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Mainstreaming Disaster Risk Reduction in Mainstreaming Disaster Risk Reduction in Mainstreaming Mainstreaming – – as a concept as a concept Planning Process: Bangladesh Experience Planning Process: Bangladesh Experience � Government of Bangladesh considers Mainstreaming of Disaster Risk Reduction as a approach to integrate within the policy, legal arrangement and institutional framework. Policy Risk Reduction Issues Planning Mainstreaming Institutional Framework K H Masud Siddiqui Director General Disaster Management Bureau BANGLADESH Development Learning from Development Learning from Objective of Mainstreaming Objective of Mainstreaming Disaster Management Experience Disaster Management Experience to establish a mechanism that facilitates risk management � The cause and effect relationship between as an integral part of national development planning. disasters and development has been ignored � Disasters were seen in the context of emergency To achieve this, GoB recognizes the need to response embed risk management within overall context � Development programs were not assessed in the of sustainable development and mainstream in context of disasters to the development process through a � Communities under disaster stress were seen as participatory approach tool turbulent for development initiatives Disaster Risk Reduction : A Disaster Risk Reduction : A Policy Intervention Policy Intervention Development Concern Development Concern � The current development agenda focus on Disaster Management Act � Poverty Reduction Strategy (PRS) � Revision of Standing Orders on Disaster and Millennium Development Goal (MDG) � Inclusion of Risk Reduction Issues in National Agriculture Policy, National � Disaster Risk Reduction is supportive in Water Resource Policy and National implementing Poverty Reduction Strategy Fisheries Policy � Legal Framework of Building Code 1

PRSP Core Principles PRSP Core Principles Status of Disaster Risk Reduction in PRS Status of Disaster Risk Reduction in PRS � country-driven , promoting national ownership of strategies through broad-based participation of civil society; Policy Matrix 07 : Comprehensive Disaster Mgt. � result-oriented and focused on outcomes that will benefit the Towards Poverty Reduction poor; and Growth � comprehensive in recognizing the multidimensional nature of Policy Matrix – 08: Food Security poverty; Policy Matrix - 12: Promote use of ICT in Dis. Mgt. � partnership-oriented , involving coordinated participation of Policy Matrix – 15: Ensure social protection for development partners (government, domestic stakeholders, and external donors); and women against vulnerability � based on a long-term perspective for poverty reduction. and risks Mainstreaming of Risk Reduction Framework PRSP Policy Matrix 7: Comprehensive disaster PRSP Policy Matrix 7: Comprehensive disaster management towards poverty reduction and growth management towards poverty reduction and growth � Mainstreaming disaster management and risk reduction into national policies, institutions and development processes (introduction of Disaster Impact and Risk Assessment (DIRA) � Strengthening disaster management and risk reduction capacity � Ensuring knowledge management (acquiring, storing, sharing and applying) on disaster risk reduction � Enhancing community level capacity for disaster risk reduction (community level preparedness, response, recovery and rehabilitation) � Ensuring social protection of women, children, elderly, people with disability and other vulnerable groups against vulnerability and risk Mainstreaming Target Group Mainstreaming Target Group Bangladesh Mainstreaming Risk Reduction Framework Bangladesh Mainstreaming Risk Reduction Framework Key Key GOB GOB NGOs NGOs Sectors Sectors Stakehold Stakehold � CDMP identified the following stakeholders for Mainstreaming ers ers Disaster Risk Reduction Policy Stakeholders Activities Stakeholders Activities Stakeholders Activities Policy Stakeholders Activities Stakeholders Activities Stakeholders Activities National National PRSP PRSP Planning Planning Inclusion of Disaster Inclusion of Disaster NGO Affairs NGO Affairs Inclusion of Disaster Inclusion of Disaster Different Different Inclusion of Inclusion of Cabinet Members Policy Reforms and Legal Arrangement Commission, Commission, Risk Reduction Risk Reduction Bureau Bureau Risk Reduction Risk