Disaster Risk Preparedness & Sustainable Housing
Presented by:
Mr. Byrone Benson Barrinuevo – Head, Assessment and Planning, DSWD - National Resource and Logistics Management Bureau, Philippines
Ms. Kanykey Djumanalieva – Youth Branch Coordinator / PA Regional Center of Expertise for Education for Sustainable Development of Kyrgyzstan, Kyrgyzstan
Mr. Ram Bista – Ward Member (Elected) / Ward Office 13 / Lalitpur Metropolitan City, Mediator / Mediation Council Nepal, Economics Lecturer / Caribbean School of Management
Mr. Syed Zaheer Hussain – GIS Specialist at Punjab IT Board, Government of Punjab, Pakistan, Sr. Researcher at IT University Lahore, Pakistan
2019 ProSPER.Net Leadership Programme
24-30 November, 2019
2. Group #2
Information:
The group consists of representatives from:
• Kyrgyzstan, Kanykey Djumanalieva
• Philippines, Byrone Benson B. Barrinuevo
• Pakistan, Syed Zaheer Hussain
• Nepal, Ram Bista
3.
4. Background
• Central Asia is located in the heart of Eurasia and includes the five
post-Soviet republics of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan,
Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan
• The region is very vulnerable to natural disasters such as earthquakes,
snow, rock and mud avalanches, floods, heavy rain, storms, cold and
heat waves and droughts
• In recent years, the intensity and range of disasters have increased
dramatically
• Climate change is fostering this development
5. Objectives
• Prepare & activate early actions
• Test and refine a pilot
• Provide affordable housing
• To make an adequate plan for the capacity building of the implementing
project
• Understand risk scenarios and carry out the forecasting
• Involve all of the stakeholders in the capacity building and select the
beneficiaries (per stakeholder impact assessment)
• Train the volunteers, local leaders, children and intermediaries
• Conduct field studies and evaluation
6. Information on natural disasters in
Kyrgyzstan 2007 to 2016:
Information on natural disasters in
Tajikistan 2007 to 2017:
Events: Number:
Tremor 447
Floods 185
mudslides 1372
avalanches 550
landslides and falling rocks 229
drought 58
wind 119
Snow and frost 83
Heavy rain and storms 53
epidemies 99
Total: 3195
Events Number:
Tremor 264
Floods & mudslides 1129
avalanches 529
landslides 280
falling rocks 40
wind 274
Snow and frost 84
Heavy rain and storms 75
Total: 2675
Data
Source: Official website of the Ministry of Emergency
Situations of the Republic of Kyrgyzstan
Sources: UN OCHA and COEs
7. Source: The World Bank / IBRD / IDA. The Report on Poverty in Central Asia. Oct 17, 2019
8. Challenges and Problems
• Extreme weather
• The infrastructure
• The barriers of the internal migration
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10. Measures on Preparedness
• Daily weather monitoring (early warning system)
• Protocol (evolving policy plans program)
• Basic life support (water, food, heat)
• IEC materials (Publications, booklets, videos)
• Central Community and Command Center
• Ambulance Staging Areas
• Incidents community system
11. Methodology
Effective practices
applicable to the learning
process:
• Social mobilization
• Pre-construction trainings
• Field based activities
• Reflection activities
• Rescue operations
• Planning / decision rules
• Vulnerability mapping
• Ownership approach
For construction process:
• Conduct a System of Boundaries within the
regional context
• Make a market research for the materials
selection and the process management
• Measure the average of input and output ratio
within the system
• Identify potential problems (efficiency and
effectiveness concerns)
• Conduct the average pollution and the total
environmental impact from human activities
• Identify risks to Climate and Geophysical
Disasters (social-infrastructural vulnerability)
12. The sustainable housing
• Comprehensive land use plan
• Effective Information Dissemination
• Effective distribution of help
• Energy
• Waste management
• Recovery capacity (specify and reuse the materials, ending disposal)
13. Timeline
• Arranging the contact with all the
stakeholders
• The preparation of the concept and the
program of the project
• The preparation for trainings
• The tender for the housing building
• The logistics, construction
• The provision of the trainings
• The mid-report on activities
• The evaluation of the potential
of the local communities
• Share policy discussions
• Create alliances
• Improve the infrastructure in
the region
14. Conclusion
• Ensure project management and development
• Share policy level discussions
• National and international capacity building
• Form Global and Regional Alliances for Action
• Provide scientific research and support
15. References:
• World Bank, 2019, Oct17, Report on Poverty in Central Asia
• Official website of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Republic
of Kyrgyzstan
• UN OCHA and COEs, for the statistics on Tadjikistan
• The map was taken from the Pamir Mountains Travel Blog
Notes de l'éditeur
The Pamir Mountains are a mountain range in Central Asia, at the junction of the Himalayas with the Tian Shan, Karakoram, Kunlun, Hindu Kush, Suleman and Hindu Raj ranges. They are among the world's highest mountains.
