Report on Group One on Integrated Work Programme Martin Owor Assistant Commissioner Head of Disaster Devision Office of the Prime Minister Uganda 23 November 2005 Geneva

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Report on Group One on Integrated Work
Programme Martin Owor Assistant
CommissionerHead of Disaster DevisionOffice of
the Prime MinisterUganda 23 November
2005Geneva

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General comments   The group is in harmony with
the proposal of the integrated work programme.
But raised the following recommendations  
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Comments on the Integrated work programme

• Clarify the vision of the enhanced ISDR system
• Link actions at national, regional and
  international levels
• Integrate the functions of different
  stakeholders, which should not only limited to
  the UN system
• Establish the base-line position from which
  progress will be measured on each thematic area
• Provide mechanisms for promoting DRR at national
  level and specify national roles and needs in
  DRR
• Provide common approach to training, education,
  advocacy, research in order to avoid duplication
  and overlaps
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Comments on the Integrated work programme

• Provide mechanisms for cost-sharing among ISDR
  system members at national levels
• Emphasize outcomes/results, responsibility and
  accountability of system members at all levels
• Emphasize the roles and functions of UN RC system
  and UN country teams to promote DRR and support
  and strengthening national platforms and national
  DRR programmes
• Be simplified and focused, not too ambitious 

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Modalities the follow elements were recommended

• Take full advantage and work through existing
  mechanisms
• Clarify and giving due recognition of who is
  doing what including and beyond UN system
• Clarify and articulate the terms of reference of
  the MOB, PAC and GP/DRR
• Emphasize that the PACs role is advisory, not
  approval

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The trust fund should

•  Focus on core function of the ISDR Secretariat
  and governance of ISDR system
• Provide seeds money to strengthen national
  platforms, but with expert support
• Be looked at by the MOB to work out clear
  modalities for the its use
• Be developed (structure and function), based on
  the recognition that resources are limited and
  will continue to be limited
• Not over rely on voluntary contribution.  

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Next steps

• The group recognized the need to deliver on the
  Hyogo Framework (show results by 22 January for
  one year anniversary of WCDR)
• The group decided to continue consultations to
  shape and develop the integrated workplan through
  email facilitated by the ISDR secretariat.
  (during the coming two weeks)
• The group echoed that HFA calls for the various
  elements of ISDR system to avoid overlap and work
  together to deliver results through concrete
  actions.

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THANK YOU