1. Disaster Risk Reduction
Zenaida Delica Willison
DRR Advisor
UNDP Special Unit for South-South Cooperation

4. Disaster Risk Reduction is the systematic development and application of policies, strategies and practices to minimize vulnerabilities throughout a society, to avoid and to to limit the adverse impact of hazards, within the broad context of sustainable development. 4

5. Cases/Examples of Selected Disaster Risk Reduction on three levels
community
provincial
national
B. Issues/Topics for Discussion 5

6. A combination of stuctural & non
Examples:
A combination of stuctural & non
structural measures that are well integrated
Vietnam: Ha Tinh, Hue and Ben Tre
Community Based Disaster Risk Reduction
Increase the resilience of villages & communes in planning and implementing risk reduction measures using participatory methodologies. 6

7. Development of Safer village and commune plans
Project Components
Development of Safer village and commune plans
--participatory risk assessment
--identification of risk reduction measures, both structural & non structural
--prioritization of these measures
*integration of the village plans to commune, district and province
* Male and Female Commune Facilitators in each commune 7

8. Building of access road & village maintenance
Project Components
2. Community Driven Structural and Non-structural Disaster Risk Reduction Measures
Examples: Schools that serves as evacuation center training center and meeting halls
Building of access road & village maintenance
-- participatory implementation, monitoring and evaluation 8

9. Provision of office equipments and training, tools and resources
Project Components
Strengthening Partnership between and amongst communities and government
Provision of office equipments and training, tools and resources 9

10. Speed of reconstruction vs safety Aceh and Nias, Sumatra Island
2. Resolving some of the tensions in building safety into reconstruction
Speed of reconstruction vs safety
Coverage vs quality
Aceh and Nias, Sumatra Island
Handbook on Good Building Design and Construction 10

11. Mainstreaming Disaster Risk Reduction into School Safety
Cambodia, Laos and the Philippines 11

12. Mainstreaming Disaster Risk Reduction into School Safety
1. Integrating DRR modules into the school curricula
Constructing all new schools to highest standards
of hazard resilience
Adding features such as facilities for water,
sanitation and cooking in schools in
hazard prone areas for use as emergency shelters 12

13. 4. Governments are Shifting Paradigm
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
DISASTER RISK REDUCTION
Reactive
Proactive
Disaster Risk Management
Disaster Response
Emergency Specialists
Hazard Scientists
Risks Specialists
Economic Managers
Development Planners

14. Suggested Topics for discussion by Groups14

15. 1. Rebuilding Communities that were destroyed15

16. 2. Securing Land Tenure that was threatened16

17. 3. Restoring Livelihoods that were wiped out17

18. 4. Reviving Cultures that were disappearing18

19. Remember DRR is also about integration and harmonization

20. Thank you