Transcript The Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Programme (CAADP

Disaster Reduction:
A Tool for Sustainable Development
Presentation at the Africa Regional Consultation on Disaster Reduction
A Preparation for the WCDR
Johannesburg, South Africa, 1 June 2004
By
Dr. Hesphina Rukato,
Advisor: Environment and Tourism, NEPAD Secretariat
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Structure of Presentation
Section A: NEPAD
1. What is NEPAD?
2. Collaboration
3. Programme on Implementation
Section B: Disaster Reduction: A Tool for Sustainable Development
1. Objectives of NEPAD
2. DRR as an Indicator in Achieving NEPAD Objectives
3. Challenges in Achieving Sustainable Development
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Section A:
NEPAD
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What is NEPAD?
• NEPAD is a holistic and integrated socio-economic
programme of the African Union, aimed at achieving
sustainable development
– Process building (integration of the continent through RECs)
– Relationship building (partnerships, mutual accountability,
responsibility with development partners)
– Programme implementation
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What is NEPAD?
Key Principles
• African leadership
• Commitment to good governance and human
rights
• Accountable leadership - that is prepared to accept
responsibility as well as acknowledge their own mistakes
• Self-reliance - building capable states, capable institutions,
based on long term development of Africa’s human and natural
environment
• Partnerships
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Collaboration
 RECs - at sub-regional level. All actions happen at national level
 Ministerial bodies – With a reformed and strengthened AU and AUC,
many sectoral ministerial forums are re-organising themselves to work
more inline with the Programme of the AUC.
 Relations with UN - Resolution 57/7 of September 2002 - NEPAD
adopted as framework for UN’s development interactions, particularly
in Africa - Replace the UN NADAF. Therefore collaboration with
UN/ISDR is only logical
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Programme Implementation
• Action Plans have been prepared for each of the priority areas of
NEPAD.
INFRASTRUCTURE
• Energy - STAP
• Water and Sanitation
• Transport - STAP
• ICTs – Pilot Projects
• Environment – Action Plan
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY PLATFORMS
• Science and technology – Pilot Initiatives
MARKET ACCESS
• Tourism – draft Action Plan
• Private Sector – Strategy development in Progress
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Programme Implementation
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
• Health – Strategy
• Education – Pilot projects
• Agriculture – Action Plan
CROSS-CUTTING
• Partners’ Support – UNDP Facility
COMMUNICATIONS
• Communications and Outreach
PEACE, SECURITY, DEMOCRACY & POLITICAL GOVERNANCE
• African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) – now operational with 19
countries acceded.
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SECTION B:
Disaster Reduction: A Tool for
Sustainable Development
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Objectives of NEPAD
 To eradicate poverty
 To place continent on a path of sustainable
development
 Reverse the marginalization of the continent and
benefit from globalization
 Promote regional integration, including intraAfrica trade
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How does DRR assist in
Achieving NEPAD Objectives?
 DRR is cross-cutting in all NEPAD Programmes and
Africa’s development vision cannot succeed if DRR is
viewed as a stand alone effort.
 In the same vein, Africa, RECs and individual
governments need to develop the appropriate partnerships
to deliver on this development vision. No one institution
or government can do it alone.
 As we focus on programme implementation, also
important to ensure the sustainability of DRR programmes.
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How does DRR assist in
Achieving NEPAD Objectives?
 Therefore, funding for DRR at national level should not be
project based but rather be an integral part of each
country’s budget requirement.
 For this to happen, certain fundamentals have to be in
place:
 Political will and commitment to DRR;
 Vibrant civil society that proactive in reminding government
of the human rights based perspective of DRR; and
 Strong and capable institutions at all levels.
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Challenges in Achieving
Sustainable Development
 Building the necessary political will
Developing the necessary awareness and capacities at all levels
Building a culture of integrated developing planning as compared to project
and shot-term based initiatives.
Changing development partner tendencies to focus more on African-led
prioritisation of development programmes.
Building the capacity of local institutions.
‘Being long on implementation and short on report writing, repetitive studies,
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and workshops/conferences”
Thank You
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