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DisasterRiskReduc.oninFragileSe5ngs:TheCaseofAfghanistan
GhulamRasoulRasouliDirectorofOpera-ons&Ac-ngExecu-veDirector
Na.onalSolidarityProgramme
UnderstandingRiskForum,Wednesday,18May2016
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WorkingwithCommunitiesIn2003,theNa-onalSolidarityProgram(NSP)wasestablishedwiththeaimtocreate:• Gender-equitableelectedCommunity
DevelopmentCouncils(CDCs)withamandateto:
• Iden-fy,priori-zeandimplementbasicinfrastructureprojectsinareasofdrinkingwater,accessroads,electricity,schools,healthcentersandetc.
• Laythefounda-onforgoodgovernanceatlocallevelfordevelopmentinterven-ons
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WorkingwithCommunitiesBy2016-over35,000CDC(80%ofruralAfghanistan)areestablished,whoimplementednearly80,000Sub-projects• IntensiveengagementwithCDCstoworkthrough
par-cipatoryprocessesinselec-ngandimplemen-ngprojects
• buildtheircapacitytoaccountupwardanddownward• mobilizecommuni-esintocollec-veac-ontoworkfor
developmentaboveandbeyondthefundstheyreceive• makesplansforriskreduc-onandmi-ga-on• buildresilienceofcommuni-esover-me
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CDCsdistribution
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WorkingwithCommunitiesCDCsaretheonlycommunityins-tu-onsthroughwhichGovernmentreducesandmi-gatesdisasterriskatthegrass-rootslevel,examplesinclude• theBadhakhshanLandslidesof2014• theKhostFloodsof2014• theBadkhakhshanEarthquakeof2015• WFPapplyCDCbeneficiaryliststodistribute
foodaidresul-ngfromdroughtsandfloods• WHO–MoPHrunthevaccina-oncampaigns
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DisasterRiskReduction:Whatvalue?“ForeverydollarinvestedinDRR,betweentwoandfourdollarsarereturnedintermsofdisastersavoidedorimpactsreduced.Andmoreeffec-vedisasterpreven-onstrategiessavenotonlytensofbillionsofdollars,butalsotensofthousandsoflives.”“Ifanythingliketheleveloffundscurrentlyspentoninterven-onanddisasterreliefcouldbechannelledinsteadtoenhancingequitableandsustainabledevelopment,thatprocesswouldofitselffurtherreducetheriskofconflictanddisaster.”
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Tasksahead(1)Integra-ngaDRRLensintoDevelopment• MainstreamDRRconsidera-onsindevelopmentplanning
andbudge-ngprocessesatalllevelsandinprojectdesign• BuildcapacityofCDCstoreducerisk,planforand
mi-gatedisasters• Updateinfrastructuredevelopmentplanningand
approvalguidelinestoreflecthazardsandrisks• Strengthenriskassessmentandmanagementskillsof
plannersandprojectapprovalbodies• DevelopsimpleDRRandDRMcheckliststoguide
planners,developmentagenciesandmonitoringbodies
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PolicyandStrategydecisionsfordonorpartners• IncreaseinvestmentinDRRasaneffec-vemeasureto
reducethedisastervulnerabilityofthepoorandtherebyimproveoveralleconomicdevelopment.
• Strengtheningadapta-ontomoderatethepoten-alforharminthedriveforeconomicgrowth
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WhatlimitsinvestmentinDRR?
“Buildingacultureofpreven-onisnoteasy.Thecostsofpreven-onhavetobepaidinthepresent,butitsbenefitslieinthefuture.“Andtheresultsofthiskindofinvestmentarenottangible:theyaredisastersthatdonothappen.”
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