SDC in Pakistan: From Disaster Relief to Sustainable

Development

Presentation by

Ms Sarah PfisterDeputy Director of Cooperation, SDC Pakistan

Swiss Cooperation Office Islamabad, Pakistan

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Content

The Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation - SDC

Flood 2010 in Pakistan

Strategic framework

Disaster Management Cycle

SDC Response to floods 2010 in Pakistan

Towards sustainable development

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The Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation - SDC

Part of the Swiss Ministry of Foreign Affairs Annual budget of CHF 1.87 billion (2012) 550 Swiss nationals in Switzerland and abroad,

about 1’000 local employees Engages in

• direct operations • supports programmes of multilateral

organizations • finances programmes run by Swiss and

international relief organizations3

The Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation - SDC

Regional cooperation: bilateral cooperation with countries in the Middle East, Africa, Asia, Latin America

Global Cooperation: Multilateral cooperation with UN system, World Bank. Global programmes in climate change, food security, water and migration

Humanitarian Aid: prevention, emergency aid and survival assistance, reconstruction, and advocacy for the causes of forgotten humanitarian crises

Cooperation with Eastern Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS): democratic and market economy reforms in partner countries

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SDC in Pakistan

Since 1966 with full-fledged development programme

Humanitarian aid intervention in school reconstruction after Mansehra earthquake 2005

Since 2010: Pakistan Hindukush Programme • Geographic focus on Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province

and FATA• Working in two domains

– Rural livelihood– Good governance & Human Rights

• Gender and Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) as crosscutting themes

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Flood 2010 in Pakistan

Flood 2010 in Pakistan

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Type of damage Amount

Population affected 20 million

Area affected 100,000 (+) Sq KM

Cultivated land affected 21%

Reported death 1,985

Reported injured 2, 946

Houses damaged 1.7 million

Medical facilities damaged 471

Schools damaged 12,693

Losses USD 9.5 billion

Rehabilitation/reconstruction costs USD 6.9 – 8.9 billion

Causes of Flood 2010

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Widespread floods from North to South Pakistan

Climatic changes Shift of monsoon from North Eastern to North

Western mountains

Man-madeUnsustainable land

and water management

HydrologicalIncreased flow of water, high silt/

debris over fragile mountains

Flash floods upstream

High water flow in rivers

International Framework

The Hyogo Framework of Action (HFA) 2005 -2015

Goals of the HFA:• Integration of disaster risk into sustainable

development policies, planning and programming

• Development and strengthening of institutions, mechanisms and capacities

• Systematic incorporation of risk reduction approaches into the design and implementation

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SDC Commitment

Preventing and overcoming crises, conflicts and catastrophes (Message to the Swiss Parliament 2013 – 2016)

Global Programme Climate Change: ð influencing policy level

Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) network: ð improving practices on the ground

DRR as cross-cutting theme: ð ensuring implementation in projects

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PRE

Dis

aste

rPO

ST Disaster

Disaster Management Cycle

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Preparedness

Prevention/ Mitigation

Rehabilitation &Reconstruction

Relief & Recovery

Reduce impacts

Reduce risks

Objective• Reduced losses

through disasters• Improved resilience

of population

PRE

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rPO

ST Disaster

SDC Response to Flood 2010

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Preparedness

Prevention/MitigationRehabilitation & Reconstruction

Relief & Recovery

• Safe drinking water• Shelter/accommodation• Food and non-food items• Seed distribution

• Training on water treatment and hygiene awareness

• Roof reconstruction• School reconstruction• Strengthening of livelihood

basis

• Early warning systems• Climate Forecast Application• Institutional support to PDMA

and P&DD

• Integrated watershed management

• Protection structures (dams, gabions)

• Slope stabilization with bio-engineering

SDC Response: Drinking Water

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Distribution of drinking water through water tanks in camps

Relief & Recovery

Distribution of pumps and well cleaning material

Training on well cleaning

Distribution of WATA device to PHED for the production of chlorine for water disinfection

