters, a South Asia Regional RiskMitigation Programme is being developed.The regional strategy and the high levelcommitments by national governments willcatalyse increased investments in riskreduction in the region. This strategy willalso establish the analytical basis formainstreaming disaster risk reduction intoCASs and PRSPs. The programmecomprises of three pillars: (a) thepreparation of a regional Disaster riskreduction Strategy (b) Knowledge Sharingand Dissemination Activities, and (c)Capacity Building for regional staff ondisaster risk reduction.

Regional ccooperation aand pprogrammedevelopment iin EEurope aand CCentral AAsia(ECA)

• Partnership development and riskcommunication (WB DGF: $ 200,000 in FY 07)

• Risk assessment, risk mitigation and riskfinancing programme (MDTF (DFID) $ 235,000 in FY 07-09)

The World Bank, the EuropeanCommission (Stability Pact), Council ofEurope Bank, USAID and UN/ISDRsecretariat are jointly supporting the SouthEastern Europe Disaster Risk ManagementInitiative (SEERMI) in collaboration with

the World Meteorological Organization(WMO). SEERMI aims at reducing thevulnerability of the countries of SouthEastern Europe to the risks of disasters.This initiative will form the foundation forregional and country specific investmentpriorities (projects) in the area of earlywarning, disaster risk reduction andfinancing and thereby catalyse additionalinvestments in risk mitigation by nationalgovernments, Council of Europe Bank andWorld Bank sectoral lending. Thisinitiative will form the foundation for regionaland country specific investment priorities(projects) in the area of early warning, disasterrisk reduction and financing. SEERMIfocuses on: (i) hydro meteorologicalforecasting, data sharing and earlywarning; (ii) coordination of disastermitigation, preparedness, and response;and (iii) financing of disaster losses,reconstruction and recovery, and disasterrisk transfer (disaster insurance). Theinitiative will build on the cooperationalready existing in the region, and willcomplement and consolidate the activitiespromoted by the EU, the Council ofEurope, the UN, the Stability Pact, theCivil Military Emergency PlanningCouncil for the South Eastern Europe(CMEPC) to promote more effectivedisaster mitigation, preparedness andresponse. Track I will support the technicalconsultancies required to undertake thecomprehensive risk assessment while TrackII will support the downstream programmedevelopment.

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GFDRR provides technical assistance tolow and middle income countries innatural disaster hotspots to mainstreamdisaster risk reduction in strategicplanning documents, particularly thePoverty Reduction Strategies (PRSs) andsectoral development policies2.Assistance provided over a 3-yearprogramming cycle is demand driven,based on needs identified in consultationwith Governments and otherdevelopment partners. Preferences isgiven to countries with higher GDPratios at risks (see Annex 2 for a ranking,based on the "hotspots" study), as well as

small island countries and fragile stateswhose development are at risk from therecurrence of multiple natural hazards,and new Country Assistance Strategies(CASs), PRSPs, UNDAFs andNational Adaptation Plans of Action(NAPAs) are in pipeline.

In the immediate phase (fiscal year 07-09) with UK-DFID assistance, fivefocus countries namely; Mozambique,Malawi, Nicaragua, Nepal and Vietnamhave been identified based on the extentof GDP in areas at risks. The WorldBank and other development partners

Towards making disaster risk reduction a national development priority innatural disaster hotspot countries:

2 Global Scale Risk Analysis:Natural Disaster Hotspots( World Bank and Columbia University ); visithttp://www.geohotspots.worldbank.org

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have launched a government-ledconsultation processes in thesecountries to assess the effectiveness ofexisting mechanisms for risk reductionand identify strategic opportunities formaking risk reduction a priority innational development processes. It isalso expected to develop a commonframework to catalyse investments indisaster mitigation and emergencypreparedness. Brief description ofongoing activities in these countries ispresented in following paragraphs.

