Mr. Luis F. Palomino R.Mr. Luis F. Palomino R. Major Major Gral. Peru’s Army (R),Gral. Peru’s Army (R),

Head of National Institute of Civil Defense of Peru (INDECI)Head of National Institute of Civil Defense of Peru (INDECI)

Disaster Risk Reduction and Preparedness: Disaster Risk Reduction and Preparedness: Necessary for DevelopmentNecessary for Development

Second Emergency ManagementSecond Emergency Management CEO SeminarCEO SeminarLima, August 12 - 14, 2008Lima, August 12 - 14, 2008

Disaster Risk Reduction and its Disaster Risk Reduction and its Contribution to Sustainable Contribution to Sustainable

Development Development

RELATION BETWEEN DISASTERS AND DEVELOPMENT

It is evident that disasters of natural origin significantly strike the development process of the economies both economically and socially.

As the economies develop, if no precautions or steps are taken to reduce or avoid new vulnerabilities, disasters will affect their growth sustainability in one way or another.

The less developed the economy is, the more severe disasters magnitude will be due to its limited resilience capacity.

RELATION BETWEEN DISASTERS AND DEVELOPMENT

DEVELOPMENT VULNERABILITY

RECOVERY WITHOUTRISK REDUCTION

DISASTER

DANGER/VULNERABILITY

Disasters, a development restraint …

DISASTERS IN THE APEC REGION

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TYPES OF DISASTERS OF NATURAL ORIGIN IN THE APEC REGION

ECONOMIC IMPACT OF DISASTERS

*Source: CEPAL

(in million dollars)

ANDEAN COUNTRIES TOTAL DAMAGES

Bolivia (drought and flood ENOS 1997-8) 537

Colombia (drought ENOS 1997-8) 575

Colombia (earthquake 1999) 1.857

Ecuador (flood ENOS 1997-8) 2.939

Peru (flood ENOS 1997-8) 3.569

Venezuela (drought ENOS 1997-8) 73

Venezuela (flood and mudslide 1999) 3.211

CENTRAL AMERICA and the CARIBBEAN

Honduras (H.Mitch 1998) 3.600

Nicaragua (H.Mitch 1998) 900

El Salvador (Earthquakes on January 13 and February 13, 2001)

1.582

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National System of Civil Defense

Prevention is a tool for sustainable developmentPrevention is a tool for sustainable development

DISASTERS DISRUPT AND HINDER DISASTERS DISRUPT AND HINDER DEVELOPMENTDEVELOPMENT

DISASTERS DISRUPT AND HINDER DISASTERS DISRUPT AND HINDER DEVELOPMENTDEVELOPMENT

Disasters and Development

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Preparation and Response

Response1976

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EVOLUTION IN RISK REDUCTION APPROACH

DEVELOPMENT AND VULNERABILITYDEVELOPMENT AND VULNERABILITY

If development processes do not contemplate reduction of existing risks of disaster, vulnerabilities will increase.

The APEC Forum is aware of the increase of disasters impact and how it affects the member economies.

The capacity of communities or economies to prevent the impact of disasters and to recover from it (resilience), require clear decisions to be made with regard to:

- Decentralization policies

- Availability of technical and financial resources

- Development of efficient control-mechanisms.

RISK REDUCTION: RISK REDUCTION:

NECESSARY FOR DEVELOPMENTNECESSARY FOR DEVELOPMENT

Disasters scale is increasing and disasters affecting several economies simultaneously are becoming more often.

Development, competitivity, and production goals will not be sustainable unless concrete steps for disaster risk reduction are taken.

Coordinated action is fundamental as well as harmonization of tools that facilitate assistance to the communities affected.

A Regional Strategy for Disaster Reduction may be a valuable instrument for the promotion of sustainable development.

RISK REDUCTION: RISK REDUCTION: NECESSARY FOR DEVELOPMENTNECESSARY FOR DEVELOPMENT

INDECI submitted, in August 2007 in Cairns, Australia, the proposal for a “Preparation of a Strategy for Disaster Risk Reduction and Emergency Preparedness and Response in the Asia-Pacific Region: 2009 - 2015”

In March 2008, the project was approved. It includes two phases:

1º Preparation of a working paper 2º CEO Seminar event, to analize the paper

The process began in April, with the formation of the technical and consulting teams made up of experts in risk management. This process allowed the formulation of the Strategy outline, which was submitted to he economies for consideration.

