COORDINATING U.S. GOVERNMENT ASSISTANCE TO THE FREELY

ASSOCIATED STATESHonolulu, Hawaii

Presented by: Bart Deemer

OFDA Regional Advisor

APRIL 5, 2013

OBJECTIVES

1. Provide an understanding of USG Disaster Assistance to: Federated States of Micronesia (FSM),

Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) under the Compact of Free Association as Amended

Republic of Palau (ROP) through USAID Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA)

2. Identify Areas to coordinate, prepare for and organize disaster assistance

Sub-IR 2.4.1Monitoring

and Evaluation Improved

Sub-IR 2.4.2Supply Chain Management

Improved

NEGATIVE IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE ADDRESSED

DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVE

USAID/Pacific IslandsGoal Statement

MORE CLIMATE RESILIENT AND HEALTHY POPULATIONS SUPPORTED

Intermediate Result 1.3

Deforestation and Forest Degradation

Reduced

Intermediate Result 1.2

Access to Renewable Energy

Increased

Intermediate Result 1.1

Resilience in Communities Strengthened

Sub-IR 1.3.1Forest

Management Capacity

Strengthened

Sub-IR 1.1.1Coastal Zone Management

Improved

Sub-IR 1.1.2Water Resource

Management Capacity Improved

Sub-IR 1.1.3Disaster

Management Strengthened

SPECIAL OBJECTIVE

MITIGATE IMPACT OF THE HIV/AIDS EPIDEMIC FOR MORE-AT-RISK POPULATIONS IN PAPUA

NEW GUINEA

Intermediate Result

2.1Increased Demand for

Comprehensive HIV/AIDS Services

Sub-IR 2.2.1

Quality HIV/AIDS Services Improved

Sub-IR 2.1.2Health

Seeking Behavior Improved

Sub-IR 2.1.1Knowledge, Attitudes,

and Practices Improved

DRAFT

Sub-IR 1.2.1Renewable

Energy Development

Capacity Strengthened

Sub-IR 1.1.4Adaptation of Agricultural

Systems Increased

SPECIAL OBJECTIVE*DEMOCRATIC INSTITUTIONS

STRENGTHENED

Intermediate Result

3.1Political Parties Strengthened

Sub-IR 3.1.1Development

of Issue-Based

Political Platforms Supported

* USAID continues to seek funding opportunities to support democracy throughout the Pacific Island region. Short-term assistance will be implemented in PNG for the 2012 elections and in Fiji for the FY 2014 elections.  Funding was sourced from the Elections and Political Processes (EPP) Fund of the Democracy, Conflict and Humanitarian Assistance Bureau (DCHA).

Intermediate Result

2.2Increased Supply

of HIV/AIDS Services

Intermediate Result 2.3

Increased Use of Facility and

Community-Based Gender and GBV

Interventions

Intermediate Result 2.4

Strengthened Health Systems for HIV/AIDS

Service Delivery

Sub-IR 2.2.2

Coverage of

HIV/AIDS Services Improved

Sub-IR 2.2.3Local

Capacity for

Service Delivery

Enhanced

Intermediate Result

3.2Constitutional Development Strengthened

Sub-IR 3.2.1Constitutiona

l CommissionSupported

Countries U.S. Embassy

Fiji Suva

KiribatiNauruTongaTuvaluPapua New Guinea

Port Moresby

Solomon IslandsVanuatuMarshall Islands

Majuro

Micronesia KoloniaPalau KororSamoa Apia /

Wellington

Solomon Islands

Republic of

USAID/Pacific Islands covers 12 countries

Compact of Free Association FSM and RMI

Article 10• To save lives, protect property and to supplement available

resources• USG through U.S. Agency for International Development

(USAID) and FEMA• USAID will use Foreign Assistance Act of 1960, executive

orders and existing regulationsDisaster Assistance Emergency Fund (DAEF)• $200,000 contribution from both US and RMI (inflation adjusted)• Accessed after State of Emergency for “immediate threats to

life, health and safety”

DISASTER DECLARATION IN FSM/RMI

• National State of Emergency declaration by the President of the affected nation

• DAEF is made available • US Ambassador determines that:

it is above and beyond the capability of the host nation to respond to the disaster and

that it is in the best interest of the USG to respond, • The Ambassador can issue a disaster declaration,

triggering a request for disaster assistance from USAID/OFDA

CONDITIONS FOR A U.S. PRESIDENTIAL DISASTER DECLARATION

• IF State of Emergency declared……• IF DEAF is not adequate……• IF United Nations assistance is not adequate…..• IF Ambassador’s initial $50,000 is not adequate…..

• THEN….FSM/RMI President may request U.S. Presidential disaster declaration

USAID ENGAGEMENT in FSM, RMIFor Presidentially Declared Disasters in FSM and RMI

Guided by Operational Blue Print (OBP) USAID/Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA) lead

Emergency Effort (DAC) USAID/Pacific Islands lead Rehabilitation and

Reconstruction Effort (RAC)For Declared Disasters that do not meet criteria for Presidentially Declared Disasters in FSM/RMI

– USAID/Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA) global response mechanisms

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USAID ENGAGEMENT IN FSM AND RMI

• USAID/Manila Provides Disaster Assistance Through Implementing Partner IOM: International Office of Migration (Ends in August

2013) Procurement activities underway for a new Implementing

Partner from 2013 – 2018 (under Disaster Preparedness for Effective Response – PREPARE program)

AMBASSADOR DISASTER DECLARATION IN PALAU

• National State of Emergency declaration by the President of the affected nation

• US Ambassador determines that: it is above and beyond the capability of the host nation to

respond to the disaster and that it is in the best interest of the USG to respond, The Ambassador can issue a disaster declaration, triggering a request for disaster assistance from USAID/OFDA

• Typhoon Bopha Response in FSM and Palau: USAID/OFDA deployed several staff members to Palau and Guam to track the storm as it moved through the region, coordinate assistance efforts, and conduct assessments in affected areas. On December 5, 2012, the U.S. Embassy in Koror, Palau, declared a disaster due to the effects of Typhoon Bopha. In response, USAID/OFDA provided $100,000 to the Palau Red Cross for emergency support for typhoon-affected populations.

Thank You!For more information, visit us at:

http://pacificislands.usaid.gov/