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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(
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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(((((((((
High-level Meeting on National Drought
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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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