Transcript Casimiro Abreu - United Nations Development Programme

REPUBLIC OF MOZAMBIQUE
Disaster Risk Reduction and the use of the
Hyogo Framework
By
Casimiro Abreu
(Deputy General Director )
INGC- Mozambique, 2013
Introduction
• First of all, I would like to thanks the
organizers for invite Mozambique to
participate on this conference and
congratulate the Government of Korea to
host this important event.
• I would like also to thanks for the
opportunity given to Mozambique to share
this presentation.
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Background
• Mozambique is located in the
Eastern Coast of Southern Africa
between 10º27’ and 26º52’ South
and 30º12’ and 40º51’ East.
• It has an area of about 799.380
km2 and 2.700 km coastal line,
population
of
20,5
million
inhabitants (47,7% men and 52,3%
women);
• 68,5% of the population living in
the rural areas; the remaining
31,5% in the urban areas;
• more than 80% of the population
depend on agriculture (INE, 2007).
• Official Language: Portuguese
Most Common Hazards
Mozambique is vulnerable to natural hazards of meteorological origin:
cyclones
floods
Droughts
Why is DRR and the use of HFA important
to national development contexts
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How is the HFA being used to support
implementation and strategic positioning at the
national level
Identify Natural
Hazard Risks
Incorporate HFA priorities
into:
Evaluate Risks
National
Development
Plans/Strategies
Policies
Accept Risks?
Regulations
Yes
No
Budget
Sector Plans
Monitor
And
Review
Identify Ways to Prevent
or Manage Risks
(Adaptation Options)
Prioritise Adaptation
Options
Programmes
Projects
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What have been the results so far?
Main achievements in the policy area include (Some examples)
1. Approval in December 2012, by the Council of the Ministers of the DRM Bill to be submitted
to Parliamentin 2013.
2. Approval in November 2012, by the Council of Ministers, of the National Climate Change
Strategy (2012-2025), that clearly identifies DRR and climate change adaptation as national
priorities.
3. Approval in May 2012, by the Council of Ministers, the new regulation that guides the
implementation of resettlement programs triggered by the development of economic and social
activities, particularly mining and agriculture.
4. Integration of the disaster risk in the National Development Strategy (END) which is under
design by the Ministry of Planning and Development aiming at orienting the paths for national
development over the period 2015-2025
5. Active engagement of UN agencies in DRM activities, particularly in development of arid
zones, flood mitigation in urban areas and cyclone mitigation over the coastal areas.
What have been the implementation of
the HFA challenges?
• Mozambique does not have yet sufficient and adequate human,
technical and institutional capacities to plan and respond efficiently
to major and national scale disasters;
• The vulnerability of social and economic infrastructures and of
productive activities are still increasing, due among other factors,
the rapid development in risk areas in the most recent years;
• There is an increase trend of disaster risk (floods, erosion) in urban
areas mainly due to settlements and other development in flood risk
areas, and as well, coastal erosion due to lack of coastal protection;
• Early warning messages are still reaching the communities at risk
with some deficiencies (ambiguity for instance). This reality does not
allow a well informed decision making process for, for instance,
evacuation of people and goods to safe areas;
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What worked well in the implementation
process
Collaboration and commitment between government agencies, the private sector and civil society
organizations in the disaster risk reduction areas
According to the existing regulation, the national platform for DRM is the Disaster Management Technical
Council (CTGC) and the members of the CTGC are:
1.
Line ministries: Planning, Finance, State Administration, Defense, Interior, Transport and Communications,
Agriculture, Health, Education, Foreign Affairs, Environment, Public Works and Housing, Woman and Social
Action;
2.
Technical sector departments: Metereological Department (INAM), Water Management Department (DNA),
National Directorate of Geology, Geodesy and Mapping unit (CENARTA), Food Security and Nutrition
Technical Secretariat (SETSAN), and the National Institute for Agrarian Research (IIAM);
3.
Civil society platform: G20, a platform comprised of more than 400 national Non Goverment Organizations;
4.
Academia: Eduardo Mondlane University (UEM) and Mozambique Technical University (UDM). But the room
is open for other universities engaged in DRR activities;
5.
UN Agencies: all the UN agencies are represented in the platform;
6. Woman organizations
7. Private sector
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Disaster Management Structure
COUNCIL OF MINISTERS
Disaster Management coordinating
council
MAE
(Ministry of State Administration)
INGC
Disaster Management Technical Council
Partners/HTC
Regions
Provinces
Districts/Administrative Posts
Meteorology
Fire
Defence
Water
Roads
Agriculture
Transport
Environment
Mineral Resources
Health
Public work
Iund. Comerce
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Municipalities
Progress
• From the specific areas of the Hyogo Framework of
Action, the priorities 3, 2 and 5 are those that
registered remarkable progress between the periods
2009-2011 and 2011-2013.
• As a result of the national committement, the 2013
evaluation shows that Mozambique as made
significant progress in 54% (12) of the 22 progress
indicators;
• Priority 4 is the one that registered minor progress
during the period 2009-2011 and 2011-2013, while
priority 1 kept stagnant.
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Recommendations - moving forward
with a post 2015 development agenda
• Implement vigorously the Disaster Risk Management Bill;
• Continue with the implementation of the INGC master plan;
• Have approved and have started implementing the Disaster
Risk Reduction Strategy;
• Establish a Disaster Risk Reduction Fund;
• Continue with the decentralization of contingency plan funds to
de local level;
• Continue Improving the information quality and flow;
• Expand the risk evaluation activity to different urban areas;
• Establish a capacity building plan for INGC and its operative
organs;
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Recommendations - moving forward
with a post 2015 development agenda
• Continue creating the Local Disaster Management
committees;
• Create incentives for the Local Disaster Management
committees;
• Continue strengthening the participative dialogue of the
civil society in the disaster management process
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Key messages
• Mozambique will not achieve sustainable development if
DRR/CCA priorities are not translated into action and at all levels;
• Mozambique can not achieve national development goals if key
development sectors are not adequately protected from disaster
and climate risks impacts;
• Only investment on DRR/CCA actions in key development sectors
can reduce climate and disaster vulnerability of the national,
economy and local communities
• DDR/CCA can only be systematically achieved if adequate
technical, political and institutional capacities exist to assess risks
and vulnerabilities, implement, monitor and evaluate the impacts
of DRR and CCA measures and activities across key sectors and
at all levels
THANK YOU!
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