3. Climate change – erratic rains, increased
frequency and intensity of floods, decreased
Agri Prodn, high Morbidity and Mortality
India is spending three times in fighting
climate related challenges as it does on
health.
Continuing Development vs Adapting to
Climate Change – without both, neither will
happen.
Climate change – Health - Poverty
Climate Smart Disaster Risk
Tuesday, July 06, 2010 Management
4. Changes in climate are affecting the health and
economy - increased deaths, disease -heat
waves, floods, storms, fires and droughts.
Increased malnutrition, diarrhoeal disease,
respiratory infection, viral infection,
encephalitis and malaria etc.
Increased vulnerability to public health, food
security, livelihoods and other development
goals - longer-term damage to systems due to
disasters.
Climate change affecting key
sectors?
Climate Smart Disaster Risk
Tuesday, July 06, 2010 Management
5. Surrounded from
two sides with
ponds and close to
Rapti
Water logged for
months 45- 60 days
Diarrheal Diseases
very common
Six villages of Jungle Kaudiya
Block, Distt- Gorakhpur
Climate Smart Disaster Risk
Tuesday, July 06, 2010 Management
6. Health
◦ Public health services were very poor
◦ Quality of service delivery is poor – ANM not seen
11months, Full Immunization just -11%.
◦ Japanese Encephalitis (JE) and Malaria are bigger
challenge
Economy
◦ Acute landlessness.
◦ Proportion of agricultural labourers is very high.
◦ Wage opportunities in the village are low -
widespread poverty.
Situation when we initiated
Climate Smart Disaster Risk
Tuesday, July 06, 2010 Management
7. WASH
◦ Toilets rare- unplanned – no doors, no privacy for
women and girl child-not in use
◦ disposal of domestic waste close to dwellings and
facilitates breeding of mosquitoes and flies
◦ Functional toilets don’t work during floods, low lying
◦ Open defecation, unplanned was common
◦ Diarrheal cases were quiet high
Situation when we initiated….
Climate Smart Disaster Risk
Tuesday, July 06, 2010 Management
8. Hindu Festivals related to Health – Deepawali and Oily Food,
Khichri 14th Jan, Sattu Festival March, Basant Panchami
Sickness Pattern Earlier and Now – Diarroea Frequency, TB,
Leprosy, Typhoid etc _ Anaemia, Encephalitis, MalariaMore
expenditure on Health
Risk reduction to WASH and Public Health - CBDRR
Practical tools and guideline developed for WASH and Public
health issues – poster, DRR Calender,
Mainstreaming of Risk Redn. – NRHM ANM instructed for VHND
every month and TSC (41 toilets - Govt)
Enhanced Community Preparedness Round the year and during
Crisis – Sphere Min stands WASH
PGVS focused 6 villges - Kaudiya
Climate Smart Disaster Risk
Tuesday, July 06, 2010 Management
9. Awareness and advocacy relation to DM and Climate
Change
Insurance to minimize the impact of emergencies on poor –
Smart Card 168 – benefit to 63 persons
Facilitated Government poverty alleviation programmes
and social safety nets, MNREGS 229 job cards made
Climate related vulnerabilities and Horticulture Vegetable
Growth Model Farmers 47
Short Duration Crops – Narendra 97, Swarna Sub 1
Maintenance of six hand pumps MK II and bleaching done
with the help of Engineer
PGVS focused 6 villges - Kaudiya
Climate Smart Disaster Risk
Tuesday, July 06, 2010 Management
10. Formation of CBO’s
Trainings Trainings / Capacity
Building
Village Capacity Analysis
Establishing Network with
Advocacy
Various Stakeholders at
various level
VCA FGD
PGVS Initiatives
Climate Smart Disaster Risk
Tuesday, July 06, 2010 Management
11. Sensitized Community Community
with health impact of Mobilization
Climate Change
Developed Information
dissemination process
Educate other – for safe Information
drinking water and good Sharing
Hygiene Practices
Developed their own Water
Bodies
Village Disaster Risk Disinfection
Reduction Plan for year.
