Comprehensive Disaster

Management Programme (CDMP II)

2013 Year-End Review

26 November 2013

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2013 TOP RESULTS AND HOW THEY CONTRIBUTED

TO DEVELOPMENT CHANGE IN BANGLADESH?

More than 3 million people in 39 districts (compared to 30 in 2012)

are now more resilient due to local level risk reduction interventions.

• More than 820,000 people ( of which 385,000 female) direct benefited

by 249 local DRR schemes (i.e. safe drinking water, embankments,

cyclone shelters, sanitation, resilient habitat, etc.).

• More than 80,000 people (55,000 male and 25,000 female) is benefited

from short term employment generated due to the implementation of the

LDRRF schemes.

• 245,744 families received livelihood supports (e.g. cash for work,

training, adaptive cropping, irrigation facilities, skill based training, etc.).

2013 TOP RESULTS AND HOW THEY CONTRIBUTED

TO DEVELOPMENT CHANGE IN BANGLADESH?

47 million people in the Brahmaputra River Basin are now having

2 extra days to protect lives, livelihoods and assets from the

forthcoming flood. This resulted from extended flood lead-time

from 3 days to 5 days by FFWC.

Nearly 100m people using cell-phones now have direct access to

Interactive Voice Response (IVR) system to receive early

warnings from approaching disasters. 113,000 voice responses

were made in 2013 (62,000 during 4 days of Mahasen)

39,428 short messages has enabled 12,000 numbers of disaster

management committee members to perform their roles and

responsibilities prior to disasters.

2013 TOP RESULTS AND HOW THEY CONTRIBUTED

TO DEVELOPMENT CHANGE IN BANGLADESH?

13 relevant ministries have already incorporated

disaster management considerations in their

sectoral plan.

Implementation of DM act 2012 is supported by

drafting 9 new rules and skill development for

345 DDM officials.

2013 TOP RESULTS AND HOW THEY CONTRIBUTED

TO DEVELOPMENT CHANGE IN BANGLADESH?

Improved response in urban disasters resulted from the

trained and equipped 21,000 urban volunteers till 2013

(14,232 in 2012). Urban volunteers have been acknowledged

as an efficient auxiliary force in search & rescue operation

during Rana Plaza collapse when 600 volunteers worked

24X7.

15 million students from class 3 to 12 has now access to the

DRR-CCA knowledge due to the inclusion in their textbooks.

Professionalizing DM in the training curricula of Bangladesh

Public Administration Training Center has enabled the

government officials for DRR and CCA integration in

development planning.

Sustainability (including policy, capacity &

scaling up)

• LDRRF become a facility under the provision of DM Act 2012

• Schemes implemented in partnership with Local DMCs

• New guidelines will support proper implementation of the DM Act

2013

• FFWC already internalized the process and expanding the

forecasting to other areas

• DMIC is institutionalized in the Department of Disaster

Management and the early warning communication system (IVR,

bulk SMS) is already their regular function

• CPP is an existing network since 1971 and the new volunteers are

an extension (in new Upazilas) to that.

• Urban volunteers are currently managed by FSCD and will became

an integral part of Research and Training Institute envisaged in the

DM Act.

Cross-cutting Issues (Gender, South-

South)

• Water options under LDRRF have been implemented with an

objective to reduce women’s burden

• Risk Reduction Action Plan of Department of Women’s Affairs

approved by the Ministry of Women and Children Affairs as the first of

its kind

• Effective sharing of knowledge-experience-solutions facilitated by

linking key actors (including MoDM, Fire Service, Civil Society, BD

Scouts and academia) of BD to a South-South Cooperation on DM

initiative led by UNDP China. Focus areas DM Policy, Community

based DM solutions and Urban risk reduction.

• BD is supported to demonstrate its leadership in DRR and CCA

practices in GPDRR 2013 and COP.

• Better/healthy kitchen environment due to the use of improved

cooking stove

Monitoring and Evaluation

1. “Disaster Management Committee’s Functionality Assessment”

2. “A Rapid Assessment on Search and Rescue Roles of Urban Volunteers in Rana Plaza operation”

3. “Assessment of stakeholders’ role in preparation for and facing the Cyclone MAHASEN”

4. “CPP functionality assessment”

5. “Household level disaster preparedness study”-

6. “LDRRF intervention results/ Community level disaster preparedness survey”

7. “School safety preparedness assessment”

Monitoring and Evaluation

8. “Comparative study on the three different approaches of disaster and climate resilient habitats”

9. “Assess the Training Attainment of Urban Volunteers”

10. “DMIC Functionality Assessment”

11. “Comparative Assessment of different drinking water options”

12. Study on the engagement of DM graduates from different universities

13. “Monitor the implementation process and progress of LDRRF interventions”- MIDAS

14. Impact assessment of CDMP I-II

15. EU ROM

16. DFID Annual Review

Lessons Learned and Challenges

• Having congenial relationship between the Upazila and the Union DMC

helps better implementation of DRR/CCA projects with transparency and

quality interventions through accountability and close monitoring.