Vietnam (MDTF (DFID) - TA $ 914,000 in FY 07-09)

For Vietnam, the World Bank taskteam conducted a mission in January2007, and met with governmentofficials, UN agencies and the donorcommunity. The mission heldmeetings with donor communityrepresentatives and governmentcounterparts, including the NationalCommittee for Flood Control andStorm Prevention (NCFCSP), theMinistry of Construction (MOC), theCPU of the Natural Disaster RiskManagement Programme, theMinistry of Natural Resources andEnvironment (MONRE) andrepresentatives of AusAID, DFID,the Netherlands and UNDP. Themeetings provided the mission withthe opportunity to identify the broadand full range of activities already on-going in Vietnam. Among the morevisible and impacting on-going actionsare:

The Central Committee for Flood and StormControl is a cross ministerial agencyestablished in 1990 to strengtheninstitutional coordination especially in thearea of emergency response and long-termreconstruction and recovery. It alsoprovides overall strategic, policy andtechnical guidance for implementation ofthe Natural Disaster Risk ManagementProject

The Natural Disaster Mitigation Partnershipis a joint Government/donor initiative.The second phase of the NDMP, whichcommenced in 2006, is supported by thefollowing donors: UNDP, theNetherlands, AusAID, Luxembourg, andSIDA. The Partnership aims to regularlyshare information between donors andgovernment, facilitate policy dialogue,identify prioritise and makerecommendations on the allocation ofpublic resources as well as resourcesavailable form the internationalcommunity. The partnership has a full-time secretariat.

The Vietnam Natural Disaster RiskManagement Programme, an adjustableprogramme credit (APC), funded by theWorld Bank, the Japanese Government,the Netherlands, AusAID and theGovernment of Vietnam. The programmeprovides a very comprehensive frameworkfor disaster management with componentsincluding: prevention and mitigationinvestments; community-based disasterrisk management; post-disasterreconstruction support and institutionalstrengthening.

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The (draft) National Strategy for NaturalDisaster Prevention, Control andMitigation, 2020, which provides theframework for government action at thenational level as regards natural disasterprevention and mitigation. This strategyis anticipated to be finalized and adoptedformally by the government in the firstquarter of 2007.

The Index Based Flood Insurance pilotproject, funded by the World Bank andthe Asian Development Bank, provides apotential model for the use of financialinstruments to transfer disaster relatedrisk financing to the private sector.Agriculture dominates household incomein Vietnam with 90% of the poor and80% of households dependent uponagriculture. Natural disaster risksimpact rural households and areconsidered an impediment to financialmarket development. The Index FloodInsurance pilot can protect householdsfrom weather related risk, with the modelbeing easily measurable, objective,transparent, independently verifiable, andable to be reported in a timely mannerand is stable over time. Importantly forVietnam and for the GFDRR, the pilotproject can facilitate market-based risktransfer products and has the potential tobe transferable to other applications, suchas disaster risk financing of other risksbeyond flooding, extension to newhazards and extension to other regions.

The AusAid funded project for IntegratedDisaster Risk Management (IDRM) forQuang Ngai Province. This

comprehensive initiative provided a planfor the mobilization of all agencies andresources available within the emergencymanagement structure for the conduct ofemergency preparedness, response andrecovery operations, no matter what thecause, but with particular reference toemergencies caused as a result of stormsand flooding. The project also includedsignificant community based initiatives.

The Asian Development Bank, togetherwith the Netherlands is currentlypreparing to finance a Proposed IntegratedRural Development Project in CentralProvinces that amongst other thingswould focus on coastal zone development(a preparation mission is scheduled forJanuary 17 -30, 2007), which wouldinclude disaster management strategiesand related capacity building in up to 22coastal provinces. The Netherlands haspreviously financed a smaller IntegratedCoastal Zone Management Projectcovering three provinces: Nam Dinh inthe North, Hue in the centre, and VungTau in the South.

UNDP carried out a Community BasedDisaster Risk Reduction initiative in fivecommunes in Binh Dinh Province andtwo wards in Danang. This focused ongrass roots development and buildingcapacity in local institutions.

