Hon'ble Prime Minister's 10 Point Agenda on DRR: Agenda No. 3, 8 & 9
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3 Day FDP cum Training Workshop On “Hon’ble Prime Minister’s 10 Point Agenda on DRR: Agenda no. 3, 8 & 9” 12-14th October, 2020 Jointly Organized By National Institute of Disaster Management Ministry of Home Affairs, Govt. of India A-Wing, 4th Floor, NDCC-II Building, Jai Singh Road, New Delhi – 110 001 www.nidm.gov.in & OP Jindal University, Raigarh, Chhattisgarh- 496109 https://www.opju.ac.in/ BACKGROUND NIDM, a statutory body under the dm act, 2005, is the premier training institute with regard to imparting disaster management and disaster risk reduction education & training across various sectors/stakeholders in our country. NIDM lays emphasis on multi-stakeholder interdisciplinary cross-sectoral approach for an efficient proactive continuum of disaster risk management based on participatory integrated multi-risk management concept. It aims towards a disaster free / disaster resilient India. Founded by the Jindal education and welfare society, OP Jindal University (OPJU) was set up to bring high quality education to its students based on a world class curriculum, the latest teaching methodology and committed faculty members. The multidisciplinary university aims to develop young professionals and future leaders who will not only power growth and development in the state, but also make a mark globally. At the core of the university's philosophy and approach lies the belief that students learn best when exposed to real world situations and when nurtured through enriching interactions with practitioners and professors. If we define disasters, the basic understanding is like, it is something that brings in losses to lives, livelihoods, infrastructure, it is something that impacts the development processes drastically, disturbs the environment, the ecosystem – some damages are irreparable and in some cases it takes decades to bring life again to normalcy, Two important aspects associated with disasters are – beyond the coping capacity of the affected community and that it tears apart the socio-economic fabric of the society. Having learnt about disasters this way, what we do is, we plan ourselves beforehand for future impacts of disasters. We have moved from response centric DRM approach to Holistic approach towards DRM where we give equal weight to prevention, mitigation, preparedness, response, recovery, reconstruction and rehabilitation. Nowadays, we also talk about invisible damages to our minds and psyche and there are inbuilt mechanisms of Psycho-social care as well these days in DRM. Under the umbrella of DRM, new concept of DRR has taken big shape and gained momentum and importance. Globally, the 3 important developments of 2015 viz SFDRR, Paris Climate Change Agreement and SDGs, have specific targets and consensus (mostly) for them to be achieved, till 2030 and in some cases till 2100. India has emerged as a global leader, of late, in running hand in hand to keep pace with the world in this regard and India has its time tested Acts, Policies and Institutional Mechanisms in place to tackle any kinds of disasters and meet global goals. Hon’ble PM’s 10 point agenda on DRM (Announced during the AMCDRR 2016), is one of those guiding lamps and bible of DRM in our country. In this 3 day FDP cum Training Workshop, 3 important agendas of it, were touched, giving one day each for each agenda:- 2 | P a g e Agenda 3 - Encourage greater involvement and leadership of women in disaster risk management. Agenda 5 - Build on local capacity and initiative. Agenda 9 - Ensure that the opportunity to learn from a disaster must not be wasted. OBJECTIVE The objective of the Programme was to disseminate information and bring knowledge sharing among the Academia and Delegates about issues and threats pertaining to Hon’ble Prime Minister’s 10 Point agenda on Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR). It was an effort to bring in appropriate sensitization among the teachers and researchers about point no. 3, 8, and 9. Lastly, through presentations by eminent speakers, question answers and deliberations, learn about possible way forwards for a disaster resilient society. TARGET AUDIENCE Faculty Members of OPJU, Raigarh and various other Universities, Colleges and Educational Institutes across India, Middle and Sr. Level Government officials, Representatives of NGOS, Self Help Groups and Pvt. Organisations, Research Scholars and Students etc. DAY 1 INAUGURAL SESSION Mr. Ashish K Panda, Consultant and Faculty Member, NIDm initiated the programme. He said that under the umbrella of DRM, DRR has taken big shape. Now we are also talking about the invisible aspects such as psycho-social care. Hon’ble Prime Minister’s 10 point Agenda in DRM is a guiding lamp in DRM strategies in India and this programme has tried to cover 3 important aspects of that. Every chosen agenda has been given one full day schedule to discuss upon. Professor Anil