Group 1

The need

• Yes, focusing on the HOW

• Many bottlenecks experienced in HFA1, which HFA2 policy guidance will help address

• HFA1 was comprehensive but many counties did not have the policy level guidance for implementation

• Standardized approach that can be translated into national priorities, considering country specific needs

• Very useful to consider conflicts

Focus areas requiring policy guidance

1. Comprehensive Building Back Better that addresses not only infrastructure but also livelihoods and social resilience

2. Governance: – National coordination/National Platforms

– Data sharing

– Legal framework

– National and local government roles, accountabilities and working in synergy;

– Reinforcing a culture of safety and resilience

3. Financing DRR: – Understanding the economics of disaster, inter-connectedness of economies

and societies

4. Communication strategy to be built in everything

5. Inclusive and gender-sensitive approaches

6. Monitoring and Evaluation in support of implementation

Possible contributions

• IGO (ASEAN, SAARC) and regional institutions like ABU, ADRC can contribute

• Identify stakeholders and form SHG in NP to develop commitments to implement the policy guidance

How Governments can lead?

• Governments should involve stakeholders in discussing the issues, considering relatively “new” SHG such as private sector, media

• National government to involve sub-national governments in building community resilience

• Create incentives for risk-sensitive investments

• Identify champions in country on the issues

• Building trustworthy partnerships with SHG

• Getting the buy in of the Government to adopt the guidance as national guidelines for implementation

• Promote sharing of issues to mobilize technical resources from international community to help countries that need help to address