Initial Proposals: Taking account of thesuggestions received the mission teamdeveloped the following initial proposalsthat were discussed and agreed with the

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Main Findings: The following summarizes some of the main findings andconvergence of ideas that emerged from the mission:

• The available funding is limited and as a result will not be used for financinginfrastructure or other large ticket items. Rather, the funds will be used for the purposeof filling in some of the gaps in the current framework and on-going actions, whereleverage can be found and value can be added. This means limiting the focus totechnical assistance, which could include: possible research and knowledgemanagement; focusing on a particular type of disaster (such as flooding); orconcentrating on a limited geographical area. The emphasis will be on complimentingefforts that are already under way, or are planned for the near future.

• The need to develop private sector financial instruments, such as insurance products,is considered an area where more work needs to be done. To that end, the index-based flood insurance pilot warrants additional support.

• Using the resources to focus on knowledge management and the dissemination ofgood practice in disaster mitigation at the provincial, district and community level wasalso identified as a potential priority, together with improving monitoring and evaluationcapacity of disaster mitigation, recovery and reconstruction activities.

• Related to the above, it was also suggested that the funds could be used to supportpolicy development as well as to improve capacity and improvement of skills in thearea of post-disaster assessments.

• A common suggestion was to consider focusing on the provincial and/or regional level.The National Strategy will need to be translated to the sub-national level (provinces,districts and communes) and guidelines prepared for its implementation. To that end, itwas suggested that some emphasis could be placed on developing regional/provincialrisk profiles, risk mapping, mainstreaming risk reduction into urban planning and theimprovement of building codes.

• The need to increase awareness at the community level in the areas of disasterpreparedness and response was repeatedly identified as a priority.

• The improvement of early warning systems and communications infrastructure wasanother area identified as possible priority, particularly in areas vulnerable to flashfloods and for the fishing community, which is most vulnerable to the regular typhoons.

• Another common suggestion was that the funds could be used to facilitateimplementation of the Natural Disaster Risk Management Project. Some of the specificsuggestions mirror others that were considered more broadly, such as: (i) improving thelink between the national level infrastructure planning and community planning andpreparedness; (ii) how to better operationalise the quick-disbursing mechanism forpost-disaster reconstruction, perhaps making it more like an insurance fund; and (iii)improving the prioritization process of infrastructure investments, and in particularimproving the cooperation between the members of the NCFCSP. Related, it was alsoindicated that work could be done to improve cooperation at the level of the NationalPartnership and in mainstreaming risk reduction at the line-ministry level.

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NCFSFC and donor representatives.The first three themes have the highestpriority and will receive more detailedconsideration. Topics included under"Others" are important but it is likelythat they can be effectively addressed inthe near future by other initiatives forwhich funds are already available.

1. Insurance Theme(a) Support the on-going Index Based

Flood Insurance Pilot Project beingjointly supported by ADB and theWorld Bank. Consideration to begiven to identifying other disasterrelated risks that could beappropriately addressed by privatesector insurance companies;

2. Sub-National Government CapacityBuilding Theme

(a) Assess the lessons learned anddisseminate practice from the QuangNgai Integrated Disaster RiskManagement Project, theNetherlands funded IntegratedCoastal Zone Management Project inNam Dinh, Hue and Vung Tau andthe UNDP Community BasedDisaster Risk Reduction Initiative inBinh Dinh and Danang.Consideration to be given todeepening the Disaster RiskManagement capacity in Nam Dinh,Hue and Vung Tau Provinces whichcould subsequently serve as nodes ofexpertise in the plannedADB/Netherlands Coastal ZoneProject that is currently beingprepared;

(b) Develop at least one typicalProvincial Strategy for NaturalDisaster Prevention, Control andMitigation to complement theNational Strategy to 2020 that isexpected to be approved by March2007;

(c) Increase awareness and disseminategood practice amongst the populationin high risk provinces with a focus onthe development of disasterpreparedness and response plansdeveloped on a participatory basisfrom the commune level upwards -this to include the development of aneffective communications strategy topromote community awareness.

