DisasterRiskReduc.oninFragileSe5ngs:TheCaseofAfghanistan

GhulamRasoulRasouliDirectorofOpera-ons&Ac-ngExecu-veDirector

Na.onalSolidarityProgramme

UnderstandingRiskForum,Wednesday,18May2016

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WorkingwithCommunitiesIn2003,theNa-onalSolidarityProgram(NSP)wasestablishedwiththeaimtocreate:•  Gender-equitableelectedCommunity

DevelopmentCouncils(CDCs)withamandateto:

•  Iden-fy,priori-zeandimplementbasicinfrastructureprojectsinareasofdrinkingwater,accessroads,electricity,schools,healthcentersandetc.

•  Laythefounda-onforgoodgovernanceatlocallevelfordevelopmentinterven-ons

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WorkingwithCommunitiesBy2016-over35,000CDC(80%ofruralAfghanistan)areestablished,whoimplementednearly80,000Sub-projects•  IntensiveengagementwithCDCstoworkthrough

par-cipatoryprocessesinselec-ngandimplemen-ngprojects

•  buildtheircapacitytoaccountupwardanddownward•  mobilizecommuni-esintocollec-veac-ontoworkfor

developmentaboveandbeyondthefundstheyreceive•  makesplansforriskreduc-onandmi-ga-on•  buildresilienceofcommuni-esover-me

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CDCsdistribution

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WorkingwithCommunitiesCDCsaretheonlycommunityins-tu-onsthroughwhichGovernmentreducesandmi-gatesdisasterriskatthegrass-rootslevel,examplesinclude•  theBadhakhshanLandslidesof2014•  theKhostFloodsof2014•  theBadkhakhshanEarthquakeof2015•  WFPapplyCDCbeneficiaryliststodistribute

foodaidresul-ngfromdroughtsandfloods•  WHO–MoPHrunthevaccina-oncampaigns

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DisasterRiskReduction:Whatvalue?“ForeverydollarinvestedinDRR,betweentwoandfourdollarsarereturnedintermsofdisastersavoidedorimpactsreduced.Andmoreeffec-vedisasterpreven-onstrategiessavenotonlytensofbillionsofdollars,butalsotensofthousandsoflives.”“Ifanythingliketheleveloffundscurrentlyspentoninterven-onanddisasterreliefcouldbechannelledinsteadtoenhancingequitableandsustainabledevelopment,thatprocesswouldofitselffurtherreducetheriskofconflictanddisaster.”

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Tasksahead(1)Integra-ngaDRRLensintoDevelopment•  MainstreamDRRconsidera-onsindevelopmentplanning

andbudge-ngprocessesatalllevelsandinprojectdesign•  BuildcapacityofCDCstoreducerisk,planforand

mi-gatedisasters•  Updateinfrastructuredevelopmentplanningand

approvalguidelinestoreflecthazardsandrisks•  Strengthenriskassessmentandmanagementskillsof

plannersandprojectapprovalbodies•  DevelopsimpleDRRandDRMcheckliststoguide

planners,developmentagenciesandmonitoringbodies

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PolicyandStrategydecisionsfordonorpartners•  IncreaseinvestmentinDRRasaneffec-vemeasureto

reducethedisastervulnerabilityofthepoorandtherebyimproveoveralleconomicdevelopment.

•  Strengtheningadapta-ontomoderatethepoten-alforharminthedriveforeconomicgrowth

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WhatlimitsinvestmentinDRR?

“Buildingacultureofpreven-onisnoteasy.Thecostsofpreven-onhavetobepaidinthepresent,butitsbenefitslieinthefuture.“Andtheresultsofthiskindofinvestmentarenottangible:theyaredisastersthatdonothappen.”

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