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AusAID Update ISDR Asia Partnership Meeting Amari Watergate Bangkok 24 – 26 March 2010.

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1 AusAID Update ISDR Asia Partnership Meeting Amari Watergate Bangkok 24 – 26 March 2010

2 >AusAID is the Australian Government agency responsible for managing Australia's overseas aid program. >The objective of the aid program is to assist developing countries reduce poverty and achieve sustainable development, in line with Australia's national interest. About AusAID

3 Where we work

4 What we do in DRR

5 Outcome 1: Disaster risk reduction is integrated into the Australian aid program >Integrating DRR into development programs will:  Ensure development is ‘safeguarded’ from natural hazards  Ensure development does not create vulnerability to natural hazards  Make people / communities safer through the broader development program >Pilots in Indonesia, the Philippines and Pacific Infrastructure

6 Outcome 1: Disaster risk reduction is integrated into the Australian aid program >AusAID Philippines Program  Education  Infrastructure  Metro Manila Recovery and Reconstruction Activities >Process:  Training for all staff on integrating DRR, CC and Environment  Meetings with all program managers  Collaborative creation of an Integration Action Plan

7 >Integrating DRR into disaster relief and recovery >Padang - 7.6 earthquake hit on 30 September 2009 - Committed $16 million for response, incl. AIFDR  engineering assessments to support the building of safer future public infrastructure  a ‘build-back-better’ advocacy campaign  improve disaster preparedness and response by building a Padang disaster training and logistics depot  Helping to rebuild safer schools and hospitals Outcome 1: Disaster risk reduction is integrated into the Australian aid program

8 Outcome 2: The capacity of partner countries to reduce disaster risk is strengthened in line with the Hyogo Framework for Action 5 Priorities for Action: 1.Make Disaster Risk Reduction a Priority 2.Identify, Assess and Monitor Risk 3.Build a culture of resilience through awareness, education & training 4.Reduce Risk in Key Sectors 5.Strengthen Disaster Preparedness for Effective Response

9 At National Level  Enhancing Philippine Risk Assessment Capacity (AusAID-GA) - Enhancement of earthquake damage assessment model (PHIVOLCS) - Volcanic ash and severe wind modelling (PAGASA) - Spatial Database Management (NAMRIA)  Enhanced Tropical Cyclone Module (PAGASA-BOM)  Philippines-Australia Technical Linkages Program Slide 9 Outcome 2: The capacity of partner countries to reduce disaster risk is strengthened in line with the Hyogo Framework for Action At Sub-National Level  Mainstreaming DRR and CCA in Development Plans and Processes (NEDA) At Community Level  Project 143 – Strengthening Capacities of Communities on CBDRM (PNRC)  Knowledge Management on CBDRM (OXFAM)

10 Outcome 3: Leadership and advocacy on disaster risk reduction are supported and enhanced >AusAID will be an advocate for greater prioritisation of DRR with UN, partner governments, other donors etc. >Supporting others to be advocates and leaders in DRR such as national ‘champions’ from government and civil society. >Advocating for greater prioritisation of DRR within the aid program.

11 >Policy coherence >Share knowledge / experiences (informal integration working group) >Joint Training >Development of joint tools for integration of DRR, CC, Environment into development and humanitarian programs >Joint Programming Outcome 4: Policies and programming for disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation are coherent and coordinated

12 Review of DRR in AusAID >Last financial year 65% of DRR spending was in Asia, 11% in the Pacific, and 10% in Africa. >Majority of investments in Pacific are in disaster preparedness (HFA Pillar 5). >Investments in Asia are more evenly spread, still highest investment in preparedness (HFA Pillar 5). >Broadly a good spread, however highest investments in both Asia and Pacific are at national and community level.

13 Review of DRR in AusAID >DRR policy establishes a solid policy base to inform good programming practice. The policy has laid the foundations for a more strategic and comprehensive approach to DRR. >More work is required to shift conceptions of DRR from a humanitarian to a development issue. >AusAID staff require further training and capacity building on DRR. >A forum for AusAID staff to share lessons and successes across country programs is required.

14 For More Information… please contact: Jennifer Clancy, DRR Policy Officer, AusAID jennifer.clancy@ausaid.gov.au Lisa Staruszkiewicz, DRR Manager, AusAID lisa.staruszkiewicz@ausaid.gov.au Michelle Sullivan, First Secretary, Regional Programs, AusAID michelle.sullivan@ausaid.gov.au jennifer.clancy@ausaid.gov.au lisa.staruszkiewicz@ausaid.gov.au michelle.sullivan@ausaid.gov.au

15 Thank you!


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