3. Infrastructure Theme(a) Building codes - assess their

effectiveness for wind resistance andflood damage avoidance (by carryingout flood mapping in risk areas) andmeasures that could be taken toensure they are implemented -different strategies for differentsectors of society i.e. governmentfunded public buildings (hospitals,schools, storm shelters etc); privatebuildings in urban areas (architects,contractors and their clients); and therural population, many of whom selfbuild. This work could include anassessment of the "flood resistant"housing initiative carried out byMOC. UNDP is currentlyproviding some technical assistanceon building codes.

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4. Other Topics(a) Early warning systems: Many

counterparts identified this as ahigh priority issue. However, theNDRMP includes significantfunding, both for the procurementof equipment and for technicalassistance.

(b) Improvemethodologies/procedures for postdisaster damage assessment andcost estimates and developmonitoring and evaluation systems.This will be comprehensivelyaddressed by the NDRMP.

(c) Improve operationalisation of theNDRMP's quick-disbursingmechanism for post disasterreconstruction. This too will becovered by the NDRMP.

(d) Develop improvedmethodologies/procedures forprioritising competing riskreduction investments acrosssectors and localities. This is abroad issue that needs to beaddressed for all forms of capitalinvestment e.g. deciding onpriorities for inclusion in theSEDP.

(e) Drought - identify risk areas anddevelop alleviation measures onwhich the Mekong RiversCommission is doing some work.

(f) Identifying locations wherelandslides and flash floods couldpose a high risk and developpossible mitigation measures.UNDP is providing assistance onthis in Lao Cai.

Malawi (MDTF (DFID) - TA $ 914,000 in FY 07-09)

In Malawi, consultations are ongoingwith national government counterpartsand other development partners todetermine current status of riskmanagement practices and effectivenessof risk reducing policies and strategies.The PRSP from 2002 includes asection on Improving DisasterManagement, comprisingstrengthening disaster preparedness,ensuring effective disaster relief, andfacilitating post-disaster reconstructionand recovery. Based on theseconsultations, a common plan of actionfor utilization of GFDRR grants toenhance national capacities for disasterrisk reduction will be developed by theend of February.

Activities under consideration: 1)Establish a core team of Bank staff ineach country who are involved relatedactivities; 2) Feed into core WorldBank country activities, including themainstreaming the issues of disastermanagement and mitigation, riskreduction, preparedness and recoverystrategy preparation etc into countryprocesses including specifically thepreparation of the Malawi CAS; 3)Establish the current situation-initiatives of other donors anddevelopment agencies including UN,private sector and NGOs; 4) Prepare aformal project concept note fordiscussion with partners and clients; 5)Detailed project design; and 6) Project

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implementation. Project ideas includeweather risk management, contingencyplanning, and strengthening thenational meteorological service. Projectimplementation begins 1 March 2007.

Ongoing projects in disaster reductionOngoing initiatives include pilotingvarious instruments to reduce Malawi'ssevere exposure to weather risk,including maize price risk hedging onthe SAFEX market, micro-levelweather insurance, macro level weatherinsurance products. 2. Government ofMalawi is discussing with the WorldBank a Sector Wide Approach(SWAPs) to include risk managementstrategy formulation, contingencyplanning and weather risk managementetc

Mozambique (MDTF (DFID) - TA $ 914,000 in FY 07-09)

In Mozambique, consultations areongoing with national governmentcounterparts and other developmentpartners to determine current status ofrisk management practices andeffectiveness of risk reducing policiesand strategies. In the 2004 CAS,natural hazards are cited as a risk toachieving development goals, with somerisk mitigation activities listed. Thenext CAS is scheduled to go to theBank's Board on 3/15/07. The PRSPwas issued in 2001 and mentionsvulnerability to natural disasters.Actions to be taken include (i) promoteand coordinate the establishment of a

contingency plan for natural disastersand (ii) strengthen the capacity of theNational Meteorological Institute interms of predicting extraordinaryweather patterns. The most recentprogress report was published on June7, 2005. Based on these consultations, acommon plan of action for utilization ofGFDRR grants to enhance nationalcapacities for disaster risk reductionwill be developed by the end ofFebruary.

