Transcript International Recovery Platform TAKING FORWARD THE RECOMMENDATIONS: The case of IRP and the ILO UN's first Global Assessment Report on Disaster Risk Reduction Geneva, May 2009 GENEVA ENVIRONMENT NETWORK Alfredo.

International Recovery
Platform
TAKING FORWARD THE
RECOMMENDATIONS:
The case of IRP and the ILO
UN's first Global Assessment Report
on Disaster Risk Reduction
Geneva, May 2009
GENEVA ENVIRONMENT
NETWORK
Alfredo LAZARTE HOYLE
Director
International Programme on Crisis Response,
Prevention and Recovery
International Labour Organization
Chair IRP Steering Committee
THE INTERNATIONAL RECOVERY PLATFORM
• Thematic Platform within the ISDR system
• Responds in particular to two strategic goals of HFA:
– The more effective integration of disaster risk considerations into
sustainable development policies, planning and programming
– The systematic incorporation of risk reduction approaches into
the design and implementation of emergency preparedness,
response and recovery programmes
• IRP was launched in May 2005 to support Hyogo Frame
work for Action (in particular, priority area 4).
• It seeks to fulfil the strategic goals and priority areas of
the HFA by functioning as an international repository of
knowledge and as a networking mechanism for recovery,
aiming to address the gaps and constraints inherent in
the current contexts of recovery.
• IRP Secretariat operates in Kobe, Hyogo, Japan hosted by
ISDR Kobe.
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Members of the IRP Steering Committee 2009-2010
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Asian Disaster Reduction Center (ADRC)
Cabinet Office, Government of Japan (vice-chair 2005-2010)
Hyogo Prefectural Government, Japan
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC)
International Labour Organization (ILO) (chair 2008-2010)
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Government of Italy
Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC), Government of
Switzerland
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) (past chair 2005-2008)
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT)
United Nations secretariat of the International Strategy for Disaster
Reduction (UN/ISDR)
United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
(UN/OCHA)
World Bank (WB)
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How IRP contribute to implement GAR Recommendations
LAT
Pre-DLRP
International recovery forum 2009
“Building back better and greener”
PDNA
IDENTIFYING KNOWLEDGE GAPS
& PROMOTING TOOLS DEVELOPMENT
International recovery forum 2008
“Capacity development for better recovery”
KNOWLEDGE SHARING:
http://irp.onlinesolutionsltd.net/
ON LINE DATA BASES
http://irp-capacitybuilding.delnetitcilo.net/institutions/alpha
International forum on tsunami and earthquake 2007
“Progress of the implementation of the HFA and recovery
from tsunami and earthquake”
FOSTERING KNOWLEDGE EXCHANGE
PUBLICATIONS &
LESSONS LEARN
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The ILO contribution to address the underlying risk factors
• Strengthening livelihoods
– The ILO/FAO Livelihood Assessment Toolkit
An innovative approach to assess disaster effects,
identifying impact in productive livelihoods,
understanding interaction with socio-economic
vulnerability factors and enabling disaster resilient
livelihood recovery strategies
• Innovative financing for disaster risk management:
– The ILO and the Melissa and Bill Gates Foundation initiative
In Peru, support Seguros La Positiva, in targeting farmers, rural workers and
their families, through the water Associations. The collaboration with these
grassroots organizations trusted by local communities enables the insurer to
reach a market that it otherwise would not be able to serve and to promote
disaster risk management measures to deal with risk posed by “El Niño”
phenomenon.
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… ILO contribution to address the underlying risk factors …
• The management of ecosystems services:
A just transition
– The ILO/UNEP/ITUC/IOE Green Jobs Initiative has
three different areas:
•Modelling climate change policies and assessing their
impacts on employment, incomes and livelihoods.
•Promotion of Green Jobs in different sectors and
geographical areas
•Measures for a just transition to a low carbon economy.
Adaptation to climate change is included, in the second and third
area while the first is devoted to address the employment
implications of mitigation policies. The ILO pursues the inclusion of
environmentally-friendly and decent labour dimension in the
adaptation policies and measures as well as the establishment of
accompanying measures to smooth the impacts on workers and
enterprises of climate change effects.