Reduction sectoral sectoral Disaster Risk Disaster Risk Sectoral Sectoral Mechanism in Mechanism in Mechanism in FD- Mechanism in FD 6 -6 departments, departments, Reduction in the Reduction in the Policy Policy ERD, ERD, The Law Makers Development Development Form Form bureau, wing, bureau, wing, core business core business (Education, (Education, Planning Cell Planning Cell Project Proposal Project Proposal professional professional plan plan Housing, Housing, of different of different (DPP), TAPP and (DPP), TAPP and groups groups Agriculture, Agriculture, Ministries/ Ministries/ PCP Fisheries Fisheries PCP Divisions Divisions etc.) etc.) Economic Relation Department Inclusion of Disaster Risk Reduction Mechanism in Concern department (DIRA, GOB Ministries and Departments EIA, DPP, TPP) Planning Commission Local Local Local Local Capacity building Capacity building NGOs NGOs Capacity building Capacity building Local Govt. Local Govt. Practice of Practice of Government Government training training training training departments departments Community Risk Community Risk CBOs CBOs Assessment Assessment Practice of Practice of Practice of Practice of Mechanism Community Risk Community Risk Community Risk Community Risk Mechanism Assessment Assessment Assessment Assessment (CRA) (CRA) NGO Affairs Bureau Ensure Risk Reduction Agenda is properly Mechanism (CRA) Mechanism (CRA) Mechanism (CRA) Mechanism (CRA) Development and Development and Development and Development and addressed in all the proposal submitted implementation of implementation of implementation of implementation of risk reduction action risk reduction action risk reduction action risk reduction action (FD-6 and FD-7 ) plans plans plans plans 2

Policy and Planning Reforms Policy and Planning Reforms Strengthening Disaster Management Strengthening Disaster Management and Risk Reduction Capacity and Risk Reduction Capacity � SAARC Framework for CDM � Learning and Development Strategy – to enhance the technical and management skills � National Plan of Action of the MoFDM staff and other govt. officials � MoFDM Corporate and Strategic Plans of key ministries � Revision of MoFDM Allocation of Business � Disaster Management Act � Development of standardized tools, procedures and guidelines– CRA Guidelines, � Standing Orders on Disaster RRAP Procedure � Revision of Development Project Proforma, FD 6 Format of NGO Bureau to include DRR in � Nurturing of partnerships development planning and appraisal processes both for Government and NGO projects Ensuring Knowledge Management on DRR Ensuring Knowledge Management on DRR Enhancing community level capacity for disaster risk reduction � Strengthening DMCs to prepare community level � Establishing National Disaster Management risk reduction action plans (RRAPs) Information Centre (DMIC) – a central data and � Ensure true reflection of the community needs in information hub to work 24 X 7 days � Progressive expansion of DMIC to all 64 districts the (RRAPs) by � Progressive expansion of DMIC to all high risk – Ensuring proper participation of the most vulnerable in Upazilas the development of plans � Establishment of Disaster Management Information � Policy Advocacy to stop ad-hocism in the Network (DMIN) down to the community/household level – data received, processing, sharing and approval of development projects receiving the feedback � Ensure implementation of the risk reduction action plans Achievement towards Mainstreaming Achievement towards Mainstreaming Risk Reduction Ensuring social protection of women, children, elderly, Ensuring social protection of women, children, elderly, Risk Reduction people with disability and other vulnerable groups people with disability and other vulnerable groups against vulnerability and risk against vulnerability and risk � Risk Reduction has been addressed in PRSP , the highest development agenda of the Government of Bangladesh � MoFDM Safety Net programmes to reduce the vulnerability of the poorest during off-peak season � Working Committees has been established to identify the sectoral intervention for � Risk Reduction Programme of the MoFDM – annual Mainstreaming Risk Reduction. allocation Taka 75 crore from the revenue budget � National Plan for Disaster Management � Programme to assist the seasonally unemployed – has been developed and under the process Annual allocation Taka 50 crore of endorsement by the Council of Advisors 3