I'R' Iran UNDAF Annual Review Outcome 4'2

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I.R. Iran UNDAF Annual Review Outcome 4.2
In the name of God

• Strengthened Disaster Risk Management at National
  and Local Level

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• Risks
• Iran is prone to many of major disasters
  particularly earthquake, floods and drought
• Iran is one of the most urbanized nations among
  the developing countries
• Floods are twofold comparing with 1960s
• Construction methods are poor
• Every 2-3 years one major earthquake occurs
• Iran ranks second after Armenia in terms of
  number of deaths due to earthquakes between
  1980-2000
• (UNDP World Report Reducing Disaster Risk a
  Challenge for Development published in 2003)

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• Opportunities
• Effective disaster management system exists
• Extensive experience in managing response to
  disasters
• National disaster management plan enacted
• Technical knowledge and scientific tools are
  available
• Middle income country and available resources

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UNDAF is really an opportunity for the
Government for strengthening its capacity for
DRM.

• Substantial amount of joint UN/Government effort
  is needed to assess the vulnerabilities and
  reduce risks rather than just dealing with
  consequences of disasters

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UN System report on its programmes for achieving
outcome 4.2

• Improvement of coordination for DRM
• Strengthened United Nations Disaster Management
  Team (UNDMT), for promoting a concerted and
  coordinated disaster and disaster risk management
  and closer work and support to the Govt. of I.R
  Iran.
• Establishment of UN Office for the Coordination
  of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) in Iran
• One focal point for coordination related to
  disaster management, to improve liaison and
  partnership with the Government and other UN
  partners in DRM
• Acting as a reference for disaster related
  information in I.R.Iran

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• Improvement of coordination
• Prepared United Nations Disaster Management Plan
  (UNDMP) 10th revision. Plan for UN system for
  coordinating international response to disasters
  in Iran available on http//www.un.org.ir/Disaster
  _Management_Plan.asp
• Establishment of UN Disaster Management Center in
  UN common Premises (No.39, Shahrzad Blvd.,
  Darrous, Tehran)
• Serious acknowledgment of the leading role of the
  Government for response to disasters and
  international aid coordination

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UN Agencies Main Programmes for DRM in I.R.I

• UNDP
• Golestan Flood Recovery Programme
• Supporting a coordinated UN system response to
  the Bam earthquake and participatory
  reconstruction plan through a community-based
  information and communications strategy and aid
  to handicapped
• Restoration of Water Supply Infrastructure
  Systems for Earthquake Affected Smallholder Date
  Palm Plantations in Bam district
• Sustainable Housing Reconstruction Programme in
  Bam through Community Mobilization and
  Participation
• Community-based development and Institutions
  Building for Sustainable income Generation and
  Poverty Alleviation

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• Five-year programme for Strengthening Capacities
  for Disaster Risk Management in Iran including
  three main components
• to develop and make disaster risk and risk
  management information easily accessible
• National Urban earthquake Risk Management
  Programme in Kerman and Gorgan and starting a
  national UNV programme for DRM in Iran
• to facilitate knowledge networking in the area of
  disaster risk management in the Central and
  Southwest Asian region.
• Total available resources including spent funds
• USD 5,993,166 (3.4 million fund gap to be raised)

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• UNFPA
• Provision of reproductive health and sanitary
  supplies, instruments and equipment
• Health and reproductive health training for
  Health staff
• Pre-marriage trainings for couples as well as
  counseling on RH issues  
• Protection of Women and Girls
• Preparation of  reports on the situation of the
  women and girls in Bam,
• Gender networks
• Training classes towards RH education, skill
  development, and vocational training)
• In the 2005-2009 strategic 5-year emergency
  project, UNFPA will seek to ensure
•      Iran has a National RH in Emergencies Plan
  of Action (NRHEPA)

 
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• All relevant aspects of RH response are covered
  by protocols and guidelines
•      Iran has trained and equipped
  Rapid-Response Teams (RRT) of RH-related
  specialists active in all provinces throughout
  the country 
• Hospital, PHC and all other relevant
  health-related staff have received protocols and
  training on RH in emergencies
•      Iran has a center with a capability of
  developing a "living" database on RH and other
  health aspects of disasters, data analysis,
  training and policy evaluation.  This includes
  defining the profile of a Center capable of
  ensuring database, GIS, training, policy and
  evaluation on RH in emergencies
•      Strategic stockpiling of RH materials and
  commodities and training of logisticians and
  warehouse managers
• Total available resources including spent funds
• 4.5 million  including 3.3 million fund gap for
  further resource mobilization

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UNHCR

• ? Provision of 120 prefabricated shelters
  including emergency relief items to Afghan
  refugee survivors of Bam earthquake.? Provision
  of one time financial assistance to the
  vulnerable Afghan refugee survivors of Bam
  earthquake.? Supply of emergency relief items
  to flood victims in Sistan Baluchestan. ?
  Provision of emergency relief items to the
  survivors of the earthquake in Zarand.?
  Provision of one technical expert and four staff
  members as well as emergency relief items.
  Total available resources including spent funds

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• UNESCO
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• Support to Micro-zonation Survey in the Bam area.
  
