Transcript ECB3 presentation

Emergency Capacity
Building (ECB) Project
A collaborative effort of the
Interagency Working Group on
Emergency Capacity (IWG)
Interagency Working Group (IWG)
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Member Organizations
CARE International
Catholic Relief Services (CRS)
International Rescue Committee (IRC)
Mercy Corps (MC)
Oxfam–GB (OGB)
Save the Children–US
World Vision International (WVI)
- Emergency/Humanitarian Directors & CEOs
The Emergency Capacity
Building Project
An activity of the Interagency Working Group on
Emergency Capacity (IWG)
Funded by:
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation ($5.12 m)
and Microsoft Corporation ($1 m)
Two-year time frame: ending 31-Mar-07
Four initiatives: 1) Staff capacity, 2) Accountability
and Impact Measurement, 3) Risk Reduction,
4) Information and Technology Requirements
Overarching Principles of the
ECB Project
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Benefits intended for the entire humanitarian
community.
Committed to transparency and sharing of
research with as wide an audience as possible.
Efforts not duplicative – will work through or with
existing bodies or networks to build synergy and
reinforce those efforts.
Initiative 3: Risk Reduction
“the key to putting
us all out of business”
Initiative 3: Risk Reduction
- Context
“only 4% of the estimated $10 billion in
annual humanitarian assistance is devoted to
prevention”
and yet
“every dollar spent on risk reduction saves
between $5 and $10 in economic losses from
disasters”
- Eric Schwartz, The Boston Globe, 23rd March 2006
Initiative 3: Risk Reduction
- Goal
ECB Overall Project Goal:
To improve the speed, quality, and ultimate
effectiveness of the humanitarian community in
saving lives, improving the welfare, and protecting
the rights of people in the emergencies
ECB3 Initiative Goal:
To improve capacity for risk reduction among IWG
agency staff, affected communities, and local and
national authorities
Initiative 3: Risk Reduction
- Outcomes & Results
Outcomes
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IWG agencies will have implemented a variety of promising community-based
DRR projects in at least 3 pilot countries, and disseminated the results widely
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Targeted local communities in the 3 pilot countries are better prepared to
respond effectively to disasters
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Local and/or national authorities in the 3 pilot countries, and/or at least 1
academic institution are more aware of DRR principles
Results
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Models and promising practices for disaster risk reduction designed and tested
in three pilot countries
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Hands-on training package for program staff and community members in
disaster risk reduction
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Advocacy initiatives piloted in three countries to promote the acceptance of and
commitment to disaster risk reduction principles by local and/or national
authorities and other key stakeholders
Initiative 3: Risk Reduction
- Strategic Approach
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“Don’t reinvent the wheel”
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A listening and learning approach that embraces
innovation
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Focusing on collaborative and value-added work
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Building effective local-level partnerships, and
engaging extant risk reduction initiatives, networks,
and resources
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Make a better case for investment in preparedness
to donors
Initiative 3: Risk Reduction
- Action Areas
Research/
Review
Pilot Projects
Training
Advocacy
Initiative 3: Risk Reduction
- Field Focus ….. 3 pilot countries
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Ethiopia
(led by SC-US)
- 20+ years of emergency program experience
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Guatemala (led by Mercy Corps)
- Post-Hurricane Mitch & CAMI work
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Indonesia (led by CRS)
- Post-tsunami recovery
N.B. All 3 pilot countries have been subject to emergencies
during 2005/6.
Initiative 3: Risk Reduction
- 9 field pilot projects ($630,000 total)
Ethiopia
(led by SC-US)
1) CRS: Flood risk mitigation (Dire Dawa Admin. Council & Shinile Zone, Somali Region)
2) Mercy Corps: DRR strategies in CARE's, CRS' and MC's operational areas (W & E
Harrarghe)
3) SC-US: "Writeshop" project for a Handbook on Disaster Risk Reduction (with IIRR)
4) SC-Canada: Sensitization workshop
Guatemala (led by Mercy Corps)
1) CARE & Mercy Corps: Strengthening preparedness and risk reduction capacities
(Senahú, Alta Verapaz and surrounding communities)
2) CRS: Community & municipal strengthening of risk management & disaster
preparedness
3) Mercy Corps & SC-US: Integrated Risk Management as a Tool for Reduction and
Mitigation of Disasters (Santa Catarina Ixtahuacán, Nahualá, San Lucas Tolimán y
Santiago Atitlán)
4) Oxfam-GB: Strengthening emergency preparedness capacities (Nuevo Amanecer,
zona 21, Guatemala City)
Indonesia (led by CRS)
1) Mercy Corps: Community-based disaster risk reduction capacity building, with
KOGAMI (Padang, W. Sumatra)
Initiative 3: Risk Reduction
- Learning
Greatest Benefits of Collaboration:
 Advocacy - focus on raising the bar
 Support - communities of practice
 Innovation
Most Significant Learning:
 Build on existing knowledge & experience
 Integrated community-based approach
 Advocacy for increased DRR resource investment
 Connect 1) HQ with field; and 2) intra-agency
coordination and learning
What Have We Learnt?
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TIME: Time spent in setting up collaborative
processes should not be underestimated.
TRUST: Trust is essential – nothing moves forward
without it.
FIELD UP: Buy in from the field is key for
sustainability.
LARGE INVESTMENT: Organizational learning
requires a large investment of staff time.
INTRA-AGENCY BUY-IN: Engagement by senior
management and across departments is critical.
What Next?
ECB Phase II!
For further details, please check out
http://www.ecbproject.org
Thank you!