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Technical  Advisory  Commi3ee  

Improving  the  Delivery  of  Comprehensive  Disaster  Management  

Inaugural  Mee+ng  Thursday  27th  October,  2011  

  Comprehensive Disaster Management

  The Project   Objective   Components   Schedule

  The Technical Advisory Committee   Role   Composition   Operation

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Agenda

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Comprehensive Disaster Management

“Natural hazards by themselves do not cause disasters – it is the combination of an exposed, vulnerable and ill-prepared

population or community with a hazard event that results in a disaster”

United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UNISDR, Briefing Note 2008)

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Thought

The management of all hazards through all phases of the disaster management cycle by all peoples – public and private sectors, all segments of civil society and the general population in hazard prone areas.

CDM involves risk management and integration of vulnerability assessment into the development planning process.

(Caribbean Disaster Emergency Response Agency 2001, 2006)

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Comprehensive Disaster Management

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CDM Across The Disaster Management Cycle

Na5onal  Disaster  Management  Authority  (ODPM)  

Mi5gate  

Transfer  

(NEOC)  

Prepare  

Respond  

Recover  

Monitor  &  Review  /  Communicate  &  Consult  

Context   Iden5fy  Risks  

Assess  Risks  

Treat  Risks  

Avoid  

Manage  Consequences  

GOVT  

Comprehensive Disaster Management

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Accept  

Diagram adapted in part from Australian Standard: AS/NZS 4360:2004

1.  Institutional capacity building at national and regional levels

2.  Enhanced knowledge management

3.   Mainstreaming of disaster risk management into national and sectoral plans

4.  Building community resilience

Resilience: The ability of a society exposed to hazards to resist, absorb, accommodate to and recover from the effects of a hazard in a timely

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Enhanced Comprehensive Disaster Management (CDM) Strategy Priority Areas

1.  Make Disaster Risk Reduction a national priority

2.  Improve risk information and early warning

3.  Build a culture of safety and resilience

4.   Reduce the underlying risk factors

5.   Improve response effectiveness by strengthening disaster preparedness

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UN ISDR Hyogo Framework Priorities for Action

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The Project

To assist the GORTT to improve the delivery of Comprehensive Disaster Management to the general public, in order to reduce vulnerability and increase resilience to natural hazards and disasters

Specifically:

1.  To prepare a Country Disaster Risk Evaluation

2.  To strengthen institutional capacity for disaster risk management, emphasising risk reduction and incorporating climate change adaptation

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Project Objectives

Project Details

Beneficiary: The Republic of Trinidad and Tobago

Executing Agency: Ministry of National Security, through the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Management

Financing: US $500,000 – IDB Disaster Prevention Fund and US $150,000 – Local Counterpart

Timetable: 24 months for execution

Project Components

1.   Country Disaster Risk Evaluation   Hazard identification, historical review and probabilistic

analysis

  Inventory and categorisation of elements exposed, and vulnerability analysis

  Risk assessment; hazard and risk mapping;

  Presentation of options for risk financing

  Update of Indicators of Disaster Risk and Risk Management

  National workshops with stakeholders

Project Components

2.   Institutional strengthening and capacity building   Disaster Risk Management Specialist with ODPM for 9

months

  Individual consultant to establish community emergency response teams in at least 2 highly vulnerable communities

  Detailed assessment of the country’s institutional capacity to manage risks associated with natural hazards (next slide)

Project Components

  Institutional Capacity Assessment:   Review of legal framework and practice

  Evaluation of the government’s institutional capacity to manage identified risk

  Recommendations for updating the disaster risk management system

  Individual packages of institutional strengthening needs for key stakeholder entities

  Project proposal for institutional strengthening of DRM system for implementation under the Public Sector Transformation Programme

Project Schedule

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Technical Advisory Committee

Role of the TAC

  Provide technical guidance

  Monitor project implementation

  Assist in the selection of consultants

  Review and provide technical feedback on project outputs

TAC Composition

ODPM

GOVERNMENT

VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES

NGOs ACADEMIA

PRIVATE SECTOR

TAC Operation

  Chair

  Secretary

  Meeting Location

  Meeting Frequency

  Mode of Communication

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Contact Information

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Questions?