• Bam model school complex to be implemented in
  other parts of the country (with IFRC) to be
  started Sep 2006.
• Rehabilitation of Citadel of Bam.
• Production of materials for upgrading public
  awareness on earthquake risk and supporting
  inter-country exchange of experience in this
  regard.
• Total available resources including spent funds

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• UNICEF
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• Promotion and establishment of child friendly
  schools.
• Promotion of health and hygiene in schools.
• Empowerment of technical skills of teachers.
• Strengthening the available capacities for
  disaster response.
• Initiative of child friendly cities.
• Total available resources including spent funds

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• UNIDO
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• Support for reactivation and establishment of
  micro and small women and youth enterprises in
  Bam with entrepreneurial and technical training
  using E-learning.
• Safety and hygiene of date farmers in Bam.
• Total available resources including spent funds

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• WHO
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• Monitoring the progress of reconstruction of
  health facilities.
• Provision of medical equipment and Ambulances.
• Trainings for health staff in the filed.
• Diseases surveillance.
• Bam health city Programme.
• Total available resources including spent funds

 
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• General Discussions
• Maximum 35 Minutes
• QUESTIONS
• The appropriateness of the outcome among other
  national priorities?
• What are the main challenges for achieving the
  Outcome 4.2 in Iran?
• The areas which can be improved for achieving
  UNDAF Outcome 4.2 from the Government and UN side

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• Review of the presentation by the Govt.
  Representative on DRM and the links with UNDAF
  Outcome 4.2
• Institutional Arrangements
• Main National Programmes
• Resources
• Main Challenges
• Future Plans and Programmes

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• Challenges
• Need to develop capacities for Programme
  Management in DRM field specially in local
  levels,
• Concerted and coordinated work among the
  Government and UN agencies and their partners
  from other sectors (civil society, academia,
  research institutes, private sector, development
  actors and international partners)
• Using information technology and advocacy tools
  for DRM
• Need to translate the existing knowledge and
  capacity at national levels on DRM into practice
  at local levels
• Partnership with all stakeholders at horizontal
  and vertical levels for DRM (national and
  international)

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 Recommendations

• Coordination
• Joint mock drills and update the UNDMP
•  Organize training and briefing workshops on
  UNDMP
• Definition of modalities for the maintenance of a
  closer contact between the Government and
  international community during major disasters
  (joint regular meetings between NDTF and UNDMT)
• Establishment of International relation desks and
  nomination of focal points in disaster management
  organizations

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• Capacity Building
• Development of integrated information systems and
  equipping communication networks through
  organizing and managing reliable meteorological
  and climate databases and information networks
• Maximum use of UNDP Five year Programme for
  developing capacities for DRM Facilitating
  Access to Information for DRM
• Joint use of available technologies, in
  particular communication technologies to
  facilitate information exchange at national and
  international levels
• UN Radio system
• NDTF Website and Email communication

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• Joint UNDAC workshop and other capacity building
  events on DRM with UNDMT and the Government
  authorities
• Joint workshops on project management
• More use of available tools for better
  international coverage of disasters in Iran
• Prepare the national plan for international aid
  coordination in integration with the NDMP
• It should include clear definition and standards
  for categorizing natural disasters and dimension
  of required international response (Minor,
  Middle and Major disasters, responsible bodies,
  roles, timelines, procedures, mechanisms and
  tools etc)

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• Monitoring
• Joint review meetings for monitoring, evaluation
  of UNDAF programmes including analysis of
  partners capacities
• Capture and institutionalize lessons learned of
  DRM programmes
• Establish a Forum/Network for information sharing
  and networking (among UN agencies, government,
  civil society) on HDRM management issues
• Establish an information portal on disaster risk
  indicators ( in close coordination with the
  Government and civil society institutions) to
  enhance the capacity for monitoring progress
  achieved in DRM
• (roster of institutions, experts, and advocates
  in the field of DRM)

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• Partnership
• More regional cooperation in disaster management
• Form sustainable partnership with South countries
  with experience in DRM
• Establishing closer contacts with research
  institutes, universities and benefiting from
  their cooperation in research and developing
  national modules for training of different target
  groups in DRM
• Support small national NGOs and charities to
  build their capacities for DRM and make
  partnership with them to increase outreach to the
  communities, reduce the burden of DRM on the
  Gov. and increase the sustainability of the DRM
  within the communities
• Invite Forum/Network members to participate in
  the joint meetings and build closer partnership
  with all actors

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•    Organize advocacy events in close cooperation
  with Network members Joint advocacy events
  including
• Workshops
• Interviews with media (Radio, TV and press)
• Publication of a brochures on activities for
  achieving outcome 4.2
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What are the next steps To assign a working
group to finalize an action plan including the
main responsible partner, the timeline and the
resources and share it with the group in one
month and monitor the implementation of the
action plan by the present partners every six
months