Mainstreaming DRR into Development Plan – Nepal

Practice

Som Lal Subedi (PhD) Secretary

Ministry of Federal Affairs and Local DevelopmentNepal

Why mainstreaming DRR into Development Plans?

All sectors (Health, WASH, education, infrastructures, agriculture, education, transport, social development, forest, etc) are affected by the disasters

Risk Informed Planning is the best strategy to decide how to allocate the National Budgeto to integrate Disaster Risk Reduction into

Annual Development Plans and periodic plano to minimize the adverse impacts of disasters in

development

Outcomes from DRR mainstreaming

7 districts

51 VDCs and 1 Municipality

2,546,662 USD allocated

Activities Mainstreamed in VDC Annual Plans (12%)

VDC level disaster risk man-agement plan

Comprehensive plan

Process followed for DRR mainstreaming

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Linked with Demand Side Strengthening WCF, CAC

Process – Building AwarenessCentral Government

Ministry of Home Affairs

Ministry of Federal Affairs

and Local Development

National Planning

Commission

Line Ministries

District GovernmentDistrict

Administration Office

District Developme

nt Committee

Line Agencies

Local GovernmentMucipalities/

VDCsWard Citizen

Forums

The Planning process is a joint responsibility of government stakeholders from Central

Government to Ward level

Disaster Management is a joint responsibility of Government at all levels as concurrent list and shared responsibilities including private sector

Multi-Stakeholders responsibility requires joint action plan

Multi level responsibility requires Top Down Encouragement, bottom up planning and

awareness building at all levels.

Municipalities

Process–Establishing the structures

Central GovernmentMinistry of

Home Affaires

Ministry of Federal Affaires

National Planning

Commission

Line Ministries

District GovernmentDistrict

Administration Office

District Development Office

Line Agencies

Local GovernmentMunicipalitie

s/VDC Ward Citizen

Forums

Central Natural Disaster Relief Committee

District Disaster Relief Committee/ District Disaster Management Committee

Local Disaster Management Committee

Umbrella structures with dedicated responsibility is best when shared responsibility among

different stakeholders

Central Disaster Relief CommitteeDistrict Disaster Relief CommitteeLocal Disaster Fund (DDC, VDC,

Municipality) as provisioned by Local Self-Governance Regulation (2000)

Local Bodies, Resource Mobilisation & Management guidelines

Legal, Policy and Institutional Framework

o Local Self Governance Act 1999oCurrent 13th Plan (National Planning

Commission)oMinimum Condition and Performance MeasuaresoPerformance Contract between Ministry and

Local Development Officer of District Development Committees /Executive Officer of Municipalities

Legal, Policy and Institutional Framework

DRR related Indicators in MCPM

DRR related Indicators in Performance Contract Between MoFALD and CEO

Legal, Policy and Institutional Framework

Indicator No.

Indicators Weightage

1o Implementation of Building Bye Laws and National Building Code

3

Indicator No.

Indicators Weightage

5 Implementation of Building Code and Building Bye laws

2

6 Implementation of Retrofitting Program for existing unsafe Buildings

2

Process–Building the Capacity Central Government

Ministry of Home

Affaires

Ministry of Federal Affaires

National Planning

Commission

Line Ministries

District GovernmentDistrict

Administration Office

District Development Office

Line Agencies

Local Government

VDC Secretaries

Ward Citizen Forums

Central Natural Disaster Relief Committee

District Disaster Relief Committee/ District Disaster Management Committee

Local Disaster Management Committee

Central Government

75 Districts

District District

3276 VDCs and 191 Municipalities

VDC VDC VDC Mun MunVDC

National Master

Trainers

District Master

Trainers

DRR planning and Mainstreami

ng

How to deliver training to the all Government staff across the country?

Cascade Training/ Trickle Down Capacity Building on DRR planning, DRR Mainstreaming

and community awarenessWho will deliver these trainings?

Integrate a Master Trainer Team in each dedicated structure

Process–PlanningCentral

Government

District Government/

Sectoral Planning

Committee

Local Government

Central Disaster

Management Committee

District Disaster Relief

Committee

Local/ Community Disaster

Management Committee

Local Level Plans

DRR Component

District Level Plans

DRR Component

Clear Directives prioritizing DRR during the Annual Planning Process

During regular planning process (14-steps), Planning officers consider DRR Plans

Process–Accountability

Central Governme

nt

District Governmen

t

Local Governme

nt

Central Disaster

Management Committee

District Disaster Relief

Committee

Local Disaster

Management Committee

District GovernmentDistrict

Disaster Relief

Committee

Local Governme

ntLocal

Disaster Management Committee

Each level monitors the level below and selfHorizontal Sharing to promote demand

Enabling EnvironmentDistrict/ Local Disaster Risk Management

Planning Guideline

Ministry of Federal Affair and

Local Development

Involving the vulnerable/affected communities

Bottom up planning process for annual plans

Enabled to integrate DRR into planning

process at each level

Building Code in Municipalities

Enabling Environment

National Planning

Commission

Line Ministries

Mainstreaming DRR into their 5

years plans

Localizing disaster risk

reduction through local planning and preparedness

MoFALD

ConclusionsClose Collaboration among Central and district government

agencies :Umbrella Structure at each level

DRR is part of development programme of sectors and local governmentDRR Planning and Annual Planning performed by same

Government Stakeholders (VDC, DDC)Capacity building on DRR and Mainstreaming at each levelMonitoring by each level above (VDC by District and District

by Central)Central Level Reward for successful Mainstreaming (MCPM,

performance contract)Clear roles and responsibilities will be needed under federal

context

Thank you!