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ADPC with partners
facilitate end-to-end CFAB-FFWC flood
forecast information sharing in
Sirajgonj, Aug 08
ADPC has initiated a pre-flood rapid
situation assessment initiative. ADPC is
presently engaged in facilitation of an
end-to-end flood forecast information
sharing and situation assessment with
partner agencies. In late August 08,
when the flood peak is forecasted in
Jamuna river and other basins in
Bangladesh, Sirajgonj and Gaibandha
districts of the flood risk districts of
the country, ADPC with its national and
local level partners in Bangladesh, (FFWC,
BWDB, CEGIS, IWM, MoWR, CARE, CDMP (DMIN))
have actively engaged in the pre-flood
activities. Taking an end-to-end
approach of flood information from the
local level, ADPC has established a
presence at both national and local
levels and has shared the CFAB-FFWC
forecasting information with
communities. Both District
Administration and the Department of
Agricultural Extension (DAE) have
appreciated the CFAB-FFWC flood
forecasting information and have started
taking immediate action within their
capacity.
Consultative meeting on
Typhoon Track Map
The National Hydro Meteorological
Services (NHMS) of Vietnam and ADPC
organized a consultative meeting under
the Enhancing Community Resilience to
Natural Disasters in Southeast Asia (ECRSEA)
to discuss and update the existing
Typhoon Track Map into a risk
communication tool for typhoon/storm
warning. As a preparatory activity,
NHMS and ADPC conducted a series of
consultations and discussions with
fisher folks and local authorities in
the pilot provinces on their current
knowledge and understanding of typhoon/storm
warning its associated uncertainties,
their perceptions and information needs.
The consultative meeting
was chaired by the Director General,
NHMS with the participation of experts
from various departments of NHMS. As a
next step, the feedback from the fishing
community will be sought and the map
will be updated and shared with broader
national and provincial stakeholders for
comments.
Testing of the community
disaster risk reduction training
standardized curriculum, 1-8 Aug,
Islamabad, Pakistan
In partnership with the International
Federation of the Red Cross and Red
Crescent (RC/RC) Societies- South Asia
Regional Delegation (SARD), ADPC has
developed a consultation version of a
standardized Community Disaster Risk
Reduction training curriculum, which
integrates community-based disaster risk
reduction approaches and the RC/RC
Movement's volunteering policy, strategy
and methodology. As the next step, ADPC
senior staff under its Disaster
management systems team conducted the
first testing of the three curriculums
to review and verify relevance and
applicability.
In the first stage of the
testing there were initially 30
participants, 25 from Pakistan and five
from Afghanistan, representing a number
of National Societies. The workshop
sessions provided valuable guidance on
how to further refine the curriculum and
enhance the participants’ skills
relating to risks reduction. A Technical
Working Group composed of senior
representatives from the Delegation and
National Societies in South Asia will
provide inputs to supplement the
materials presented and give suggestions
on how to better facilitate the learning
process.
Based on the outcomes of
the three testings, ADPC will develop
jointly with SARD training supporting
materials (trainer’s guide,
participant’s guide training and IEC
materials) for DRR practitioners in
National Societies and other partner
agencies in South Asia in close
cooperation with the Federation
Consultant. This initiative aims to
support field practitioners of the
National Societies of Afghanistan,
Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri
Lanka and the IFRC office in Maldives in
improving the overall quality and impact
of the DRR training programmes outputs
in South Asia. The curriculum will be
useful to other national societies and
federation delegations from other
regions.
Priority implementation
partnership on mainstreaming disaster
risk reduction into housing sector, 6-8
Aug,
Sri Lanka
The Priority Implementation Partnership
(PIP) on mainstreaming disaster risk
reduction into housing sector in Sri
Lanka was initiated in partnership with
Ministry of Disaster Management and
Human Rights and Disaster Management
Center of Sri Lanka with support from
AusAID.
The PIP being implemented
under the umbrella of the RCC Program on
mainstreaming disaster risk reduction,
aims to integrate hazard resilient
features into housing sector policies,
plans and programs and in the process
strengthen the partnership between the
Ministry of Housing and Common Amenities
and the Ministry of Disaster Management
and Human Rights, thereby contributing
towards the implementation of the Road
Map for Disaster Risk Management in Sri
Lanka by increasing disaster resilience
in the Housing Sector.
The initial planning
mission of the PIP was undertaken in
Colombo, and based on which the scope of
work of this initial phase of the PIP
was detailed out. It is proposed that
the PIP be led by the Disaster
Management Center (DMC) under the
guidance of Ministry of Disaster
Management and Human Rights and
implemented by forming a technical
working group set up with
representatives from various concerned
agencies. The DMC, Ministry of Housing
and Common Amenities and sub-departments
including the National Housing
Development Authority, Ministry of Urban
Development, the Urban Development
Authority, National Physical Planning
Department, Coast Conversation
Department, Central Environmental
Authority, Sri Lanka Land Reclamation
and Development Corporation, Ministry of
Local Government; and technical agencies
such as the National Building Research
Organizations and other stakeholders
involved in Housing development and
regulation.
