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www.ifrc.org Saving lives, changing minds.

Humanitarian Diplomacy presentation Learning(from(Red(Cross((

Red(Crescent(experience((in(the(Horn(of(Africa(

(Advocacy(to(foster(the(outcomes(of(HMNDP(

Parallel(Session(III,(11(March(2013((

By(Siddharth(Cha:erjee,(Chief(Diploma?c(Officer,(and(Head,(Strategic(Partnerships(and(Interna?onal(Rela?ons(

High-level Meeting on National Drought

Policy 11-15 March 2013

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Humanitarian Diplomacy presentation

Interna?onal(Federa?on(of(Red(Cross(and(Red(Crescent(Socie?es((IFRC)(advocacy:(interna?onal(to(local(((

!  Strategy(2020(and(its(three(strategic(aims(

!  187(NaConal(SocieCes,(supported(by(the(IFRC(Secretariat(in(Geneva,(5(Zone(Offices(and(more(than(60(DelegaCons(globally(

!  NaConal(SocieCes(and(their(auxiliary(role(to(public(authoriCes(

!  CommunityPbased(intervenCons(to(meet(the(need(of(the(most(vulnerable(((

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Essen?al(aspects(of(drought(policies((A(complementary(overview(of(elements(to(be(considered(for(drought(policy(making:(((

! Humanitarian(consequences(of(drought(and(climate(change(

! Linking(to(funding(mechanisms(

! Disaster(Risk(ReducCon(! IFRC’s(experience(in(the(Horn(of(Africa(! MulCPstakeholder(consultaCon(for(policy(making(

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Drought(and(climate(change(((((((((

! Humanitarian(consequences(of(drought((! Climate(change(adaptaCon(linking(to(drought(! The(need(for(a(drought(policy,(which(is(made(with(an(

integrated(approach(and(informed(by(a(wider(picture(of(climate(change(

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Linking(climate(change(na?onal(plans(with(drought(policies(to(ensure(implementa?on((Most(funding(for(climate(change(from(mulClateral(and(bilateral(donors(is(being(channeled(through(naConal(governments.(((

For(a(drought(policy(to(be(implemented,(it(needs(to(align(with(idenCfied(prioriCes(for(naConal(climate(change(adaptaCon(and(miCgaCon,(for(example:((

o NaConal(AdaptaCon(Plans((NAPs)(o NaConal(Appropriate(MiCgaCon(AcCons((NAMAs)((

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Linking(drought(policies(with(disaster(risk(reduc?on((DRR)((In(the(Horn(of(Africa,(drought(is(only(one(of(the(natural(hazards(impacCng(the(daily(life(of(individuals(and(communiCes.((An(effecCve(naConal(drought(policy(gives(direcCons(for(acCons(from(naConal(to(community(level.((It(should(be(developed(with(an(integrated(strategy(to(guide(investment(in(mulCPhazard(protecCon,(risk(reducCon(and(climate(change(adaptaCon.(

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Climate(informa?on(and(useful(measures(for(disaster(risk(reduc?on((

A.(Early(warning(and(early(acCon(((((((((

CollaboraCon(with(NaConal(Met(Office(and(the(implementaCon(of(the(Global(Framework(for(Climate(Services(is(crucial(for(effecCve(early(warning((

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Climate(informa?on(and(useful(measures(for(disaster(risk(reduc?on(((B.   Public(educaCon(and(awarenessPraising(

! Assessing(and(planning(acCviCes(to(reduce(risks(! Risk(reducCon(measures(to(build(safer(environments(! Developing(response(capacity(

C.((Appropriate(provision(of(basic(services(to(empower(local(populaCons(and(build(their(resilience(

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Drought(in(Africa(((((((((

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Horn(of(Africa(–key(facts(and(figures(from(Somalia((According(to(an(IFRC(review((2008P2010):(" Over(13(million(affect(by(drought(in(Horn(of(Africa(" Over(30(percent(of(people(in(the(Horn(are(malnourished(in(drought(affected(areas.(((

In(Somalia:(" Approximately(1(in(3(has(been(displaced.(" Almost(3.7(million(people(facing((humanitarian(crisis.(" 1(in(3(children(in(southern(Somalia(is(malnourished.(" Food(aid(coming(only(meets(about(10(percent(of(need.(

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The(way(we(invest(must(change((A(few(lessons(from(the(IFRC(operaCon(in(the(Horn:((

!  Droughts(are(natural(and(recurring.((An(emergency(relief(operaCon(model(is(not(appropriate(for(addressing(drought.(

!  ProtecCng(livelihoods(should(be(a(core(principle(of(responding(to(drought.((InnovaCons,(e.g.(cash(responses,(protecCng(livestock(and(addressing(health(and(food(security(threats,(are(needed.(

!  We(must(advocate(for(increased(investment(in(community(resilience(work(and(engage(in(long(term(soluCons.(

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Partnerships(for(policy(formula?on(and(implementa?on(to(build(local(resilience((

Relevant(actors(need(to(be(involved(in(policy(making(and(provide(informaCon(on:((

! Development(challenges(of(regular(drought(prone(areas,(

!  Specific(impact(of(drought(on(populaCons,(their(resource(base,(livelihoods(and((

! The(impacts(on(different(ecological(and/or(economic(zones(and(types(of(coping(and(adapCve(capacity.(

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Elements(to(include(for(advocacy(to(foster(the(outcomes(of(HMNDP:((

!  Empower(communiCes(to(influence(naConal(policy(and(their(implementaCon.(

!  Establish(joint(accountability(mechanism(that(ensure(public,(development(and(humanitarian(funding(is(direct.(

!  Increase(investment(in(community(infrastructure(and(basic(services.(

!  Fairer(trade(relaCons(and(transparent(foreign(invest(in(natural(resources.(

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Elements(to(include(for(advocacy(to(foster(the(outcomes(of(HMNDP:(

!  Protect(communiCes(from(rising(food(prices(that(magnify(the(impact(of(drought.(

!  Support(smallholder(farmers(and(pastoralists(!  Provide(farmers(and(pastoralists(Cmely(and(

comprehensive(climate(informaCon(and(early(response(funding.(

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The(bigger(picture(

#  Bridge(humanitarian(aid(and(development(assistance(with(a(twinPtrack(approach((

#  MiCgate(conflicts,(ensure(regional(peace(and(security.(

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Conclusion((An(effecCve(drought(policy(should:((• Link(drought(policy(and(climate(change(naConal(plans(

• Contain(an(integrated,(mulCPsectoral(approach(

• Include(a(disaster(risk(reducCon(approach(

• Promote(informaCon(sharing(and(early(warning(

• Be(informed(by(relevant(partners((

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Conclusion((The(way(we(work(must(change!((•  Emergency(operaCon(approaches(are(not(effecCve(

•  Livelihoods(must(be(protected((

•  Increased(investment(in(community(resilience(and(risk(reducCon(is(crucial(

•  EffecCve(relaConships(with(partners(can((inform(policy(making(and(assist(in(implementaCon(

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The(IFRC(believes(that((a(well(integrated(drought(policy((is(essen?al(to(support(and(protect(people,(and(communi?es(can(be(more(resilient(to(the(consequences((of(recurrent(droughts.((

(Thank(you.((

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