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UNISDR Secretariat Asia and PacificIAP meeting 25 March 2010

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Learning from the 2007-2009 HFA progress review

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Introduction

Review of Reporting Process, Format, Indicators

Challenges

Learning

Recommendations

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Introduction

On- line survey to get feedback on the 2007-09 reporting process

2 Studies on the utilisation of HFA reporting

South East Asia ( Philippines, Indonesia, Vietnam)

South Asia ( Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Sri Lanka)

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Purpose of HFA review

What is the purpose of the review? Who is it for?

Help countries to explore gaps, opportunities, learning, awareness, baseline

Utility during the review process, product (review report), post product

Basis for cohesive, coordinated national DRR processes

Basis for programming, investment

Country led process

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HFA reporting process

Process more important than the final product, the HFA review report

General consensus- process keeps a focus on disaster risk reduction and the Hyogo Framework, a reminder to all stakeholders

Provide an anchor, a reminder in a coherent and consistent manner on DRR and CCA.

provides space for the government to lead, build political will to the process.

The process is becoming more inclusive

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Challenges 1/3

Reporting process not fully ingrained within regional, national or sub-national processes.

Not fully inclusive- need for involvement of a wider array of stakeholder’s including civil society

Inadequate voice of the community and women

Inadequate allocated time for consultations

Focal points – competing demands, resulting in more focus on the product then the process

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Challenges 2/3

Self assessments by national focal point/ agency with no adequate time for consultations

Not all review reports reflected national and local stakeholder perspectives

Focus on national level, no dedicated modules on regional reporting

Inadequate training, insufficient clarifications provided on the review format

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Challenges 3/3

Not all aspects of progress have been captured in the review

DRR initiatives within the development and poverty reduction sector are not reflected in the report

Advocacy of HFA- limited, preaching to the converted

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Indicators

Mixed views: Too many, too few, does not sufficiently cover key aspects

57 % respondent of the global feedback survey mentioned that number of indicators are ‘too many’.

Cross cutting issues such as gender, cultural diversity, technology transfer, and volunteerism are not well represented

Most of the indicators measure the inputs to risk reduction, not the impact of those inputs

Does not provide sufficient evidence for decision making

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Learning 1/3

It is a significant task – multiple linkages (MDG s, CCA, poverty reduction) multiple sectors (Env, water, health, education) multiple layers regional, national, local, technical, social, economic), multiple stakeholders (Govt, community, civil society, donors, women, men)

Stakeholder expectation: a comprehensive reporting process, link to national action planning to clearly identify gaps in programming and map the way forward

Review report, review process, HFA is used as a reference and guide- example Indonesia

A system is evolving towards an enabling environment for DRR, requires time and sustained support

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Learning- challenges

Process mirrors the wider enabling environment: integration into climate change adaptation and development is limited.

Used less for analysis and decision making, more as status overview/stock take

Require more institutionalized representation in the process

Require inclusion of the voice of the communities

Experience differs in SEA and SA sub regions- related to SNAP s

Level of understanding of the HFA is low outside disaster management circle

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Learning- challenges

Need improvement on guidance on multi stakeholder consultative review process

Means of Verification to support the levels of progress Current priority question is less what to do but how to

move forward – turning policy into practice; how to manage the national platforms

Local level and community inclusion is crucial to turn policy into action

There is demand for more open monitoring, reporting and learning process

National platforms: opportunity for inclusive and institutionalising the system of participation

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Recommendations 1/3

Strengthen the process by institutionalising with further support

Strengthen the role of multi stakeholder National Platforms in reporting

Promote and support countries to use the HFA review process as an integrated reporting and learning tool, not as a not stand-alone process

Promote integrated reporting with SNAPs Support countries to develop their own tools for more

comprehensive, strategic, evidence based and user friendly reporting process

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Recommendations 2/3

Provide space to incorporate country level development interventions that are effective in building and strengthening the resilience

Allocate space to report progress at the state or sub national and community levels.

HFA review report to be a living document linked to the national action planning monitoring processes

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Recommendations 3/3

Promote the possible uses of the HFA review as a resource to different stakeholders

Increase awareness, understanding and participation of key groups such as media, private business and professional associations

Media- in communicating, promoting and informing the wider audience of the HFA review findings.

International and regional agencies - to use HFA reporting process for sharing and advocacy – build peer pressure

Donors – a guide to promote the priorities of HFA national processes

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Disaster risk reduction is everyone’s business

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