Activities under consideration:Establish a core team of World Bankstaff in each country who are involvedrelated activities; 2) Feed into coreBank country activities, including themainstreaming the issues of disastermanagement and mitigation, riskreduction, preparedness and recoverystrategy preparation etc into countryprocesses including specifically thepreparation of the MozambiqueCountry Partnership Strategy; 3)Establish the current situation-initiatives of other donors anddevelopment agencies including UN,private sector and NGOs; 4) Prepare aformal project concept note fordiscussion with partners and clients; 5)Detailed project design; and 6) Projectimplementation. Project ideas includeweather risk management, contingencyplanning, and strengthening thenational meteorological service. Projectimplementation begins 1 March 2007.

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Nepal (MDTF (DFID) - TA $ 914,000 in FY 07-09)

A World Bank mission team undertooka mission in Kathmandu from January29 through February 1, 2007. Themission objectives included: (i) takingstock of existing hazard risk mitigationinitiatives and programmes in Nepal;and (ii) the development of strategicrecommendations on priority areas forthe Multi-Donor Trust Fund (TF).During the mission, the team met withgovernment counterparts (Ministry ofFinance, Ministry of Home Affairs,Ministry of Water Resources, Ministryof Physical Planning and Works),leading NGOs and researchorganizations (Oxfam, the NationalSociety for Earthquake Technology(NSET), National Centre for DisasterManagement (NCDM), theInternational Centre for IntegratedMountain Development [ICIMOD],donor partners (UNDP, JICA). Themission also had a consultation meetingwith the World Bank Country Directorin addition to a roundtable discussionwith representatives of Government,donor agencies, and NGOs.

Nepal boasts a notable cadre ofindividuals and organizationscommitted to disaster management.Many initiatives have been developedin the realm of mitigation andpreparedness with NGOs such as theNational Centre for DisasterManagement and the National Societyfor Earthquake Technology dedicated

to strengthening the country's disasterprevention programmes, preparedness,and response capacities.

There was appreciation, especially fromgovernment counterparts in theMinistry of Home Affairs, Ministry ofWater Resources, and Ministry ofPhysical Planning and Works of thefunds being made available throughGFDRR and the World Bank'sengagement in this area. There was astrong interest in the continuedengagement towards a long-term riskmanagement agenda. Based on theteam's assessment and consultationsthat took place, the following focusareas were identified to be supported byGFDRR:

1. National Hazard Risk Assessment:Some geological and hydrologicalrisk assessment studies have beenundertaken in the country mappingvulnerabilities at the district, city,and state levels. Lacking, however,is one unifying, comprehensive, andup-to-date study quantifying thecountry's risks in terms of economiclosses. Therefore, the NationalHazard Risk Assessment wouldbuild upon previous work to presentan economic analysis of Nepal'sdisaster risks, identify exposures andvulnerabilities at a sub-nationalscale, map high-risk geographicregions, and develop detailed lossprobability models for the country.The findings of this activity wouldcreate the basis for incorporating

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appropriate risk-reduction strategiesand prioritising them into thecountry's development planning.

2. Glacial Lake Outburst Floods(GLOF) Study: The Himalayas arehighly vulnerable to GLOFscausing enormous devastation asthey occur rapidly with little lead-time for warning, transportingconsiderable water and debris at ahigh velocity. Nepal's Ministry ofEnvironment, Science, andTechnology, in collaboration withICIMOD has completed an initialassessment that has identified 20large glacial lakes in Nepal that areat potential risk of GLOF. ThisGlacial Lake Outburst FloodsStudy would build upon previouswork in identifying and prioritisinglakes that will require furtherattention, areas for future riskmitigation measures, and gapsrelated to GLOF management.

3. Earthquake Safety Programme: TheNational Society for EarthquakeTechnology (NSET), amultidisciplinary organization basedin Kathmandu, is involved inprogrammes centred on earthquakerisk awareness generation andimplementation of seismic riskreduction projects. In conjunctionwith the Government, NSET hasdeveloped a school earthquake safetyprogramme, training initiatives formasons and other constructionworkers, municipal disaster

management programmes, and anumber of other initiatives. Withfunding being scarce, however,further expansion requiresadditional resources. This activitywill thus help in expanding NSET'sprogrammes into other vulnerabledistricts. Core activities will includeretrofitting vulnerable schoolbuildings using traditional and low-cost technology solutions,strengthening the enforcement andmonitoring of the use of buildingcodes by training of masons andother construction workers, andsupport the improvement ofawareness of issues relating toearthquake risk.

