Transcript Role of WMO in Natural Disaster Risk Reduction Ivan Obrusník, Czech Hydrometeorological Institute.

Role of WMO
in Natural Disaster Risk Reduction
Ivan Obrusník,
Czech Hydrometeorological Institute
WMO Natural Disaster Risk Reduction
(DRR) Program
(originally Disaster prevention and Mitigation
• Established by the XIV. WMO Congress in 2003
• Strategy approved by the WMO EC LVI in June 2004
• First urgent tasks: !
 - preparation for the WCDR in Kobe 2005
 - To enhance involvement of WMO and NMHSs in
DR activities at international and national levels
 - To establish the network of experts
 - To develop informational materials and a Website
 - To enhance the crosscutting coordination within
the WMO Secretariat, Programs and Technical
Comissions
WMO Programmes
World Weather Watch Program
WMO Space Program
Natural Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Program
World
Climate
Programme
WMO/OMM
Atmospheric Applications
Research
of
and
Meteorology
Environment Programme
Programme
Education and Training
Programme
Technical Cooperation
Programme
Regional Programme
Hydrology
and
Water
Resources
Programme
NMHSs
objectives are:
• To encourage and assist Members in developing/enhancing
NMHSs contributions to national disaster preparedness
programs in a more integrated manner, especially in
coordination with national civil defense/disaster
coordination Office. NMHSs should be the authoritative
voice in issuing weather warning for public safety at the
national level.
• To ensure that activities and results of relevant WMO
Programs are fully used in the process of WMO’s
participation in the International Strategy for Disaster
Reduction (ISDR
Goals of the WMO Disaster Risk Reduction Program
Goal 1: Promote greater emphasis on proactive strategies
for prevention and preparedness on the basis of a multihazard framework
WMO will pursue this through intergovernmental
programs in partnership with international organizations; and its
own information and public awareness activities. It will
demonstrate the benefits of investments in hydrometeorological services critical to all stages of a proactive risk
management strategy — especially the benefits of risk
assessment and early warning systems at the national level.
As part of WMO’s participation in ISDR, it will promote
raising awareness at the ministerial level of the relation
between preventive, proactive risk management strategies and
economic development. It will also increase awareness among
the public and decision makers of the causes and
consequences of natural hazards.
• Goal 2: Ensure that WMO core technical and scientific
capabilities, particularly for risk assessment and early
warning systems, are integrated optimally in all relevant
phases of disaster risk management at the international,
regional and national levels
Through a user-driven approach and in partnerships with
key organizations, WMO is analysing the scientific and
technical information needs of various components of the
disaster risk management decision-making chain. It is
identifying and strengthening the relevant capabilities and
activities within its own programs. In conjunction, WMO is
establishing a comprehensive set of best practices, related to
utilization of scientific and technical information in disaster risk
reduction.
It will factor those results into development of integrated
products and services for the various stages of disaster risk
management. WMO will do these through close
collaboration with the natural disaster risk
management community.
• Goal 3: Promote and enhance the role of National
Meteorological and Hydrological Services as a critical
component of the national risk reduction platforms,
particularly within developing countries
WMO will implement result-driven end-to-end projects in
different regions for different hazards. These activities will be
carried out in working with WMO’s global network of World
Meteorological Centres (WMCs), Regional Specialized
Meteorological Centres (RSMCs) and the NMHSs of its 187
Members, by leveraging WMO’s current activities as well as
new initiatives.
WMO will demonstrate the potential benefits in disaster
risk management of its scientific and technical products and
services that can be implemented through NMHSs at the
national level. Through activities such as sharing of best
practices, technology transfer, training and capacity building,
WMO will help the NMHSs deliver products and services in
an effective and timely manner to meet national needs for
hazard information.
• Goal 4: Raise awareness to the magnitude of costbenefits from investments in natural disaster prevention,
particularly in early warning systems
WMO will conduct socio-economic studies to
demonstrate more clearly the minimal resources
needed in natural disaster prevention, in comparison
to the much larger magnitude of funding involved in
response and recovery efforts. The studies will also
address the social costs, such as those related to
deaths and damages, societal impacts of retarded
economic growth, etc.
These activities will be carried out in partnership
with major economic development commissions,
insurance and re-insurance companies, UN
organizations, international and regional
development banks, relevant non-governmental
organizations, and other international, regional and
national organizations.
• Goal 5: Work together with international, regional
and national partners and the private sector to
build A Safer World
WMO, as a major partner in the ISDR, is
addressing the weather, climate and water issues
at the core of the culture of prevention with all the
organizations within the ISDR.
WMO has also cemented partnerships with other
organizations within and in addition to the United
Nations system, in specific sectors such as health,
transportation, energy, agriculture and forestry, water
resource management, and tourism. DRR will work
to strengthen the existing partnerships and develop
new ones
Main goals and strategy:
• Regional expert groups (5 experts per WMO Region)
• Network of focal points (located in NMHSs)
• Capacity building activities (training, workshops)
• Strategy for the cooperation with other international
organizations e.g. IATF (ISDR)
• Establishment of a Natural Disaster Information
System
• Establishment of an inventory of relevant best
practices (similar to WMO HOMS)
• Emergency and Disaster Response Activities
• EC AG on Natural Disaster Reduction and Mitigation
as an advisory body to guide the program on all aspects
of natural disaster prevention and mitigation.
Recent enlargement of EU
significant change – it could help to improve
funding and level of NMHSs and DR Platforms
(committees) in the new EU countries
WMO can help with contacts to EC
Possibilities of common programs (projects):
 early warning in NMHSs, numerical weather
or climate modeling
 cooperation in disaster reduction e.g. CEUDIP
(training, early warning)
 others (?)
typical networking – suitable for EU funding