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WFP Policy on Disaster Risk Reduction and Management: Building food security and resilience

WFP Policy on Disaster Risk Reduction and Management: Building food security and resilience . Informal Consultation with the WFP Executive Board - July 21, 2011 -. I. Main objectives of the 2011 DRR Policy.

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WFP Policy on Disaster Risk Reduction and Management: Building food security and resilience

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  1. WFP Policy on Disaster Risk Reduction and Management: Building food security and resilience Informal Consultation with the WFP Executive Board - July 21, 2011 -

  2. I. Main objectives of the 2011 DRR Policy • To establish a clear DRR policy and orient WFP staff in their activities to reduce disaster risk and build resilience • Update the 2009 policy based on EB and partner recommendations: • Anchor WFP’s work within our mandate and mission • Clarify the link between disasters, risk management, and food security • Illustrate the range of WFP activities that support DRR outcomes • MakeWFP policy consistent with international frameworks and terminology • Highlighting the importance of partnerships 2

  3. II. MANDATE WFP’s Mission Statement and General Regulations WFP will “assist in the continuum from emergency relief to development by giving priority to supporting disaster prevention, preparedness and mitigation” WFP’s Strategic Plan SO2: Prevent acute hunger and invest in disaster preparedness and mitigation measures 3

  4. III. Disasters, food security and nutrition Disaster Trends, 1975-2010 • Disasters have an adverse impact on livelihoods, hunger and nutrition • The number of disasters has increased from 60 in 1975 to 373 in 2010 • The most vulnerable and food insecure are most affected • WMO: “new era in disaster history” 4

  5. IV.WFP activities in support to DRR In 2010 Honduras Indonesia Laos DPRK oPt Cote d’Ivoire Philippines Armenia Colombia Nepal Kyrgyzstan Yemen Somalia El Salvador Timor Leste Uganda Lesotho Myanmar Cambodia Ghana Kenya Tanzania Mali Haiti Bangladesh Sri Lanka Egypt India Guatemala Nicaragua Zambia Sudan Djibouti Guinea Bissau Pakistan Mozambique Senegal Guinea WFP supported DRR activities in 57 countries in all WFP regions. Swaziland Afghanistan Burundi Chad Rwanda Malawi Burkina Faso Tajikistan Madagascar Cameroon Zimbabwe Georgia Niger Ethiopia Sierra Leone Congo Mauritania Central African Republic 5

  6. (cont…) and disasters addressed by WFP in 2010 64 38 projects tackled drought projects tackled floods 6 9 projects tackled cyclones projects tackled other hazards 6

  7. (cont…) WFP’s main focus is on 3 HFA Priorities • Food security and vulnerability analysis • Hazard analysis and early warning • Identify, assess and monitor disaster risks and enhance early warning HFA2 • Food for assets • Social protection and safety nets • Innovative risk finance, transfer HFA4 • Reduce the underlying risk factors • EPR and contingency planning • Capacity development • Inter-agency coordination • Emergency response and recovery • Strengthen disaster preparedness for effective response at all levels HFA5 7

  8. (cont…) Examples of DRR-related outputs through food/cash for work, 2010 Irrigation rehabilitation Water ponds Water springs Road construction Mitigation structures Latrine construction Tree seedling production Forest tree planting Community woodlots Cash/voucher transfer Fuel-efficient stoves Risk management tools Land conservation Gully rehabilitation Land clearance Disaster risk management Climate risk management Contingency planning 8

  9. V. The critical importance of partnerships • 57+ national governments, national agencies, partners • Regional actors: ECOWAS, IGAD, AU, NEPAD, SADC, CILSS, Arab League, SICA, ASEAN, others • Non-governmental organisations – over 2,000 partners at global and local level • Scientific, private sector and specialized institutions: FEWS NET, ICARDA, UK Met Office, IRI, CADRI, Swiss Re, CEPREDNAC, SDC, GIZ, PreventionWeb and stand by partners • UN system, ISDR, IASC and Rome-based agencies • UN Country Teams 9

  10. VI. Conclusions • Addressing the risks faced by these food and nutrition insecure populations is at the heart of WFP’s mission and mandate • WFP works at the intersection of food insecurity, undernutrition, poverty and disaster risk Policy calls for: • Integrating DRR into programming, and increasingly combining food security objectives with DRR/CCA outcomes • Deepen efforts to refine its DRR tools and services • Continue enhancing collaboration with partners • Improve indicators to measure impact and cost-effectiveness of interventions 9

  11. Many thanks Office for Climate Change and Disaster Risk Reduction WFP • Informal Consultation with the Executive Board on • 21st of July, 2011

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