Www.unisdr.org 1 Roadmap Purpose: Establish a process for developing an integrated Pacific regional strategy for Disaster Risk Management, Climate Change.

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Roadmap

• Purpose: Establish a process for developing an integrated Pacific regional strategy for Disaster Risk Management, Climate Change

• Outputs– Integrated regional strategy

for DRM and CC– Case studies in DRM and CC– Regional Synthesis Report on

progress of RFA and PIFACC implementation by 2015

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Principles

– ‘Inclusion’ of as many stakeholder interests as possible in the formulation of the integrated regional strategy.

– ‘Leadership’ by PICTs in defining the parameters and focus of the new strategy

– ‘Ownership’ by PICTs and supporting partner organisations to ensure a sustainable approach to the implementation of the new strategy

– Simplicity and efficiency’ in terms of the approach and specific steps to be undertaken in deriving the desired outcome

– Transparency and accountability in that the process must be clear to all involved and that there should be regular reporting of progress as implementation unfolds

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Steering Committee

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PIFSUNDP

Roadmap Coordinator

supported by:SOPAC/SPCSPREPUNISDRConsultant support**as may be required

CROP CEOs Sub Committee on Climate Change

SPC CRGA SPREP Council

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Roadmap Next Steps (1/2)

• SPC/SPREP Letter of Agreement (June 2012)• Recruit Roadmap Coordinator (June –

September 2012)*• Establish Steering Committee (June - July 2011)• Develop and implement ‘project plan’ (2012 –

2015– Specifics of research and consultative process at

regional and national level

• National consultations linked to HFA/RFA review process (June – August 2012)

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Roadmap Next Steps (2/2)

• Heads of Fisheries workshop on priority actions for fisheries & aquaculture: 5 – 8 June 2012, Noumea

• Development and implementation processes for DRM and CCA&M National Action Plans: January – December 2012

• Regional, national and global consultations on the development of a framework for the Sustainable Management of Water Resources (to replace the 2002 Regional Action Plan for Sustainable Water Resources): March – September 2012

• Pacific Adaptation to Climate Change Project Regional Meeting: August 2012

• Consultations at the Pacific Platform for DRM: September 2012• Feedback to progress report provided by the Governing Councils of

SPREP and SPC in 2012• 2013 Joint Meeting of the Pacific Platform for DRM + Pacific

Climate Change Round Table (mid July TBC)

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Weather

Climate variability

Climate change

Rain storm

Tropical cyclone

Wet season &dry season

El Niño - Southern

Oscillation (ENSO)

Pacific Decadal Oscillation

(PDO) Global warming&

ocean acidification

Weather and climate time scales

Source: CSIRO, PCCSP (2011)

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Roadmap – Draft Guiding Qs

1. Current Levels of Awareness & Understanding

• What do you understand about the terms: – Disaster Risk Management?– Climate Change Adaptation?– Climate Change Mitigation?

• What do you understand about what your country is doing in relation to Disaster Risk Management and Climate Change?

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Roadmap – Draft Guiding Qs

2. Achievements, Challenges and Opportunities

• What are the key successes (or achievements) in disaster risk management and climate change adaptation since implementation of the RFA and PIFACC in 2005 and what contributed to the successes?

• What are the major challenges (or obstacles) for disaster risk management and climate change? What are the underlying factors that contributed to the challenges identified?

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Roadmap – Draft Guiding Qs

3. Disaster/Climate and Development• What do you understand about the relationship

between of disasters and development? • Which development sectors have been affected most

by disasters? And why?

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Roadmap – Draft Guiding Qs

4. Accountability and Governance • Who is responsible for integrating disaster and climate

related risks into development planning and budgetary processes at national, sub national and local/community level? Why?

• What is the national governance structure of disaster risk management and climate change? What are the shortcomings (if any) and why?

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Roadmap – Draft Guiding Qs

5. Linking DRM and Climate Change• What progress has the government made in linking

DRM and Climate Change? How?• What has been done in integrating disaster/climate risk

assessment into land use and planning? How? What are the good practices and what are the lessons learned?