The greening of
economies and
provision of decent
work for just a few will
not suffice to meet the
environmental and
social challenges
currently faced
worldwide. In order to
ensure sustainable
development and
decent work for all
just transitions are
needed both for those
affected by the
transformation to a
green economy and
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to adapt to climate
change.
… ILO contribution to address the underlying risk factors …
• Partnerships for urban and local governance
– ILO-ITC/ILO-CRISIS/UNISDR Initiative
The international Training Center of the ILO, located in
Turin Italy, plays a fundamental role on ILO institutional
commitment to mainstream disaster risk management into
the World of Work and their Decent Work Agenda.
Disaster Risk Reduction within the framework of Sustainable Local
Development of the International Training Centre of the International
Labour Organization (ITC/ILO) was conceived within the framework of the
United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction
(UN/ISDR) in response to increasing concern about the magnitude of
disasters and their impact on local communities worldwide. Being part of
the capacity-building component of the International Recovery Platform
(IRP), run in conjunction with the ILO Programme on Crisis Response and
Reconstruction, it also looks at post-disaster reconstruction, and identifies
recovery as one of the key opportunities for reducing disaster risk.
Initially launched in 2007 for Latin America, today is adapted in partnership
with ADPC for different countries in Asia.
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… ILO contribution to address the underlying risk factors
• Community and local level approaches for disaster
risk reduction
– UNDP/WB-GFDRR initiative on Pre-disaster Livelihood Recovery
Planning –Pre-DLRP–
Pre-disaster recovery planning deals specifically with planning for recovery, however, resilience to
hazards reduces the damage and losses and the amount of recovery support needed after a disaster
occurs. Therefore, no Pre-disaster recovery planning process is complete unless it includes the
significant and systematic addressing of the issue of risk reduction.
– The Local Economic Recovery -LER- Guidelines for Post Disaster
Recovery.
LER is a time-bound process where different local and international actors operating in a crisis-affected
area are brought together to plan for the revitalization of the productive activities and the restoration of
the local capital. The latter consists of skills, knowledge, resources and networks which are embedded
within institutions, nature, entrepreneurs, workers, Local resources are identified and strengthened, and
their allocation and use are optimized to better contribute to socio-economic resilient recovery.
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The role of the ILO in climate change adaptation
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Promoting Employment and Social Protection policies and Social Dialogue and ensuring that
Climate Change Adaptation for vulnerable economic sectors is a policy priority based on strong
institutional mechanisms.
Raising awareness and disseminating information on climate change adaptation measures for
productive economic sectors.
Assessing livelihood vulnerabilities and risks and the impact of climate change on employment
and income, including in the informal sector.
Ensuring that institutional and technical national capacity is in place to implement climate
change adaptation measures for productive livelihoods.
Enhancing the employability of job seekers (women, men, youth) through vocational training
and the functioning of the labour market.
Promoting and facilitating the consolidation and emergence of new micro-businesses and SMEs
as a means of increasing resilience of the economy to climate change shocks by ensuring
diversification of job opportunities and income generating activities.
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Support to Microfinance Schemes. In order to contribute to livelihood disaster risk reduction and increase resilience
of employment and income, ILO promotes the development of financial risk-sharing mechanisms, particularly
insurance and reinsurance against disasters, as appropriate.
Through the mobilization of its constituents, ILO encourages all stakeholders to foster a culture of disaster
prevention, putting greater emphasis on climate change adaptation and promotes the establishment of forms of
public–private partnerships to better engage the local private sector in those activities.
Ensuring that social security and safety nets schemes are functioning in high-risk zones, in
order to reduce vulnerabilities and risks related to climate change events.
Ensuring preparedness of central and local authorities and stakeholders for quick livelihood
recovery in case of future disasters through pre-disaster livelihood recovery planning.
Promoting and supporting the creation of “Green Jobs”
Contribution to the UNFCCC workshop on “Increasing Economic Resilience To Climate Change And Reducing
Reliance To Climate Change On Vulnerable Economic Sectors Through Economic Diversification”
(Cairo, Egypt 28-30 April 2009)
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