Training of PHED staff on using WATA device

Introduction of SODIS water treatment at household level through sun exposure

SDC Response: Drinking Water

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Rehabilitation and improvement of wells and drinking water systems

Training on water analysis to PHED operational staff

School lesson on water treatment and hygiene in schools

Teacher Training (female and male) on water treatment and hygiene - special lesson on SODIS

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Rehabilitation Prevention & Mitigation Preparedness

Key Features: Drinking Water

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Main partners• PDMA/PaRRSA (Provincial Disaster Management Authority/

Provincial Reconstruction, Rehabilitation & Settlement Authority)• IRSP (Integrated Regional Support Programme, local NGO)• PHED (Public Health Engineering Department)• TMA (Tehsil Municipal Administration)

Key results and objectives• Over 2’000 wells and 15’000 hand pumps cleaned

up to date• Over 68’000 people to be trained in hygiene

practices and low-tech water treatment• Another 100’000 beneficiaries will gain access to

clean drinking water through rehabilitation of wells, water supply systems, small water schemes

SDC Response: Shelter

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Distribution of tents for camps

Relief & Recovery Rehabilitation & Reconstruction

Distribution of material for roof reconstruction

Cash for Winterization - financial support to cover basic needs (accommodation and subsistence) during the winter 2010/2011

Key Features: Shelter

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Main partners• Helvetas Swiss Intercooperation (Swiss NGO)• Swiss Red Cross (Swiss NGO)• CAMP (Community Appraisal & Motivation Programme, local NGO)

Key results• 500 tents made available for displaced people• 800 families, in particular women-headed

households, received cash support to help them cover the basic needs (shelter and subsistence) during the winter months 2010/2011

• 800 families received support for the reconstruction of destroyed roofs of their houses

SDC Response: Education

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Transitional schools structures, later to be used as women’s centers

Relief & Recovery Rehabilitation & Reconstruction

Reconstruction of schools

Training of local artisans in “building back better” in established competence centers

Key Features: Education

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Main partners• PDMA/PaRRSA (Provincial Disaster Management Authority/

Provincial Reconstruction, Rehabilitation & Settlement Authority)• Education Department KP• UNICEF• UN-HABITAT• University of Peshawar

Key results and objectives• 4 transitional school structures• 23 schools to be rehabilitated or reconstructed

including sanitation blocks• Local artisans are trained in Competence Centers

for “building back better”

SDC Response: Livelihood

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Distribution of agricultural inputs (seeds, fertilizers)

Relief & Recovery Prevention & Mitigation

Treatment and vaccination of livestock

Increasing resilience through diversified livelihood options (e.g. value chains)

Adaptation of cropping patterns

Key Features: Livelihood

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Main partners• Helvetas Swiss Intercooperation (Swiss NGO)• Nestlé (Private Sector Company)

Key results and objectives• 4’500 farmers received seeds and fertilizers in order

not to lose another sowing season• 14’000 small and large livestock were treated and

vaccinated• Large scale sustainable livelihood programme

(agriculture, livestock, value chain, micro and small entreprises and entrepreneurial activities)

SDC Response: DRR

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Prevention & Mitigation Preparedness

Community based DRR structures for protection from floods and landslides through cash for work approach (dams, gabions)

Integrated watershed management with slope stabilization through bio-engineering

Early warning systems andClimate Forecast Application in collaboration with Pakistan Meteorological Department

Institutional strengthening and policy support to PDMA and P&DD

Towards sustainable development

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DRR has to be an integral part of any development Sustainable environmental and natural resource management

needs to be practiced Hospitals, schools and other critical public facilities need to be

built in a disaster resilient way Data necessary for adaptation to existing and future climate change Increasing people’s resilience to hazards

Improvement of food security, social safety nets, diversified income options,

Insurance schemes for loss of lives, health, (partial) destruction of houses, loss of agricultural production and loss of livestock

Financial services for credits and savings Tap into potential of Private-Public Development Partnerships

SDC – From Disaster Relief to Sustainable Development

Thank you for your attention

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