Hope Philippines - CDP’s
new partner in Child Oriented CBDRR, 6-7
Aug
Hope Philippines focuses on Children
during disasters. Training included
concepts of CBDRM, Child Oriented
Participatory Risk Assessment & Planning
and other CBDRR principles and tools.
The participants produced a puppet show
on DRM for kids to be used for advocacy
for children in schools and in the
community.
Inspection of sea level
stations equipment, 13-16 Aug, Vietnam
ADPC visited Vietnam to inspect and
conduct an inventory of sea level
stations equipment in Qui Non and Vong
Tau. These equipments were installed
under the Sea Level Stations Project
funded by UNESCAP.
Evaluation and lessons
learning review of the Government of
India and UNDP Disaster Risk Management
Programme, 17 Aug
ADPC in partnership with SEEDS India is
undertaking the Evaluation of the
Government of India UNDP Disaster Risk
Management Programme which is being
implemented over a period of six years
(2002-2008) in 169 multi-hazard prone
districts spread across 17 States of
India. The Inception mission of the
evaluation took place in New Delhi in
end of July 2008, and the first phase of
the field visit started from the 17 of
August 2008. The evaluation is meant to
provide outcome analysis of the project
activities carried out in 14 out of 17
States of the Programme as well as
forward looking recommendations for
future strategy for consideration of
Government of India, the State
Governments, UNDP and other stakeholders
in India.
Strengthening
implementation of food preparedness
programs at provincial, district and
commune levels in the lower Mekong Basin,
27 Aug-24 Sep 08
Project start-up meetings for
“Strengthening Implementation of Flood
Preparedness Programs at Provincial,
District and Commune Levels in the Lower
Mekong Basin” took place in Cambodia,
Lao PDR and Vietnam with support from
ECHO (Phase IV) and “Flood Emergency
Management Strengthening” in Cambodia,
Lao PDR, Vietnam, and Thailand with
support from GTZ (Phase II).
The start-up meeting for
Cambodia was held in Phnom Penh on 27-28
August; in Vientiane and Thaksek town in
Lao PDR on 2 & 4 Sep; in Bangkok,
Thailand on 9 Sep; and in Ho Chi Minh
City, Vietnam on 23-24 Sep.
Officials from National
Mekong Committees, National Disaster
Management Offices, Government
Departments, National Red Cross
Societies, and other agencies are among
the national/provincial level
participants. The meeting objectives are
to discuss overall activities, roles and
responsibilities of partners, and
overall approaches to be taken at the
national level.
ADPC facilitated CFAB and
FFWC flood forecasting information
sharing at community level, 30 Aug,
Bangladesh
ADPC has taken immediate steps to share
the CFAB-FFWC flood forecasting
information at the community level in
Kazuri union of Sirajgonj district. In a
community level consultation session,
the latest flood forecast information
was shared with over 60 representatives
of the local government, union disaster
management committee, members of civil
societies and vulnerable groups. Local
communities have shown a great deal of
enthusiasm, appreciation and expressed
the need to receive the CFAB and FFWC
flood forecast information on a regular
basis with increased lead time. In the
community, it was observed that the
local government is effectively engaged
in the cell phone based SMS public
notification system of the flood
forecast information. This information
is then locally interpreted and then
preparedness measures are considered.
Flag hoisting system is also seen
operational as a public dissemination
mode in the community.
PROMISE Updates:
PROMISE- Indonesia undertook mapping of
hazard study and vulnerability
assessment which included completed
activities such as data collection,
project site selection, analysis for
Hazard and Vulnerability Assessment.
Mapping of Flood Preparedness and
Mitigation initiatives and programs are
underway.
More PROMISE updates from the Disaster
Mitigation in Asia, Issue No. 62, Aug
2008
Here.
Comprehensive Disaster
Management Programme (CDMP) updates:
Contingency planning for earthquake
hazard: Agency level meetings were held
in August to present the template and to
assist in developing a contingency plan
for the Disaster Management Bureau (DMB),
Department of Relief and Rehabilitation
(DRR), Directorate General of Health
Services (DGHS), Fire Services and Civil
Defense and Dhaka City Corporation.
Seismic Hazard and
Vulnerability Mapping: Field work for
both Hazard & Vulnerability assessments
such as boring work, PS logging test,
active fault and shallow seismic survey,
micro tremor survey, building survey,
ambient vibration test, etc was carried
out in August. To transfer technology to
local professionals, three seminars (presentation
and demonstrations) was organized for
fault modeling and microtremor studies,
PS logging and Ambient Vibration test.
Training, Advocacy and
Awareness for Earthquake and Tsunami
Hazards: Consultation and coordination
meeting with Islamic Foundation of
Bangladesh has been carried out to get
feedback on the training materials for
religious leaders. Training materials
have been developed for training
managers of critical infrastructure and
for teachers on school safety and
evacuation. |
