South Eastern Europe disaster risk mitigation and adaptation programme
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Title:
South Eastern Europe disaster risk mitigation and adaptation programme Result assessment
Creator:
World Bank. Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR)
International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (ISDR)
Disaster Risk Reduction Program, Florida International University (DRR/FIU) ( summary contributor )
Place of Publication:
Washington, DC
Publisher:
The World Bank
Publication Date:
Copyright Date:
2011
Language:
English

Subjects

Subjects / Keywords:
Risk management ( lcshac )
Europe, Southeastern ( lcsh )
Hazard mitigation ( lcshac )
Genre:
non-fiction ( marcgt )
Spatial Coverage:
Europe -- Balkan Peninsula

Notes

Summary:
This document is an assessment of the two year implementation of the South Eastern Europe Disaster Risk Mitigation and Adaptation Programme (SEEDRMAP). The SEEDRMAP is a joint initiative developed by the World Bank (WB) and the United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UNISDR). The central purpose of the programme is to reduce vulnerability to disaster risks in South Eastern Europe. In this regard, the SEEDRMAP has promoted a regional perspective to disaster risk management (DRM), and thus works to facilitate cooperation among neighboring countries affected by common disasters. The programme has three focus areas: (i) hydro-meteorological forecasting, data sharing and early warning, (ii) coordination of disaster mitigation, preparedness and response, and (iii) financing of disaster losses, reconstruction and recovery, and of disaster risk transfer (p.x). This assessment of the two year implementation of the programme was conducted through interviews during SEEDRMAP field missions of various national, regional, and international partners, as well as reviews of World Bank and ISDR publications associated with the programme. The assessment finds that the programme has been successful in a number of areas, including: the placement of DRM issues on the agendas of South East Europe countries at both regional and national levels; generating recommendations for organizational and legislative improvements; helping the development of national programmes concerning disaster risk management (DRM); highlighting gaps in the area of financing disaster losses; and stimulating the engagement of other DRM partners such as the European Commission (p.xi). In the annex section, the study provides first impact indicators for the SEEDRMAP programme, and then lists missions and interviewed partners (p.32-36). The document calls for: establishing quantitative indicators in order to track progress along stated objectives; translating the most relevant DRM documents into the languages of South Eastern Europe; increasing the visibility of SEEDRMAP products in regional countries by planning national events; and ensuring that investments in disaster risk reduction (DRR) are coordinated across the region to reduce redundancies and promote efficiencies and cost-effectiveness (p.29). ( English )
Subject:
Disaster Risk Reduction ( English )
Scope and Content:
Preface p. iii; Acknowledgements p. iv; List of Figures p. vii; Abbreviations and Acronyms p. viii; Executive Summary p. x; 1. Introduction p. 2; 1.1. Scope of evaluation p. 4; 1.2. Methodology p. 4; 2. Programme framework objective p. 6; 3. Supporting the development of national disaster risk management and adaptation strategies p. 10; 4. Risk financing of disaster losses reconstruction and recovery, and ofdisaster risk transfer (disaster insurance) p. 16; 5. Hydro-meteorological forecasting, data sharing and early warning p. 20; 6. Coordination of disaster prevention, preparedness and response p. 24; 7. Partnerships p. 27; 8. Organizational learning p. 27; 9. Summary of recommendations p. 29; 10. Annexes p. 31; I. Impact indicators SEEDRMAP p. 32; II. List of missions and interviewed partners p. 35; III. References p. 37; Figures: 1. Do UNISDR/WB SEEDRMAP-related documents support national DRR endeavours? p. 11; 2. Are the policymakers at national level sufficiently informed about the UNISDR/WB published SEEDRMAP-related publications? p. 12; 3. To what extent does SEEDRMAP support the development of a comprehensive DRR strategy at the national level? p. 13; 4. Are there on-going activities to develop risk insurance and hedging instruments? p. 17; 5. To what extent are you familiar with the envisaged SEEDRMAP/WB activities and possible investments to build the capacity of governments for DRR? p. 17; 6. To what extent are you familiar with WB financial instruments that could provide investment support based on SEEDRMAP (e.g. the APL)? p. 17; 7. Are there convergent activities/programmes at the national/regional level to address the adaptation (DRR) measures? Is your organization involved in such activities? p. 21 ( English )
Citation/Reference:
(2010?). South Eastern Europe disaster risk mitigation and adaptation programme: result assessment. The World Bank Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR), UN International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UNISDR).

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Source Institution:
Florida International University
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Resource Identifier:
FI13010984

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