LCG DER:
Progress Review of
2013 Priority Actions
Priority Area A: Improved Humanitarian
Coordination at national and local level
Priority Action A1: One Year On: Commission a stock-take
review of progress to date on humanitarian architecture
reforms, to highlight successes and provide a strategic
framework for filling any outstanding gaps.
Status: As per July 2 minutes DER agreed to the review. Since
then discussion and strong interest to develop a proposal. This
to be a HCTT led consultative process. HCTT to define a ToR
for review for consideration/approval by DER.
Next Steps: HCTT mobilizing interested parties to develop a
draft proposal and ToR.
Priority Action A2: Advocacy to integrate the reformed
humanitarian coordination architecture to the Standing
Orders on Disasters (SoD)
Status: Action on this is ongoing (e.g. GoB and development
partners working together closely through clusters and
associated working groups). The proposed review will
embrace these positive developments and identify areas for
further focused development.
Next Steps: Subject to review of reformed humanitarian
architecture.
Priority Action A3: Institutionalization of JNA in DDM and in key policy
documents
Status: JNA Success:
• district level JNA training held in Rangpur (August 25 -26) for cluster members
and with participations of DRROs and PIOs. Next one is in Cox’s Bazar this
coming weekend with a dedicated session for GoB Officials. Three more to be
held up until January 2014.
• JNA lessons learned workshop held on 15-16 September and the report will be
released at the end of this month.
• JNA methodology with guidelines is finalized and 10 organizations/agencies have
the capacities to lead coordination of a JNA
• 100 field staff of I/NGOs, IFRC, BDRC and UN agencies have the capacities to
conduct JNA
• Local officials in 20 districts have increased awareness of the JNA approach and
can productively engage with the assessment in terms of sharing information and
participation in community level assessment
Next Step: Quality analysis of government laws and policies is needed to assess how
to best ensure the sustainable institutionalization of the very real JNA success into
government procedures.
Priority Action A4: Identify and build capacity of
focal person of the humanitarian clusters at district
level and defined coordination role for each
Status: Six of the eight humanitarian clusters have
identified district level focal points and have defined
coordination roles based on a standard guidelines
provided by HCTT.
Next Step: Training of district focal points (including
JNA) and trial simulation exercises to follow.
Priority Area B: Continued collaboration and
coordination within and beyond DER group
Priority Action B1: Tracking/Mapping: Establishing a 4W
data base ( Who is doing What, Where and When ) on GOB,
DPs, I/NGOs and private sector responses
Status: The database is now established within DMIC.
Next Step: Population of 4W database.
Priority Action B2: Explore areas of further cooperation and
improved coordination with military and private sector.
Status:
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Engagement of humanitarian clusters in DREE 4 exercise (August 18-21).
Final report due for release this week (?). Fire Service and Civil Defense
(FSCD) engagement with Virtual OSOCC; two FSCD staff currently in
Singapore attending INSARAG regional meeting for Asia Pacific.
IFRC engaged in feasibility study over TERA (Trilogy Emergency Relief
Application) and Beneficiary Communication system that would be operated
in partnership with private sector telecommunications companies.
Interactive voice response (IVR): Accessible by dialing ‘10941’from all mobile
phone operators, the ‘Early Warning’ is disseminating five hazard-related
information i.e. daily weather forecast, rainfall, cyclone, flood and landslide
with a coverage of 95.5 million people of BD.
Next Step: Follow up on recommendations from DREE 4 report
Priority Action B3: Dialogue on NGO Bureau
approval process for disaster response and recovery
activities (FD6) and prospects of fast track procedure.
Status: Completed.
Next Steps: Suggest tracking/monitoring system of
time-frame for successful processing of FD6 requests.
Priority Area C: Earthquake Preparedness
Priority Action C1: Engagement with military led disaster
preparedness exercises, advocacy for the establishment of
Earthquake Awareness Committee.
Status: Fourth DREE exercise held August 18-21 and final report
due this week(suggest add some key recommendations from the
AFD report).
Next Step: Advocacy/encouragement by the DER Co-chairs for EPAC
to steer national EQ preparedness.