Village DRR
CBO’s Initiatives
Plan
Climate Smart Disaster Risk
Tuesday, July 06, 2010 Management
12. Boat purchase &
Boat
repairing
Repairing
Pre Positioning for
emergency
Pre
Panchayat WASH Plan
Positioning Wall writings at
various location
Install Mark II hand
Hand pump
at
pumps at
Embankment embankment
Panchayat Initiatives
Climate Smart Disaster Risk
Tuesday, July 06, 2010 Management
13. Improving Drainage
System through Promoting Mixed
MNREGA Scheme Cropping
In 2008-09, 86 farmers produce vegetable in
29.65 acres and in 2009-10 145 farmers produce
vegetables in 59.15 acres.
229 new registration in MNREGA
162 families have SMART Card
28 families have “Family Health Insurance Card”
Eradicate extreme poverty and
hunger – MDG 1
Climate Smart Disaster Risk
Tuesday, July 06, 2010 Management
14. Women’s start participating in Village
Development Works
Public Health Promotion Volunteers are
Women’s group
Women’s and men’s jointly take house
level decision
Hand pump bleaching and repairing done
by boys and girls mixed group
Empowering Women
Climate Smart Disaster Risk
Tuesday, July 06, 2010 Management
15. Using Lime
Reduce powder at
Open water
Defecation logged
points
Using
Mosquito
Net
Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and
other diseases – MDG 6
Climate Smart Disaster Risk
Tuesday, July 06, 2010 Management
16. In 2008-09 up to 1-3 yrs children face
Diarrhea 6-7 times every year and in
2009-10 they face only 2-3 times.
80 families – Hand pump bleaching, Hand
Washing and Good food Hygiene.
In 2008 total institutional delivery – 13
whereas in 2009-10 total 47.
ASHA started keeping ORS, First Aid Box
and Iron Tablets
94% immunization to children
Climate Smart Disaster Risk
Tuesday, July 06, 2010 Management
17. 27 raised hand pumps installed by the
community
14 raised toilets constructed by the
community
Ensure environmental
sustainability – MDG 7
Climate Smart Disaster Risk
Tuesday, July 06, 2010 Management
18. Risks (to lives, livelihood and assets) from flood are mitigated through community based disaster risk
reduction initiatives in 10 villages
• 10 Village Contingency Plan developed (at every six month it
revised by community)
• Linkage with various Govt. departments
• 2 of IM HP installed at embankments through Panchayat
through VASUDEVA initiatives.
• 1 New boat purchase by panchayat.
• 10 model farmers trained as a master trainer on economical
crops, disaster resistance crops, and fodder production.
• 137 trained task force members (at hamlet level) for emergency
response.
• 88 + 10 (Gorakhpur district) and 60 (20 in Barabanki-
Paratinidhi, 22 Siddharthnagar- SES, 20 Bahraich-PDT, and 10
GEAG) trained PHP Volunteers (at village level) for providing
quality support in relation with WATSAN and advocacy for it.
• 132 VASUDEVA volunteers out of which 38 trained volunteers at
Gram Panchayat level on Advocacy and awareness issues
raised by Task force and PHP.
• Strengthening SAHYOG network and with help of SAHYOG
network issue raised based on NREGA in their respective areas.
WASH-DRR
19. Practical tools and guideline are developed to facilitate
mainstreaming of risk reduction measures in government water and
sanitation programme.
IEC materials developed
related with Govt. schemes
and services (NRHM and
TSC)
•12 colaage based
•170 Wall writings related with Govt.
schemes and services and programes
developed
•800 wall writings (slogans, key
messages, help line numbers etc.) done by
Volunteers.
WASH-DRR
20. Improved preparedness for an effective humanitarian response
•20 Raised Hand pump by PGVS & 27 by community/ at
individual house hold level)
•6 Raised Toilet by PGVS & 14 by community/ at
individual house hold level)
•10 Village Resource Centre
•10 Pre-positioning of materials Bleaching powder,
Chlorine, O.R.S. Packets, Delivery Kit, First aid box and
village resource centre)
•2 Portable safe drinking water plant
•VASUDEVA volunteers with task force and PHPV
conducted mock drill in coordination with district
administration.
WASH-DRR
