Views from the Frontline 2011 Disaster Management Training Centre Mulungushi University Tuesday, August 16, 2011
Regional & Global Partners Regional Coordinating Organization - Africa Centre for Disaster Studies, North West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa Global Network of Civil Society Organizations for Disaster Reduction (GNDR), London Tuesday, August 16, 2011
Participating Organizations Care Zambia Caritas Catholic Relief Services Wildlife & Environmental Conservation Society of Zambia World Vision Zambia Tuesday, August 16, 2011
VFL Survey Geographical Distribution Tuesday, August 16, 2011
Indicators for VFL Participation Gender Policy and Institutional Decentralization Coordination and Information Management Training and human resources Monitoring and dissemination Financing Tuesday, August 16, 2011
Methodology Quantitative Data Ranked by Scoring No To a very limited extent Some activity but significant scope for improvement Yes, but with some limitations in capacities and resources Yes, with satisfactory, sustainable and effective measures in place X. Don’t know Tuesday, August 16, 2011
Participation in Disaster Risk Reduction Tuesday, August 16, 2011
Gender Tuesday, August 16, 2011
Local Government & Civil Society Partnership Tuesday, August 16, 2011
Awareness of Policy & Decentralization Tuesday, August 16, 2011
Capacity on Disaster Risk Reduction Tuesday, August 16, 2011
Planning & Coordination Tuesday, August 16, 2011
Representation Tuesday, August 16, 2011
Conclusions DRR issues had not been integrated in the development planning process except in SNDP Level of awareness of the importance of disaster preparedness remains low in the country. Civil Society Organizations are on the frontline in DRR DMMU has decentralized its operations to provincial level to improve coordination.. Tuesday, August 16, 2011
Recommendations Integration of DRM into sustainable development policies. Emphasis must be on disaster prevention, mitigation and preparedness and vulnerability reduction. This requires political will and commitment. Strengthen technical and institutional and capacity at all levels Capacity building training be extended to all structures in DRR – (SDMC, DDMC, PDMC) Integrate DRM into the education system curriculum, primary and secondary and tertiary Tuesday, August 16, 2011
Thank you for your attention! Tuesday, August 16, 2011
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