• Working directly with the local DMCs is empowering them to perform their

functions, but is also circumscribed by their limited capability, and they are

more interested in undertaking only limited intervention options such as

earthwork projects.

• An integrated disaster risk management is now needed to promote the

coherence between risk reduction, preparedness and response. In this

regard, a coordination framework is needed to improve the cooperation

between the function of the AFD and Prime Minister’s Office in disaster

response with that of the DDM and FSCD.

• Some disaster management actors show enthusiasm in the Incident

Command System as a panacea to redress the lack of coordination at the

onset of disaster events. In reality, however, it is challenging to come up

with coordination mechanisms that are legally binding unless there is

sufficient buy-in at the ministerial level.

Lessons Learned and Challenges

• The joint review and programme planning with partner departments builds

confidence of the project focal points to advance the integration of DRR &

CCA into their departments’ portfolio. However, the process for budget

revision and realignment tends to be prolonged and heightening the risk of

wearing out the enthusiasm of some departments in expanding their DRR

& CCA portfolio.

• Mobilizing the upazila level administration and the local government people

for preparing and facilitating non-farm projects requires immense efforts

and huge time. Inviting local/active NGOs in the implementation of the non-

farm projects may be considered effective way for providing regular

technical supports and monitoring/development.

• Community-based interventions alone cannot ensure adaptive livelihoods.

Efforts must be made to mobilise various government social safety nets

and development projects to support adaptive livelihoods. As per

experiences and opportunities, integration of the LDRRF/other

interventions with non-farm initiatives may be a feasible option for better

support and visible impact.

2013 Annual Work Plan Status Monitoring

Output Budget (USD) Expenditure % Delivery

Comments on

status at year

end

Output 1

Output 2

Output 3

Output 4

Output 5

Total 2013

Budget/

Delivery

Top Expected Results Planned for 2014

Planned Results (Summarized)

1. A strong policy and legislative framework for comprehensive disaster

management established (DM rules, National DM Training and Research Institute,

National Strategy on DM Education, Research & Training)

2. Population vulnerable to disaster risk are better equipped and protected (DMC

Operation Manual, Trained DMC personnel, DRR schemes, disaster and climate

change risk-informed microfinance products, National DRR fund)

3. Population at risk (Earthquake, flood, flash flood, cyclone, landslide) are well

protected with effective early warning and response mechanism (Contingency plans,

Improved forecast and early warning system (IVR, SMS), National DM Volunteer

Corps, National DM Volunteer Institute, DMIC network at all districts and upazilas)

Top Expected Results Planned for 2014

Planned Results (Summarized)

4. Government agencies/institutions are better prepared against disaster and climate

risk (Sector specific DRR & CCA mainstreaming guidelines, trained staff on

DRR&CCA, sectoral RRAP, modern equipment’s for risk analysis and response)

5. Impact of climate change on vulnerable population in Bangladesh are better

known and addressed (National strategy on the management of disaster and climate

induced internal displacement, adaptive tools, techniques and methods for

community resilience)

6. Future generation is better prepared against the disaster risk (earthquake drill in

schools, training of school teachers and upazila education officials on earthquake

safety drills)

Sustainability for the results (policy,

scaling up) for 2014

• DM rules approved

• DM Training and Research Institute operationalized

• National DRR fund established

• National DM volunteer institution

• Disaster Contingency Plan for relevant departments

• Operational DRR-CCA mainstreaming guidelines

• Horizontal expansion of innovative early warning for floods

Project Alignment with the UNDP

Strategic Plan

OUTPUT 5.1: damage and loss accounting systems in place

with sex and age disaggregated data collection and analysis;

disaster and climate risk assessments;

OUTPUT 5.2: integrated disaster risk reduction and adaptation

strategy/action plan; clearly defined institutional responsibilities

and multi-stakeholder coordination mechanisms for disaster

and climate risk management

OUTPUT 5.3: Number of key sectorial plans (rural-urban

disaggregated) that explicitly address disaster and climate risk

management;

OUTPUT 5.4: end-to-end early warning systems for natural

disasters; contingency plans in place for disaster and extreme

climate events

2014 AWP Summary

Output Budget (USD) Comments

Output 1

Output 2

Output 3

Output 4

Output 5

Total 2014

Budget

2014 IWP Targets

IWP Indicator 2014 Target

• Progress made towards implementation of DM

Act 2012

• # of Community Risk Assessments and Risk

Reduction Action Plans expanded and integrated into

local level planning to reduce disaster vulnerability

• Progress on establishing LDRRF mechanism to

support reduction of community level risk

• # of ministries/departments incorporating disaster

management (DRR-CCA) policy and development

projects in compliance with the ECNEC directive on

DRR

• Progress on livelihood security and adaptation

strategy

• # of knowledge management systems used within

the DM-CCA sector in support of a decentralized

approach