1. Facilitating Strategic Linkages of DRR and CCA: ESCAP Initiatives on Regional Solutions to Local Issues Sanjay K Srivastava, Ph D Regional Adviser – Disaster Risk Reduction Information Communication Technology and Disaster Risk Reduction Division (IDD) SCR Regional Workshop, Bangkok, 22-23 July, 2010

2. Alarming Adaptation Deficits - Agriculture Sector

3. Food Security – At the Cross Roads The crop yields could decrease up to 30% in the region by the mid-21 century. Irrigation demand for agriculture in arid/semi-arid regions expected to increase by 10% for temperature increase by 1°C Increased dryness during pre-summer season may accelerate the forest fire incidences. Food Security Globalisation: WTO regime Rising Population Increasing Cost of Cultivation Low Productivity More Demand for Limited Water Ecological Degradation Inadequate Support & Infrastructure Climate Change Risk – Flood, Drought, Pest & Diseases…

4. “ ( Source: R Mendelsohn & A Dinar, 1999, World Bank) Levels of adaptive capacity : Indian vs. US farmer 0 - 0.2 0.5 - 0.4 - 0.6 - 0.8 - 1 - 1.2 - 1.4 - 1.6 1 1.5 2 2.5 3 3.5 4 4.5 5 India’s response function US response function 0 Temperature Increase ( o C) Effect on farm value/ net income (billion US$)

7. “ The issue is not how much water you have- It is how you learn to use, store and relate to that water. In other words, the culture of dealing with water is far more important than any issue of technology “ - Anil Agarwal, Center for Science and Environment Adaptation Practices: Grassroots Innovation… A culture of dealing with water Ralegaon Siddhi, Maharashtra ( Avg annual rainfall < 300 mm): Irrigation increased from 80 to 1200 acre; 3 crops every year worth Rs. 600,000. Watershed – Ralegaon Siddhi

10. Regional Solutions – Local Issues Early Warning for Integration of CCA and DRR

11. ESCAP is the regional development arm of the United Nations for the Asia-Pacific region 62 Governments - from Turkey in the west to Kiribati in the east, and from the Russian Federation in the north to New Zealand in the south The largest United Nations body serving the Asia-Pacific region with over 600 staff ESCAP has more than five decades of experience integrating disaster risk management with economic and social development at the regional level. ..Regional approach for cooperation specific focus on Asia Pacific Least Developed Countries (LDCs), SID, Landlocked Countries..

15. Status of Fund Utilization 53 proposals received, with total budget of about US$ 61 million 14 projects approved, with total budget of about US$ 10.8 million (over 80%) About US$ 2.6 million available for programming ESCAP: Resource Mechanism for Regional Cooperation Priority Areas Risk and vulnerability assessments Standard Operating Procedures Response capacity (through regional initiatives) Public awareness Drills—regulations and standards for evaluation Improve effectiveness of warning messages Regional Integrated Multi-Hazard Early Warning System for Africa and Asia (RIMES) Regional Tsunami Watch, Disaster Risk Information, Capacity Building: Meteorological Agencies … Established in April 2009 (USD 4.5 million from Trust Fund), signing Agreement, by Cambodia, Comoros, Lao PDR, Maldives, and Seychelles (21 other countries are in progress)

16. MARCH 2005 (7) JULY 2006 (10) JUNE 2007 (22) SEP 2008 (26) DEC 2006 (13) Regional Integrated Multi-Hazard Early Warning System for Africa and Asia (RIMES): Outreach A regional cooperation of 26 countries on multi-hazard early warning. RIMES aims to cater to differential needs and demands of member states in addressing gaps in the end-to-end multi-hazard early warning system. Source: RIMES Sectt Maldives & ADPC

17. ESCAP/WMO Typhoon Committee and Panel of Tropical Cyclone are the regional bodies of the WMO tropical cyclone programme in Asia and the Pacific ESCAP: Building the Capacity for Cyclone/Typhoon Early Warning Source: WMO

18. Bangladesh Cyclone Preparedness Programme ‘ SIDR’ (B’desh Cyclone 2007) Cyclone Intensity, Track and Landfall Predictions, Storm surge modeling for risk mapping .. Planned Resilience Building International/Regional Agencies: WMO, WMO-ESCP Panel on Tropical Cyclone, NOAA, JMA.. National Meteorological, Hydrological Services and Observational Networks (Radar, Met..) Community preparedness – cyclone shelters, awareness .. Detection and Tracking of Cyclone in Bay of Bengal Capacity building Capacity building People’s Centric EWS, Large scale evacuation (0.3 M) Saving thousands of lives..

20. Technical Assistance Mainstreaming DRR/CAA

24. ESCAP DRR Advisory to Maldives - Key Outcome United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) | Slide

26. Ketsana Post Disaster Needs Assessment [PDNA]Cambodia United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) | Slide An End-to-End Approach DaLA PDNA Advocacy Donor’s Roundtable Projectization for aid, loan & Budegetry support Support from DPs/INGOs

27. United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) | Slide Post Ketsana DaLA - Sector/sub-sector wise Post Ketsana PDNA Sector/sub-sector wise US$ 191 Million US$ 131 Million

28. Recovery and Reconstruction Needs

29. Donor Commitment

30. ESCAP DRR Advisory to Cambodia - Key Outcome United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) | Slide

31. What makes a difference? United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) | Slide 4. “Funded”

32. Most Critical Gap PDNA does take into account mainstreaming DRR in post disaster recovery and reconstruction but what was missing critically – the know how to integrate CCA along with DRR? PDNA worth US$ 191 million investment during post-Ketsana Recovery and Reconstruction had the opportunity to put in place the elements of Smart DRR but we lacked know how… It’s important that SCR Regional Workshop should bring out ..Regional Solution to Local Issues