Priority Area D: Disaster Management Act, priority action
for its urgent implementation
Priority Action D1: Identify current state of GoB capacity, level of DP
support and remaining gaps in DM Act implementation
Status:
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Based on DM Act specific regulations are drafted and submitted to MoDMR
Awareness on DM Act enhanced through consultation workshops in 6
divisional towns to finalize ‘rules’.
DDM organogram drafted and submitted to MoDRM
The structure of National DM Training & Research Institute drafted. GoB
allocated resources for rising of two more floors at the DDM to house the
institute.
SoD: Rules for DM committees (NDMC,IMDMC, NDRCG) across level
incorporated in the DM Act.
Drafting of roles and responsibilities of 30 GoB ministries in light of DM Act
initiated
Priority Action D1: Identify current state of GoB capacity, level of DP
support and remaining gaps in DM Act implementation
Status:
- Work on linking GoB humanitarian assistance interventions with VGD,
VGF, EPGP and others initiated.
- Integrated Volunteer database development work started and will be
set up by December 2013.
- A new training curricula on DM is developed in light of DM Act. Over
320 DDM officials trained and aware of new roles and responsibilities.
- A national wide public campaign on the DM Act (as well as SOD &
NPDM) organized aiming IDDR 2013.
Next Step:
- Develop a guideline to define roles and responsibilities of 30 GoB
ministries.
- Populate the volunteer database.
- Continue capacity building initiatives of DDM officials.
- Draw experience, lessons and technical inputs from LDRRF
mechanism in setting up the DM fund (envisaged in DM Act).
Priority Action D2: Establish small sub-group to discussion and
taking forward the DM Act implementation
Status:
- A core group formed and a a joint action plan developed (DDMCDMP-ERF) to implement the DM Act.
- DDM developed an inventory to track progress of DM act
implementation.
- Progress review meeting on DM Act implementation
periodically monitored by DG, DDM.
Next Step:
- Annual summary will be prepared by December 2013.
Priority Area E: Disaster Risk Reduction – Climate
Change Adaptation linkages
Priority Action E1: Form a Disaster Risk Reduction Task Team (DRRTT)
Strengthened coordination and dialogue on DRR in DER
Status: Two consultations meeting on DRRTT taken place, discussions ongoing but
incomplete. Following primary suggestions were made:
• Ensure GoB leadership in the process of DRR integration through LCG DER.
• Review the ToR to further specify the scope of work and identify priority actions
(2013 and beyond) for DRRTT.
• Support strengthening of local coordination and awareness on DRR.
• Support DRR Knowledge Management and standardize DM curriculum.
• Facilitate linkages with CCA stakeholders to promote resilience.
Next Step: Specific recommendation to be given during next LCG DER
meeting.
Priority Action E2: Meeting between co-chairs of DER and LCG Climate and
Environment Working Group to identify opportunities for collaboration.
Status:
- DRR-CCA workshop organized involving practitioners and senior officials of
various ministries including MDMR and MoEF where the importance and
the need for convergence and synergies of DRR and CCA at various level
have been strongly advocated and emphasized.
- The workshop was able to draw stronger political commitment by the
Hon’ble Minister and political leaders to bring DRR and CCA together to
promote community resilience.
- The meeting on the two LCGs have been delayed due to transition in LCGEnvironment and Climate Change group in terms of leadership and
readiness. A new date for the joint meeting will be finalized in the first
meeting of LCG Environment.
Next Step: Follow up with LCG Environment.
Priority Area F: Strengthen the National Volunteer Network
Priority Action F1: Develop and establish a comprehensive
database of volunteer networks in coordination with CPP,
IFRC, FSCD, CDMP, Bangladesh Scouts and others key actors.
Status: Database for Bangladesh Scouts in progress through
ERF; to be
Next Step: Linking with other volunteer database – CPP
volunteers; Red Cross/Crescent volunteers, Urban volunteers
and others.
Upcoming actions
- Discussions on slow onset, persistent, lower profile-small
scale disasters.
- Dialogue on access climate change adaptation funds for
longer-term recovery to build back better in after disasters.
Thank you