Disaster and Recovery

Australia’s Emergency Australia’s Emergency Response Response

Emergency task force establishedEmergency task force established AusAssist Plan activated AusAssist Plan activated RAAF Hercules begin delivery of RAAF Hercules begin delivery of

essential supplies and medical teamsessential supplies and medical teams Personnel deployed with UNDAC teams Personnel deployed with UNDAC teams Australian Government personnel Australian Government personnel

deployeddeployed Initial regional response - $60mInitial regional response - $60m Australia-Indonesia Partnership for Australia-Indonesia Partnership for

Reconstruction and Development Reconstruction and Development (AIPRD) - $1billion(AIPRD) - $1billion

AIPRD OverviewAIPRD Overview Announced by PM & Indonesia’s PresidentAnnounced by PM & Indonesia’s President

$1 billion$1 billion 5 years5 years $500m grant aid and $500m concessional loans$500m grant aid and $500m concessional loans Additional to AusAID bilateral program ($.8b over 5 Additional to AusAID bilateral program ($.8b over 5

yrs)yrs)

Partnership Partnership Focusing in and beyond Tsunami affected Focusing in and beyond Tsunami affected

areasareas Emphasis Emphasis

Long-term sustained cooperation Long-term sustained cooperation Economic and social development Economic and social development Rehabilitation and reconstructionRehabilitation and reconstruction

AIPRD - GovernanceAIPRD - Governance Joint CommissionJoint Commission

Overseen by PM and Indonesian PresidentOverseen by PM and Indonesian President Foreign Ministers, Aust Treasurer and Indo Foreign Ministers, Aust Treasurer and Indo

Planning MinisterPlanning Minister Set overall direction, priorities and annual workplanSet overall direction, priorities and annual workplan

Secretaries CommitteeSecretaries Committee Chair DFAT, PM&C, Treasury, DoFA, AusAIDChair DFAT, PM&C, Treasury, DoFA, AusAID Oversight and Advise Australian MinistersOversight and Advise Australian Ministers

SecretariatSecretariat Joint agency Secretariat in DFATJoint agency Secretariat in DFAT Senior Liaison Officer in BappenasSenior Liaison Officer in Bappenas

AIPRD Early PrioritiesAIPRD Early Priorities Rehabilitation - essential public services Rehabilitation - essential public services

in Aceh - $50min Aceh - $50m Repair hospital infrastructure (ie. Zainoel Abidin Repair hospital infrastructure (ie. Zainoel Abidin

Hospital)Hospital) Restore health and education servicesRestore health and education services Restore local government services Restore local government services

Government Partnership Fund - $50mGovernment Partnership Fund - $50m Support exchange of skills, knowledge and Support exchange of skills, knowledge and

expertise between Australian Government agencies expertise between Australian Government agencies and Indonesian Government counterparts and Indonesian Government counterparts

Economic governanceEconomic governance Public sector managementPublic sector management

AIPRD Early Priorities AIPRD Early Priorities (cont’d)(cont’d) Disaster preparedness and post-disaster Disaster preparedness and post-disaster

rehabilitation and reconstruction - $15mrehabilitation and reconstruction - $15m Rehabilitation of other disaster effected Rehabilitation of other disaster effected

areas outside of Aceh - $5mareas outside of Aceh - $5m Developing Indonesia's capacity for Developing Indonesia's capacity for

managing / responding to natural disasters - managing / responding to natural disasters - $10m$10m

Closer partnership between Indonesia's disaster Closer partnership between Indonesia's disaster coordination agency (BAKORNAS) and coordination agency (BAKORNAS) and Emergency Management Australia (EMA) Emergency Management Australia (EMA)

Boosting capacity of relevant Indonesian Boosting capacity of relevant Indonesian community organisationscommunity organisations

AIPRD - ProcessesAIPRD - Processes 11stst Joint Commission- 17 March 2005 Joint Commission- 17 March 2005

guiding principlesguiding principles governance arrangementsgovernance arrangements loan frameworkloan framework early prioritiesearly priorities procurement arrangementsprocurement arrangements

Next stepsNext steps Tsunami Reconstruction Workshops – Austrade/IFIsTsunami Reconstruction Workshops – Austrade/IFIs Detailed project design Detailed project design Open tender process for Aus, NZ and Indo Open tender process for Aus, NZ and Indo

businessesbusinesses

Challenges In Challenges In ReconstructionReconstruction

Having enough local knowledgeHaving enough local knowledge Destruction of local governmrnt Destruction of local governmrnt

structuresstructures Testing proposals is difficultTesting proposals is difficult Australia will not be in every sector Australia will not be in every sector Existing partnerships Existing partnerships

Technical ExpertiseTechnical Expertise• Appropriate

– especially housing and sustainable livelihoods

• Practical– can be implemented and sustained

• Cost Effective• Responsive

– “fit” with priorities, culture and aspirations

• Partner driven– national government and int. agencies

InformationInformation• Australian Development Gateway• www.developmentgateway.com.au

• Relief web• www.reliefweb.int