K. Gupta, HOD, ECDRM, NIDM, in his opening remarks, restated the concept given by Hon’ble Prime Minister about Local for vocal. He talked about the importance of 3 points that have been taken up in the 3 day programme. There is a need to take policy implementation at local level. He stated the significance of 7th Asian ministerial conference where Hon’ble PM gave 10 point agenda in achieving sustainable development 3 | P a g e goals. Real work happens at local level and it’s important to develop local capacities. Women are cultural centre point of our local communities. Women leadership at local to global level is the need of the hour. At the same time, learning from past disasters, show us pathways to avoid mistakes in future such situations. So, put together, we have to give enough importance to women, community and past lessons for a disaster resilient society. Dr. RD Patidar gave the keynote address for the programme. He welcomed all the speakers and participants for the program. He quoted Hon’ble PM’s saying that building a Self Reliant India is essential in a post COVID- 19 world. He highlighted that India's self reliance would be based on 5 pillars - Economy, Infrastructure, System, Demography and Demand and they covers all aspects of Disaster risk reduction and sustainable development goals. He lauded the efforts of both the institution to come forward with unique aspects of discussion on Women’s participation in DRR measures, Importance of community partnership and inclusiveness and that we all need to learn from our past mistakes and lessons from earlier disasters. He wished the programme a grand success. Dr. Girish Chandra Mishra in his context setting remarks stated the motive of organising this program. There is a need to generate awareness among the people. Our country is generally vulnerable to several disasters and is presently facing pandemic situation. The key take away of the program will help in forming policies and also the participants will be benefitted with respect to 3 important aspects of Hon’ble PM’s 10 point Agenda on DRM. He briefed about the programme schedule and wished all the participants success. TECHNICAL SESSION Ms. Shilky, YP, ECDRM, NIDM gave presentation on Covid-19 Sensitization, where she talked about the current status of COVID19 globally and in the Indian scenario. She also suggested some measures which should be taken to avoid the COVID. She suggested the safe usage of alcohol based sanitizers, immunity boosting home remedies by Ayush Ministry. She informed that the vaccine for the virus might be available in march 2021. At the end she suggested the way forward that we have to stay calm in this pandemic and avoid social contacts, flatten the curve, don’t spread rumours etc. 4 | P a g e Mr. Ashish K Panda, Consultant and Faculty Member, NIDM, in his presentation entitled as “Disasters and impacts on Women & Specific needs for DRR”, said that India is a theatre of Disasters. Nowadays man-made and natural disasters are increasing. He emphasised on the fact that already disadvantaged group of women, children, elderly, mentally sick, medical critical cases are more vulnerable to the disasters. He talked about the current status of women in Indian society. Gender biasness in Indian society is prevailing which makes them more vulnerable. There are physiological differences in male and female body. Women are caregivers of our societies, they look after and protect the children, family and elderly people. Dress codes are also problematic during disaster rescue. Disasters negatively affect female life expectancy more than males. As regards, climate change and women, it was pointed out that the World’s poorest and those in vulnerable situation especially women and girls bear the brunt of environmental, economic and social shocks. We need to identify gender sensitive strategies to respond to environmental/humanitarian crises due to climate change. Morbidity and mortality has increased due to heat waves, floods, storms and droughts. There is a direct correlation between women’s status in society and their likelihood of receiving adequate health care in times of need. He concluded by mentioning several existing policies for women in all the sectors which need re-strengthening and need to be properly implemented at ground level for better results. Dr. Sanjay Kumar Singh, Asstt. Dean (Students Affairs), OPJU, Raigarh, in his presentation entitled “DRR and involvement of women in DRM”, talked about PM’s 10 point agenda and Greater involvement and leadership of women in DRM. He suggested the inclusion of women in SDRF and NDRF, to prioritize training and sensitization of elected women representatives at the local level. In this regard, participation of all the stakeholders- govt., private sector, and academia is required. He pointed out that there is a gap between policies and practices. Disasters increase sexual assaults on women and girls. Women are forced to marriage, education gets cut off after the disasters.