Disaster Prevention and Early Recovery in Central Asia Program status, strengthening and potential next steps Maxx Dilley Chief, Disaster Reduction and Recovery Team Bureau for Crisis Prevention and Recovery
Outline Challenges in identifying and managing risks associated with natural hazards UNDP Disaster Reduction and Recovery Program Program strengthening measures from UNDP practice Available resources
Hazard-related outcomes Major natural hazards in Central Asia and the Caucasus – drought, floods, extreme temperatures, landslides and earthquakes Consequences (disaster event) = hazard exposure x vulnerability Non-natural hazards – land mines – global financial crises, food price increases
Hazard-related outcomes Drought
Hazard-related outcomes Drought → water
Hazard-related outcomes Drought → water → energy
Hazard-related outcomes Cold ↓ Drought → water → energy →
Hazard-related outcomes Cold ↓ Drought → water → energy →Home/ School Heating
Hazard related outcomes Drought
Hazard related outcomes Drought → water
Hazard related outcomes Drought → water → energy prices
Hazard related outcomes? Food prices ↓ Drought → water → energy prices → ↑ Reduced Remittances
Hazard related outcomes? Food prices ↓ Drought → water → energy Food prices → Insecurity ↑ Reduced Remittances
DRR program and budget Kazakhstan ($442,500) – 2003 earthquake recovery – local level earthquake risk mgt I & II – 2008 flood recovery Kyrgyzstan ($2,787,000) – 2007 local government DRR capacity building – 2007 National Disaster Reduction Advisor – 2007 enhanced response coordination – 2008 mainstreaming DRM into decentralization
DRR program and budget Tajikistan ($13M*) – Disaster Risk Management Program I – Disaster Risk Management Program II – 2008 compound crisis response – 2009 strengthening early recovery capacities Uzbekistan ($1,279,325 [pending]) – 2009(?) strengthening DRM capacity *Early Recovery project includes some non-disaster components
DRR program and budget Total DRR budget: $18M Regional strengthening 2009 – CPR team in Bratislava – Regional Disaster Reduction Advisor, Almaty
Program strengthening measures Comprehensive “one system” national DRR programs – “one-UN” pilot examples – UN-WB-EC post-crisis cooperation agreements – recovery preparedness and early recovery coordination with humanitarian assistance Regional technical assistance support project – UNDP Asia tsunami recovery program example – SE Europe regional program coordination example
Resources UNDP DRR service lines – risk identification (GRIP)* – recovery (IRP)* and early recovery (CWGER) – capacity development (CADRI)* – Climate Risk Management (BCPR and BDP) – gender – mainstreaming and governance – urban risk management NDRAs *ISDR thematic platform
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