COMMUNITY DISASTER RISK REDUCTION FUND (CDRRF) Financing The Era of Resilience Renaissance Presentation to: 9 th Caribbean Conference on Comprehensive Disaster Management Presenter: Nicole West-Hayles - Knowledge Management and Public Education Consultant - CDRRF Wednesday, December 02, 2015
Community Disaster Risk Reduction Fund
Why CDRRF? Caribbean s vulnerability to natural hazards and to climate variability is well known Increased GHGs can cause global warming thus increasing the Region s exposure to natural hazard risks and impacts. Geographic location and topography (land makeup) of countries in the Region already place them at high levels of exposure to natural hazards such as storms, hurricanes, droughts, earthquakes and volcanic eruptions
Why CDRRF? Disasters related to climatic events have severe impacts on key sectors such as agriculture, fisheries, health, water resources and tourism Supporting environmental sustainability and advancing the CC agenda is a strategic objective of the eighth cycle of CDB s Special Development Fund (SDF)
DFATD and DFID Focus DFATD 2010-2015 more effective regional mitigation of the impact of natural disasters for Caribbean regional development assistance DFID 2011-2015 improving the region s ability to deal with and recover from the impacts of climate change and natural disasters
CDRRF and Regional Focus Region s DRM and CCA agendas are defined by the CARICOM Enhanced Regional Comprehensive Disaster Management (CDM) Strategy 2014-2024, and the Caribbean Regional Framework for Achieving Development Resilient to Climate Change and its Implementation Plan 2011-2021. CCA and resilience building at the community level remains a core regional development challenge.
CDRRF Expected Outcome Improved community-level security of vulnerable women and men across the Caribbean region in the face of natural disasters and climate change
CDRRF Objectives To enhance the implementation of environmentally sustainable and gender responsive community-level interventions, to reduce natural disaster risks and CC impacts within the beneficiary Caribbean countries. 1. Reduce risk of vulnerable populations at the community level via implementation of natural hazard risk reduction, climate change adaptation and/or related livelihood demonstration subprojects
CDRRF Objectives 2. Develop experience-based knowledge from the pursuit of demonstration sub-projects to fill national and regional knowledge deficits 3. Develop disaster risk management and CCA enhanced guidelines for country poverty assessment 4. Undertake targeted strategy for dissemination of knowledge generated
Resilience Ability of a system, community or society exposed to hazards to resist, absorb, accommodate to and recover from the effects of a hazard in a timely and efficient manner, including through the preservation and restoration of its essential basic structures and functions, United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR), 2009 UNISDR Terminology on Disaster Risk Reduction, Geneva, May 2009 (http://www.unisdr. org/we/inform/terminology).
CDRRF Components 1. Community DRR/CCA sub-projects Medium-sized grant facility to assist vulnerable communities in the design and implementation of community driven DRR/CCA projects that will achieve measurable and sustained reduction in exposure to natural hazard and climate change risks Grants of between USD400,000-USD650,000
CDRRF Components 2. Knowledge Management and Communications Increase awareness and use of effective community level DRR/CCA knowledge and practices in Region Promote importance of mainstreaming DRR/CCA considerations into national CPA processes and Country Development Plans of BMCs; increase knowledge regarding impact of natural disasters on livelihoods Increase visibility of CDRRF, donors and sub-projects among regional, national and community-level stakeholders and in the donor community
CDRRF Components 3. Results-Based Monitoring and Evaluation Enhance M&E capacity specific to project design and reporting within the beneficiary communities Ensure that CDRRF and its sub-projects are resultsoriented in design, management and reporting; with the necessary quality assurance mechanisms and tools established
CDRRF Components 4. Mainstreaming DRR/CCA considerations into Country Poverty Assessment Processes Development of DRR/CCA CPA mainstreaming method and guidelines for incorporation of DRR/CCAimpacted considerations into CPA processes Local training and familiarisation workshops with BMC CPA teams and stakeholders, including Government officers and managers from the relevant social sector and statistical agencies, consultants and NGO representatives
Project Examples - DRR Retaining-walls and check dams. Footbridges across gullies and rivers. Retrofitted public shelters to serve the special needs of girls, women, the elderly and persons living with disabilities. Ecosystem restoration. Shelters and haul out facilities for fishing boats. Storm resilient greenhouses.
Project Examples - DRR Rainwater harvesting and storage. Shelter in place for the elderly and persons living with disabilities. Public shelter retrofits to enhance safety and Public shelter retrofits to enhance safety and security for women, girls, the sick, the elderly and persons living with disabilities.
Project Examples - CCA Sea-level Rise: Coastal protection e.g. seawall and breakwater construction. Enhanced preservation of natural sea-defences (mangroves) through ecosystem restoration and protection. Reducing human stresses on reef systems e.g. reducing sewage and drainage pollution. Prohibiting activities that destroy natural coast protection systems e.g. sand mining, mangrove cutting or filling.
Water Resources: Project Examples - CCA Watershed restoration and management. Water conservation. Recycling of grey water. Rainwater harvesting and storage. Aquifer recharge.
Agriculture: Project Examples - CCA Drought or heat resistant crops. Employ dry-land farming techniques. Rainwater harvesting and storage with drip irrigation. Hazard (storm, flood, drought) resilient seedling production and stockpiling facilities for re-planting.
Key Consideration For Selecting Concept Notes All proposals submitted to the CDRRF should meet the following criteria: Ultimate Outcome Tangible Risk Reduction and Lessons Learnt Community-Driven/Participatory:
Key Consideration For Selecting Concept Notes Innovative Sustainable Environmentally Sustainable Supportive of Sustainable Livelihoods: Social Justice/Responsiveness/Gender Sensitive Baseline Data
COMMON ISSUES Lack of community ownership and participation Weak project management arrangements; for eg. high administrative costs; vague roles and/or commitments of stakeholders Absence of key community and/or Government stakeholders Root causes of Vulnerability Not addressed Poor articulation of tangible DRR/CCA (Costs and Benefits)
COMMON ISSUES Poorly defined components Absence of analysis of gender based roles and relations; social inclusion Lack of capacity building Weak demonstration of ability for lessons learnt
For More Information For additional information and copies of application documents: CDRRF website : http://www.caribank.org/programmes/cdrr1 Contact: Project Manager Telephone: 1 246 431 1785; E-Mail: cdrrf@caribank.org