4. Review of Nepal's EmergencyResponse Capacity: Repeatedconcerns have been echoed of theneed for a more detailed review ofNepal's emergency response systemin the event of a major catastrophicevent. This activity would engageemergency managers and specialistsin reviewing the country's currentnational disaster response capacityincluding an inventorying ofphysical capabilities, availableresponse resources, and subsequentgaps. It would also include anassessment of response plans andlogistics, the development ofrecommendations, and priorities forfuture development.

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reduction into the DevelopmentProcess: This activity wouldallow for timely initiatives fordisseminating researchinformation and integratingdisaster risk reduction intoNepal's three year interim plan,Bank operations, and governmentprogrammes.

6. Other Advisory Services: This areaprovides flexibility for demand-based advisory services such as theengagement of flood experts helpingthe government engage in dialogueon the development of floodforecasting and warning systems,and the monitoring and evaluationof the project.

Selection of countries for FY 08 and 09In order to ensure full ownership of the national governments,consultations have already been initiated with key developmentpartners to identify priority countries in natural disaster hotspots ofthe world from the last attached at annex 2. Preferences will begiven to countries with high GDP at risks ratios, as well as smallisland countries and fragile states whose development are at riskfrom the recurrence of natural hazards, and have CASs and/orPRSPs in the pipeline. Next Consultative Group meeting inFebruary 2007 will approve a list of priority countries for fiscalyear 2008 and 2009.

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Track III (as stipulated in the GFDRRCharter) serves to provide a speedy,predictable and effective mechanism forsupporting recovery in low-incomecountries that have been affected bydisaster[s], before formulating andlaunching medium- and long-termrecovery programmes and following thehumanitarian phase of the disasters. Thistrack is deployed to mobilizeinternational recovery assistance and tosupport low-income countries that haveinitiated disaster prevention investments,have limited fiscal space, and mayrequire additional resources foraccelerated recovery without having toreallocate earmarked developmentresources to recover from disasters whenthey do occur.

In the immediate phase, SRFF througha multi-donor trust fund, will makeavailable Technical Assistance for rapiddisaster recovery mobilization to supportan integrated, international approach todisaster recovery by refining andintegrating (i) pre-disaster planning andagreements, (ii) tools and guidelines forrecovery interventions, (iii) disasterdamage and needs assessments, (iv)strengthening of recovery mechanismsand institutions; and (v) callable fund.The meeting of the Consultative Groupto be held in February 2007 is expectedto discuss and endorse the scope ofSRFF.

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Annex I: Progress in implementing HFA and risk trends

Part II: RRecent EExperience OOf DDisasters SSummary OOf DDisasters 22005-22007- Trends in the statistics (social and economic; by region and hazard)- Regional experience- Special reports on event losses and impacts - Lessons from the Indian Ocean tsunami- Role of climatic changes

Part III: PPatterns aand ttrends iin ddisaster rrisk- Global overview- Summary by hazard- Assessing vulnerability to hazards- Summary by region; hotspots- Trends in data sets- Risk and its role in development- National capacities to monitor and assess disaster risks- Special topics

Part IIII PProgress oon ttackling aand rreducing ddisaster rrisks- Recognition and action at political level- Institutionalisation at national level- Introduction of risk reduction into development processes and sectors- Progress on reporting and indicators - Regional summaries

AfricaAmericasAsia and the Pacific[or other subdivisions]

- Summary and report sheet for the five priority areas for actionNational/local priority and institutionsRisks and early warningKnowledge innovation, educationUnderlying risksDisaster preparedness for responseTrends in resources application to disaster risk reductionStrengthened institutions for coordination and support

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Part IIV: CConclusions aand rrecommendations

These will be shaped by the results of the report, but it is proposed that they bearranged around a set of key policy-relevant questions such as:

- Over the period 2005-2007, what are the main trends and lessons in disaster riskreduction?