STRATEGIC FORMULATION BACKGROUNDSTRATEGIC FORMULATION BACKGROUND

PROJECT:PROJECT:

““PREPARATION OF A STRATEGY FOR DISASTER RISK PREPARATION OF A STRATEGY FOR DISASTER RISK REDUCTION, AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE REDUCTION, AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE

IN THE ASIA – PACÍFICO REGION: 2009 - 2015”IN THE ASIA – PACÍFICO REGION: 2009 - 2015”

To promote cooperation and joint action of APEC economies in order to prevent and relief the effects caused by natural disasters.

PROJECT OBJECTIVEPROJECT OBJECTIVE

To formulate a Strategy Proposal to be assessed by TFEP.

STRATEGY PURPOSESTRATEGY PURPOSE

“ Strategy for Disaster Risk Reduction and Emergency Preparedness and Response in the Asia – Pacífic Region: 2009 – 2015” - PRERED

The Region’s need of an instrument that articulates

and serves as a supporting element for understanding,

guidance, and synergy-building among the many and

diverse actors in the region, particularly those in the

private sector, in order to contribute to reaching the

TFEP and APEC’s objectives and to the strengthening of

relations among the economies.

RATIONALE

Local Instruments (those of each economy)

Relevant regional organizations and strategies

Bilateral and Multilateral Organizations

International Cooperation Agencies

CURRENT REGIONAL POLICIES AND INSTRUMENTS CURRENT REGIONAL POLICIES AND INSTRUMENTS GUIDING AND COMPLEMENTING THE STRATEGYGUIDING AND COMPLEMENTING THE STRATEGY

“ Strategy for Disaster Risk Reduction and Emergency Preparedness and Response in the Asia – Pacífic Region: 2009 – 2015” - PRERED

Technical and economic cooperation

Trade and investment liberalization

Business facilitation

“ Strategy for Disaster Risk Reduction and Emergency Preparedness and Response in the Asia – Pacífic Region: 2009 – 2015” - PRERED

THE PREPARATION PROCESS OF THE STRATEGY CONSIDERS THE RATIONALE OF THE “ASIA-PACIFIC

ECONOMIC FORUM – APEC”

Shared responsibility: private and public sectors

Complementarity with other organizations

Adaptability and flexibility

THE PROCESS OF PREPARATION OF THE STRATEGY CONSIDERS CRITERIA OF THE

“TASK FORCE FOR EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS”

“ Strategy for Disaster Risk Reduction and Emergency Preparedness and Response in the Asia – Pacífic Region: 2009 – 2015” - PRERED

To develop joint actions towards disaster preparedness.

To support recovery processes in the economies affected by disasters, aiming at a long-term development.

Prospective Risk Management

STRATEGIC LINES PROPOSEDSTRATEGIC LINES PROPOSED

“Strategy for Disaster Risk Reduction and Emergency Preparedness and Response in the Asia – Pacífic Region: 2009 – 2015” - PRERED

In order to make our Strategy be effective, we propose the preparation of a realistic Plan for Action, which must include all priority activities for the Asia-Pacific region that the economies have been proposing.

PLAN FOR ACTION PROPOSAL PLAN FOR ACTION PROPOSAL

“ Strategy for Disaster Risk Reduction and Emergency Preparedness and Response in the Asia – Pacífic Region: 2009 – 2015” - PRERED

If you plan for one year, If you plan for one year, plant a seedplant a seed..

If you plan for ten years, If you plan for ten years, plant treesplant trees..

If you plan for a lifetime, If you plan for a lifetime, educate and train educate and train people.people.

Kwan Tzu, (300 A.C)

““Building up a Strategy for Disaster Risk Building up a Strategy for Disaster Risk Reduction in the Asia-Pacific Region”Reduction in the Asia-Pacific Region”