1. Mainstreaming DRR into Development Plan – Nepal Practice
Som Lal Subedi (PhD)
Secretary
Ministry of Federal Affairs and Local Development
Nepal

2. Why mainstreaming DRR into Development Plans?
All sectors (Health, WASH, education, infrastructures, agriculture, education, transport, social development, forest, etc) are affected by the disasters
Risk Informed Planning is the best strategy to decide how to allocate the National Budget
to integrate Disaster Risk Reduction into Annual Development Plans and periodic plan
to minimize the adverse impacts of disasters in development

3. Outcomes from DRR mainstreaming
Comprehensive plan
7 districts
51 VDCs and 1 Municipality
2,546,662 USD allocated

4. Process followed for DRR mainstreaming
Awareness
Structure/ Institutional framework
Capacity Building
Accountability
Linked with Demand Side Strengthening WCF, CAC
Planning

5. Process – Building Awareness
Central Government
Ministry of Home Affairs
National Planning Commission
Line Ministries
Ministry of Federal Affairs and Local Development
Multi-Stakeholders responsibility requires joint action plan
Disaster Management is a joint responsibility of Government at all levels as concurrent list and shared responsibilities including private sector
Multi level responsibility requires Top Down Encouragement, bottom up planning and awareness building at all levels.
The Planning process is a joint responsibility of government stakeholders from Central Government to Ward level
District Government
District Administration Office
District Development Committee
Line Agencies
Local Government
Ward Citizen Forums
Mucipalities/
VDCs

6. Process–Establishing the structures
Central Government
Central Natural Disaster Relief Committee
Ministry of Home Affaires
Ministry of Federal Affaires
National Planning Commission
Line Ministries
Umbrella structures with dedicated responsibility is best when shared responsibility among different stakeholders
District Government
District Disaster Relief Committee/ District Disaster Management Committee
District Administration Office
District Development Office
Line Agencies
Local Government
Ward Citizen Forums
Municipalities/VDC
Local Disaster Management Committee
Municipalities

7. Legal, Policy and Institutional Framework
Central Disaster Relief Committee
District Disaster Relief Committee
Local Disaster Fund (DDC, VDC, Municipality) as provisioned by Local Self-Governance Regulation (2000)
Local Bodies, Resource Mobilisation & Management guidelines

8. Legal, Policy and Institutional Framework
Local Self Governance Act 1999
Current 13th Plan (National Planning Commission)
Minimum Condition and Performance Measuares
Performance Contract between Ministry and Local Development Officer of District Development Committees /Executive Officer of Municipalities

9. Legal, Policy and Institutional Framework
DRR related Indicators in MCPM DRR related Indicators in Performance Contract Between MoFALD and CEO
Indicator No.
Indicators
Weightage 1o
Implementation of Building Bye Laws and National Building Code 3
Indicator No.
Indicators
Weightage 5
Implementation of Building Code and Building Bye laws 2 6
Implementation of Retrofitting Program for existing unsafe Buildings

10. Process–Building the Capacity
Central Government
Ministry of Home Affaires
Ministry of Federal Affaires
National Planning Commission
Line Ministries
District Government
District Administration Office
District Development Office
Line Agencies
Local Government
VDC Secretaries
Ward Citizen Forums
Central Natural Disaster Relief Committee
District Disaster Relief Committee/ District Disaster Management Committee
Local Disaster Management Committee
Central Government
National Master Trainers
75 Districts
District
Cascade Training/ Trickle Down Capacity Building on DRR planning, DRR Mainstreaming and community awareness
Who will deliver these trainings?
Integrate a Master Trainer Team in each dedicated structure
How to deliver training to the all Government staff across the country?
District Master Trainers
3276 VDCs and 191 Municipalities
VDC
Mun
DRR planning and Mainstreaming

11. Process–Planning Central Government Local Government
District Level Plans
DRR Component
Central Government
Central Disaster Management Committee
District Government/ Sectoral Planning Committee
During regular planning process (14-steps), Planning officers consider DRR Plans
Clear Directives prioritizing DRR during the Annual Planning Process
District Disaster Relief Committee
Local Government
Local Level Plans
DRR Component
Local/ Community Disaster Management Committee

12. Process–Accountability
Central Government
Central Disaster Management Committee
District Government
District Government
Each level monitors the level below and self
Horizontal Sharing to promote demand
District Disaster Relief Committee
District Disaster Relief Committee
Central to Direct Local??
Local Government
Local Government
Local Disaster Management Committee
Local Disaster Management Committee

13. Enabling Environment
Ministry of Federal Affair and Local Development
District/ Local Disaster Risk Management Planning Guideline
Involving the vulnerable/affected communities
Building Code in Municipalities
Enabled to integrate DRR into planning process at each level
Bottom up planning process for annual plans

14. Enabling Environment National Planning Commission Line Ministries
Mainstreaming DRR into their 5 years plans
Line Ministries
National Planning Commission
MoFALD
Localizing disaster risk reduction through local planning and preparedness

15. Conclusions
Close Collaboration among Central and district government agencies :
Umbrella Structure at each level
DRR is part of development programme of sectors and local government
DRR Planning and Annual Planning performed by same Government Stakeholders (VDC, DDC)
Capacity building on DRR and Mainstreaming at each level
Monitoring by each level above (VDC by District and District by Central)
Central Level Reward for successful Mainstreaming (MCPM, performance contract)
Clear roles and responsibilities will be needed under federal context

16. Thank you!