JICA’s strategy of DRR Sector~towards resilient society~

Junichi HiranoDRR Team 2, Global Environment Department

Japan International Cooperation AgencyHirano.Juncihi@jica.go.jp

Agenda

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1. Importance of prior investment in DRR

2. Outline of SFDRR and JICA’s strategy of DRRsector

3. Introduction of JICA’s assistance for mainstreaming DRR and countermeasures against tsunami disaster

4. 5th Nov, “World tsunami awareness day”

Importance of Investment for DRRRelationship between Socio-economic Development and Investment for DRR

•Disasters negatively affect development by destroying property and assets.

•Socio-economic loss can be significantly decreased by DRRinvestment.

•Investment for DRR combined with emergency response, rehabilitation, and reconstruction leads to sustainable development.

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Investment for Disaster Risk Reduction is

not a “Cost”, but an “Investment”

ODI & GFDRR(2013)”Financing Disaster Risk Reduction – A 20 year story of international aid” P38-40

Millennium Development Goals

(MDGs) does not include DRR

investment are NOT sufficiently

allocated.

Donors are spending heavily on

emergency response, reconstruction

and rehabilitation, not enough on

prevention and preparedness.

Budget allocation by international community

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• Assistance in DRR increased after HFA, especially in “PA 4’ Reduce

Risk Factors”

JICA in Disaster Risk Reduction

Aiming to end “poverty cycle caused by disaster” and

achieve sustainable development by disaster risk reduction

Numbers

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SFDRR 2015-2030March 2015, Sendai, Japan

Role of Stakeholders

Expected outcome

The substantial reduction of disaster risk and losses in lives, livelihoods and health and in the

economic, physical, social, cultural and environmental assets of persons, businesses,

communities and countries.

Priorities for Action

Priority 1:

Understanding

disaster risk

Priority 2:

Strengthening

disaster risk

governance to

manage disaster risk

Priority 3:

Investing in

disaster risk

reduction for

resilience

Priority 4: Enhancing disaster

preparedness for effective

response, and to “Build Back

Better” in recovery,

rehabilitation and

reconstruction

Civil society, volunteers,

organized voluntary work

organizations and community-

based organizations

Academia,

scientific and

research

entities and

networks

Business, professional associations

and private sector financial

institutions, including financial

regulators and accounting bodies, as

well as philanthropic foundations

Media

International cooperation and global partnership

Goal

The prevention of new risk and the reduction of existing risk through the implementation of integrated and inclusive

economic, structural, legal, social, health, cultural educational, environmental, technological, political and

institutional measures that prevent and reduce hazard exposure and vulnerability to disaster, increase

preparedness for response and recovery, and thus strengthens resilience.

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JICA’s assistance in Disaster Risk Reduction

Prior Investment in DRR

Build Back Better:– Reconstruction as more resilient society

Mainstreaming DRR:– Contributing in discussions on mainstreaming DRR in international arena

– Conducting Disaster Risk Assessment in all projects

– DRR elements into all development sectors

Seamless Approach: – Linking emergency assistance and development

– Comprehensive cooperation: Effective combination of structural and non-structural measures, approaching all layers, multi-sector.

Response for New Needs: – Stand-by Emergency Credit for Urgent Recovery

– Cooperation with academic stakeholder (SATREPS)

JICA’s prioritized action for DRR

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Implementation of SFDRR !!

Implementing Projects with DRR elements in Various Sectors

Mainstreaming of DRRImplementation of Project Incorporating DRR elements

Thailand：Flood Resilient Subway

Philippines: Typhoon

Resistant HospitalThailand: Raised Road

Raised 1m for flood mitigation

– Road Raising for Flood Mitigation

– Typhoon Resistant Hospital

– School-cum-Evacuation shelter

– Flood Resilient Subway System

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Primary School with Evacuation Facilities

Myanmar was hit by Cyclone Nargis in 2008 and suffered tremendous

damages with the number of death toll and missing of approximately

138,000.

Mainstreaming of DRRCyclone Shelter-cum-Primary School

• Reconstructed schools were equipped

with raised floor and strong structure, to

enhance safety and the function of the

school as refuge facility.

• Restoring safe and favorable educational

environment as well as mitigating storm

surge damage.

• The building is used as a school in

ordinary times, regular maintenance is

provided.

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Counterpart organization: Nicaraguan Institute of Territorial Studies (INETER)

Expected output:

1.Capacity building of earthquake analysis and Tsunami simulation at CATAC.

2.Technical seminar for staff working earthquake and tsunami observatory organization in CAC.

3.Network building between disaster management organization and earthquake and tsunami observatory organization in CAC.

The Project for Strengthening of Capacity of the Central American Tsunami Advisory Center (CATAC) in Nicaragua

Tsunami Advisory Information to CAC

* The Project will start in 2016

CATAC

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Basic concept of CATAC

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JICA Technical Cooperation Project in Chile

Disaster Risk Reduction Training Program for Latin America and the Caribbean

“KIZUNA Project”

Purpose

Establishment of regional hub for capacity development on

DRR mainly for earthquake and tsunami in LAC

Pillar 1:

Specialized Professional

Training

Support to establish

academic training course

through scholarship of

Chilean government

Pillar 2:

Strengthening the

Capacity of

Executing Agency

Support to establish

training course

through Japan-

Chile Partnership

Program(JCPP)

Pillar 3:

Creation of Knowledge Sharing Network.

Earthquake and Tsunami

Flood and landslide

Chile is a hub for technical cooperationin DRR sector at LAC

Concept of KIZUNA Project

Human resource and output of past project can be utilized forsouth-south cooperation in LAC .

1. 5th of November of every year as

“World Tsunami Awareness Day”

2. Understand importance of preparedness and quick information sharing through Early warning, utilization of traditional knowledge and BBB

3. Promoting raising awareness on tsunami

“World Tsunami Awareness Day”

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JICA’s technical assistance against Tsunami disaster

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Strengthening cooperation network and exchanging knowledge !!