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Emergency Preparedness GOOD HUMANITARIAN DONOR MEETING GENEVA, NOVEMBER 8 TH , 2011 PRESENTATION FROM THE IASC SUB-WORKING GROUP ON PREPAREDNESS

Background  GA resolution 46/182: “Affected state has primary role in initiation, coordination and implementation of humanitarian assistance within its territory”  ECOSOC resolutions on need to increase efforts to develop national emergency preparedness capacities  IASC Principals discussions include a theme on Developing National Capacity for Preparedness

Components of Emergency Preparedness Institutional and Hazard/Risk Legislative Coordination Analysis & Early Frameworks warning Resource Contingency/ Allocation and Preparedness and Emergency Funding Response Planning Preparedness Emergency Training and Services/Standby Exercises Arrangements/Pre Information positioning Management and Communication

Multi-Hazard Emergency Preparedness Geo-seismic Biological Emergency Preparedness Conflict Hydro- meteorological Technological Others

Single-Hazard Contingency Planning Emergency Preparedness Conflict

Emergency Preparedness in Emergency Risk Management Multi-Hazard Preparedness Prevention and Mitigation Early- Warning Recovery EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS Preparedness for Response Emergency Response

Emergency Preparedness and the Hyogo Framework of Action Priority 1 Priority 2 DRR is a Identify, national & assess & local priority monitor disaster risks, Priority 3 enhance early- Use warning knowledge, Emergency innovation & Preparedness education to build a culture Priority 5 of safety Strengthening disaster Priority 4 preparedness Reduce for effective underlying response risk factors

Emergency Preparedness and Climate Change Adaptation Climate Change Adaptation Emergency Preparedness

WHOSE CAPACITY FOR EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS National/ Relevant Line Sub-National Ministries at Disaster Regional National and Management Bodies Sub-National Authorities Level including Civil Protection Civil Society including IASC National and Agencies Local NGOs Private Sector Communities

Key definitions • Different definitions used but many agencies are either adopting or adapting ISDR terminology • Commonalities in different definition • Developing Capacity: resources, systems, attributes • Global, Regional, National, Local • Anticipate, Respond and Recover from disasters/emergencies

Summary of IASC emergency preparedness activities at all levels (based on survey) Components Global Regional National Local/Sub-national Institutional and FAO, ISDR, CARE, WHO UNDP, ISDR, WHO OCHA, UNDP, WHO UNDP legislative frameworks Coordination OCHA, UNDP, WHO, WFP, OCHA, OHCHR, WHO, OCHA, UNDP, OHCHR, OHCHR, WFP, ISDR UNICEF, ISDR, SC WFP, UNICEF, ISDR WFP, UNICEF, ISDR, LWR, SC,WHO Hazard/risk analysis and OCHA, UNDP, OHCHR, OCHA, WFP, UNICEF, UNDP, UNICEF, FAO, UNDP, UNICEF, LWR, SC early warning WFP, UNICEF, FAO, WHO, WHO, WVI, LWR, SC WHO, WVI, WFP CARE Contingency & OCHA, OHCHR, WFP, OCHA, UNDP, OHCHR, OCHA, UNDP, OHCHR, UNDP, OHCHR, WFP, preparedness and UNICEF, WHO WFP, UNICEF, WHO, WFP, UNICEF, WHO, SC, UNICEF, ISDR, WVI, SC response planning ISDR, IOM, CARE, SC ISDR, IOM, CARE, WVI, Training and exercises OCHA, UNDP, CADRI, OCHA, UNDP, CADRI, OCHA, UNDP, CADRI, UNDP, OHCHR, WFP, OHCHR, WFP, UNICEF, OHCHR, UNICEF, WHO, OHCHR, WFP, UNICEF, FAO, WHO, ISDR. IOM, WHO, IOM, CARE, WVI, ISDR, IOM, WVI, LWR, SC FAO, WHO, ISDR, IOM, WVI, LWR, SC ECB, SC CARE, ECB, SC Information management OCHA, WFP, UNICEF, FAO, OCHA, WFP, FAO, WHO OCHA, WHO, UNICEF, - and communication ISDR, CARE, WHO FAO, ECB , WFP Emergency services/ OCHA, UNDP, OHCHR, OCHA, OHCHR, WFP, OCHA, OHCHR, WFP, UNDP, WFP, UNICEF, standby operations/pre- WFP, UNICEF, WHO, IOM, UNICEF, WHO, CARE, UNICEF, WHO, CARE, CARE positionning CARE, WVI, ECB, IRC, SC WVI, SC WVI, SC Incorporating early UNDP, UNICEF, CARE OCHA, WFP UNDP, UNICEF, WHO, - recovery into WFP preparedness planning Resource allocation and OCHA, UNDP, OHCHR, OCHA, WHO, WVI, WFP OCHA, UNICEF, WVI, WVI funding WHO, UNICEF, ISDR, WHO CARE, WVI, IRC, SC, WFP

Main Gaps resulting from Survey • Deficiencies in coordination and standards in Inter Agency preparedness • Lack of predictable, systematic, coordinated and coherent approach to capacity development of national/local actors on emergency preparedness • Insufficient funding for emergency preparedness for agencies and inter-agency as well as for capacity development of national/local actors • Emergency preparedness seen as a humanitarian endeavour, not sufficiently linked to development work

The SWG – Context & Trends  Minimum measures & realistic focus  Coherence with national capability and response  Resource reality - GFC et al

The SWG – What We Do  Produce early warning  Advocate early action  Produce tools for coherent preparedness action  Planning  Tracking preparedness and readiness action  Simulation  Help facilitate focused, practical, coherent action  Network of operational “good practice” expertise  Linkages – e.g. CADRI  Linkages – Resource Partners

The SWG and You – Where we are Moving  Why?  Vision without support and resources = hallucination  Building awareness  Breaking the humanitarian – development firewall  Transforming awareness to action:  Moving to focused practical coherent action  Political support  Financial support  In kind support

Key Takeaways

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