CENTRALCENTRAL AMERICA’s AMERICA’s POLICY F POLICY F OR OR

INTEGRAL RISK MANAGEMENT INTEGRAL RISK MANAGEMENTDISASTERDISASTER

(Proyecto PCGIR)(Proyecto PCGIR)

Bangkok, Bangkok, ThailandThailandNovember, 2009November, 2009

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Why and for what Why and for what the PCGIR?the PCGIR?

A common goal of safe and regional solidarity

Forum MITCH +10Forum MITCH +10: : the value of consult the value of consult ation ation ……

…… Of the guidelines of the De Of the guidelines of the De claration to the PCGIR claration to the PCGIR……

Instruct the SICA for through the Coordination Center for Disaster Prevention Naturals (CEOREDENAC), to expedite the execution of plan regional for natural disaster reduction and conducting the Mitch +10 forum, through a Comprehensive process consultation with different national and regional sectors, to develop the "Central American policy guidelines for the comprehensive management of disaster risk", to be submitted for approval at the next regular meeting of SICA

How to fulfill the mandate of the Summit XXXI How to fulfill the mandate of the Summit XXXI V V

Marzo Abril Mayo Junio Julio Agosto Sept. Octubre Nov. Diciembre

PROCESO DE LA POLITICA CENTROAMERICANA PARA LA GESTION INTEGRAL DEL RIESGO

Foro Mundial del

Agua

Reunión de Presidentes Mandato de

Política

Foro Regional

Mitch+10

Reunión de Presidentes aprobación

1. Análisis de insumos de países

2. Diagnóstico

3. Acuerdo regional de Mandato Presidencial

4 Foro Técnico

5. Elaboración lineamientos y mecanismos de aplicación

Integrando a los principales actoresregionales relacionados a laspolíticas de desarrollo económicosocial y ambiental de Centroamérica.

7. Adopción

6. Revisión SICA y Cancillerías

Nota: El enfoque étnico de genero y DDHH, es transversal a todo el proceso

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Mecanismos e Instrumentos:- Preceptos y prohibiciones-Instrumentosfinancieros- Servicios y Equipamiento- Acuerdos de cumplimiento obligatorio- Información y comunicación.

Process of Central American politics for integrated risk management

World Water Forum

analysis of inputs from countries

diagnosis

presidential term regional agreement

technical forum

Integrating the main actors Regional related to social economic development policies and environmental central america (text on the left)Mechanisms and instruments: laws and prohibitions, financial instruments, services and equipment, binding agreements, information and communication.

Adoption

SICA revision and Foreign Ministries

elaboration Application guidelines and mechanisms

Reunion of presidents of political mandate

Regional Forum Mitch +10

Reunion of presidents approval

… … SICA policy at the sectoral demand f SICA policy at the sectoral demand f or common tools or common tools……

ME for Disaster Reduction

CEPREDENAC Agreement

PRRD

Central PolCentral Policy for Inteicy for Integrated Disagrated Disaster Risk ster Risk

Regional Economic Integration Policy, Social Cohesion and Environmental Conservation

International commitments, P. eg.: International commitments, P. eg.: Millennium Development Goals Millennium Development Goals

Hyogo Framework for ActionHyogo Framework for Action

New global challenges:New global challenges:public safety, energy crisis, financial crisis, food secpublic safety, energy crisis, financial crisis, food sec

urity, climate changeurity, climate change

The countries of the region and the SICA institutions have been making inveThe countries of the region and the SICA institutions have been making investments and creating policies, strategies, plans and agreements in pursuit of sstments and creating policies, strategies, plans and agreements in pursuit of sustainable development and secure.ustainable development and secure.

Risk Management has grown in importance compared to traditional schemes Risk Management has grown in importance compared to traditional schemes of disaster response and is now regarded as a crosscutting and integral to susof disaster response and is now regarded as a crosscutting and integral to sustainable development and human security of our societies.tainable development and human security of our societies.

The pace is still increasing impact of disasters shows that the processes of rThe pace is still increasing impact of disasters shows that the processes of risk reduction and prevention need to be intensified and articulate strengtheneisk reduction and prevention need to be intensified and articulate strengthened commitments and investments increased.d commitments and investments increased.

The institutional arrangements and planning, guided by international and regThe institutional arrangements and planning, guided by international and regional agreements, they also need to be strengthened and updated so as to inclional agreements, they also need to be strengthened and updated so as to include and consolidate the comprehensive view of risk management and its relatiude and consolidate the comprehensive view of risk management and its relationship to development indivisible.onship to development indivisible.

