Second Emergency Management CEO Seminar Lima, August 12 - 14, 2008

Disaster Risk Reduction and Preparedness: Necessary for Development

Mr. Luis F. Palomino R.

Major Gral. Peru’s Army (R), Head of National Institute of Civil Defense of Peru (INDECI)

Disaster Risk Reduction and its Contribution to Sustainable Development

RELATION BETWEEN DISASTERS AND DEVELOPMENT

It is evident that disasters of natural origin significantly strike the development process of the economies both economically and socially.

As the economies develop, if no precautions or steps are taken to reduce or avoid new vulnerabilities, disasters will affect their growth sustainability in one way or another.

The less developed the economy is, the more severe disasters magnitude will be due to its limited resilience capacity.

RELATION BETWEEN DISASTERS AND DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT VULNERABILITY DISASTER RECOVERY WITHOUT RISK REDUCTION DANGER/ VULNERABILITY

Disasters, a development restraint …

DISASTERS IN THE APEC REGION B.C.R

Disasters Disasters of Natural Origin Human-Induced Disasters

TYPES OF DISASTERS OF NATURAL ORIGIN IN THE APEC REGION MUD SLIDES SEISMS AND TSUNAMIS

Disasters of natural origin

VOLCANISM RAIN AND FLOODS

ECONOMIC IMPACT OF DISASTERS ANDEAN COUNTRIES

Bolivia (drought and flood ENOS 1997-8) Colombia (drought ENOS 1997-8) Colombia (earthquake 1999) Ecuador (flood ENOS 1997-8) Peru (flood ENOS 1997-8)

(in million dollars) TOTAL DAMAGES

537 575 1.857

2.939

3.569

73 Venezuela (drought ENOS 1997-8) Venezuela (flood and mudslide 1999)

CENTRAL AMERICA and the CARIBBEAN

3.211

Honduras (H.Mitch 1998) Nicaragua (H.Mitch 1998) El Salvador (Earthquakes on January 13 and February 13, 2001) 1.582

3.600

900 *Source: CEPAL

DISASTERS DISRUPT AND HINDER DEVELOPMENT

Prevention is a tool for sustainable development DISASTER INDUSTRIALIZED COUNTRIES DEVELOPING COUNTRIES Time National System of Civil Defense

EVOLUTION IN RISK REDUCTION APPROACH Disasters and Development Mitigation And Preparation Preparation and Response Response 1976 Earthquake in Guatemala 1985 Earthquake in Mexico 1990 DIRDN

DEVELOPMENT AND VULNERABILITY

If development processes do not contemplate reduction of existing risks of disaster, vulnerabilities will increase.

RISK REDUCTION: NECESSARY FOR DEVELOPMENT

The APEC Forum is aware of the increase of disasters impact and how it affects the member economies.

The capacity of communities or economies to prevent the impact of disasters and to recover from it (resilience), require clear decisions to be made with regard to: - Decentralization policies - Availability of technical and financial resources - Development of efficient control-mechanisms

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RISK REDUCTION: NECESSARY FOR DEVELOPMENT

Disasters scale is increasing and disasters affecting several economies simultaneously are becoming more often.

Development, competitivity, and production goals will not be sustainable unless concrete steps for disaster risk reduction are taken.

Coordinated action is fundamental as well as harmonization of tools that facilitate assistance to the communities affected.

A Regional Strategy for Disaster Reduction may be a valuable instrument for the promotion of sustainable development.

STRATEGIC FORMULATION BACKGROUND

INDECI submitted, in August 2007 in Cairns, Australia, the proposal for a “Preparation of a Strategy for Disaster Risk Reduction and Emergency Preparedness Response in the Asia-Pacific Region: 2009 - 2015 ” and In March 2008, the project was approved. It includes two phases: 1 º Preparation of a working paper 2 º CEO Seminar event, to analize the paper The process began in April, with the formation of the technical and consulting teams made up of experts in risk management. This process allowed the formulation of the Strategy outline, which was submitted to he economies for consideration.

PROJECT:

“PREPARATION OF A STRATEGY FOR DISASTER RISK REDUCTION, AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE IN THE ASIA – PACÍFICO REGION: 2009 - 2015” PROJECT OBJECTIVE

To formulate a TFEP.

Strategy Proposal

to be assessed by

STRATEGY PURPOSE

To promote cooperation and joint action of APEC economies in order to prevent and relief the effects caused by natural disasters.

“ Strategy for Disaster Risk Reduction and Emergency Preparedness and Response in the Asia – Pacífic Region: 2009 – 2015” - PRERED

RATIONALE

The Region’s need of an

instrument that articulates

and serves as a supporting element for understanding, guidance, and

synergy-building

among the many and diverse

actors in the region

, particularly those in the private sector, in order to contribute to reaching the TFEP and APEC’s objectives and to the strengthening of relations among the economies.

“ Strategy for Disaster Risk Reduction and Emergency Preparedness and Response in the Asia – Pacífic Region: 2009 – 2015” - PRERED

CURRENT REGIONAL POLICIES AND INSTRUMENTS GUIDING AND COMPLEMENTING THE STRATEGY

Local Instruments (those of each economy) Relevant regional organizations and strategies Bilateral and Multilateral Organizations International Cooperation Agencies

“ Strategy for Disaster Risk Reduction and Emergency Preparedness and Response in the Asia – Pacífic Region: 2009 – 2015” - PRERED

THE PREPARATION PROCESS OF THE STRATEGY CONSIDERS THE RATIONALE OF THE “ASIA-PACIFIC ECONOMIC FORUM – APEC”

Technical and economic cooperation Trade and investment liberalization Business facilitation

“ Strategy for Disaster Risk Reduction and Emergency Preparedness and Response in the Asia – Pacífic Region: 2009 – 2015” - PRERED

THE PROCESS OF PREPARATION OF THE STRATEGY CONSIDERS CRITERIA OF THE “TASK FORCE FOR EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS”

Shared responsibility: private and public sectors Complementarity with other organizations Adaptability and flexibility

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Strategy for Disaster Risk Reduction and Emergency Preparedness and Response in the Asia – Pacífic Region: 2009 – 2015” - PRERED

STRATEGIC LINES PROPOSED

To develop preparedness.

joint actions towards disaster To support recovery processes in the economies affected by disasters, aiming at a long-term development.

Prospective Risk Management

“ Strategy for Disaster Risk Reduction and Emergency Preparedness and Response in the Asia – Pacífic Region: 2009 – 2015” - PRERED

PLAN FOR ACTION PROPOSAL

In order to make our Strategy be effective, we propose the preparation of a realistic Plan for Action, which must include all priority activities for the Asia Pacific region that the economies have been proposing.

If you plan for one year, plant a seed .

If you plan for ten years, plant trees .

If you plan for a lifetime, educate and train people.

Kwan Tzu, (300 A.C)

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Building up a Strategy for Disaster Risk Reduction in the Asia-Pacific Region”