Status climate change strategy and implementation, lao pdr

Status Climate Change Strategy and Implementation,

Lao PDR

Mr. Sivannakone MalivarnCCAI Lao National Coordinator

Director of GMS Cooperation DivisionLao National Mekong Committee, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, Lao PDR

Mekong River Commission2nd Mekong Climate Change Forum

6 – 8 October 2014Siem Reap, Cambodia

Outlines

1. Climate Change impact in Laos;2. Institutional responsible;3. Key achievement on Climate Change Policies and Plans;4. Key Challenges.

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1. Types of Hazards in Lao PDR

A hazard assessment conducted in 2011 identified the country as being most prone to the following hazards:

Drought

Flood

Storm

Epidemic

UXO

Landslide

Earthquake

Although Lao doesn’t have major hazard events, recurrent hazards pose the biggest problems, leading to losses every year and creating maladaptive coping mechanisms in communities.

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Hazards in Lao PDR, continued

Recurrent hazards, such as floods and drought, affect the largest amount of people;

About 33 hazard events were observed from 1970-2010 affecting 9 million people causing $400 million in economic losses (MPI, 2012);

Losses from floods account for some 2.8-3.6% of the country’s GDP and about 2.7% of the government’s total spending annually (World Bank, 2014).

Source: Desinventar 4



Disasters in Lao PDR

The Human Development Report states that persistent vulnerability threatens human development

Reducing the impact of disasters in Lao PDR is a priority of the government due to the increasing number of persons affected and economic development caused by disasters

Source: Desinventar 5



Examples of Recent Disasters in Lao PDR

Drought, Luang Prabang 2013

Flash Flooding, Oudomxay 2013 Typhoon Haima, Northern and Central portions, 2011 Typhoon Ketsana, Southern provinces 2009 Flooding, Vientiane 2008 Photo Credits: MPI, PONRE Xiengkhouane

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Deputy Prime Minister

National Disaster Prevention and Control Committee

(NDPCC)

Provincial Disaster Prevention and Control Committee

(PDPCC)

District Disaster Prevention and Control Committee

(DDPCC)

Village Disaster Prevention and Control Committee

(VDPCC)

2. Disaster Prevention and Control Committee (DPCC) Diagram

Department of Disaster Management and Climate Change (DDMCC), MONRE

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ChairmanDeputy Prime Minister

Standing Vice-ChairMinister, Ministry of Natural Resources

and Environment (MoNRE)

Vice-Chair- Minister, Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF)-Minister, Ministry of Public Works and Transport(MPWT)- Minister of Labour and Social Welfare (MLSW)

Members1. Vice Minister, Ministry of Public Health (MPH)2. Vice Minister, Ministry of Interior (MoI)3. Chair of the Lao RED Cross4. Vice-Chair, Lao Youth Union5. Director General, Ministry of Defense6. Permanent Secretary , Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI)7. Permanent Secretary , Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA)8. Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Education (MoE)9. Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Finance (MoF)10. Director General of the Department of Mass Media, Ministry of

Information, Culture and Tourism

Organizational Structure of National Disaster Prevention and Control Committee

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ChairmanDeputy Prime Minister

Standing Vice-ChairMinister, MoNRE

Vice-ChairMinister, MAF

Members1.Vice Minister, Ministry of Energy and Mines (MEM)2.Vice Minister, Ministry of Public Works and Transport (MPWT)3.Vice Minister, Ministry of Finance (MoF)4.Vice Minister, Ministry of Industry and Commerce (MoIC)5.Vice Minister, Ministry of Education (MoE)6.Vice Minister, Ministry of Science and Technology7.Vice-Chair, Lao Front for National Construction8.Vice-Chair, Lao Women’s Union9.Deputy General Secretariat, National Trade and Industry Council10.Vice-Chair, Lao Youth Union

Organizational Structure of National Environment-Climate Change Committee

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Building Resilience by Linking DRR and CC

The DDMCC, MONRE is working with government partners and the international community to ensure that lives and livelihoods are protected from disaster

Specific initiatives: 1) Legal Framework-MoNRE is initiating DRM and CC law for a long term disaster and climate

change management expected to be finalized in 2017;

2) Village Disaster Management Plans are comprehensive, encompassing the entire disaster management cycle and proposing activities for prevention and mitigation, not solely preparedness and response;

3) Coordination- the government is working to coordinate with all relevant sectors through the NDPCC and Inter-Agency Steering Committee (IASC) and sector working groups;

4) Public Awareness- making the link between environmental sustainability, climate change, and disaster so that local communities understand the consequences of climate change and small actions they can take to mitigate hazards.

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4. Key Achievements on DRM & CC Policies and Plans

Integrated DRM and CC into the 7th NSEDP, Environmental Protection Law, Revised Urban Planning Law

Strategic Plan on Disaster Management to 2010, 2020 and action plan to 2005

Disaster Management Plan 2012-2015 Draft DRM Decree 2013 National Strategy on Climate Change (NSCC)

National Adaptation Programme of Action (NAPA) Action Plan on Climate Change (APCC) for the years

2013 to 2020

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DRM and Climate change are one of the priority areas integrated in to 7th NSEDP (2011-2015):

Participate in the campaign against global warming, climate change and pollution.

Ensure high alert in preventing natural disaster, particularly, forest fires, droughts, floods, and river bank and mountain erosion.

Restore the environment affected by disasters in the past years.

DRM and CC are integrated into education, transport, urban planning, agriculture and health sectors as well as provincial economic development plans (Khammoune, Attapeu, Saravan and Sayaboulyprovinces).

Working with MPI in integrating into the 8th NSEDP (2016-2020):

Need to give the priority and mainstream to all sectors

Need allocated some fund for climate change and disaster at central and local level

Integration of Climate Change and Disaster Risk Management in National, Sub-National and Sectoral Development Planning

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Key Challenges

1. Capacity strengthening and guidance for mainstreaming at policy and operational levels Need further strengthening of TWGCC and other institutions at various levels

2. Cross-cutting multi-sector awareness programs on climate change for decision makers and other stakeholders

3. Effective coordination among relevant line ministries and other stakeholders including the private sector and local communities

4. Programmatic approaches instead of single project oriented approach.

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Key Challenges

5. More scientific data/information systems and vulnerability and adaptation studies

6. Practical examples of mainstreaming instead of only concepts7. Technical and financial assistance from multilateral, bilateral and newly

established global climate funds8. Climate finance readiness (e.g., NAMA, NAP, Intended nationally

determined contributions (INDC);

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Status climate change strategy and implementation, lao pdr