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REDUCING RISK AND VULNERABILITY-AN ENVIRONMENTAL AND HUMANITARIAN PARTNERSHIP FOR GREEN RECOVERY
Society for International Development 16 September 2009
ROBERT LAPRADE, AMERICAN RED CROSS
ANITA VAN BREDA, WORLD WILDLIFE FUND
Reason for the Partnership
Baseline Conditions
Common Issues in Recovery
Partnership Areas of Focus
Challenges
Stories from the Field
The Future
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Unsustainable Baseline Conditions in Many
Tsunami-prone Coastal Communities
Deforestation Over fishing Poor aquaculture development
Poor tourism development Poverty Conflict
Differing Views of Sustainability
Sustainability:
“Development that meets the needs of the present without compromising
the ability of future generations to meet their own needs”--World Commission on Environment and Development, 1987
As used in humanitarian aid:
Sustainability = Economic sustainability;
OR
Sustainability = Project lasts for a long-time after the agency has left the country
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Global Challenges
Struggle to balance immediate needs and acting now with long term sustainability approach
Emergency life saving perception colors humanitarian actor long term view
Need for professional development and R&D practices
Minimal or absence of financial resource commitment
Global perception of environment as a luxury
Lack of policy enforcement by government and agencies
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Green Recovery and Reconstruction Training Toolkit
The 10 modules for the GRRT include:
1. Opportunities after Disasters: Introduction to Green Recovery and Reconstruction
2. Activity Review and Environmental Impact Assessment
3. Monitoring and Evaluation for Environmental Indicators
4. Coordination and Legal Frameworks5. Spatial Planning6. Sustainable Construction7. Building Materials and the Supply
Chain 8. Sustainable Water and Sanitation 9. Sustainable Livelihoods10.Sustainable Disaster Risk Reduction
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Summary
Environment degradation predisposes populations to disaster risk
Disaster recovery operations can impact the environment
Working together we advance both our missions
The environment needs to be mainstreamed into humanitarian response
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