Puji Pujiono Regional Adviser on Disaster Risk Reduction ESCAP Regional Context Resilient Future: Bangladesh Paving the Way for Reducing Risk of Disaster and Climate Change WCDRR Sendai March, 2015

119 events 6,000 killed 80 Millions affected 60 Billion USD losses 2014 ESCAP Year in Review, 2014

Opportunities ahead… HFA 2005 – > Post-2015 Framework for DRR Kyoto Protocol/Doha Amendment >New global deal on emission 2015 Millennium Development Goals -> Sustainable Development Goals Humanitarian Summit 2016

WCDRR is a crucial milestone … 1.Reaffirming that DRR as a priority 2.Highlighting disasters as a development issue 3.Encouraging DRR integration into SDG 4.Underlining the need for regional solutions 5.Stressing the need for coherence ESCAP Briefing to ACPR, February 2015

The world is catching up with Bangladesh Avoidance & Preventon Acceptance Mitigation Transfer PREPAREDNESS RESPONSE RECOVERY IDENTIFICATION OBSERVATION ASSESSMENT DEFINING & REDEFINING RISK ENVIRONMENT MANAGING RISKS RESPONDING RISK REDUCTION DISASTER MANAGEMENT RISK PREVENTION

MACROECONOMY Risk reduction Comprehensive analysis Economic preparedness Upfront investment Cost benefit analysis Risk Management Arresting the spread of shocks Financing or adjusting? Risk transfer Borrowing BUILDING RESILIENT COMMUNITIES Fortifying the weakest segment from erosive coping strategies Adaptive social protection/safety nets Risk transfer e.g. Micro-insurance Local autonomy and participation ICT/IM supportive science / technology MANAGING RESOURCES: DISASTER & CLIMATE CHANGE NEXUS Arresting the shrinking and degrading arable land Addressing the pressure to freshwater systems Building sustainable energy supply Address raw materials scarcity Policy, governance, management RESILIENT BANGLADESH UNESCAP Theme Study: Building Resilience, 2013

Outstanding gaps Conceptual: clarifying of concepts of disaster risk management, resilience, mainstreaming, etc. Coherence: converging DRM, climate change, and humanitarian agenda into SDGs Integration: ensuring that disaster management systems are interfacing appropriately with the multisectoral development sectors Monitoring: credible and reliable measurement for monitoring and reporting

Forward agenda Capitalising on current achievements –Upscaling and rolling out pilot projects –DRR-CCA convergence –DRR mainstreaming –Early warning –CBDRM Seizing the opportunities Leveraging regional resources –Exerting leadership –Offering lessons –Redoubling risk management diplomacy

Multi-level Configuration REGIONAL: ESCAP UNISDR, OCHA ADPC, ADRC Policies: Resolutions, declarations Institution: Regional Commission, Committee on DRR Mechanisms: APFSD, AMCDRR, IAP Cooperation: RESAP, TC/PTC, Drought mechanism, trust Fund SUBREGIONAL: ASEAN, SAARC, PIC, CASC Policies: Agreements, framework for cooperation Institution: Committee, Center, Mechanisms: AHA Centre, SDMC Cooperation: Sectoral programmes NATIONAL: GOVERNMENTS NGOs, Academia, private sector Policies: Legislations, sectoral policies Institution: Councils, ministries, departments Mechanisms: national platforms Cooperation: Sectoral programmes Non-exhaustive listing to be presented for illustration purpose only

Added value of ESCAP Setting regional policies, norms, standards Integrating DRR into the regional sustainable development framework Addressing the risks associated with the geographical contagion and economic integration Promoting regional cooperation and collective action Facilitating mutual supports to high-risk, low-capacity countries Giving strong regional voice particularly on behalf of the voiceless

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