REPUBLIC OF MOZAMBIQUEREPUBLIC OF MOZAMBIQUE

Disaster Risk Reduction and the use of the Hyogo Framework

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Casimiro AbreuCasimiro Abreu

(Deputy General Director )(Deputy General Director )

Disaster Risk Reduction and the use of the Hyogo Framework

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Casimiro AbreuCasimiro Abreu

(Deputy General Director )(Deputy General Director )

INGC- Mozambique, 2013 INGC- Mozambique, 2013

Introduction

• First of all, I would like to thanks the organizers for invite Mozambique to participate on this conference and congratulate the Government of Korea to host this important event.

• I would like also to thanks for the opportunity given to Mozambique to share this presentation.

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• Mozambique is located in the Eastern Coast of Southern Africa between 10º27’ and 26º52’ South and 30º12’ and 40º51’ East.

• It has an area of about 799.380 km2 and 2.700 km coastal line, population of 20,5 million inhabitants (47,7% men and 52,3% women);

• 68,5% of the population living in the rural areas; the remaining 31,5% in the urban areas;

• more than 80% of the population depend on agriculture (INE, 2007).

• Official Language: Portuguese

BackgroundBackgroundBackgroundBackground

Mozambique is vulnerable to natural hazards of meteorological origin:

Most Common HazardsMost Common Hazards

cyclonescyclones floodsfloods DroughtsDroughts

Why is DRR and the use of HFA important to national development contexts

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How is the HFA being used to support implementation and strategic positioning at the national level

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National Development

Plans/Strategies

Policies

Budget

Sector Plans

Programmes

Projects

Regulations

Identify Natural Hazard Risks

Evaluate Risks

Accept Risks?

Yes

Monitor And

Review

No

Identify Ways to Prevent or Manage Risks

(Adaptation Options)

Prioritise Adaptation Options

Incorporate HFA priorities into:

What have been the results so far?

Main achievements in the policy area include (Some examples)

1. Approval in December 2012, by the Council of the Ministers of the DRM Bill to be submitted to Parliamentin 2013.

2. Approval in November 2012, by the Council of Ministers, of the National Climate Change

Strategy (2012-2025), that clearly identifies DRR and climate change adaptation as national

priorities.

3. Approval in May 2012, by the Council of Ministers, the new regulation that guides the

implementation of resettlement programs triggered by the development of economic and social

activities, particularly mining and agriculture.

4. Integration of the disaster risk in the National Development Strategy (END) which is under

design by the Ministry of Planning and Development aiming at orienting the paths for national

development over the period 2015-2025

5. Active engagement of UN agencies in DRM activities, particularly in development of arid

zones, flood mitigation in urban areas and cyclone mitigation over the coastal areas.

What have been the implementation of the HFA challenges?

• Mozambique does not have yet sufficient and adequate human, technical and institutional capacities to plan and respond efficiently to major and national scale disasters;

• The vulnerability of social and economic infrastructures and of productive activities are still increasing, due among other factors, the rapid development in risk areas in the most recent years;

• There is an increase trend of disaster risk (floods, erosion) in urban areas mainly due to settlements and other development in flood risk areas, and as well, coastal erosion due to lack of coastal protection;

• Early warning messages are still reaching the communities at risk with some deficiencies (ambiguity for instance). This reality does not allow a well informed decision making process for, for instance, evacuation of people and goods to safe areas;

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What worked well in the implementation process

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Collaboration and commitment between government agencies, the private sector and civil society

organizations in the disaster risk reduction areas

According to the existing regulation, the national platform for DRM is the Disaster Management Technical

Council (CTGC) and the members of the CTGC are:

1. Line ministries: Planning, Finance, State Administration, Defense, Interior, Transport and Communications,

Agriculture, Health, Education, Foreign Affairs, Environment, Public Works and Housing, Woman and Social

Action;

2. Technical sector departments: Metereological Department (INAM), Water Management Department

(DNA), National Directorate of Geology, Geodesy and Mapping unit (CENARTA), Food Security and Nutrition

Technical Secretariat (SETSAN), and the National Institute for Agrarian Research (IIAM);

3. Civil society platform: G20, a platform comprised of more than 400 national Non Goverment Organizations;

4. Academia: Eduardo Mondlane University (UEM) and Mozambique Technical University (UDM). But the

room is open for other universities engaged in DRR activities;

5. UN Agencies: all the UN agencies are represented in the platform;

6. Woman organizations

7. Private sector

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COUNCIL OF MINISTERS

Disaster Management coordinating council

MAE(Ministry of State Administration)

INGC

Disaster Management Technical Council

Regions

Provinces

Partners/HTC

Districts/Administrative Posts

Meteorology

Water

Agriculture

Environment

Health

Fire

Defence

Roads

Transport

Mineral Resources

Public work

Iund. Comerce

Municipalities

Disaster Management StructureDisaster Management Structure

Progress

• From the specific areas of the Hyogo Framework of Action, the priorities 3, 2 and 5 are those that registered remarkable progress between the periods 2009-2011 and 2011-2013.

• As a result of the national committement, the 2013 evaluation shows that Mozambique as made significant progress in 54% (12) of the 22 progress indicators;

• Priority 4 is the one that registered minor progress during the period 2009-2011 and 2011-2013, while priority 1 kept stagnant.

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Recommendations - moving forward with a post 2015 development agenda

• Implement vigorously the Disaster Risk Management Bill; • Continue with the implementation of the INGC master plan;• Have approved and have started implementing the Disaster

Risk Reduction Strategy; • Establish a Disaster Risk Reduction Fund; • Continue with the decentralization of contingency plan funds to

de local level; • Continue Improving the information quality and flow; • Expand the risk evaluation activity to different urban areas;  • Establish a capacity building plan for INGC and its operative

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Recommendations - moving forward with a post 2015 development agenda

• Continue creating the Local Disaster Management committees;

• Create incentives for the Local Disaster Management committees;

• Continue strengthening the participative dialogue of the civil society in the disaster management process

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Key messages

• Mozambique will not achieve sustainable development if DRR/CCA priorities are not translated into action and at all levels;

• Mozambique can not achieve national development goals if key development sectors are not adequately protected from disaster and climate risks impacts;

• Only investment on DRR/CCA actions in key development sectors can reduce climate and disaster vulnerability of the national, economy and local communities

• DDR/CCA can only be systematically achieved if adequate technical, political and institutional capacities exist to assess risks and vulnerabilities, implement, monitor and evaluate the impacts of DRR and CCA measures and activities across key sectors and at all levels

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