Organization of American States Meeting of the Committee on Hemispheric Security Washington, 23 October 2007 Latin America & the Caribbean Forging Partnerships.

Organization of American States Meeting of the Committee on Hemispheric Security Washington, 23 October 2007

Latin America & the Caribbean

Forging Partnerships in Preparing for and Responding to Natural Disaster in Latin America & the Caribbean

Delivered by:Gordana Jerger

Deputy Regional DirectorUnited Nations World Food Programme

Latin America and the Caribbean Regional Bureau

About WFP

Forging Partnerships in Preparing for and Responding to Natural Disaster in Latin

America & the Caribbean

WFP in Latin America

Emergency Preparedness and Response

OAS & WFP- Forging Partnership

1. Analysis and Knowledge on Disaster Reduction, Mitigation and Management / Emerging Issues – Contribution to Public Policies

2. Operational Preparedness: EPR Knowledge, Capacities and Systems Development

3. Operational Coordination and Support in Disaster Response

[email protected] /2007

WFP at a Glance

• WFP is the United Nations frontline agency in the fight against global hunger and the largest humanitarian agency worldwide

• Founded in 1963; Governed by an Executive Board, consisting of 36 Member States of the United Nations and FAO

• Relies entirely on voluntary contributions

• Decentralized structure: some 80 country offices, 6 Regional Bureaux, 9 liaison offices, 5 support offices and HQ in Rome

• Double mandate - operations aim to: meet emergency needs support economic & social development

• WFP works to put hunger at the centre of the international agenda, promoting policies, strategies and operations that directly benefit the poor and hungry


The Reality of Hunger

• Over 850 million people worldwide face hunger, more than the populations of USA, Canada and the European Union combined

• Over 52 million people suffer from hunger and undernutrition in LAC

• Hunger and undernutrition are the main cause of mortality in the region

• Natural and man-made disasters perpetuate the intergenerational hunger cycle


WFP’s Strategic Objectives

• Save lives in crisis situations, protect livelihoods and enhance resilience to shocks

• Support the improved nutrition and health status of children, mothers and other vulnerable people

• Support access to education and reduce gender disparity in access to education and skills training

• Strengthen countries and regions capacities to establish and manage food-assistance and hunger reduction / eradication programmes


Programme Categories

WFP operates through various four “programme categories”:

• Emergency Operations (EMOP)

• Protracted Relief and Recovery Operations (PRRO)

• Development Operations (Development Projects and Country Programmes)

• Special Operations

All WFP operations are funded on a voluntary basis


WFP in Figures, 2006

Operational activities in 78 countries

88 million beneficiaries including 59 million childrenOf these, 64 million beneficiaries in emergency and recovery operations

•Total expenditure: US$ 2.9 billion •A total of 4 million metric tons of food delivered by land, sea & air •Total number of employees: 12,000 •3,200 international and local NGOs partners


WFP in Latin America & the Caribbean

Field network

• 12 country offices • 33 sub-offices• over 1,000 partners incl. national and local

counterparts• 6 million beneficiaries on average / year

Regional Bureau in Panama


Strategic Focus in LAC

TWO MAIN PILLARS:•Advocacy and Support to Governments in Eradicating Child Chronic Undernutrition (i.e. the hunger side of Millennium Development Goal 1)

•Disaster Preparedness and Response - enhancing resilience through capacity development efforts and initiatives at the national and regional level

The impact of disasters compounds the pre-existent vulnerability, perpetuating the cycle of hunger and food insecurity

Cross-cutting aspects•Strategic alliances with national and regional institutions and international organizations (OAS, SICA, CDERA, ISDR, UN, OPS, AGCI, White Helmets)•Public policy development and standard setting initiatives•Emphasis on institutional capacity development at local, national &regional level


WFP’s Areas of Excellence in Emergency Preparedness and

Response (EPR) in LAC

• Extensive presence at field level (knowledge of local context)• Public policies on food security and nutrition • At the heart of the UN System in emergencies• Food security analysis and nutritional surveillance systems• Vulnerability analysis and risk mapping (VAM)• Early warning, contingency planning, operational response• Logistics management and coordination• Development of innovative IM systems


