scholarly journals Mainstreaming Disaster Risk Reduction into Local Development Plans for Rural Tropical Africa: A Systematic Assessment

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (6) ◽  
pp. 2196 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maurizio Tiepolo ◽  
Sarah Braccio
Keyword(s):  
Risk Reduction ◽  
Disaster Risk Reduction ◽  
Local Development ◽  
Development Planning ◽  
Disaster Risk ◽  
Tropical Africa ◽  
Climate Services ◽  
Sendai Framework ◽  
Development Plans ◽  
Rural Africa

Disaster risk reduction in rural Africa can contribute to reducing poverty and food insecurity if included in local development plans (LDPs). Five years after the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR), we do not know how much risk reduction is practiced in rural Africa. The aim of this assessment is to ascertain the state of mainstreaming DRR in development planning in the rural jurisdictions of tropical Africa. One hundred and ninety-four plans of 21 countries are considered. Ten characteristics of the plans are examined: Climate trends, hydro-climatic hazards, vulnerability and risk assessments, alignment with Sendai Framework, vision, strategies and objectives, DRR actions, internal consistency, DRR relevance and funding sources, local and technical knowledge integration, public participation. It is found that local climatic characterization is almost always absent and risk reduction is an objective of the plans in one case out of three. Prevention actions prevail over those of preparedness. There is poor participation in the plan preparation process and this limits the implementation of the actions. A modification of the national guidelines on the preparation of LDPs, the orientation of official development assistance towards supporting climate services and the training of local planners, together with the increase of financial resources in local jurisdictions are essential for improving DRR at local scale.

Development and validation of a geospatial model for monitoring indicators of the Sendai framework using the example of flooding in Ecuador

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Manuel Urrutia ◽  
Guido Riembauer ◽  
Angel A. Valdiviezo-Ajila ◽  
Stalin Jímenez ◽  
Antonio R. Andrade ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
United Nations ◽  
Risk Reduction ◽  
Disaster Risk Reduction ◽  
Disaster Risk ◽  
Geospatial Data ◽  
Sendai Framework ◽  
Loss And Damage ◽  
Flood Loss ◽  
Information Products ◽  
Development And Validation

<p>The Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction (SFDRR) provides a concrete agenda for evidence-based policy for disaster risk reduction as a key component of the post-2015 global development agenda. However, the progress of implementing the seven Global Targets of the SFDRR at the national level via the monitor of a set of thirty-eight indicators is obstructed due to a lack of available, accessible, and validated data on disaster-related loss and damage, especially in developing countries. This weakens the accuracy, timeliness, and quality of the Sendai monitoring process. In the case of floods, which account for the highest number of people affected by hazards,[WY1]  there is a strong need for innovative and  appropriate tools for monitoring and reporting flood impacts.</p><p>The country of Ecuador and their validated national flood loss and damage database, which stretches back to 1970, is a stark counterpoint to the norm and serves as the case study for this research. In this research we develop a geospatial model approach, which combines earth observation-based information products with additional geospatial data to result quantitative measures for selected indicators of the SFDRR and validate them based on an existing database on flood loss and damage in Ecuador. Specifically, we build on automated  derivation of flood event characteristics from a full year of Sentinel-1 synthetic aperture radar data to assess flood hazard in Ecuador, and complement this with geospatial data on flood-related exposure and vulnerability to model selected indicators of the SFDRR in a spatially explicit way. The validation process of this geospatial model is conducted in reference to in situ loss and damage data related to flooding for the years 2017, 2018, and 2019. The derivation of information products is conducted in close collaboration with the National Service for Risk and Emergency Management of the Government of Ecuador, the country office of the United Nations Development Program, and the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction. It is thereby assured that the development and validation of this methodology is in line with the national and international approach of implementing the SFDRR.</p><p> </p>

Piani comunali di protezione civile: origini, sviluppo e nuove azioni di pianificazione territoriale (parte i)

TERRITORIO ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 170-176
Author(s):  
Daniele F. Bignami ◽  
Giovanni Menduni
Keyword(s):  
Risk Reduction ◽  
Disaster Risk Reduction ◽  
Disaster Risk ◽  
Sendai Framework

La normativa degli ultimi venti anni dà ai piani comunali di protezione civile un valore crescente tra le attività di pianificazione del territorio, ma i relativi caratteri specifici stentano ad affermarsi tra gli addetti. Questo contributo, nella prima parte, restituisce il percorso, dalla genesi a oggi, della pianificazione di protezione civile nel nostro paese, ricostruendone l'evoluzione tra norme e indirizzi. L'esito culminato nel D.Lgs. 1/2018 definisce i ruoli di sindaci, strutture amministrative comunali, regioni, volontariato e prefetture. La seconda parte espone il nuovo ruolo del piano di protezione civile comunale nel quadro del ‘Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction' e offre spunti per la cruciale direttiva nazionale sulla pianificazione di protezione civile in fase di stesura.

