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"Safe community environments and disaster resilient societies"
Manu GuptaVice-Chairperson, ADRRN
Co- Director, SEEDS India
The Asian Disaster Reduction & Response Network
"Safe community environments and disaster resilient societies"
CHALLENGES IN ASIA
• Asia is the most disaster prone continent• 90% of all natural disasters• 50% of all major disasters• Affects economies, lives, fabric of human society• Sheer scale and complexity of natural disasters in recent
times• Many countries struggling to recover
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ASIAN NGOs
• Total number uncertain• Different definitions/classifications• Local vs International• Capacities vary• What is certain is the number is increasing and the roles
are more evident
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• NGOs should complement each other• NGOs need to be responsible, transparent and
accountable• Benchmarking• Good practice guidelines
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ADRRN• February 2002, Kobe, Japan• ADRC & UN-OCHA • More than 30 NGOs gathered from all over Asia• Asian NGOs wanting to take charge• Asian Disaster Reduction & Response
Network (ADRRN) was formed
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28 member NGOs from 15 Asian Countries
• Chairperson– Dr. Jemilah Mahmood (MERCY Malaysia)
• Vice Chairperson – Manu Gupta (SEEDS India)
• Committee Members– Milet Mendoza (Tabang Mindanao, Philippines)– Amod Dixit (NSET, Nepal)– Naeem Salimee (CoAR, Afghanistan)– Dr. Tan K. (SiF, Singapore)
Current Strength
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ADRRN Meetings
Subsequent meetings in December 2003, June 2004, WCDR 2005, August 2005, and June 2006 at Bangkok
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Activities
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Post Tsunami :Promoting Awareness
"Safe community environments and disaster resilient societies"Young Communities
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Building Safety
Water Conservation
GovernanceTraining CHANGE AGENTS within communities
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November 2005 : Penang
ADRRN/GOLFRE Asia Regional Learning Workshop
Disaster Risk Reduction: Learning from Tsunami Experience22 to 30 November 2005, University of Science Malaysia, Pulau Pinang
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Workshop Methodology
• Experience sharing through country case studies• Tools and Techniques
– Collapsed Structure Search and Rescue– Medical First Response– Relief distribution– Psycho-social aid– Shelter: temporary and permanent– Participatory rapid assessment– Livelihood recovery and rehabilitation– Non-Structural Mitigation
• Simulation Exercise (Group Work)• Field Exercise – Impact, Response, Mitigation &
Preparedness
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Learning
Knowledge bank
Synthesize
Reflective Practice“developing with communities from and for
them”
Community
Generate information
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2005-2007
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PARTNERS
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PROJECTS
INDIA : SEEDS
Micro credit program for immediate Livelihood recovery
INDONESIA : MERCY MALAYSIA
Development of Resource Center & Sustainable Knowledge Bank
SRI LANKA : SARVODAYA
Eco-village & Preparedness for long term Recovery
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May 2006- March 2007
Training and Capacity Enhancement of Local Governments in the Earthquake Affected Areas
of Pakistan
To be Implemented by • United Nations Inter-Agency secretariat of the International Strategy for Disaster
Reduction (UN/ISDR)• Contribution from the Government of European Union through the Voluntary Trust
Fund for disaster reduction)• Asian Disaster Reduction and Response Network (ADRRN) and Kyoto University
Graduate School of Global Environmental Studies (KU GSGES)
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• ADRRN member NGOs working in humanitarian sector are directly in touch with the “Change Agents” – workers, community leaders, school teachers, masons, health workers…..
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ADRRN’s MISSION
“Promote coordination and collaboration among NGOs for effective and efficient disaster reduction and response in the Asia-Pacific region”
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OBJECTIVES
• To develop an interactive network of NGOs committed to achieving excellence in the field of disaster reduction and response
• To raise the relevant concerns of NGOs in the Asia-Pacific region to the larger community of NGOs globally, through various international forums and platforms
• To promote best practices and standards in disaster reduction and response
• To provide a mechanism for sharing reliable information and facilitating capacity building among network members and other stakeholders
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What has worked….
• Asian spirit• Strong & Committed Core Group• Volunteering time and efforts for the network• Implementing activities on the ground• Complementing each other’s roles• Regular communication, meetings, website etc
Member NGOs see great value in their participation in network activities
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…….challenges remain
• Recognition at national level• Sustained funding for secretariat• Legal Status : Registration etc. • Membership criterion• Guiding principles
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Every organization has its own unique identity
If we can encourage diversity….
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….true unity can prevail!
Thank you
www.adrrn.net