Session: Enhancing Partnerships and Capacity

1. Session: Enhancing Partnerships and Capacity Mosese Sikivou SPC/SOPAC

2. Background • Establishedin February 2006 • Assist Pacific countries in implementing the Pacific DRR and DM Framework for Action 2005 - 2015 • First meeting in February 2006 and has met each year since then • 40+ members…and growing www.pacificdisaster.net/pdnadmin/data/original/mr0613.pdf

4. Pacific Disaster Risk Reduction and Disaster Management Framework for Action 2005 – 2015 • Theme 1: Governance • Theme 2: Knowledge, Information, Public Awareness and Education • Theme 3: Analysis and Evaluation of Hazards, Vulnerabilities and Elements at Risk • Theme 4: Planning for Effective Preparedness, Response & Recovery • Theme 5: Effective, People – Focussed Early Warning Systems • Theme 6: Reduction of Underlying Risk Factors

6. Structure Risk Information/Finance PHT Coordinating Committee Mainstreaming Training & Capacity Building CBDRM Early Warning

7. Achievements (1/2) • Supported first DRM NAPs in Vanuatu (2006), RMI (2007), Cook Islands (2008) • Formation of WG’s in 2009/2010 • CBDRM • Advocacy/Mainstreaming • Early Warning • Training & Capacity Building • Risk Information/Risk Finance • Pacific Catastrophe Risk Assessment & Financing Initiative • Linked to the UNOCHA led – Pacific Humanitarian Team • Formation of Coordinating Committee in November 2011

8. Achievements (2/2) • Some recent successes • Pacific Disaster Net: continuous increase in reservoir of documents available: 2012 (9,300+) • NAPs/JNAPs: Ongoing since 2006 with progress in all 14 PICs • Pacific Cat Risk Assessment & Financing Initiative: Ongoing since 2007 • Dedicated Partnership Coordinator position in SPC/SOPAC since 2010 • 2011 – 2013 National Progress Reviews in all 14 PICs • 1 in 2007; 6 in 2009 • 2 publications of Regional Syntheses Report on DRM progress: 2009, 2012 (under development)

9. Issues/Challenges/Opportunities (1/2) • Coordination of partner efforts in supporting DRR and DM in PICs • WG’s and Coordinating Committee • Monitoring and reporting of activities – regional and national • National and sub national mainstreaming initiatives • Strengthening of institutional/governance arrangements for DRM, CCA and ‘Development’ • National and Sub national • Ongoing strengthening of the Pacific Disaster Net • To help keep the PDN relevant and responsive to needs of users

10. Issues/Challenges/Opportunities (2/2) • Development of a strategic alliance between NDMOs, PIFSA and AFAC to strengthen emergency/disaster response coordination at national and regional level • Twinning arrangements between NDMOs and AFAC members in Australia and New Zealand • Mentoring, training • Interoperability between emergency responders – NDMOs, Fire and Police • Develop a DRM competency framework • Development of the integrated regional strategy for DRM and CC by 2015, and contributions to the post HFA framework • Succeed the Pacific DRR & DM Framework for Action 2005 – 2015 and Pacific Islands Framework for Action on Climate Change 2006 - 2015

11. Lessons Learned • Stay relevant to the needs of Pacific island countries and territories • Invest significantly in on going institutional strengthening and capacity building support e.g. DRM and CCA strategic planning at national level; revision of DRM governance arrangements • Perception: Partnership Network = Partner organisations • Not easy to build a sense of ownership amongst PICs of initiatives introduced from the ‘outside’ • Be able to back up what we advocate for • PICs place alot of value in the ‘human’ face of DRM capacity building • Requires more effort, more presence • Adaptability and flexibility • Develop structure and systems to complement strategy – not the other way around • The new integrated regional strategy for DRM and CC in 2015 will give the Pacific the opportunity to re-look at the support structure for overall DRM and CC institutional strengthening and capacity building

12. Thank you