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Integrating DRR into the CCA Integrating DRR into the CCA and UNDAF and UNDAF

An Introduction

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BackgroundBackground

UN 1997 reform agenda stressed challenges and new developments – including growing levels of disaster risk.

Since late 1990s a number of international commitments to DRR made including: (NB shift in focus away from seeing disasters as purely humanitarian) UN Millennium Declaration General Assembly (since 2004) Johannesburg Programme of Implementation Bali Action Plan Hyogo Framework for Action

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BackgroundBackground

Growing awareness of the potential impact of climate change has focused increasing attention and awareness on how existing climate risk is being managed.

As the impact of climate change is increasingly felt so too will the scale and unpredictability of climatic hazards & related disasters.

Disaster Risk Reduction Mainstreaming Module – Disasters & Development – Presentation 02 (Disaster Nexus) – Slide 3 – 10 April 2023

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BackgroundBackground Hyogo Framework for Action includes specific

commitments to integrating DRR:

• through the Resident Coordinator system and the United Nations Country Teams; and

• into development assistance frameworks, such as the Common Country Assessments, the United Nations Development Assistance Framework and Poverty Reduction Strategies.

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BackgroundBackground 2007 UNSG’s Policy Committee made specific

recommendation on DRR and climate change agreeing on three decisions centred on: The importance of raising greater, political

attention/advocacy on benefits of DRR & consequences of not investing in it;

To commit the UN to enhance links between DRR and climate change adaptation agendas; and

To promote the better mainstreaming of DRR and the HFA into the UN system’s policies and practices.

UN Development Group (UNDG) Task-team established under the UNDG Programming Group.

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Integrating DRR into Integrating DRR into CCA/UNDAFCCA/UNDAF

Integrating DRR in CCA and UNDAF process is... an important stepping stone towards integrating

DRR into national level development an important sign of the UNCTs political

commitment for risk reduction an opportunity to increase likely success of

country programmes in risk prone countries.

In support of this process UNDG has developed a guidance note for UNCTs.

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Purpose of the Guidance NotePurpose of the Guidance Note

An annex to the core CCA/UNDAF guide. Intended to support UNCTs embarking on CCA/UNDAF

in countries where disaster risk is an important challenge development.

Targeted at UN but also of interest to other stakeholders providing helpful guidance on integrating DRR into broader development analysis, strategic planning and programming.

Close relationship between DRR & climate change adaptation means also of use when working on climate change issues.

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The Guidance NoteThe Guidance NoteIdentifies critical steps for integrating DRR into the

analytical and strategic planning process to help UNCTs to:

Analyse disaster riskReview how disaster risk interacts with developmentExamine national capacities and risk reduction options Identify priorities for DRR interventionAgree on the most appropriate areas for UNCT support in

DRR Include DRR as an integral part of UNDAF M&E

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Content of the Guidance NoteContent of the Guidance Note

Introduction: The relationship between disaster and development and key commitments to DRR.

Part 1: DRR and the CCA UNDAF key principals for

engagement. Part 2: DRR in the country level analysis. Part 3: DRR in the preparation of the UNDAF and key

considerations.

Part 4: M&E of DRR efforts.

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Examples of DRR in work of Examples of DRR in work of UNCTUNCT

Disaster risk reduction has been integrated into the work of the UNCT in a range different ways e.g.

Integrating DRR into the full process of UNDAF development (analysis, strategic planning/outcome formulation) e.g. Indonesia

Joint UNCT reviews of the UNDAF e.g. Cape Verde

Making DRR a major theme of an UNDAF review or evaluation e.g. Turkey

Joint UN Programming for DRR e.g. Pakistan & Mozambique.