Delegation of the European Commission to Thailand

17 September 2009

EC Funding Mechanisms for coastal and climate hazards in

ASIA:Priorities and opportunities

Content

• 1. EU Strategy for DRR

• 2. EC Funding mechanisms

EU Strategy for DRR

DRR and CCA in the EU overall Development and

Humanitarian Strategy• Recognising that developing countries are

particularly vulnerable to natural disasters and climatic change, the European Consensus on Development (2005) and the European Consensus on Humanitarian Aid (2007) commit the EU to supporting DRR policy and call for stronger integration of environmental concerns in the development policy

EU Strategy for supporting DRR in Developing countries

• Joint undertaking between DEV, ECHO and RELEX• Started on 20 Feb 2008 – approved on 23 Feb 2009

Rationale• Lack of policy and strategic frameworks on DRR • Lack of a common voice• Limited progress with the integration of DRR • Limited linking of DRR and climate change

EU Strategy based on:• The Hyogo Framework for Action (HFA)• EC and EU Member States strategic work

EU Strategy for supporting DRR in Developing countries

Overall objective• Contribute to sustainable development and poverty

eradication by reducing the burden of disasters on the poor and the most vulnerable countries and population groups, by means of improved DRR

Priority areas for intervention• Ensure DRR is a national and local priority• Assess disaster risks (enhance early warning)• Use knowledge, innovation and education to build culture

of safety & resilience at all levels• Reduce underlying risk factors• Strengthen disaster preparedness for effective response

EU Strategy for supporting DRR in Developing countries

Added value of the Strategy• Defines responsibilities amongst Commission

Services and Member States• Positions the EU strategy towards the HFA• Implements a more effective cooperation between

the humanitarian and development actors within EU• The strategy has an implementation plan with a

fixed time-frame (2009-2013), specific actions and responsible implementers

EU Strategy for supporting DRR in Developing countries

Funding Instruments:

• No additional financial implications

• Strategy to be implemented using the full range of instruments as its disposal EC (ECHO, EuropeAid, Dev)

Member States (ODA)

EC Funding Mechanisms

Funding from DG ECHO

• Disaster preparedness integration into relief – in 2008, all disaster preparedness actions (including DIPECHO) amounted to 11.7% of the ECHO budget

• Advocacy measures: dialogue with other EC services, with ISDR, World Bank, EU Member States etc.

• Thematic funding and capacity-building funding, including on preparedness to response and disaster preparedness mechanisms: over € 135 since 2005 globally

DIPECHO

DIPECHO

South East,

South and

Central Asia:

16 countries,

€ 82 million

since 1998

DIPECHO

• DIPECHO-projects will typically emphasize training, capacity-building, awareness-raising, establishment or improvement of local early-warning systems and contingency-planning.

• Simple and community-owned preparedness measures enable communities at risk to save their own lives and livelihoods when disaster strikes.

• DIPECHO projects are carried out by European-based aid agencies and UN agencies in close cooperation with local NGOs and authorities.

DIPECHO

• Programming for 2010 currently ongoing

• Possibly €10 million for SEA and Central Asia

Environment and Natural Resources Thematic Programmes (ENRTP)

• EC programme that aims to promote and support environmental protection and sustainable energy policies

• €804 million for the period 2007-2013.

Objectives • To integrate environmental protection requirements into

the Community's development and other external policies; • To help promote the Community’s environmental and

energy policies abroad in the common interest of the Community and partner countries and regions.

• Special funds earmarked for the Global Climate Change Alliance (€ 60 million allocated for 2008-2010. Focus on five areas, including helping poor countries to be better prepared for natural disasters, and integrating climate change into development cooperation and poverty reduction strategies)

• Implementation modalities: Targeted grants and CfPs

ENRTP (con’t)

ENRTP (con’t)

• Call for proposal currently opened until 01 October 2009• App €63 million of funding available including

€11million for Lot 2 “Climate Change in non-ENPI countries”: funding for actions that support local authorities or authorities at sub-national level in designing and implementing local climate action plans dealing primarily with adaptation and DRR

• More information available under http://ec.europa.eu/europeaid/work/funding/index_fr.htm

• Reference EuropeAid/128320/C/ACT/Multi

7th Research Framework Programme(FP7)

• Funding of € 53 billion over the period 2007-2013

• Articulated along 5 Programmes • Cooperation Programme is the largest and

offers opportunities for collaborative research across Europe and other partner countries in several key thematic areas including Environment and Climate change (€1.9 billion earmarked)

7th Research Framework Programme (FP7) (con’t)

Objectives of Research for the Environment:• To promote the sustainable management of the

environment and its resources through increasing knowledge about the interactions between the climate, biosphere, ecosystems and human activities.

• To develop new technologies, tools and services. Emphasis will be put on prediction tools and on technologies for monitoring, prevention, mitigation of and adaptation to environmental pressures and risks.

Scope for support of hazard and disaster related research and tools

• Participation in FP7: through Calls for Proposals

• Open Call Reference FP7-ENV-2010 published in July 2009 until 05 January 2010

• Detailed information available on FP7 website

• National Contact Point (NCP):

– To provide advice to potential applicants for EU research funding

– Established in every EU MS and in countries associated with FP7

• List of NCP addresses at http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/third-countries_en.html

• Official FP7 website: http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/home_en.html

7th Research Framework Programme (FP7) (con’t)

Country/Region Programming

• Country Strategy Paper

• Regional Strategy Paper

More information

• DIPECHO: http://ec.europa.eu/echo/aid/dipecho_en.htm

• ENRTP: http://ec.europa.eu/europeaid/work/funding/index_fr.htm

• FP 7:

www.cordis.europa.eu/fp7/

Thank you!Questions? Comments?

Mrs Delphine Brissonneau

EC Delegation to Thailand

Tel: +66 2 305 2744

Fax: + 66 2 255 9113

delphine.brissonneau@ec.europa.eu