- Do the assessments and recommendations of the WCDR remain valid as thestandard for action today?

- Have national, regional and international organizations mobilized effectively toimplement the Hyogo Framework?

- Has the Hyogo Framework become an influential guide for non-governmentalorganizations - civil society, private sector, and communities?

- What are the main gaps and shortcomings in implementing the HyogoFramework?

- What key actions or corrections are necessary to accelerate the implementation ofthe Hyogo Framework and the reduction of disaster risk?

Annex: NNational llevel ssummary ttablesThe format and content of the tables remain to be decided. Most likely they willinclude internationally available statistical data on disasters, losses and disaster risk,along with voluntary inputs on key elements like existence of legislation, nationalplatforms, budgets, etc, and basic developmental data such as population, GDP percapita, and human development index.

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Annex 2Pipeline PRSs/CASs/UNDAFs in Natural Disaster Hotspot countries withmore than 30% GDP in areas at risks due to two or more hazards

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3 Dominican Rep 87.2 94.7 95.6 19 Progress 2007Report 07/12/2007

4 Guatemala 52.7 92.1 92.2 27 Progress 2005Report 01/11/2007

5 Korea, Rep of 82.8 92.2 91.5 6806 Vietnam 33.2 75.7 89.4 45 Vietnam 5 Country 2006 DFID part 0.91

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7 Albania 86.4 88.6 88.5 8 20068 Costa Rica 51.9 84.8 86.6 18 Progress 2008

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10 Bangladesh 71.4 83.6 86.5 57 200611 Philippines 50.3 81.3 85.2 86 200512 Turkey 73 80.9 83.3 302 CAS 2006

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20 Dominica 68.3 67 68.3 1 Progress Report 06/26/2007

21 Nicaragua 21.6 68.7 67.9 4 Progress Report CAS 2008 DFID full 0.9104/19/2007 09/13/2007

22 Chile 5.2 64.9 67.7 94 CAS 200802/27/2007

23 Iran, I. R. of 31.7 69.8 66.5 163 CAS (FY07 2005Joint IFC) 06/14/2007

24 Venezuela 4.9 61.2 65.9 109 Interim CAS 200802/13/2007

25 Uzbekistan 9.3 65.6 65.5 12 PRSP Interim 200512/10/2007 Strategy

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26 St Kitts and 0.01 52.8 64.9 1Nevis

27 Jordan 13.7 64.9 64.7 11 200828 Argentina 1.8 57.4 63.2 15229 South Africa 8.6 56.4 62.4 213 Country 2007

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30 Tunisia 30.4 64.1 62.4 28 Progress 2007Note04/03/2007

31 Indonesia 11.5 67.4 62.3 258 FY07-08 2006CAS Progress Report 10/05/2006

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36 Uruguay 3 55 55 13 Progress 2007Report 05/31/2007

37 Peru 4 41.5 53.7 68 CAS 200612/19/2006

38 Liechtenstein 53.9 45.9 53.6 139 Kyrgyz Rep 8.3 51.3 53.4 2 CAS 2005

04/19/200740 Montserrat 50.3 50.3 50.3 141 Romania 37.4 45.8 50.3 73 200542 India 22.1 47.7 49.6 692 Progress 2008

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43 Algeria 3.1 49.3 48.3 85 CAS 200701/15/2008

44 Niue 48.1 48.1 48.1 145 Cyprus 50.4 60.5 47.4 1546 Andorra 43.5 19.4 45 147 Paraguay 2 45.6 42.9 7 Progress 2007

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48 Azerbaijan 15.6 42.3 42.4 9 PRSP CAS 200503/15/2007 12/07/2006

49 Pakistan 9 40.1 41.6 96 Progress Report 200403/29/2007

50 St Vincent 41.6 41.6 41.6 151 Georgia 4.4 40.5 41 5 200652 Macedonia, FYR38.8 29.6 38.7 5 CAS 2005

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61 Burundi 96.3 96.6 <30 1 Full PRSP 200802/08/2007

