Transcript Disaster Reduction, Sustainable Development and Climate Change

Report on Group One
on
Integrated Work Programme
Martin Owor
Assistant Commissioner
Head of Disaster Devision
Office of the Prime Minister
Uganda
23 November 2005
Geneva
General comments:
The group is in harmony with the proposal of
the integrated work programme. But raised the
following recommendations:
Comments on the Integrated work programme:
1. Clarify the vision of the enhanced ISDR system
2. Link actions at national, regional and international
levels
3. Integrate the functions of different stakeholders,
which should not only limited to the UN system
4. Establish the base-line position from which
progress will be measured on each thematic area
5. Provide mechanisms for promoting DRR at national
level and specify national roles and needs in DRR
6. Provide common approach to training, education,
advocacy, research in order to avoid duplication
and overlaps
Comments on the Integrated work programme:
7. Provide mechanisms for cost-sharing among ISDR
system members at national levels
8. Emphasize outcomes/results, responsibility and
accountability of system members at all levels
9. Emphasize the roles and functions of UN RC system
and UN country teams to promote DRR and support
and strengthening national platforms and national
DRR programmes
10.Be simplified and focused, not too ambitious
Modalities:
the follow elements were recommended :
1. Take full advantage and work through
existing mechanisms
2. Clarify and giving due recognition of who is
doing what – including and beyond UN
system
3. Clarify and articulate the terms of reference
of the MOB, PAC and GP/DRR
4. Emphasize that the PAC’s role is advisory,
not approval
The trust fund should:
1. Focus on core function of the ISDR
Secretariat and governance of ISDR
system
2. Provide seeds money to strengthen
national platforms, but with expert
support
3. Be looked at by the MOB to work out clear
modalities for the its use
4. Be developed (structure and function),
based on the recognition that resources
are limited and will continue to be limited
5. Not over rely on voluntary contribution.
Next steps
1. The group recognized the need to deliver on the
Hyogo Framework (show results by 22 January for
one year anniversary of WCDR)
2. The group decided to continue consultations to
shape and develop the integrated workplan
through email facilitated by the ISDR secretariat.
(during the coming two weeks)
3. The group echoed that HFA calls for the various
elements of ISDR system to avoid overlap and work
together to deliver results through concrete actions.
THANK YOU