The Pamir Mountains lie mostly in the Gorno-Badakhshan province of Tajikistan.To the north, they join the Tian Shan mountains along the Alay Valley of Kyrgyzstan. To the south, they border the Hindu Kush mountains along Afghanistan's Wakhan Corridor. To the east, they extend to the range that includes China's Kongur Tagh, in the "Eastern Pamirs",separated by the Yarkand valley from the Kunlun Mountains.
Here are some figures on the prevailing natural disasters:
Information on natural disasters in Kyrgyzstan 2007 to 2016:
As the tables show, both countries are exposed to a large number of natural disasters. In 2017, for example, a record number of landslides were reported for Kyrgyzstan. While between 1990 and 2016 there were just over 500, 158 landslides were recorded in the first half of 2017 alone - with 34 fatalities. More than 5000 houses are located in permanently endangered regions.
The situation is similar for Tajikistan: In 2017 alone, over two hundred people died as a result of natural disasters, in particular snow and mud avalanches, floods, landslides, earthquakes, rock falls and storms. The material damage amounted to USD 500 million.
In Kyrgyzstan (KGZ) and Tajikistan (TJK), these dangers can develop a particularly destructive force, as both countries are already in a weak position due to weak socio-economic development, insufficient preparedness and response capacities for emergencies and greater vulnerability of the population, especially in remote mountain regions. KGZ and TJK remain the least developed countries and economies among the five Central Asian countries.
KGZ and TJK remain the least developed countries and economies among the five Central Asian countries.
In Kyrgyzstan, for example, over 30% of the population still lives below the poverty line, and a similar figure applies to Tajikistan. Although the official unemployment rates are not very high at 10.8% (TJK) and 7.8% (KGZ), the real figures are estimated much higher.
While the risks of earthquakes remain the greatest potential threat in terms of damage and death, mudslides and rock avalanches are the most common catastrophe. They regularly cause enormous damage and loss to the rural population, especially in remote mountain regions.
But also extreme winters and floods cause great losses, which particularly affect the poorest population.
Predictable extreme weather events in both countries cause great suffering. Past events in Kyrgyzstan, for example, show that floods and landslides after heavy rainfall severely damage the homes of the poorest population in Kyrgyzstan, destroying food supplies, crops and property. Many families lose harvested land and their livestock, both of which form the basis of their income and food.
Infrastructure is destroyed, which often means not only that affected villages are cut off from electricity, but also that the drinking water supply collapses. Another example of the humanitarian effects of extreme weather are cold waves.
In Tajikistan, for example, 2103 extreme cold (down to minus 55 degrees Celsius) combined with heavy snowfall caused serious health problems. 2500 people were affected by acute lung diseases. Roads and electricity were interrupted, families could not be supplied. Many families lost their livestock, their main source of income, and found themselves without sufficient income, lacking money for heating oil and warm clothing.
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