62 Malawi 70.8 95.3 <30 2 4th APR JSAN CAS 2007 DFID full 0.91& PRSP II 01/30/200701/09/2007

63 Niger 14.4 76.4 <30 3 Full PRSP 2 CAS 200407/12/2007 02/27/2007

64 Ethiopia 29.9 69.3 <30 8 Full PRSP CAS 200701/09/2007 01/09/2007

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71 Somalia 15.4 53.3 <30 1 Interim 2008Strategy Note 01/29/2008

72 Senegal 10.1 52.9 <30 8 Full PRSP CAS 200701/30/2007 03/15/2007

73 Grenada 52.1 52.1 <30 1 Full PRSP07/03/2007

74 Lesotho 52.4 50.5 <30 1 200875 Afghanistan 7.2 46 <30 6 200676 Cameroon 9.2 42 <30 15 Interim 2008

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77 Fiji 20 42 <30 3 200878 Togo 61.2 39.3 <30 2 200879 Zimbabwe 10.1 39 <30 1 Interim 2007

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80 Congo, Rep of 1.9 38.8 <30 1 PRSP Interim 200803/13/2008 Strategy

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81 Benin 37.2 38.6 <30 4 PRSP II Full CAS 200405/01/2007 08/30/2007

82 Belize 19.8 38.2 <30 1 200783 Sierra Leone 13 35.7 <30 1 PRSP/JSAN #1 Progress 2008

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108 Sao Tome and Principe Progress Report 2 200708/08/2007

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of domestic and other international resources, costs of project identification and preparation;3 size of TA is kept at a minimum of $ 1 million over three year period4 maximum size of TA will be limited to $ 4 million over 3-year period

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GFDRR OOverall DDirection oof SStrategic IImpact

Availability of comprehensive and detailed risk profiles from Africa, Middle East andNorth Africa, Central America, and South East Europe regions will enable nationalgovernments and multilateral institutions to target risk reduction measures through theirdevelopment programmes, loans and investments. This partnership has raised the profileof disaster risk reduction, thereby enhancing fiscal and political commitment to ex anterisk mitigation work in South Asia, Central America, South Eastern Europe and Africa.

GFDRR activities in South Asia are actively benefiting from the huge portfolio ofemergency reconstruction projects following recent disasters and are developingincentives for national authorities to invest in ex ante investments. In Africa, jointactivities have generated demand amongst national authorities and finance ministries forintegrating disaster risk reduction into poverty reduction strategies. The Africa road mapfor linking PRSPs to disaster risk reduction provides additional development resourcesfrom multilateral channels for the implementation of the Programme of Action for riskreduction while addressing the MDG of poverty alleviation.

GFDRR support and stimulation of global targeted partnerships will enhance globaladvocacy and strengthen alliances for disaster risk reduction. A network of academic andresearch organizations will ultimately identify gaps in knowledge and training capacitiesand assist in enhancing the skilled manpower in the developing world to implement

disaster risk reduction. The partnership with private sector will stimulate increasedprivate investments to complement public efforts at disaster reduction. The medianetwork will substantially enhance the profile of disaster risk reduction in the media thuscontribute to increasing public awareness and knowledge on the subject.

GFDRR initiatives at the policy level are promoting standardization and harmonizationof hazard management tools by creating a global clearinghouse for all disaster riskinformation through the PreventionWeb. The Global Progress Assessment Report willhave strategic impact on policy makers and national governments by indicating theunmet challenges from growing disaster risks and will indicate policy options foraddressing these at the high profile annual global platform for disaster reduction. Theguidance on implementing the Hyogo Framework for building the resilience of nationsand communities has provided public authorities with a simple but technically soundtool for translating the rhetoric of disaster prevention into action. Work with UNEP andUNFCCC offers an innovative approach towards linking the environmental and climatechange agendas for addressing disaster risk through common policy approaches.

Early indications are that the GFDRR resources will be very strategic in enabling therespective responsible national authorities to establish and undertake key activities, whichare important to both their current effectiveness and the mainstreaming of disaster riskreduction across all development sectors at different levels.

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