Transcript Draft Backdrop for Advocacy Training

DIPECHO Advocacy Network Initiative (DANI)
LESSONS LEARNT & THE WAY FORWARD
DMWG Meeting, April 25th 2008
Presented by Vu Xuan Viet
Project Manager
CARE International
Promoting Community Based Disaster Risk Management in Vietnam
Core Members of DANI Network (Phase I)
 Consortium of the Spanish Red Cross, Netherlands
Red Cross and Vietnam Red Cross
 Save the Children Alliance
 Development Workshop France (DWF)
 CARE International in Vietnam (CARE)
 Consortium of the United Nations Development
Programme (UNDP) and Canadian Centre for
International Studies and Cooperation (CECI)
 World Vision in Vietnam (WVV)
DIPECHO/ECHO Project locations
VIETNAM
CHINA
LAO CAI
All DIPECHO partners
Joint Advocacy Project
YEN BAI
HANOI
DW-F
LAOS
UNDP/CECI
Lao Cai, Kon Tum
Thua Thien Hue
THANH HOA
NGHE AN
NLRC/SRC/VNRC
Thua Thien Hue,
Quang Tri, Binh
Thuan,
Ninh Thuan
HA TINH
WVI
QUANG BINH
Quang Tri, Thanh
Hoa, Yen Bai
QUANG TRI
THAILAND
THuA THIEN HUE
QUANG NAM
QUANG NGAI
KON
TUM
BINH DINH
CAMBODIA
Save the Children
Alliance
Province : Yen Bai, Thanh
Hoa, Tien Giang
GIA LAI
CARE INT.
Binh Dinh
PHU
YEN
DAC LAK
BINH PHUOC
LAM DONG
KHANH HOA
NINH THUAN
BINH THUAN
UN ISDR (Regional Initiative, SNAP)
UN ESCAP-ADPC (CBDRM)
(Regional Initiative, PDR-SEA 4)
TIEN HO CHI MINH
GIANG
TRA VIHN
MRC/ADPC
(Regional Initiative –
Flood Preparedness)
Tieng Giang
Goals and Objectives
• Goal:
Improved effectiveness of natural disaster
preparedness and management in Vietnam.
• Specific objectives:
1. To improve coherence and efficiency of community
based disaster risk management project
implementation by DIPECHO partner NGOs
2. To increase awareness of community based
disaster risk management through advocacy
initiatives at the national, provincial and local levels
DANI Strategy
 Sector 1: Facilitation of Co-ordination
• Facilitating cooperation between DIPECHO partners and other
national and international natural disaster management bodies
• Creating a forum to share lessons and learn from identified
good practice in others activities
 Sector 2: Advocacy and public awareness-raising
• Targeting policy makers through joint advocacy initiatives
promoting CBDRM approaches and the integration of lessons
learnt into National Strategy
• Supporting the Central Committee for Flood Storm Control, to
carry out joint public activities i.e. National and International
Disaster days.
DANI Operation Modality
• One agency responsible
for coordination (CARE)
• MoU among all partners
• Monthly coordination
meetings
• Each activity has one
designated Lead agency
as part of agreed workplan and budget.
Advocacy Skills Trainings
Facilitated by the Asian
Disaster Preparedness
Centre (ADPC) were
organized in Hue and
Hanoi from 4-9 June for
56 participants (Red Cross
Consortium)
Disaster Prevention Tours
Learning and Sharing through
project visits. Participants from DANI
partners, government agencies like
CCFSC/ DMC/ NDM-P, DMWG
members and media agencies
(Development Workshop France)
Media Campaigns
 National and Local Media
Campaigns to promote
Community-Based Disaster
Risk Management
(CBDRM)
Organisation of policydialogues between local
DIPECHO partners,
government agencies,
Donors and DM Practitioners
(CARE, DWF)
National and Int’l Disaster Days
UN ISDR Global theme 2007:
Disaster Mitigation Begins at Schools
International Day in
Giang Vo school
October 10, 2007
(SCA, CARE, DMC)
CBDRM Online Repository
Established in
cooperation with
(NDMP), including
updated news IEC
material,
programme/ project
documents,
publications and
resources, etc.
