Emergency preparedness forum III
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Title:
Emergency preparedness forum III final report
Creator:
Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA)
Disaster Risk Reduction Program, Florida International University (DRR/FIU) ( summary contributor )
Place of Publication:
Geneva, Switzerland
Publisher:
Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA)
Publication Date:
Copyright Date:
2010
Language:
English

Subjects

Subjects / Keywords:
United Nations. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs ( lcshac )
Risk management ( lcshac )
Emergency management ( lcshac )
Genre:
non-fiction ( marcgt )

Notes

Summary:
The document presents various in-country preparedness experiences exchanged at the United Nations Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs’ (OCHA) 2010 Emergency Preparedness Forum III, highlighting best practices and areas where attention needs to be focused in order to better assess and develop capacity. The first section of the report examines the role of OCHA and its partners in the advancement of preparedness. OCHA is engaged in two components of preparedness: strengthening general institutional capacity, and preparedness for imminent emergencies, which includes developing response capabilities and the effective coordination of stakeholders at various levels. The document stresses the need to define and map preparedness, identifying current challenges and gaps to ensure the effective allocation of scarce resources. The next section of the document addresses the role of OCHA’s regional and country offices in national capacity assessment, using the Strategic Partnership for Preparedness (SPP) Project as a focal point. This transitions into a discussion of insights gained from the offices work in Haiti prior to and after the devastating earthquake on January 12th 2010. It highlight some of the deficiencies of the Haitian national system for responding to disasters, and issues facing the OCHA in Haiti in terms of mobilizing resources, coordination difficulties, information sharing, etc. Another theme of the Forum presented in the document is the need to link preparedness activities with development, particularly the importance of closing the gap between OCHA’s humanitarian relief work and the recovery and development period. The emphasis is placed on building resilience and incorporating disaster risk reduction principles into development policy. The final segment of the report discusses the relationship between climate change adaptation and preparedness. It specifically mentions the need for humanitarian actors to improve their use of climate information, the importance of tailoring such information so that it will aid in planning humanitarian action, and the establishment of climate measure thresholds that prompt action. The report identifies the need for all stakeholders to participate in determining the means of assessing capacity to improve ownership of results and thus encourage use of assessments in planning processes. It is also critical for those engaged in linking preparedness to development to establish common concepts, and integrate their priorities. Perhaps developing a clear vision for disaster risk reduction can be a starting point. ( English )
Subject:
Disaster Risk Management ( English )
Scope and Content:
1. Introduction p. 2; 2. EPF II Recommendations Follow-Up p. 2; 3. Session 1 : Big Picture - Respective Roles in the Preparedness Landscape p. 2; 3.1 Setting the Scene p. 2; 3.2 Policy Instruction on OCHA Role in Preparedness p. 2; 3.3 IASC Sub-Working Group on Preparedness 3.4 CADRI (Capacity for Disaster Reduction Initiative) p. 3; 4. Session 2 : Capacity Assessment & Development - Role of OCHA ROs/COs vis-à-vis Governments & Regional Organisations p. 5; 4.1 The Strategic Partnership for Preparedness (SPP) Project p. 5; 4.2 Economic Commission for West African States (ECOWAS): Promoting Preparedness in a Poverty-Stricken and Disaster-Prone Environment p. 5; 4.3 Working with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) p. 5; 4.4 African Union (AU) Convention for the Protection & Assistance of Internally Displaced Persons in Africa (Kampala Convention) p. 6; 4.5 Role of Regional/Country Office in Capacity Assessment and Development vis-à-vis Governments: Zimbabwe p. 6; 5. Session 3 : Supporting Government Response Capacity – Role of the RO/OCHA in Haiti Response & Lessons for ROs p. 8; 5.1 Haiti: Perspectives on effective preparedness for response before and after the earthquake of 12 January 2010 p. 8; 5.2 Role of the Regional Office (ROLAC) in Haiti Earthquake Response p. 10; 6. Session 4 : Role of ROs in Strengthening Response Capacity of OCHA & RCs/HCs/HCTs p. 13; 6.1 ROMENACA (Regional Office for Middle East, North Africa & Central Asia) p. 13; 6.2 ROWCA (Regional Office for West & Central Africa) p. 13; 6.3 ROAP (Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific) p. 13; 6.4 ROSEA-SRO-EA (Regional Office for South & East Africa) p. 13; 6.5 Regional Structure: REACT – ROMENECA SRO in Almaty for Central Asia p. 15; 6.6 Integrating Pandemic Preparedness into Wider Emergency Preparedness p. 15; 6.7 Extra Session on OCHA Policy Instruction - OCHA’s Role in Preparedness p. 15; 6.8 Parking Lot - Risk Management Indicators (RMI) p. 16; 7. Session 5 : Linking Humanitarian Action (Preparedness) with Development Actors/Policy Frameworks p. 17; 7.1 IASC Early Recovery & Crisis Preparedness (UNDP) p. 17; 7.2 Incorporating DRR into CCA/UNDAF (ROAP) p. 17; 7.3 On-Going CADRI Programmes Linking Preparedness & DRR (CADRI) p. 18; 7.4 Nepal Risk Reduction Consortium (OCHA Nepal) p. 18; 7.5 Questions & Answers p. 18; 8. Session 6 : Climate Change Adaptation & Preparedness p. 20; 8.1 Global Climate Change Negotiations & Regional/National Level Action p. 20; 8.2 Humanitarian Impact of Climate Change p. 20; 8.3 Adaptation Funding Landscape p. 20; 8.4 Advancing Climate-Informed Preparedness Planning in East Africa p. 20; 8.5 SARCOF Forum & SADC Preparedness Workshop p. 21; 8.6 Reflections from Zimbabwe p. 21; 9. EPF III Agenda p. 23; 10. EPF III Contact List p. 24; 11. Annex I – Follow-Up on EPF II Recommendations (May 2009) p. 25; 12. Annex II – EPF III Evaluation Feedback p. 29; 13. Annex III – Questionnaire – Future Format of the EPF p. 30; 14. Annex IV - Discussion Notes p. 31 ( English )
Citation/Reference:
Emergency preparedness forum III, final report. United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA).

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