Why a policy for integrated risk management Why a policy for integrated risk management

What is the Central Policy Management What is the Central Policy Management Comprehensive Disaster Risk Comprehensive Disaster Risk ((PCGIRPCGIR) )

Update regional commitments aimed at reducing risk and preventing diUpdate regional commitments aimed at reducing risk and preventing disasters and thereby contribute to a vision of comprehensive developmesasters and thereby contribute to a vision of comprehensive development and security in Central America.nt and security in Central America.

Guidelines, commitments, general actions and medium term. The policy Guidelines, commitments, general actions and medium term. The policy sets forth the scope allowing to determine and ensure that it adequately sets forth the scope allowing to determine and ensure that it adequately addresses risk management as its theme and wholeness as their properaddresses risk management as its theme and wholeness as their property. ty.

Added value to the processes that are developed today in the countries Added value to the processes that are developed today in the countries and the region, primarily for harmonization and integration of sectoral aand the region, primarily for harmonization and integration of sectoral approaches and sub-systems, a more specific territorial base, an update pproaches and sub-systems, a more specific territorial base, an update of the conceptual and theoretical approaches, and a intensification of cof the conceptual and theoretical approaches, and a intensification of coordination and promotion oordination and promotion

GGEENNEERRAALL

GGEENNEERRAALL

Central America Provide a guiding framework on integrated risk managemCentral America Provide a guiding framework on integrated risk management of disasters, to provide the link between policy decisions and their corrent of disasters, to provide the link between policy decisions and their corresponding mechanisms and instruments of implementation, risk managemesponding mechanisms and instruments of implementation, risk management intertwined with economic management, management of social cohesient intertwined with economic management, management of social cohesion and environmental management from a holistic (multi-sectoral and territon and environmental management from a holistic (multi-sectoral and territorial) of respecting and guaranteeing human rights, and considering Multicorial) of respecting and guaranteeing human rights, and considering Multiculturalism and Gender Equity. ulturalism and Gender Equity.

Central America Provide a guiding framework on integrated risk managemCentral America Provide a guiding framework on integrated risk management of disasters, to provide the link between policy decisions and their corrent of disasters, to provide the link between policy decisions and their corresponding mechanisms and instruments of implementation, risk managemesponding mechanisms and instruments of implementation, risk management intertwined with economic management, management of social cohesient intertwined with economic management, management of social cohesion and environmental management from a holistic (multi-sectoral and territon and environmental management from a holistic (multi-sectoral and territorial) of respecting and guaranteeing human rights, and considering Multicorial) of respecting and guaranteeing human rights, and considering Multiculturalism and Gender Equity. ulturalism and Gender Equity.

 1. Promote the implementation of the Integrated Risk Management of Disasters in the countries of the region and the functional and institutional structure of the Central American Integration System, as a crosscutting and integral human development processes.

2. Promote driven development processes in Central America are designed integral safe, assuming the risk management approaches and the territory as a unit of development.

2. Promote driven development processes in Central America are designed integral safe, assuming the risk management approaches and the territory as a unit of development.

 3. Seek to harmonize policies and strategies for integrated risk management of disasters in the region, with others taken in the sub-economic systems, social and environmental dimensions of SICA.

 3. Seek to harmonize policies and strategies for integrated risk management of disasters in the region, with others taken in the sub-economic systems, social and environmental dimensions of SICA.

… … fitting the pieces of PCGIR fitting the pieces of PCGIR ……

PCGIRPCGIR

Processes, instruments anProcesses, instruments and implementation mechanid implementation mechani

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Principles Principles

ObjectivesObjectives

Scope Scope

Shafts and measures

PrinciplesPrinciples

SPECIFIC COMMESPECIFIC COMMENTS NTS

OF A GENEROF A GENERALAL

1.1. Gender equity,Gender equity,2.2. Gradualism, Gradualism, 3.3. Transparency and participTransparency and particip

ation ation

4.4. Complementarity, Complementarity,

5.5. Allocation of responsibilitiAllocation of responsibilitieses

1.1. Regionality, Regionality, 2.2. Territoriality, Territoriality, 3.3. Comprehensive security Comprehensive security

planning, planning,

4.4. The right to preventionThe right to prevention..

In relation to the territory

In relation to the management

Intensive and extensive risk management, forecasting and corrective urban risk, emergency and recovery management of investment projects and environmental management.

Intensive and extensive risk management, forecasting and corrective urban risk, emergency and recovery management of investment projects and environmental management.

