UNCT Proposal 3: Supporting Government at the National and Provincial level in Developing more Synergized, Cohesive
and Inclusive Disaster Risk Management Policies (under SPA 3)1
Outcome3.1: (as in Joint Work-plan) National, provincial & district capacities to prevent, assess, reduce and manage risks are developed.
Joint Output level: (as in Joint Work-plan, 3.1.1) All key disaster
management institutions establish effective risk assessment, hazard mapping,
coordination and oversight mechanisms at federal, provincial and district
levels addressing the concerns of vulnerable population.
Policy Initiative: Supporting Government at National and Provincial Level in
Developing more Synergized, Cohesive and Inclusive Disaster Risk
Management Policies
Annual Common Budgetary Framework (2014)2
UN Entities Total
Core/regular/
NonTo be
(USD)
assessed (USD) core/other/ mobilized/
extra
funding gap
budgetary (USD)
(USD)
0
UN-Habitat, 1,450,000
367,275
1,082,275
UNDP, WFP
Key activities which the DRT-F will contribute towards (include UN Entities to implement):
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Multi hazard risk assessments conducted at provincial, district and at community levels (UN-Habitat, UNDP, WFP)
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Multi Hazard Vulnerability and Risk Assessment (MHVRAs) informed provincial Disaster Risk Management (DRM) policies (UN-Habitat, UNDP, WFP)
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Capacity building of government officials for the effective use of application of Multi Hazard Vulnerability and Risk Assessment (MHVRAs) outcomes for
Disaster Risk Management (DRM) within the Hyogo Frame Work for Action ( (UN-Habitat, UNDP, WFP)
For each Policy Initiative – Output level
1. How was the policy gap for this initiative identified by the UNCT and government? Which international norms and standards will this integrated
policy initiative assist the government in better realizing?
1
2
Strategic Priority Area 3 of OPII
This shows the current funding status
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The policy gap for this particular initiative came out after the 18th constitutional amendment where National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA)
Pakistan has greatly devolved powers to Provincial Disaster Management Authorities (PDMAs). The proposed policy initiative is therefore necessary to help
develop provincial disaster management policies. The outputs achieved through the proposed initiative will enable National Disaster Management
Authority Pakistan (NDMA)/ Provincial Disaster Management Authorities (PDMAs) to better address the DRR issues through developing provincial disasters
management policies which will be strategically linked to the National Drainage Program Project in Pakistan (NDP).
The norms and standards that this policy initiative will contribute to assisting government will be as follows:
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Replicating good practices in Community Based Disaster Risk Management (CBDRM) and Village Disaster Committee (VDC), based on the Hyogo Frame
Work for Action (HFA) with the involvement of all sectors.
The Asian Disaster Preparedness Model will be applied in consultation with National Disaster Management Authority Pakistan (NDMA), Provincial Disaster
Management Authorities (PDMAs) and District Disaster Management Authorities (DDMAs).
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The activities will be fully in line with National Disaster Management Authority Pakistan’s Disaster Risk Management Framework highlighting nine
priority areas.
2. Briefly describe the activities to be implemented above (with DRT-F fund contributions) and how they will contribute towards the country
achieving the desired change at the output and outcome level?
Building on earlier experiences in Multi Hazard Vulnerability and Capacity assessments in a few selected districts, WFP, UNDP and UNHABITAT will conduct
Multi Hazard Vulnerability and Risk Assessment (MHVRAs) at the provincial, district and community level, carefully coordinating locations and local hazard
portfolios. The combined results will allow for the realization of key components of Pakistan’s national disaster management policy, as well as provide
technical support for the development of provincial level disaster management policy that derives from the national policy.
Besides conducting the Multi Hazard Vulnerability and Risk Assessment (MHVRA) a concerted effort will be made to train relevant government staff on the
application of the findings of the Multi Hazard Vulnerability and Risk Assessment (MHVRAs) so that they in turn can advise political decision makers at all
administrative levels. The key activities include the following:
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Multi Hazard Vulnerability and Risk Assessment (MHVRAs) conducted in four of the provinces, thirteen districts, more than 100 communities
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The vulnerability assessments conducted at province level for feeding into development of provincial Disaster Risk Assessment (DRM) policies.
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In view of the 18th constitutional amendment to strengthen the link between provincial and national Disaster Risk Management (DRM) policies.
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As an ongoing initiative, we are implementing a MHVRA in three selected districts in Sindh and Balochistan, Punjab and KP for delivering policy advice to
the concerned Government departments and local authorities.
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