GOVERNANCE IN DISASTER RISK

REDUCTION:Issues for CDM

By Jeremy Collymore

What is GOVERNANCE?

A mechanism that defines roles,responsibilities, accountability.

Process anchored in clarity,integrity, growth and equity.

What does GOVERNANCE involve?

More than public management and administration

Anchored in participation, consultation, Decision-making procedures

Distribution of public responsibility across multiple stakeholders

ACCOUNTABILITY

Traditional - political and administrative

Political - directorate

Administration – obligation of public officials within law in applying

procedures

Goal: Sustainable Development in the Caribbean region

SO: Comprehensive Disaster Management is integrated into the development processes of CDERA member countries.

IR-1: Stronger regional and national institutions promote CDM.

IR-2: Research and training support CDM.

IR-3: Regional institutions and donors incorporate CDM in their own programs and promote CDM to their national members/clients.

IR-4: Preparedness, response and mitigation capability is enhanced and integrated.

IR-5: Hazard information is incorporated into development planning and decision making.

COMPREHENSIVE DISASTER MANAGEMENT RESULTS FRAMEWORK

Who are the ACTORS IN CDM PARTNERSHIP?

DonorAgencies

CDERANationalDisaster

Organisations

RegionalResponse

Organisations

SpecializedTechnicalAgencies

Other ResourceAgencies NGOs

PrivateSector

What are the perceptions of donors?

Host Government organizations are too weak and personnel insufficiently trained

Governments are corrupt Bureaucracy is an obstacle to the free

exercise of development and humanitarian assistance

Donor and aid organizations do not have to be accountable to Government

What are the governance issues in CDM?

Who are the actors

What are the decision-making roles of the actors

What are the instruments used to engage discourse

How is the contribution of the stakeholders fashioned into policy and programme

What voice is given to the partners and when

GOVERNANCE ISSUES IN CDM

What is the role and power of the state to vary the results of a stakeholder consensus?

What are the mechanisms for engagement of the political directorate?

What does this articulation of governance mean for the structure of existing management mechanisms?

ACCOUNTABILITY DIALOGUE

Political commitment and the elevation of disaster risk reduction as a policy priority

The legal and regulatory framework for structuring discussion, defining roles and responsibilities and obligatory resources.

ACCOUNTABILITY DIALOGUE

Institutional Frameworks and architecture for operationalizing policies and legislative measures.

Modalities of stakeholder participation

Capacity development at all levels for disaster risk reduction

GOVERNANCE PRINCIPLES

Determine Policy Commitment

Expressed or derived policy?

Reconcile cultural tensions, methodological differences

Budget allocation not always best commitment test

GOVERNANCE PRINCIPLES

Know Legal & Regulatory Framework

Anchor interventions to existing instruments

Assistance should be outcome and not time-driven

Making a difference rather than expending funds

GOVERNANCE PRINCIPLES

Do Not Abuse Institutional Framework and Structure

Know Legal Framework

Avoid interventions based on convenience and familiarity

Support building of strong local mechanisms

GOVERNANCE PRINCIPLES

Examine decision-making mechanisms

Promote participation in project design

Invest in ownership

Identify and minimize cultural biases in assessment process

AID EFFECTIVENESS OUTCOMES

* Ownership *

Countries with national development strategies with priorities and resource requirements

AID EFFECTIVENESS OUTCOMES

* Alignment *

• Reliable country systems

• Aid flows aligned to national priorities • Strengthened capacity through

coordinated support

AID EFFECTIVENESS OUTCOMES

Use of Country systems

Strengthened capacity by avoiding parallel implementation structures

Predictable Aid

Untied Aid

HARMONIZATION

Use of common arrangements and procedures

Encouraged shared analysis

Results oriented framework

GOVERNANCE:

AID EFFECTIVENESS

How well am I doing?

CHECK MY CDM FRAMEWORK

Virtuous Spirals of Risk Reduction

‘Virtuous spirals’ of risk reduction

Appropriate emergency response & reconstruction

Effective humanitarian assistance

Working with communities to restore productivity,livelihoods & market access

Rebuilding social & human capital,physical/ psychological health

Development

Poverty alleviationFood & livelihood securityExtending access to health and education,physical infrastructure,Macro-economic growth and financial stabilitytied to global trade and debt agreementsPolit ical participation

Risk reduction

Effective early warning & preparednessBetter land-use planning & constructionRisk assessment in development initiativesCommunity based risk managementInsurance (financial and social) & assetprotection through social safety nets

Reduces human exposure tohazard & susceptibil ity to harm

Lowers exposure ofpeople and assets.Reduces losses andcosts of emergencyresponse

Constrains secondary &systemic disaster impacts onlivelihoods & economy

Development enhanced byintegrating the building of socialor human capital & encouragingparticipation in prevention work

Preparedness &prevention builtinto recovery &reconstructioninitiatives

Enhances resil ience as a strongbase for emergency response

Thank You

JEREMY McA COLLYMORE - COORDINATORCaribbean Disaster Emergency Response Agency (Cdera)

Building #1, Manor Lodge Complex, Lodge Hill, St. MichaelTel no: (246) 425-0386 or Fax no: (246) 425-8854

email: cdera@caribsurf.com