UN Humanitarian Response Depots (UNHRD) and LACERN Network

Latin America and the Caribbean Emergency Response Network

GHANA

BRINDISI

DUBAI

PANAMA

Ecuador

Barbados

El Salvador

MALAYSIA

LACERN

Logistics Support Floods -

May 06

Logistics Support Floods - Dec 06

Logistics Support Floods –

May 07

Needs Assessment Frosts in Highlands - Aug 07

Logistics Support & Assessment

Earthquake – Aug 07

Logistics Support & Needs Assessment

Hurricane Felix - Aug 07

Assessment SupportFloods - Nov 06

Logistics Support Floods - Feb 05

Logistics Support Hurricane Dean - Aug 07

Needs Assessment Hurricane Stan - Oct 05

EPR Capacity Development Activities & Emergency Preparedness and Response, 2005-2007

EFSA Training

Warehouse and Commodity Management Training

Central America Preparedness Workshop

Food Security and Nutritional Surveillance Workshop

EFSA Training

EFSA Training

EFSA Training

EFSA Training

EFSA training

Warehouse and Commodity Management Training

EFSA Training

WFP Strengthening Capacities in EPR


WFP’s Responses to Natural Disasters LAC, 2005- 2007

When Country / Event People ReachedJanuary 2005 Bolivia – Drought 525,000

January 2005 Guyana – Floods 20,000

April 2005 Cuba – Drought 636,400

April 2005 Cuba – Hurricane 109,800

April 2005 Peru – Frosts 81,200

September 2005 Honduras – Hurricane 149,000

October 2005 El Salvador – Hurricane Stan & Volcanic Eruption 181,000

October 2005 Guatemala – Hurricane Stan 160,000

October 2005 Nicaragua – Hurricane and Rat Plague 16,500

May 2006 Suriname – Floods Technical assistance

December 2006 El Salvador – Seismic Swarm 9,000

February 2007 Bolivia – Floods 90,000

August 2007 Peru – Earthquake 100,000

August 2007 Belize & Jamaica – Hurricane Dean 10,500

September 2007 Nicaragua – Hurricane Felix 80,000

TOTAL 2,160,400


HURRICANE

DEANAUGUST 2007

Support to Latest Emergencies: Hubs Activated, Governments Engaged, Roster Staff Deployed

HURRICANE

FELIXSEPTEMBER 2007

PERUVIAN

EARTHQUAKEAUGUST 2007

Recent Response Operations in support to LAC CountriesFunctioning hubs and triangular cooperation



OAS & WFP - Areas of Potential Collaboration in EPR

1. Analysis and Knowledge on Disaster Reduction, Mitigation and Management / Emerging Issues – Contribution to Public Policies

• Disaster Risk Reduction and Mitigation• Disaster Preparedness and Response in

Emergencies• Food and Nutritional Security in Emergencies• Climate Change Issues



2. Operational Preparedness: EPR Knowledge, Capacities and Systems Development

• Disaster Early Warning Systems • Contingency and Operational Planning• Logistics Capacity Assessments• Vulnerability Analysis and Mapping (VAM)

Food and Nutrition Monitoring Systems Hazard and Risk Mapping systems and services Emergency Needs Assessments

• Information Management • Training, Capacity building, Simulations and Best practice


3. Operational Coordination and Support in Disaster Response

• Emergency and Recovery Needs Assessments• Food Security Emergency Response and Rehabilitation

Operations • Logistics Coordination and Commodity Tracking (Food and

Non-Food)• Information Management• Civil-Military Interface, Support and Coordination


Organization of American States Meeting of the Committee on Hemispheric Security Washington, 23 October 2007

Latin America & the Caribbean

Forging Partnerships in Preparing for and Responding to Natural Disaster in Latin America & the Caribbean

Delivered by:Gordana Jerger

Deputy Regional DirectorUnited Nations World Food Programme

Latin America and the Caribbean Regional Bureau

Organization of American States Meeting of the Committee on Hemispheric Security Washington, 23 October 2007 Latin America & the Caribbean Forging Partnerships.

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