- The purpose of this project is to address four main areas, that
concur to increased vulnerability to the effects of natural disasters:
o
Lack of capacities and structured experiences in
addressing urban risk, reduce risks
and build resilience in cities frequently affected by natural disasters in
Mozambique, Malawi and Madagascar;
o
Lack of capacities of the National Disaster
Institutions to capitalize and
structure the many good practices implemented, which results in huge losses of
resources
o
Lack of harmonized practices at the regional level and low level of mutual learning among countries that
share the same hazards and risks
o
Weak capacities of communities in human settlements in
Mozambique to build safely and
rebuild with improvement or retrofitting better houses and community
infrastructure (i.e. schools). The focus on Mozambique for this aspect is due
to a direct request of ECHO, in response to cyclone Funso that affected
Mozambique in 2012.
- UN-Habitat, in partnership with other UN agencies (and in
particular FAO), is well placed to contribute in addressing the causes of
the problems, thanks to 10 years of experience in DRR in the sub-region,
established partnership and reputations at regional level via the upcoming
DIMSUR Centre and presence in the 3 main countries of the action. It will:
o
develop the first
innovative Urban Risk and Resilience instrument in the sub-region, by engaging
experts, local governments and partners in the elaboration of the tool and in
its testing at city-level
o
document all
shelter, housing and infrastructure resistant practices hand-in-hand with the National
Institutions, so to publish do's and don'ts, which might be turned into
National Policies
o
provide technical
assistance and support data management to all DRR partners in its field of
expertise (Housing and Shelter; Land Tenure; Planning)
o
rebuild as
on-the-job training at least 15 community schools and 50 houses, hand-in-hand
with INGC and Ministry of Public Works to document the practice and include it
in the Disaster Contingency Planning of Mozambique
- All priorities
have been established (Ref. assessments) along with the 4 categories of
beneficiaries this projects benefits, as detailed below
- Given the
complexity of this context the problem can only by addressed by a broad
partnership of international actors, along with national to local authorities.
For this reason a technical partnership has been established, through the
DIPECHO III project at regional level among UN-Habitat, FAO, CARE and COOPI and
at national level in the 3 countries with a number of partnering UN agencies,
NGOs and the Red Cross. Then, this project has been designed in parallel with 3
other projects designed by FAO, CARE and COOPI in respective areas of
expertise, with a common overall logical framework and same areas of
intervention.
- Within this
partnership, UN-Habitat will provide high-level policy advisory services, along
with technical support and direct implementation to all categories of
beneficiaries and to its partners.
- The purpose of
this project will therefore be to:
- Ensuring the
capitalization along with National to Local authorities in the 3 countries of
DRR/M practices on Housing and Basic Community Infrastructure resistant to
Disaster, so to take stock and transform practices into policies. (In common
log-frame with FAO, COOPI, CARE); IMPORTANT:
This strategy complements the Sub-Regional
DRR Technical Centre for Human Settlements (DIMSUR) that the World Bank is
funding from 2012 to UN-Habitat;
- Delivering
innovative Urban Risk Reduction
training modules at regional level and pilot DRR Planning in cities. This will
address lacking instruments on urban resilience in Southern Africa and know-how
in selected cities (In common log-frame
with FAO, COOPI, CARE);
- Delivering
qualified technical assistance on request to National and Local Authorities, as
well as partnering agencies and NGOs in the 3 countries on Basic Infrastructure
and Housing/Shelter. (Multi-disciplinary
assistance provided in common with FAO, COOPI, CARE);
- Developing and
mainstreaming low-cost, highly
reproducible techniques in Mozambique to build-back better after 2012 disasters
and reduce future occurrences. National Institutions will be engaged from the
start to turn practices into national policy
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