Jan 17, 2016
WHY DRR
• Minimizing impacts of disasters in health sector
• Maximizing readiness to respond
1$ vs 7 $
Paradigm Shifts – from Relief and Response to Disaster Risk Reduction
• Poverty Reduction: from income poverty human poverty
• Development: emphasis on good governance, accountability, and bottom-up approaches
• Disasters: no longer extreme events created entirely by natural forces but as manifestations of unresolved problems of development
• Disaster Management: top-down relief and response approach to inter-sectoral risk management approach
Why US!!
Health sector
What do we need
• disaster resilient hospitals, health facilities
• health workers to save lives• national level capacity. • partners
Strategic Direction for DRR
• A national and local priority• Improving risk information and early
warning • Building a culture of safety and resilience • Reducing risks in key sectors• Strengthen preparedness for effective
response in all levels
National Priority
• Multi stakeholder engagement • Systemic coordination• Develop institutional base• Allocate resources
Risk information and Early Warning
• Country wide risk assessment: based on hazard and vulnerability
• Review and update availability of risk information: dissemination
• Strengthening early warning: all major hazards
• Assess capacity • Communication
Building a culture of safety and resilience
• Awareness program: reaching out community • Research community: perception of risks • Include DRR in education system: school
curriculum • DRR training for key sectors • Compilation and dissemination of DRR
information
Reducing risk in key sectors
• Incorporate DRR in environment : policy for climate change
• Increase resilience for most vulnerable: specific policy and plan to improve poverty
• Improved building safety: long term plan • DRR in service sector: procedures in place to
assess DRR implications • Involvement of private sector • Recovery planning including DRR
Strengthen preparedness for effective response
• Preparedness and contingency plans at all levels with regular drills
• Assess preparedness, capacities and readiness
• Strengthen planning and programming for response, recovery and rehabilitation
Taking into account
• Climate change• Food safety and security • Pandemic• Any new threats….
What we don’t have..
Evidence….000000000$$$$$$$$$
DRR Strategy For Arab Countries
Program for Action
Way Forward
Building National Capacity• Advocacy • Institutionalization of EP&DRR• Developing EP&DRR strategy at national level • Action plan integrating all priority areas and partners on
“All Hazard Framework” • Adoption of e-Atlas at national level • Developing partnership: cluster, Role of UNDAF
What is needed?
Strong commitment of all stakeholders to make it a PRIORITY
and
That includes you
Strong commitment of all stakeholders to make DRR a PRIORITY
Thank you.