International Workshop Strengthening the Resilience of Local Communities in Coastal Areas to Water Related Natural Disasters Copenhagen 16-18 November 2005 Organised by Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Denmark in collaboration with UN-ISDR

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International WorkshopStrengthening the
Resilience of Local Communities in Coastal Areas
to Water Related Natural DisastersCopenhagen
16-18 November 2005 Organised by Ministry of
Foreign Affairs, Denmark in collaboration with
UN-ISDR

• MAIN RESULTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

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Coastal zone is particularly at risk

• 1.2 billion people live within 100 km from the
  coast.
• This is 23 of the world population. In 2030 this
  figure may rise to 50.
• Half of worlds GDP is in the coastal urban areas.
  This figure will increase to 75 in 2015.(World
  Bank)
• More than half of GDP is located in high risk
  areas. (World bank)
• 10 million peoble experience flooding each year
  due to storm surges and typhoons.
• Tsunamies, floods, storm surges, typhoons
  continue to happen in the coastal area and
  climate change is expected worsen the situation.

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The Workshop Goal

• Support the implementation of the Hyogo
  Framework of Implementation 2005-2015 and the
  recovery and reconstruction work after the 2004
  Indian Ocean Tsunami.
• Promote a dialogue between governments and local
  level institutions in the Indian Ocean countries
  worst hit by the tsunami, aiming at increasing
  the resilience to water related natural disasters
  in coastal communities.

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Workshop Participants
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45 Participants from

• National and local government, government
  agencies and universities, local community
  organisations, national NGOs from Bangladesh,
  India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Sri Lanka and
  Thailand.
• International NGOs and humanitarian
  organisations
• Regional instituions (ADPC, ADRC, UNESCAP)
• UN organisations (ISDR, UNEP, UNDP)
• IFIs (World Bank)
• Bilateral organisations ( DFID, MFA, Denmark,
  Danida)

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The Three Workshop topics

1. From communities to policies Enhance the
   integration of existing and effective community
   initiatives on disaster risk reduction into
   relevant national and sub-national policies and
   plans.
2. Linking disaster risk reduction to development
   sectors Promote disaster risk reduction as an
   integral part of coastal zone management and
   community development activities - and thereby
   linking environmental management, livelihood and
   disaster risk reduction concerns.
3. Sustainable recovery - and preparing for the next
   disaster Integrate disaster risk reduction into
   ongoing recovery and reconstruction efforts in
   the communities affected by the tsunami

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Output Format for Workgroup Recommendations
Type of Recommendation Recommendations
Good Practices, tools and Stakeholder Roles 123Etc.
The Immediate Way Forward 123Etc.
Additional Knowledge Management and Sharing 123Etc.
Other Recommendations, (general issues, principles, etc.) 123Etc.
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General recommendations

• Better integration of disaster risk reduction
  into long-term development planning in
  disaster-prone coastal areas
• Community concerns to be better integrated into
  public policies
• Strengthening the resilience of coastal
  communitis require that good practices and are
  identified, compiled and disseminated and that
  mechanisms for this is functional.

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Priotitisation of good practices, way forward and
stakeholdes.

• 70 recommendations from the four working groups
• 23 recommendations were listed and prioritised by
  more than one working group.
• from the 23 recommendations 11 recommendations
  were given the highest priority by all
  participants

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Good practices, way forward and stakeholders

• Disaster risk reduction integrated into education
  at all levels
• Disaster risk reduction should be integrated into
  education at all levels and public awareness
  initiatived and including school curricula,
  dissemination of knowledge, especially local
  knowledge.
• Risk, vulnerability and capacity assessment
  linked to action planning by communities.
• Participatory multi-hazard risk, vulnerability
  and capacity assessment (and reassessment-post
  disaster) linked to action planning by
  communities, facilitated by NGOs, local
  government structures and other civil society
  organisations

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Good practices, way forward and stakeholders

• Promote diverse and sustainable livelihoods as
  integrally linked to disater risk reduction and
  recovery.
• Authorities at all levels should encourage
  sustanable livelihoods which incorporate risk
  reduction and recovery planning.
• 4. Bilateral and other partners to focus more on
  DRR and introduce financial incentives to
  integrate risk reduction.
• Bilateral partners and other providers of
  resources are recommended to focus more on
  disaster risk reduction in the budget and other
  kinds of support to authorities and to integrate
  financial incentives in regular development and
  recovery processes to integrate risk reduction.

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Good practices, way forward and stakeholders

• 5. Influence national governments to integrate
  Community Based Disaster Risk Management into
  national and local policies at all levels.
• Educational institutions and media and others to
  engage in advocacy, public awareness and
  education campains, research and documentation
  and dissemination of good practices and success
  stories.
• 6. Integrate equity concerns into risk reduction
  response and recovery effort including gender and
  disability.
• National authorities to consolidate and
  generalise good practices and tools on gender,
  disability, conflict, agem ethnicity and cultural
  sensitivities. Local auhtories and practitioners
  to integrate this into programmes and projects.

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Good practices, way forward and stakeholders

• 7. Training and motivation of community leaders
  in disaster risk reduction.
• NGOs and local authorities to take the lead,
  with support from nationan authorities and
  multilateral partners.
• 8. Improved land use planning
• Goverments bare prime responsibilities for
  enforcing and improving land use planning through
  risk mapping including links to EIA. Practices to
  include participatory approaches, risk mapping
  and conflict resolution at all levels.

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Good practices, way forward and stakeholders

• 9. Appropriate warning systems for communities.
• National government bodies to cooperate with
  local government and community organisations to
  promote timely dissemination to communities,
  establish and maintain monitoring systems and
  provide appropriate shelters and escape routes
• 10. Clearly defined roles and tasks of national
  and local authorities in recovery management.
  Strengthen the role of local authories.
• Integrate new institutions established for a
  disaster event with existing ones including link
  with local authorities. Provide technical support
  from national and provincial level to local
  governments. Promote accountability at all
  levels.

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Good practices, way forward and stakeholders

• 11. Improve access to alternative technologies,
  experiences and lessons learnt through
  South-South cooperation.
• . Extension services, neighbouring communities,
  NGOs, community facilitators, community
  organisations such as tarde unions (carpenters,
  masons, boat builders) to promote the transfer of
  knowledge and skills. Include gender dimension

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Way forward as recommended by the participants of
the workshop

• Governments, international organisations and
  non-governmental organisations active in the
  region to integrate the priorities in their daily
  activities
• Widely disseminate the findings of the workshop
• Continue the effort to identify, compile and
  disseminate good practices on strengthening the
  resilience of coastal communities.
• Monitor the actions taken on the recommendations
  of the workshop.

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Way forward for the Danish Government

• Support restructuring of ISDR incl. Biennial
  programme of work core funding
• Support to regional follow-up (Asian Disaster
  Preparedness Center)
• Integrate Disaster Risk Reduction into Danish
  Development Assistance policy and operational
  (PRS)

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THANK YOU!

• For more information
• www.dhi.dk/resilience
• and
• www.um.dk