Post on 04-Jan-2016
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Journey of CMDRR- Working with Communities and Government
Case from India
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+Presentation Outline
1. Community Managed Disaster Risk Reduction: a. Return on Investment (Case study of Community
responded in Cyclone)
2. Engaging with Government at three levels/Private Sector
3. Challenges in Up-scaling
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“Thane Cyclone in South India”- 30th Dec 2011
How CMDRR pays back? And why should we invest?
+Difference in CMDRR and NON DRR villages
17 people died and several injured.
People took “Early warning” lightly and suffered loss.
Fight over “water” and even deaths.
No electricity for 30 days
People were waiting for Government to click pictures of damaged houses
People were “shouting, complaining”..
“ZERO” death in CMDRR village with almost no injury.
Timely evacuation of elderly, women and children by trained “task forces”.
Pre arrangement of food, water and medicine in rescue shelters.
Poles erected by volunteers in 3 days
Debris cleared with in 24 hours after disaster
People come up with damage assessment, solutions and next course of action.
Non DRR Village CMDRR Village
+ Huge loss of agriculture
“Village heads” run away out of fear and public pressure.
Non availability of “Safe place” for evacuation
No “fund” available at village level
Crops were insured.
Village heads were trained and remain with villagers from early warning dissemination till evacuation, rescue and relief.
Availability of “Rescue shelters” which was made by Community-Government-NGO contribution
Villagers were having “Emergency fund” to be used during disasters
Non DRR Village CMDRR Village
This all re-enforces the fact that it is WORTH investing in CMDRR
+Some Facts about India
1 Country
28 States
591 Districts
600,000 villages
Disaster Risk Reduction(Community Managed)
Policy and Guidelines
+2. Engaging with Government
Country/National level: National Disaster Management Authority
(NDMA)
State Level: State Disaster Management Authority (28)- partly exist
District Level: District Disaster Management Authority/Plan (591- supposed to be)
At Village/Panchayat level: There is a body called (Panchayat)/PRI but for Development work… not for Disaster Risk Reduction: LOCAL Governance
+Strengthening Institutions
Village level (DRR) plans made by villagers/DRR committees integrated into
“Panchayat Plans”… rather “Panchayat making DRR plans* Panchayat is MOST relevant institution at Village level
Linking Flagship programmes (rural poor housing, sanitation with DRR,
MGNREGA- 100 days employment with DRR)-Lobbying/Advocacy
Linkages with “Agriculture Centers” to promote livelihood/agriculture
Facilitating “District Disaster Management Plan” (model 2 districts) of Government.
+ Core group at NDMA level (Policy dialogue and
formulation) Role of community in disasters and characteristics of resilient community, Role of NGOs in Disasters
Strengthening “School safety”- demonstration and national Policy (with NDMA)
Membership with National forums like ‘SPHERE India”…. And chairing National level coordination for “Emergency Response”
Demonstrating “Hyogo Framework Action” at field level- practicing Global commitments in the field
+Private Sector role
Global Image: India Shining, which is “partly`’ true.
Private sector: Key stakeholder
Most of the private sector is medium and small enterprises
Government Law: As per Company Act, private companies to give 2% of profit for social sector
Mechanisms are yet to be in place: How/where/when?
Its an opportunity…
+Challenges in Up-scaling Non existence or functional:
Institutional arrangement especially at State and District level
Capacity of institutions (Knowledge gap/use of technology/Early warning)
Resource allocation- not priority always (Individual/family/Government)
Culture of “preparedness” still missing and “accountability”- Not there…. Still “response” oriented
Large country to operate.. Huge resources/time required
DRR Vs. private sector is a missing element. Private sector more for soft issues of education/health
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Thank you