scholarly journals “DISASTER RESILIENT SOCIETY WITH YOUTH” PROJECT OF THE CIVIL DEFENCE ORGANIZATION AIMING DISASTER RISKS REDUCTION

2018 ◽  
Vol XLII-3/W4 ◽  
pp. 205-209
Author(s):  
Y. Eker ◽  
M. Yılmabaşar
Keyword(s):  
Risk Reduction ◽  
Disaster Management ◽  
Disaster Risk Reduction ◽  
Public Awareness ◽  
Economic Loss ◽  
Disaster Risk ◽  
Practical Training ◽  
Turkish Republic ◽  
Sendai Framework ◽  
Civil Defence

<p><strong>Abstract.</strong> The loss of lives, injuries and the damage on economies that occur as a result of disasters is increasing due to the changing nature. People need to adopt themselves to be able to resist against disasters. Nevertheless, minimizing the costs of disasters can achieved not individually but rather by a well-organized social system. This requires a decentralized disaster management system that would allow participation of not only central authorities but also widespread volunteers. Also, pre-emptive cautions to raise public awareness and capabilities about how to struggle against disasters are very important component of being well organized. Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) Civil Defence Organization has constituted the “Disaster Resilient Society with Youth Project” to reduce number of loss of life, injuries and economic loss as global targets envisaged in Sendai Framework for Action. This project is being implemented in line with the objects of Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction which is inspired from the principle of “Disaster risk reduction requires an all-of-society engagement and partnership. While the project is managed by Civil Defence Organization, it is implemented by the participation of volunteers. The project is the last phase of a series of projects which have been realized for 35 years in line with the same goal of reducing loss of lives, injuries and economic loss while various concepts targeted to address different levels of the society. The objective of the Project is to firstly choose some individuals and then train them to have disaster consciousness and awareness about disaster management cycle in society. These people would potentially provide support to responding official teams in case of an unexpected disaster. For this reason, the project also involves practical training and practices as complementary to the theoretical education phase. In the first place, a four year road map is determined to improve the project by identifying disruptions and weaknesses compared to similar projects around the world. The establishment of target groups of the Project within youth is important not only to improve the effectiveness of responding phase, but also to maintain a sustainable system for the progression of the Project. In order to encourage and increase the participation of volunteers to the Project, it is planned to issue certificates, badges and prize for those who would be successful during the training phase. In order to achieve the goals of the Project, the project managers seek collaboration of universities, local authorities, central authorities and nongovernmental organizations which are seen as stakeholders.</p>

When the unprecedented becomes precedented: Lessons from Cyclones Idai and Kenneth

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karen MacClune ◽  
Rachel Norton
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Risk Reduction ◽  
Disaster Risk Reduction ◽  
Early Warning Systems ◽  
Disaster Risk ◽  
Climate Services ◽  
Humanitarian Response ◽  
Early Action ◽  
Future Events ◽  
Climate Hazards

&lt;p&gt;Learning from global disasters &amp;#8212; understanding what happened, the successes that prevented impacts from being worse, and the opportunities to reduce risk to future events &amp;#8212; is critical if we are to protect people from increasingly extreme weather. Population growth is overtaxing ecosystems and climate change is creating new and intensifying existing climate hazards. Proactive and collaborative efforts are needed between all levels, from local to international, and across sectors connecting social science, economics, policy, infrastructure and the environment, to address these challenges. Perhaps most urgently, however, is the need to harness humanitarian response, development, disaster risk reduction, and climate change adaptation to work in concert &amp;#8211; we can no longer afford to deliver these needs in isolation.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;In March and April 2019 Cyclones Idai and Kenneth &amp;#8211; two of the most destructive and powerful cyclones to ever hit southeast Africa &amp;#8211; resulted in a widespread humanitarian disaster in Malawi, Mozambique and Zimbabwe, the impacts of which continue today in terms of livelihoods lost, food insecurity, and loss of permanent shelter for thousands. Damages were intensified by the novel nature of the impacts &amp;#8211; the storms brought with them climate threats that were new to the areas and people impacted, leading to greater failure of existing preparedness and response mechanisms than might have been expected.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;This talk will present learnings from a study conducted by members of the Zurich Flood Resilience Alliance on the impacts of Cyclones Idai and Kenneth, highlighting opportunities for building multi-hazard resilience to future events. In particular, we will highlight the opportunities we found for strengthening resilience, even when challenged by entirely new climate hazards, through strengthening early warning systems and climate services, building capacity and resourcing for early action, supporting the construction of resistant homes and development of more diverse farming practices, and, most crucially, by better connecting humanitarian response and Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) efforts.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;These lessons are part of a series of Post-event Review Capability (PERC) learnings conducted by Zurich since 2013. The PERC methodology (available at: https://www.floodresilience.net/perc) supports broad, multi-sectoral resilience learning from global disaster events and identifies key actions for reducing future harm.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;

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