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2nd Regional Consultative Meeting for Disaster Risk Reduction in Central AsiaBishkek, 18-19 November

Adam Yao, ECHO, Head of Office for Central Asia

Structure of the presentation

CURRENT CONTEXT OF DRR in the Region

DIPECHO Interventions in Central Asia

Institutional Linkage and Advocacy

Key Topics to be addressed by the ConferenceConference Participants

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CURRENT CONTEXT OF DRR in the Region

Growing Focus on Natural Disaster Risk

Increased economic cost of disasters

Increased Economic cost of Natural Disasters

Break on Economic and Social Development

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Type of Disasters in Central AsiaExample of Tajikistan

Growing Focus on Natural Disaster Risk

Increased economic cost of disasters

Increased Economic cost of Natural Disasters

Break on Economic and Social Development

Adam Yao

Impact of Natural Disasters on Capital Formation

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DIPECHO Interventions in Central Asia

Since 2003, 5 Action Plans were implemented

Focus on most vulnerable population exposed to Disaster Risks in Central Asian Countries

More than 22 million EUR invested by ECHO through DIPECHO programme in Central Asia

Create Awareness, Offer Trainings and Build Local Capacity

DIPECHO Interventions in Central Asia

Strong Local OwnershipPromotion of Hyogo Framework of ActionFacilitation of Development of National and Regional Strategies for DRRAdvocate for Mainstreaming of DRR in Long Term Development Programming of GovernmentsAdvocate for Long Term Donors to support DRR activitiesAdvocate for Private Sectors intervention in DRR

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Institutional Linkage and Advocacy

Regional Conference in 2007, Tajikistan

(Allowed to prepare the guidelines for DIPECHO V)

National Conferences in May and September 2009

(allowed to mobilize the needs at country levels and prepare current conference)

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Institutional linkages and advocacy

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Institutional Linkage and Advocacy

Regional Conference in 2009, Kyrgyzstan:Identify needs for the next programming in the framework of Disaster Risk Reduction for the countries of the region

Conference as a forum that fosters dialogue

Information sharing and cooperation among member countries

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Key Topics to be addressed by the Conference

government strategy and gaps in DRRAchievement and gaps in DRR management in the regionLinking DRR and Climate Change and AdaptationMainstreaming of DRR in Development StrategyPublic and private partnership sector for DRR Capacity building for earthquake risk mitigation and ensuring building safetyRisk Assessment, Hazard mapping and Mitigation ProgrammesCoordination and networking of DRR actors-Case Study (REACT model)Mainstreaming DRR in education programmes

Conference Participants

Government Representatives

Donors Community

NGOs

UN agencies

Private sector

Community Members

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Thank you

Representatives of MoES and CoES in the five countriesEC Delegation in Kazakhstan and KyrgyzstanTo all DIPECHO PartnersSpecial thanks to UNDP for hosting the secretariat of the conference and hard working to support organizing this event

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