Presentation on Full Scale CRA and Developing RRAP

1. Presentation on Full Scale CRA and Developing RRAP

2. Experiential learning • Ownership • Mainstreaming • Exclusion issues • Relief mentality/politics everywhere • No review process exists • No stocktaking / individual organization’s target • Undermining coping capacity /Making Community dependent • Requisite Competency

3. Dos & Don’ts • Use UDMC members; particularly the Chair as facilitator (Describing different steps of CRA/ benefit of CRA, Roles of CRA Facilitators), • Create opportunity for the DMC members to be a part of facilitators team, do not treat them as secondary stakeholders only, • Do not try to give impression that only the non-government organizations’ have expertise to do CRA, • Do not engage junior level / entry level staff to deal with DDMC and or UzDMC, • Take every steps to mainstream the RRAP into development plan • Be tactful not to show over enthusiasm,

4. Five Stages of Community Risk Assessment

5. Five Stages Community Risk Assessment

6. What do we mean by Community? • Community is a group of people having ethnic or cultural or religious characteristics in common with common interest living in a particular area.

7. What do we mean by “Hazard” • Hazard:is an event that could lead to danger, loss or injury

8. What is Risk? • Risk is the probability of harmful consequences or expected losses (deaths, injuries, property, livelihoods, economic activity disrupted or environment damaged) resulting from interactions between natural or human-induced hazards and vulnerable conditions. • Risk = Hazards X Vulnerability/Capacity Gap

9. What is Assessment ? Assessment is an evaluation or appraisal of a condition

10. Assessment could be done in many ways: • Secondary Data Review • Consultation with the decision makers / duty bearers. • Consultation with the people at risk and decision makers / duty bearers.

11. What is CRA? CRA is a participatory process for assessing:- • Hazards, • Vulnerabilities, • Risks, • Ability to cope, • Preparing coping strategies and • Finally preparing a risk reduction action plan by the local community.

12. STEPS IN CRA • CRA has two parts: • Pre CRA • CRA

13. Pre-CRA Steps(Planning Meeting with UzDMC) • Consensus Building at Upazila level • Which are the vulnerable Union(s) in terms of Hazard (s)? • Is there any Risk Assessment done? • If it is done-when done and name of the organization. • Is there any further revision needed? • Method: Plenary session; Participants: UzDMC Members NOTE: If new CRA needed then the next steps are applicable

14. Planning Meeting with UDMC • Consensus Building at UDMC level • Vulnerable pockets/parts of the Union(s). • Consensus on the CRA schedule & Steps/sessions. • Logistics support needed by the CRA facilitators etc.

15. Relevant information Collection • Scientific & Modeling Information • Socio-economic Information [From Secondary Sources]

16. Example of Scientific and modeling information • Rainfall Trends over the seasons for last years • River Bank Erosion Trend and Prediction • Land Elevation • Groundwater table and quality of water information (including discharge and recharge rate) • Water level/water extent /duration of last floods • Drought trend and Prediction information • Cyclonic surge predictions/ or past inundation

17. Example of Socio-economic information • Location, Type and Area • Population • Education (primary, secondary) • Health and Family Planning • Communication (roads, bridge, culverts, sluice gates etc) • River, Canal, Wetland (beels) etc. • Economic Activities (livelihood options) • Social – Religious Groups

18. STEPS IN PRE-CRA (Contd); • Familiarize facilitators with the people’s vulnerability and local risk environment. • Methods/Tools: Transect Walk, Social cum vulnerability Mapping, Key Informants Interview-KII. • Stakeholders: UDMC Members, Village People, Govt. & NGO officials

19. Documentation • Narrative report on Transact walk • Narrative report on KII

20. Getting ready for CRA • CRA participants selection • Reconfirmation of Date and Venue • Notification to the selected participants • Logistics arrangements/ supplies • Briefing to CRA facilitators by the respective organization. • Method: Discussion with UDMC

21. Consolidated Table for Exercise

22. STEPS IN CRA • Identification & prioritization of Hazards and Problems faced due to Hazards. • Methods/tools: Group Work. • Stakeholders: Vulnerable Community (Women, Landless, Farmers, Fisher Folk, PwDs), UDMC, Village people. • (Men & Women Separate group)

23. Identification of Reasons Behind the Problems • NOTE: Prioritization of identified reasons (vulnerabilities) • Method: Group Work • Stakeholders: Vulnerable Community (Women, Landless, Farmers, Fisher Folk, PwDs), UDMC, Village people. • (Men & Women Separate group)

24. Identification of Risks • Risks statement: If the reasons are not addressed what risks likely to occur: NOTE: Prioritization of Risks Method: Group Work Stakeholders: Vulnerable Community (Women, Landless, Farmers, Fisher Folk, PwDs), UDMC, Village people. (Men & Women Separate group)

25. Identification of RR Options NOTE: Prioritization of RR Options • Method: Group Work • Stakeholders: Vulnerable Community (Women, Landless, Farmers, Fisher Folk, PwDs), UDMC, Village people. • (Men & Women Separate group)

26. Compilation of RR Options • The facilitators will compile and prepare a common list of prioritized RR Options including the special options identified by Female participants • Method: Room Discussion • Stakeholders: 4-5 representative from Each group

27. RR Action Plan-RRAP • Community Level MY-RRAP Method: Group Work • Stakeholders: Vulnerable Community (Women, Landless, Farmers, Fisher Folk, PwDs), UDMC, Village people-Combined Group

28. Refer to Upazila DMC A list of the RR options are to be prepared for UzDMC’s assistance • Method: Group Work • Stakeholders: Vulnerable Community (Women, Landless, Farmers, Fisher Folk, PwDs), UDMC, Village people-Combined Group

29. Validation at UDMC Level • Presentation of the findings from Transact walk up to proposed RRAP at Community level: • Method: Plenary Session • Stakeholders: UDMC leaders including members, local elites, and representatives from primary stakeholders (Both men & women)

30. Comprehensive RRAP at UzDMC Based on the forwarded list of RR Options a comprehensive RRAP would be prepared: • Method: Group work • Stakeholder: UzDMC members

31. Validation Session • Validation of the Upazila based Comprehensive RRAP • Method: Plenary Session • Stakeholders: UzDMC Leaders including general members • NOTE: Referral may happen at this stage too-Refer to DDMC

32. Impact Analysis of Risk Reduction Options • Political / Social • Technical / Financial • CCA/Environmental and • Sustainability

33. CONCLUSION • The end product is a consensual community risk assessment and set of risk reduction actions: It includes: • Prevention/ Mitigation Measures • Preparedness Measures

34. Thanks