Post on 24-Jun-2015
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Binod Prakash Singh
Under-Secretary
Ministry of Local Development
PRESENTATION OUTLINES1. Central institutions involved in DRR/DP
2. National Strategy for DRM - 2009
3. MoLD initiatives on DRR/DP
4. Assigned Functions of Local Bodies
5. Local Planning Process
6. Achievements
7. Issues and Challenges
8. Way forward
1. Central Institutions Involved in DRR/DP
•Office of the Prime Minister and Ministers Council
•National Planning Commission
•Water and Energy Commission
•Central Disaster Relief Committee
•Ministries ( Local Development,
Home, Irrigation, Forest & Soil Conservation,
Environment, Health & Population, Physical Planning &
Works, Education, Agriculture & Cooperatives, Energy)
•Different Departments, I/NGOs
2. National Strategy for Disaster Risk Management 2066 BS
•Based on Hyogo Framework for Action (HFA) 2005-15
•National Framework
•Focused on Mitigation, Preparedness and Response
•Mainstreaming DRR in Development Plan with clear
vision, objective and working policy
•Proposed new organizational structure
3. MoLD initiatives on DRRTraining and Capacity Development
Coordination meeting
Formulation of Action Plan and Guidelines for local
bodies
Community mobilization Action Plan Guideline
Coordinate between Central Line Agencies, I/NGOs
and Local Bodies.
Formulation of budget for Rehabilitation and
Reconstruction
4. Assigned Functions of Local BodiesVDCs:
11 types of functions
Physical Infrastructures: Drinking water supply,
solid waste management, sewage and drainage,
rural roads, soil erosion and river training,
irrigation, dams, canals, generation and
distribution of electricity
Land Utilization Plans
Control of natural calamities
Contd……Municipalities
10 types of Compulsory functions and 13 types
of Voluntary functions
Compulsory functions:
Physical Development;
land-use map;
housing plan;
approval of houses/ building;
Contd…….
drinking water;
sanitation;
solid waste management and drainage; and
Control and prevention of river-cuttings,
floods and soil erosion
Works (Urban roads, bridges and culverts, bus park)
Contd…….
Prevention of epidemics and infectious
diseases
Controlling of natural calamities
Demolition of houses, walls, etc. that create
hazardous results
Operation and management of fire brigades
Contd…….
Voluntary functions of Municipalities
Control of unplanned settlement,
guided land development,
ambulance service,
carrying out preventive and relief works to
lessen the loss of life and property caused
from natural calamities
Contd…….DDCs
16 types of functions
Functions:
rural drinking water;
habitation development;
mini and micro hydro-power projects;
district – level roads, suspension bridges,
irrigation, soil erosion and river training
Control of natural calamities
5. Local Planning : Bottom up Planning Process
Settlement levelWard levelVDC BoardVillage CouncilIlakaSectoral/Subject -wise Planning CommitteesIntegrated Planning CommitteeDDC BoardDistrict Council
Contd……..Participatory Planning: Involvement of
Stakeholders- GOs, NGOs, Private sectors,
donors and gender consideration
District Periodic Plans are formulated
following District Periodic Planning Guidelines
Linkage of Annual Plans with Periodic Plans
and Sectoral Master Plans
Contd……..District Periodic Plan Guidelines: classifies and
analyzes environmentally Sensitive Zones (Severely, Moderately and Slightly Sensitive Zones):Flooding affected ZonesLandslide prone ZonesOther natural calamities prone Zones (such as
Glacier explosion)Earthquake prone ZonesRiver trainingSecurity (fire brigades, ambulances)Management of epidemics
6. AchievementsDistrict Periodic Plans in 52 districts:
District Profile (Part I) analyzes the disaster-related
situation
District Profile (Part II) includes the plans, policies,
strategies and programs to disaster risk reduction
• District Disaster Contingency Plan in 66 Districts
• District Disaster Management Action Plan
Prepared in 7 districts (Sindhuli, Mahottari, Chitwan,
Bardiya, Syanja. Kailali, and Udayapur)
National Building Code enforced at Municipalities
Contd…….
Government – Civil Society co-operation
Co-operation with expert, NGOs/INGOs (UNDP,
DPNet, Oxfam, NRCS, NSET, Action Aid etc.)
Awareness raising,
Training, and
Technical backstopping
Establishment of DRR Focal Desk in
Municipalities/DDCs
Contd………Allocation of budget for DRR (including relief and
rescue)
Preparing Disaster Risk Management Plan in 30
Communities of 9 District
District Environment Management Committee
Established under the chairpersonship of DDC President
Facilitates the district level disaster management
activities, and
Co-ordinates the programs of GOs, NGOs and the Donors
7. Issues and ChallengesEffective implementation of DRR/DP plans
Integration of DRR as an integral part of infrastructure
and physical development programs in Local Bodies
Central level backstopping for Institutional as well as
human resource capacity building of Local Bodies
Management and upgrading of fire-brigade facilities
Hazard mapping, Risk Analysis and Land use planning
Contd…….Effective Co-ordination between Line agencies
and I/NGOs
Earthquake risk reduction: in densely populated
cities/towns
Need to formulate Disaster Management Action
Plans in other remaining districts
Review of District and Municipal Periodic
Planning Guidelines for further incorporation of
disaster risk reduction measures
Contd……Promotion of settlement development and
resettlement at local level
Enforcement and Implementation of National
Building Code
Replication of best practices
Donor harmonization
8.Way forward
Decentralization and people's participation
Environment and sustainable development
Poverty reduction
Tie-up Government funding/grants with DRR
indicators
Mainstreaming DRM in local planning process.
Thank You!