The five year program of Sayaboury
Integrated Hazard Mitigation Project (SIHMP)
uses
Community Based Disaster Risk Management (CBDRM)
to address poverty, vulnerability and
improving rural livelihoods in Sayaboury
province of Lao. The unique situation in
Sayaboury Under SIHMP, the community
activities will be implemented in
collaboration with the village disaster
management committees, but at the same time
engage counterparts at the district,
provincial and national levels, again in
order to enhance replication and
sustainability. SIHMP’s response to disaster
risk reduction in Sayaboury is based on the
principle that environmental sustainability,
effective resource management, poverty and
gender disparities are interlinked. SIHMP
aims to enhance:
(i) Institutional
Capacity: improving Provincial, District
and Village level capacity in disaster risk
reduction planning, improving sectoral
coordination on disaster risk reduction
across all line agencies and increasing
technical capacity in selected line agencies
(e.g. agriculture, education) to support
local communities in sustainable livelihood
initiatives.
(ii)
Community Resilience: ensuring
vulnerabilities are reduced and coping
mechanisms strengthened through enhanced
capacity for sustainable livelihood
security, resilience to the impact of
chronic hazards and greater protection for
particularly vulnerable members of the
community. Strengthened community resilience
is intended to contribute to a reduction in
both vulnerability and poverty levels in
Sayaboury.
In addition, SIHMP delivery will be
supported by outcomes from the two short
term activities as follows:
Tools for District Risk Assessment (TDRA)
short-term activity (July 2007-June
2008): to improve information management
to increase the effectiveness of both
district and provincial administrations in
disaster risk reduction planning as well as
facilitating community responsive planning.
Outcomes will support localised mapping of
hazards, their impact, location and degree
of risk to communities.
Disaster Risk Education for Children (DREC)
activity (July 2007-June 2008):
DREC will strengthen local community
knowledge and skills in disaster risk
reduction, by working with school children
and teachers as agents of change. This
initiative will support informed community
level planning and engagement of disaster
risk reduction initiatives.
Project Duration
5 year (July 2007 to June 2012)
Target Area
24 villages of Sayaboury District (Na Xam
and Nala Village Clusters) and Xienghone
District (Banlaosano and Thongkaab Village
Clusters) in Sayaboury province, Lao PDR
Project Partners
-
The Lao Women Union (LWU)
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Provincial, District and Village
Disaster Management Committees (PDMC,
DDMC, VDMC)
-
Provincial and District Department of
Labour and Social Welfare
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Provincial and District Departments of
Health
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Provincial and District Department of
Planning and Investment
-
Provincial and District Department of
Agriculture
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Provincial and District Department of
Education
-
The National Disaster Management Office
(NDMO)
-
The Lao Red Cross
Project Goal
Reduce vulnerability and poverty in Lao PDR,
particularly amongst children, women and
marginalised groups.
Project Purpose
Reduce the vulnerability of communities
through enhancing coping mechanisms and
undertaking activities to implement disaster
risk reduction (DRR) measures as well as
developing the capacity of provincial and
district agencies to plan for and implement
disaster risk reduction and support
community actions.
Main Beneficiaries
The main beneficiaries of capacity building
will be provincial and district staff of LWU,
DoLSW, DoAF, DoH, DoE and DPI.
Beneficiaries of community projects will be
residents of targeted villages and
communities, from the most vulnerable
groups.
Expected Outcomes
The key outcomes of SIHMP will be
(i)
an improved system for disaster risk
reduction planning at the provincial and
district levels, enabling more efficient
and cost-effective targeting of risk
reduction and mitigation programs, and
help identify the most vulnerable
communities and members of those
communities.
(ii)
improved coordination in disaster
planning, mitigation and response
between agencies at the provincial and
district levels.
Project Activities
Objective 1:
To increase the planning, management and
implementation capacity for disaster risk
reduction
Disaster risk reduction planning will be
integrated into ongoing provincial and
district operations and budgets through
close collaboration with provincial and
district disaster management committees and
sectoral agencies.
Output 1.1:
Provincial and District agency capacity
and coordination mechanisms for Disaster
Risk planning strengthened
Output 1.2:
Inclusive Disaster Risk Reduction Plans
developed for Sayaboury District and
Sayaboury Provincial DRR Strategy
enhanced
Output 1.3:
Disaster Risk Reduction Plans
implemented in Sayaboury District
Objective 2:
To increase community resilience to mitigate
the impact of risks and hazards
Two village clusters in Sayaboury District
(Na Xam and Nala) will be the sites for
initial implementation of multi-sectoral
disaster and hazard mitigation activities
under SIHMP. Activities will expand in years
3 and 4 into two additional village clusters
in Xienghone District (Banlaosano and
Thongkaab), following the development of the
Xienghone District DRR Plan.
Output 2.1:
Baseline surveys conducted and
resilience raising community projects
identified (location and type)
Output 2.2:
Resilience raising community projects
implemented, with monitoring and review
mechanisms in place
Output 2.3:
Community projects evaluated for
apparent efficiency, effectiveness and
inclusiveness in increasing risk
resilience
Output 2.4:
Risk reduction models developed and
provincial and district authorities
supported to expand emergent models into
additional districts
Objective 3:
To increase the capacity of key sectoral and
planning agencies at the province and
district levels to promote resilience and
secure livelihoods by mainstreaming DRR into
their plans and operations
Output 3.1:
DRR mainstreaming training courses,
workshops and other capacity building
activities delivered for counterpart
staff and agencies
Output 3.2:
Disaster risk reduction integrated into
sectoral strategies and plans
Output 3.3:
Evaluation of disaster risk reduction
approaches undertaken and options for
scaling up determined
Objective 4:
Ensure efficient and effective project
management
Output 4.1:
roject planning and management systems
established
Output 4.2:
Annual review exercises assessing
progress against objectives and
increases in capacity for local partners
and staff
Output 4.3:
Project baseline, M&E, data arrangement
and reporting systems established and
operational
