Implementing Disaster Risk Reduction at the local Level

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• ASEZA SOCIO-ECONOMICAL PROFILE;

• LOCAL HAZARD PROFILE;

• DRR PRACTICE, TOOLS AT THE LOCAL LEVEL;

• KEY CHALLENGES

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Contents:

The City of Aqaba

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Jordan’s only outlet and sea port to the open sea

In 2001 the city was transferred into a Special Economic Zone namely after (ASEZ)

The city of Aqabac

Located at the northern tip of the Gulf of Aqaba

The Socio-Economic Profile

Area 357 km2

Population = 180.000

Duty free flat tax rate

One –stop –shop

An engine of growth at the national level

Administered by a decentralized local government Authority (ASEZA)

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الثقيلة

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الخدمات

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السياحة

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Recreational values

Historical and Cultural, Social values

Economical

Values of the city of Aqaba

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Sandstorms

Technological hazards

Flashfloods

Earthquakes

Hazards profile

Why DRR in the city of Aqaba ?

Protecting investments

Minimizing losses and damages form Hazards

Building local capacity

Build back better during recovery

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ASEZA DRR Governance modality

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ASEZA Role in DRM

ASEZA and other related agencies

How we do it?

By Integrating DRR into Development process

Through ASEZA’s and institutional and legal Frameworks

Processes for Disaster Risk Reduction ( land use planning and climate change adaptation

10ASEZA is committed to

sustainable development and it values( DRR is an

integral Part)

Institutional framework for DRR( DRR unit

established at local level) Implementation

of Risk Reduction Management and

measures

Continued improvement of the

Org. frameworkBy best practice and

lessons learned

Updating and review for

polices to be risk informed

ASEZA’S DRR Practice

Guided by Sendai framework implement it at the local level .

The EMI model Allows for better partnership and community participation

to Integrate DRR Principles into ASEZA’S existing business processes and to close the gaps to make the City of Aqaba a resilient city using the EMI model for mainstreaming

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AESZA DRR Practice

Implementing HFA 1- at the local level and now the post 2015 -2030 Sendai Framwork

Engaging in a multi-stake-holder dialogue to form basis for DRR

Strengthening Mechanisms for systematic DRR coordination

Assess and develop the Institutional & Legal basis for DRR

Prioritize DRR and Allocate Appropriate Resources

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ASEZA’S Tools for DRR

for the

Institutionalization of DRR into the Governance System

Task 1. Engaging in a multi-stake-holder dialogue to form basis for DRR

Functional multi stake-holder platform

Political Commitment 13

ASEZA’s legal arrangement for DRR at the local level

Establishing the context for DRR practice locally

Legal & legislative contexts ( what we are trying to do)

ASEZA DRM Committee established by the

Governor

International Standards

for the

Institutionalization of DRR into the Governance System

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DRR Practice

ASEZA’s

Institutionalarrangements for DRRat the local level

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ASEZA’S Tools for DRR

Institutionalizing Disaster Risk Reduction into ASEZA Governance

( Risk Governance)

Task 4 : Prioritize DRR and Allocate Appropriate Resources

Enhancing the Institutional Capacity to Reduce Disaster Risk and integrate Climate Change in Jordan Project( planning for the DRR measures)

Support to the National Capacity Building to Reduce Disaster Risk Reduction project

DRR unit administrative

Setup

Revise planning process

piloting DRR projects

Risk identification

Risk Analysis Risk

Evaluation

allocate resources ASEZA annual Budget

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Accepting the risk by ASEZA and acting Accordingly

ASEZA’s Urban Risk Management Practice

Land use planning at the local

In disaster management context, risk sensitive land use planning results in lower disaster losses of human life, physical, environmental, and institutional assets.

When practiced at local level LUP can be very effective tool in DRR Since vulnerabilities are understood at local level,

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ASEZ General Land Use Master Plan 2001-2025

URBAN Risk Management

Risk informed land use planning

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DRR Activities

The NDV’s pilot project (CBDRM])

EOC establishment

Training of Engineers on Critical Facilities retrofitting

Sequencing DRR projects

Sharing experiences by facilitating regional platforms

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ASEZA’S DRR Tools

Outreaching and communicating the risks among locals;

Public awareness campaigns to communicate non –structural approaches

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ASEZA’S DRR tools and Practice

Sharing the experience and lessons learned from the Aqaba Case Study

In conclusion: Political Support and Interest of policy makers

in DRR is very essential for Successful institutional and legal frameworks and for having a risk informed policy

Building local capacity and competency in DRM and urban risk Management

Public awareness in DRR to built the prevention culture among society

Involve the Civil Societies and NGO’s and the private sector in process and advocate DRR locally

Allocate resources and funding's for DRR DRR is both top-to bottom(governmental ) and

down-up approach (Community-based) Mainstream Gender in to DRR activities for

more effective implementation and climate change adaptation

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• A WA RENESS ,CAPACITY BUILDING IN DRR

• CLIMA TE CHA NGE A DA PTATION

• INTEREST A ND PA RTNERSHIP WITH PRIVA TE SECTOR IN DRR PRA CTICE

• FUNDING A ND SUPPORT FOR RESEA RCH A ND MONITORING

• INFORMATION KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT FOR DRR A ND BRIDGING THE GA B BETWEEN SCIENCE A ND POLICY MA KING

• NA TIONAL A ND REGIONA L COORDINATION MECHA NISMS

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Key faced challenges

The way forward to enhance Disaster Risk Governance at the local level

Adopting and implementing the newly developed urban resilience strategy which is based on sendaiframework ten essentials

Updating and building DRR and Data base and making it accessible for public;

Updating ASEZ Risk Assessment profile;

Enhancing ASEZ Preparedness capacity and EWS (undergoing 30.000000 JD undergoing project)

Mainstreaming DRR into tourism attraction Strategy at local level.

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THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION

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Sources : www.dlr.de/eov/en2012 German Aerospace center(DLR)Team : Urban Areas and Land Management