1. Preparation of Drought Vulnerability Assessment Study to Develop Iraq National Framework for Integrated Drought Risk Management (DRM) PAVING THE WAY FOR A DRM FRAMEWORK FROM “RESPONSE”…TO ”PREPAREDNESS” From “Crisis to Risk Management” UNDP, RFP-025/13 – DRM Amman, Dec.2-5, 2013 1

2. DRMF Scheme Procedural Steps Critical Issues Planning Framework Planning Road Map Planning Major Operations  Monitoring & Early Warning  Risk Assessment & Management (Vulnerability & Mitigation) From Crisis to Risk Management Participatory Inputs to the DRM Framework- 3 Groups: Coordination Mechanisms and Knowledge Management Mainstreaming and Legal Framework Resource Mobilization Paving the way for a DRM Framework Page 2/

3. DRMF Scheme Communities Political Momentum National steering council Task Force Monitoring and Early Warning Committee NGOs, CBOs, Water users associations, Agriculture Cooperatives, local authorities Risk Assessment and Management Committee National Emergency Cells Page 3/

4. Assure effort credibility/stakeholder motivation/ & authorities in key positions through POLITICAL MOMENTUM at the highest executive level TASK FORCE to supervise Plan Development, Coordinate implementation of all operations, & Make Policy Recommendations Assign concerned CITIZEN GROUPS (geographic advisory councils) to facilitate planning, implementation & involvement of different stakeholders representing all of Iraq & its problem sectors Devise a DROUGHT PLAN clearly reflecting two major operations: MONITORING & EARLY WARNING; RISK ASSESSMENT & MANAGEMENT; with very well defined & interactive communication channels Prepare a written draft of the drought plan & hold brainstorming public meetings with stakeholders for feedback/corrections Implement the corrected final plan in a sustainable manner, with periodic testing & evaluation, for during & post drought event. DRMF Scheme: Procedural Steps Page 4/

5. Page 5/ A great deal of the critical issues to resolving drought problems has to do with political momentum, management, capacities & commitment. Political momentum, coordination & funding foster the will necessary to initiate & sustain the planning (authority endorsement & public awareness). Management approaches prior to the catastrophe, rather than delayed response aposteriori Technical capacities & resources at different levels, & by different stakeholders, public & private Commitment by the local & notably the central authorities, plus the local communities. The DRMF Scheme: Critical Issues

6. The Planning Framework falls into following major Interactive Components: Organizational- assigns the stakeholders / institutions; their responsibilities & activities; evaluates legal, social & political process Methodological - defines types of studies; Linkage between drought phenomena & management Operational - distinguishes between Short-term & Long-term activities for mitigating drought impacts, therefore, contribute to planning & response efforts. Structural Components: The Planning Platform: Setting up a multi-disciplinary stakeholder/expert team to frame the purpose & process The Public Review Platform: Public review & revision; public dissemination of drought plan DRMF Scheme – Planning Framework Page 6/

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8. Sets the ground for proper orientation of the whole framework: From Crisis Management to Risk Management or, defining the drought plan “Road Map” for the DRMF Plan clearly reflecting 2 (actually 3) major operations:  Monitoring & Early Warning= Assess, communicate, & trigger actions foundation of a drought mitigation plan  Risk Assessment & Management that covers (a) Vulnerability Assessment= Who & what is at risk & why? Mitigation & Response= Actions/programs that reduce risk and impacts and enhance recovery. With very well defined & interactive communication channels The DRMF Scheme – Planning Road Map Page 8/

9. The DRMF Scheme – Planning Major Operations MONITORING & EARLY WARNING Establish drought monitoring/ management areas Quantify/qualify inventorying existing & current relevant data from networks (local/International) Determine Drought Prone Areas (DPAs) Upgrading & data needs of primary users Adopt common understanding for drought alert levels with applied drought indices Develop a drought monitoring system to track conditions (Drought Early Warning System) Public information dissemination system to serve early warning RISK ASSESSMENT & MANAGEMENT Drought Risk = Hazard x Vulnerability Risk Analysis = Assess. + Managt. Risk Management Planning= identifying actions taken by citizens, industry, government, and others before a hazard occurs to adapt and respond to impacts arising from a hazard. Conduct a drought impact assessment Prioritize impacts by sectors within districts’ DPAs Conduct a Vulnerability Assessment Identify Risk management alternatives in DPAs (Mitigations & Response Actions) (next slide) Prioritize risk management alternatives in DPAs 9

10. Drought Preparedness: Policies, programs, activities before drought to prepare the community & increase coping capacities Drought Mitigation: Structural/non-structural & physical measures to reduce drought impacts Drought Response: Help, intervention, assistance during or after drought disaster occurs to relieve people in distress Drought Recovery: Actions taken after a drought to restore or improve pre-drought living conditions & adjust to reduce disaster risk. DRMF- Planning: Risk Management Alternatives In DPAs Page 10/

11. 11 A need to develop risk-based drought management policies Proactive Reactive Source: Adapted from National Drought Mitigation Center, http://drought.unl.edu From Response to Preparedness From Crisis to Risk Management

12. THANK YOU Participatory Inputs to the DRM Framework- 3 Groups: Coordination Mechanisms and Knowledge Management Mainstreaming and Legal Framework Resource Mobilization Paving the way for a DRM Framework Page 12/