(DANI, NDM-P)
Electronic link on NDM-P website:
http://www.ccfsc.org.vn/ndm-p/?module=1013
CBDRM Good Practices Compilation
Compiling and sharing of
CBDRM Good Practice
Examples; 16 Good Practices
collected. 10,000 handbooks
(700 EN, 9,300 VN) produced
and disseminated to DMWG
members, implementing
partners of DIPECHO projects,
provincial CFSC Standing
Offices and RC Chapters
(CARE, DIPECHO Partners)
Electronic link on NDM-P website:
http://www.ccfsc.org.vn/ndm-p/images/download/CBDRM%
20Good%20Practice%20Examples-E.pdf
DM Integration Workshop (DANI-NDMP)
• Co-organize 2 Forums with NDM-P in Hue (11th March
2008) and Ho Chi Minh City (28 March 2008)
• Joint presentation by DIPECHO Partners on integration of
DM in to socio-economic development planning
Challenges
• Different expectations (results, commitment)
• Different working styles
• All partners busy with their own DIPECHO
projects
• Communication and cooperation among so
many organizations.
Lessons Learnt
• By working together with a united voice, advocacy efforts
have greater impact.
• Joint advocacy initiatives provide a vehicle, a platform, for
communicating with government at a strategic, rather than
project based, level.
• Through DANI, networks have been established between
NGOs and the Government that can be built on into the
future.
• Joint activities require sufficient commitment of time and
resources from donors and partners to be successful.
• A mechanism for ensuring the commitment of all partners
throughout the project is essential
• Working through existing coordination mechanisms i.e.
NDMP and DMWG rather than creating a new forum builds
local networking capacity and sustainability.
• A Catalyst for ACTION
Way forward
Joint Advocacy Network Initiative (JANI)
• Objectives: To strengthen CBDRM advocacy and
implementation through effective networking and
joint initiatives
• Membership: open to DIPECHO partners and
interested DM Practitioners. So far 11 partners
have committed to join JANI as core members
(SCA, DWF, CARE, NLRC/SRC/VNRC, CECI,
Action Aid, WHO, ADPC, ADRA)
Way forward - JANI
Expected Results (3):
 DM Practitioners and relevant stakeholders benefit
from synergies and information exchange for a
more coherent CBDRM implementation
 Decision makers, DM practitioners and other
relevant stakeholders are better equipped to
integrate CBDRM into broader development
planning in line with National Strategy for Disaster
Prevention, Response and Mitigation to 2020
 General public is aware of the needs and ways of
disaster preparedness
JANI Activities (1)
1. Regular coordination meetings and joint events of JANI
partners
2. Maintain online CBDRM repository
3. Conceptualize CBDRM and develop CBDRM framework
in consultation with actors including Government
4. Organize two disaster tours for experience exchange and
to support raising public awareness on DP
5a. Compile and publish Good Practices and technical notes
on 4 on-spot principles in DRM in Vietnam
5b. Study and publish on Indigenous knowledge on disaster
prevention and adaptation to climate changing
JANI Activities (2)
6.
Joint innovative IEC materials and further development of
good pre-existing IEC materials
7. Training workshops on CBDRM advocacy focusing on
integration of CBDRM into broader development planning
8. Support the process of inclusion of DP into school
curriculum with leading education and DRM agencies
9. Policy dialogue platforms to assist formulation and
implementation of disaster management legislation
10. Technical workshops to support implementation of the
National Strategies, ensuring the adoption of CBDRM
11. Media campaigns for DRR at national and local levels
12. Joint advocacy events on the National and International
Disaster Days
THANK YOU