DIPECHO BANGLADESH … Making a Difference

WHY DIPECHOIN

BANGLADESH?

TOP 10 NATURAL HAZARDS REPORTED

Source: CRED

DAMAGES INCURRED

Source: UNDP

EXPOSURE TOWARDS DISASTERS

Source: CRED

COMPARATIVE ANALYSISDisaster Category People Killed

SIDR - Bangladesh 4 3,500

NARGIS - Myanmar 3 142,000 +

Disaster Category Wind Speed People Killed

1991 Cyclone- Bangladesh 4 220 km/hr 139, 000Cyclone Andred, 1992, USA 18

What Made the Difference ???

DRR Initiatives !!!

PREPAREDNESS IS THE FIRST RESPONSE MECHANISM AT THE ONSET OF DISASTER

Bangladesh – 12 June 2007, landslide in Chittagong, over 100 dead. Volunteers trained under DIPECHO in 2006-2007 were the first on site to

provide assistance in Search and Rescue and First Aid to victims of disaster.

ABOUT THE DIPECHO PROGRAM Title of the Project: A Disaster Resilient Future – Mobilizing

Communities and Institutions for Effective Risk Reduction Multi Hazard Project Working with Communities and Institutions Total Budget: Around 3.2 Million Euros Duration: 18 months starting the 15th of March 2011 Working in 10 districts at the grass roots level Most of the areas with local implementing partners

OBJECTIVES Enhance the capacities of disaster vulnerable communities to

respond to and cope with disasters

Improve grassroots, community based institutions, who are the first respondents to any disasters

Develop replicable models of preparedness

Support national government in development of appropriate policy models in DRR and Response

PROMISING PRACTICES

BUILDING A CULTURE OF TRUST THROUGH TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY

Enhance the credibility of the project and the organizations

Sharing of the information about the project including the budget with key stakeholders

Taking the feedback on various initiatives: workshops, researches, studies

Promote collaboration with key institutions and community

INSTITUTIONALIZING PARTNERSHIPS WITH KEY STAKEHOLDERS

Identification of key government institutions through a process

Dialoguing with the institutions & bringing them on board for strengthening their function & DRR mainstreaming (e.g. DPHE, Flood Forecasting Centre, WDMC )

Exploring the gap in DRR with the particular institutionsIdentifying the area of interfaceSigning a formal Memorandum of Understanding and work

plan

COMMUNITY BASED RISK ASSESSMENT AND ADVOCACY PLAN

• Complement and supplement government initiatives• Objective to ensure various CRA as a common methodology

and tools for DRR interventions in the village• Review the government recognized tools and processes• Train a cadre of community based volunteers, government

officials, local leaders to facilitate the process• To create ownership the project team consciously acts as an

outsider giving inputs when required

COMMUNITY BASED RISK ASSESSMENT AND ADVOCACY PLAN CONTD…….

• Based on the CRA, RRAP is done marking various initiatives to be carried out along with the resources required and responsibility• The RRAP is validated at various levels by the Union, UpZilla,

District Authorities and submitted to the Government through CDMP• The RRAP used as an advocacy tool by the community to

mobilize resources• The RRAP used as a planning tool (DRR and Response) by other

agencies

SUPPORTING AND COMPLEMENTING DRR AT THE NATIONAL LEVEL

• Mass Media Campaign on Disaster Risk Reduction • Harmonization of the training curriculum and modules• HFA reporting• Study on WASH with recommendations to DPHE• Impact and CBA of various DIPECHO programs in Bangladesh: Tools for

advocacy• Study on comprehensive earthquake preparedness• Strengthening EWS by supporting in gap analysis, e.g. GoB led workshop• Orientation of key Government Stakeholders on earthquake preparedness

through exposure visit

COORDINATION AT THE REGIONAL LEVEL

Established coordination with DIPECHO partners in South Asia and S E Asia

Efforts are on to establish an interface with SDMC

Exploring the possibilities with DSA and DSEA on joint advocacy plan for AMCDRR

WORKING THROUGH CONSORTIUM APPROACH: ADVANTAGES

• Greater negotiating power• Larger visibility• Cost Reduction• Better coordination within the partners• Joint advocacy planning and implementation • Ability to take up larger roles and responsibilities (joint effort in various national level

programs, policy issues)• Standardized approach (various guidelines, training modules, reference materials)• Replication of learning and good practices• Improved communication with donor and other key stakeholders• Better outcome and impact: six organizations giving the inputs on different issues

CHALLENGES THAT WE FACE • Large consortium: not many examples to learn from• Process oriented and sometimes time consuming• Working with the government: some of the activities might be

altered• Civil and political unrest is forecasted to increase• Partners have different procurement and financial policies and

procedures• Sometimes difficult to adopt standardize procedures and tools as

some partner’s have different organizational focus (Children, Women etc.).

THROUGH TRADITIONAL AND FOLK MEDIA

DRR FAIRS AND AWARENESS CAMPAIGNS

ARRANGEMENTS WITH EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS

IEC MATERIALS: CONTEXT SPECIFIC AND GENERATED WITH COMMUNITY’S PARTICIPATION

Hazard and Risk Mapping

CARRIED OUT WITH A DIVERSE SET OF COMMUNITY

PREPARATION OF THE COMMUNITY CONTINGENCY PLAN AND TRIANGULATION

SHARING OF THE PLAN WITH THE LARGER COMMUNITY

MEDICAL FIRST RESPONDER

SEARCH AND RESCUE

EARLY WARNING SYSTEM

FIRE FIGHTING

MOCK DRILL

SMALL SCALE MITIGATION

HOMESTEAD RAISING

SHELTERS IN THE FLOOD PRONE AREAS

FIRE FIGHTING ENHANCING COMMUNITY MOBILITY

IF YOUR DREAMS DON’T SCARE YOU, THEY ARE NOT BIG ENOUGH

Many ThanksDIPECHO Coordination

Group

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