Disasters as manifestations of risk from itDisasters as manifestations of risk from its impacts have a defined territorial area, ws impacts have a defined territorial area, which is regarded as "territory of the impachich is regarded as "territory of the impact." However, the causal factors of risk and t." However, the causal factors of risk and disaster-both physical and events from difdisaster-both physical and events from different components of vulnerability, not neferent components of vulnerability, not necessarily the same territorial district (territcessarily the same territorial district (territory counterparts, consistent and strategicory counterparts, consistent and strategic). ).

Disasters as manifestations of risk from itDisasters as manifestations of risk from its impacts have a defined territorial area, ws impacts have a defined territorial area, which is regarded as "territory of the impachich is regarded as "territory of the impact." However, the causal factors of risk and t." However, the causal factors of risk and disaster-both physical and events from difdisaster-both physical and events from different components of vulnerability, not neferent components of vulnerability, not necessarily the same territorial district (territcessarily the same territorial district (territory counterparts, consistent and strategicory counterparts, consistent and strategic). ).

Drive shafts Drive shafts

E. Disaster Management and Recovery.E. Disaster Management and Recovery.E. Disaster Management and Recovery.E. Disaster Management and Recovery.

A. Disaster risk reduction in investment for Sustainable EcA. Disaster risk reduction in investment for Sustainable Economic Development.onomic Development.A. Disaster risk reduction in investment for Sustainable EcA. Disaster risk reduction in investment for Sustainable Economic Development.onomic Development.

C. Environment and Climate Change.C. Environment and Climate Change. C. Environment and Climate Change.C. Environment and Climate Change.

  BB. . Development and social compensation to reduce Development and social compensation to reduce vulnerabilityvulnerability..  BB. . Development and social compensation to reduce Development and social compensation to reduce vulnerabilityvulnerability..

D. Land Management, Governance and Governance. D. Land Management, Governance and Governance. D. Land Management, Governance and Governance. D. Land Management, Governance and Governance.

Processes, instruments Processes, instruments and implementation mecand implementation mec

hanisms hanisms

Strengthening Coordination and instituStrengthening Coordination and institutional, organizational and functional tional, organizational and functional

Participation, civil society, Participation, civil society,

Legislation and regulation, Legislation and regulation,

Accountability, Accountability,

Research and Knowledge Managemen Research and Knowledge Managemen

Financing PCGIR. Financing PCGIR.

Organizational framework for policy implementationOrganizational framework for policy implementationOrganizational framework for policy implementationOrganizational framework for policy implementation

StructureStructureThe General Secretariat of SICA through the Coordination Center for Natural DisaThe General Secretariat of SICA through the Coordination Center for Natural Disaster Prevention in Central America (CEPREDENAC) is responsible for ensuring tster Prevention in Central America (CEPREDENAC) is responsible for ensuring the implementation of policy mechanisms and facilitate the promotion and coordihe implementation of policy mechanisms and facilitate the promotion and coordination dynamics to other organs in system and between ministries and sub-systnation dynamics to other organs in system and between ministries and sub-systems.ems.

Marco estratégico y de planificaciónMarco estratégico y de planificaciónThe Regional Plan for Disaster Reduction (DRR) The Regional Plan for Disaster Reduction (DRR) The SICA Multi-Year Plan The SICA Multi-Year Plan The MOP of CEPREDENACThe MOP of CEPREDENAC

Control y seguimientoControl y seguimientoThe SG-SICA, supported CEPREDENAC, establish a system to track and monitor impleThe SG-SICA, supported CEPREDENAC, establish a system to track and monitor implementation and progress of the policy, consistent with national monitoring systems and rementation and progress of the policy, consistent with national monitoring systems and regional mechanisms established by SICA for the Meeting of Presidents.gional mechanisms established by SICA for the Meeting of Presidents.

… … building the PCGIR, who does what? building the PCGIR, who does what?…… Ad hoc team Ad hoc team

CEPREDENACCEPREDENAC

CIVIL SOCIETYCIVIL SOCIETY

COOPERATINGCOOPERATING

P C G I RP C G I R

Network support and a Network support and a dvocacy dvocacy

NATIONAL INSTITUTNATIONAL INSTITUTIONSIONS

1er. 1er. Ring: RegionalRing: Regional

2º.2º. Ring: InternationalRing: International

3er. 3er. RingRing: Civil : Civil SocietySociety

Central America’s Policy for Integrating Disaster Risk Reduction

(( Draft PCGIR Draft PCGIR))

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