Transcript Introduction to Green Recovery and Reconstruction

Opportunities for Green Recovery
and Reconstruction: An
Introduction
Green Recovery And Reconstruction: Training Toolkit For Humanitarian Aid
What this Introduction is about
Learning about:
 How taking environmental concerns into consideration
in a humanitarian response is critical to saving lives
and livelihoods and a successful recovery process
 The GRRT Toolkit
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Introductions
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Tell us your name
Which agency you work with
Your current job responsibility
Name one link between the environment and disasters
that nobody before you has already mentioned.
Hint:
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How abuse of the environment contributed to a
disaster
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How a disaster impacted the environment
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How disaster response impacted the environment
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Ground Rules
Mobiles
silent
Be
punctual
Stay on
topic
Succinct be brief
One
conversation
at a time
Active
listening
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Other?
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Environmental Impact of
Recovery Activities
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Can the natural resource base support an
increased fishing effort?
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How much wood does it take for kilning
clay bricks for post-disaster houses?
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What are potential consequences of
mining soil for new construction?
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What are potential environmental impacts
of illegal logging?
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Does this post-disaster settlement have
adequate solid waste management?
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Was this post-disaster housing
sited properly?
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How has new post-disaster settlement
created human-wildlife conflict?
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What is your experience?
Describe examples with which you are familiar regarding
the environmental impacts of disaster response
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Six Principles of Green
Recovery and Reconstruction
1. “Do No Harm” to the environment and beneficiaries
2. Recognize that addressing the environment has
multiple benefits
3. Take ownership (you can’t “subcontract” responsibility
to others)
4. Build back safer
5. Be solution-oriented
6. Emphasize the use of local knowledge
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Group Discussion
In small groups…
1. Discuss why this is an important principle to green
recovery and reconstruction
2. Describe at least one application of this principle to
post-disaster recovery or reconstruction
(either an actual example from your knowledge or
that you propose as a good practice)
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Six Principles of Green
Recovery and Reconstruction
1. “Do No Harm” to the environment and beneficiaries
2. Recognize that addressing the environment has
multiple benefits
3. Take ownership (you can’t “subcontract” responsibility
to others)
4. Build back safer
5. Be solution-oriented
6. Emphasize the use of local knowledge
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International Policies and Practices
The employment of environmentally
sustainable practices as part of disaster
response is well established
international policy
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IFRC Code of Conduct for Disaster Relief
8: Relief aid must strive to reduce future
vulnerabilities to disaster as well as
meeting basic needs
….. We will pay particular attention to
environmental concerns in the design and
management of relief programmes…..
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The Sphere Project
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Hyogo Framework for Action
(i) Environmental and natural resource management
(a) Encourage the sustainable use and management of
ecosystems, including through better land-use planning
and development activities to reduce risk and
vulnerabilities.
(b) Implement integrated environmental and natural
resource management approaches that incorporate
disaster risk reduction, including structural and nonstructural measures
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Millennium Development Goals
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The Cluster System
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What national and local environmental
policies can be applied to
post-disaster situations?
 Please tell us about policies with which you are
familiar and your knowledge or experience
implementing them.
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Green Recovery and Reconstruction Toolkit
 Developed by WWF and the American Red
Cross
 Based on a 5-year partnership formed after the
2004 tsunami between WWF, American Red
Cross and partners in Indonesia, Sri Lanka,
Thailand and Maldives
 Designed for use globally after disasters (natural
disasters and conflict)
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10 Program Modules
Green Guide to:
1. Opportunities for Green Recovery
and Reconstruction: An Introduction
2. Project Design, Monitoring and
Evaluation
3. Environmental Impact Assessment
Tools and Techniques
4. Strategic Site Selection and
Development
5. Materials and the Supply Chain
6. Construction
7. Water and Sanitation
8. Livelihoods
9. Disaster Risk Reduction
10.Organizational Operations
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Thank you for your attention!
 For more information, see:
http://worldwildlife.org/what/partners/humanitarian/
Or
[insert local contact]
Or
 Contact: [email protected]
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