The lack of information on
hazards, their impact, location of
vulnerable communities and degree of risk to
communities were identified, by disaster
management authorities at the provincial and
district levels in Sayaboury province of
Lao, as the key factors impeding the
development of disaster risk reduction plans
and their implementation. Therefore,
development and application of improved risk
assessment tools and disaster information
database will help provincial and district
administrations to identify the highest
risks and the most vulnerable communities,
and to develop disaster risk reduction
plans.
TDRA has two key elements:
(1) development and application of an
improved risk assessment system at the
provincial and district level, and (2)
capacity building of selected agencies,
members of the district Disaster Management
Committees (DDMC), for effective usage and
maintenance of the system. Broad
participation in training by various
sectors, such as health, education and the
Lao Women Union (LWU), will promote a
cross-sectoral understanding of disaster
risk reduction and allow for inclusion of a
range of risk factors previously assessed
primarily within sectors.
Subject to agreement with
NDMO and provincial and district partners,
and following successful piloting of TDRA
after 12 months, the database and risk
assessment approach could be replicated in
other districts in the province, either
through Sayaboury Integrated Hazard
Mitigation Project (SIHMP)
or through LANGOCA partners to other
provinces in Lao PDR. The resulting
district hazard mapping and data will
assist the disaster risk reduction planning
process in SIHMP and in capturing baseline
data and ongoing monitoring and evaluation
of disaster risk reduction activities in
Sayaboury.
Project Duration
1 year (July 2007 to June 2008)
Target Area
Sayaboury District in Sayaboury province,
Lao PDR
Project Partners
Provincial and District Departments of
Labour and Social Welfare
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The Lao Women Union (LWU)
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Provincial Department of
Planning and Investment (DPI)
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Provincial and District
Governors Offices
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Provincial and District
Departments of Agriculture and Forestry
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Provincial and District
Departments of Education
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Provincial and District
Departments of Health
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The National Disaster
Management Office (NDMO)
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The Lao Red Cross
Project Goal
Reduce vulnerability and poverty in Lao PDR,
particularly amongst children, women and
marginalised groups.
Project Purpose
To reduce the vulnerability of communities
through improving the capacity of provincial
and district disaster management authorities
to gather information and identify and
assess risks from natural and man-made
disaster and hazards.
Target Group and
Beneficiaries
Secretariat to the District Disaster
Management Committees (DDMC)
Agencies represented on the (DDMC)
especially the Departments of Planning and
Investment (DPI), Health (DOH), Education
(DOE), Labour and Social Welfare (DLSW),
Agriculture and Forestry (DAF)
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Mass organizations from
Sayaboury District
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National Disaster
Management Office (NDMO)
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Provincial staff
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Village cluster
administrations
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Communities and Community
Based Groups
Expected Outcomes
(i) An improved risk
assessment system for provincial and
district staff for the measurement and
analysis of risks, and a sustainable means
of maintenance and updating of information
on disasters and hazards
(ii) Increased capacities of
provincial and district disaster management
authorities in hazard and risk
identification, assessment and mapping.
(iii) Improved coordination
between agencies involved in hazard data
collection and risk assessment
(iv) National Disaster
Management Office (NDMO) assisted in the
implementation of their Disaster Management
and Poverty Eradication Strategies at
provincial level through a model risk
assessment system.
Project Activities
OBJECTIVE 1:
To develop a risk assessment system for
Sayaboury Province and District.
Objective 1 is to develop a
system for data collection in relation to
disasters and hazards, using available data
and methods for gathering and updating
information on a regular cycle.
Output 1.1:
Sources of information identified and a
provincial/district database designed.
Activity 1.1.1:
Identify type and sources of information to
be collected
Activity 1.1.2:
Adaptation/development of a tool for the
database
Activity 1.2.1:
Collect and compile data
Activity 1.2.2:
Undertake data entry
Activity 1.2.3:
Production of a preliminary provincial risk
database and district resource inventory
OBJECTIVE 2: To
enhance the capacities of the provincial and
district disaster management authorities in
hazard and risk assessment.
Objective
2 focuses on capacity building of provincial
and district disaster management authorities
on two aspects: practical usage of the
system and its maintenance.
Output
2.1:
Technical capacity of provincial and
district disaster management authorities (PDMC
and DDMC of Sayaboury Province and District)
enhanced
Output 2.2:
Development of inclusive training materials
for data collection and analysis, including
integration of cross-cutting issues:
It is expected that the training will
comprise 2 courses as follows (indicative):
A.
Community Risk Assessment: Risk
assessment concepts (concepts of hazard,
vulnerability and capacity assessment):
Data collection methods (primary as well
as secondary data collection methods and
including those required for data
collection which is sensitive to age,
gender and ethnicity) . Training on data
collection methods will include
practical exercises at selected
community locations within Sayaboury
district;
B.
Utilization and Maintenance of the
Database System (from Output 1.2): Data
analysis (using the outputs from the
database system), Maintenance and
Updating of the Database
Output 2.3:
Delivery of effective training courses in
risk assessment:
OBJECTIVE
3:
Ensure effective and efficient project
management
Output 3.1:
Project planning and management systems
established
Output 3.2: Project baseline,
M&E, data management and reporting systems
established and operational
