Flagship 4 Handbook Nepal’s 9 Minimum Characteristics of a Disaster Resilient Community Published July 2013 Flagship 4: Integrated Community Based Disaster Risk Reduction/Management Flagship 4 is led by Government of Nepal’s Ministry of Federal Affairs and Local Development in partnership with the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies Flagship 4 is part of the Nepal Risk Reduction Consortium. An electronic version of this handbook can be downloaded from www.flagship4.nrrc.org.np The handbook is available in both English and Nepali Copies of the handbook and other documents can be obtained from IFRC’s Flagship 4 coordinator i Nepal’s 9 Minimum Characteristics Nepal’s 9 Minimum Characteristics of a Disaster Resilient Community of a Disaster Resilient Community About This Handbook Glossary of Terms Community Based Disaster Risk Reduction / Management Since the inception of the 9 minimum Handbook contents CBDRR/M characteristics of a disaster resilient community CDMC Community Disaster Management Committee in Nepal, there have been many questions Case studies by Government, implementing agencies, One attempt to provide guidance on DDC District Development Committee researchers, and community members on how operationalising the characteristics has DDMC District Disaster Management Committee to operationalise these characteristics. These been to collect a number of case studies questions have led to the formation of this from implementing agencies in Nepal. DDRC District Disaster Response Committee handbook which contains more information Each case study corresponds to a specific DEECC District Energy, Environment and Climate Change Division about each characteristic and examples of how characteristic and outlines how the they can be applied in interventions. implementing agency has incorporated the DMC Disaster Management Committee characteristic, its impact on resilience and DPRP District Preparedness and Response Plan Many organisations have contributed to challenges that have been encountered. the development of this handbook and we EFLG Environmentally Friendly Local Government would like to firstly thank the Ministry of 25 case studies are documented in the handbook INGO International Non Government Organisation Federal Affairs and Local Development, as and Flagship 4 would like to thank implementing the Flagship 4 Government lead, for their agencies for sharing their experience with LDMC Local Disaster Management Committee (VDC / municipality level) leadership and support of the program, us. However, more examples may be out the International Federation of Red Cross there and could be available in future. LDRMP Local Disaster Risk Management Plan (VDC / municipality level) and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), along MoFALD Ministry of Federal Affairs and Local Development with, but not limited to the following Example indicators implementing agencies: ActionAID; ADRA The example indicators attempt to show NGO Non Government Organisation Nepal; British Red Cross; CARE Nepal; Danish what disaster resilience in Nepal ‘looks NRRC Nepal Risk Reduction Consortium Red Cross; Handicap International; Lutheran like’ in practice, providing direction to World Federation; Mercy Corps; Merlin; interventions on how to include the NSET National Society for Earthquake Technology Mission East; Nepal Red Cross Society; the minimum characteristics and outlines UN United Nations Nepal Society for Earthquake Technology; avenues on how to connect with Government Oxfam; Plan Nepal; Practical Action; Save structures, processes and budgets. UNDP United Nations Development Programme the Children;UNDP; and UNICEF. VCA Vulnerability and Capacity Assessment Additional resources Target audience In order to highlight documents and VDC Village Development Committee The handbook is targeted primarily resources that provide further information at implementing agencies and local on a characteristic, including information VEECCC Village Energy, Environment and Climate Change Committee Government, of not just Community Based that is specific to the context of Nepal, Disaster Risk Reduction interventions, but resources have been highlighted throughout those working in other sectors who are the document. For a soft copy of documents, interested to include disaster management please visit the Knowledge Library on the into their intervention strategies. Flagship 4 website www.flagship4.nrrc.org.np ii iii Nepal’s 9 Minimum Characteristics Nepal’s 9 Minimum Characteristics of a Disaster Resilient Community of a Disaster Resilient Community Flagship 4 Website - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - xviii Table of Contents Linkages with Other Flagships - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - xix LOCAL GOVERNMENT STRUCTURES AND PLANS - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - xx ABOUT THIS HANDBOOK - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ii Local Disaster Risk Management Plans - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - xx Case Studies - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ii Local Disaster Risk Management Planning Guidelines (LDRMP) - - - - - - - - - - - - xx Example Indicators - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ii Community Disaster Management Committee (CDMC) Terms of Reference - - - - - - - xxi Additional Resources - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ii District Disaster Risk Management Plan (DDRMP) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - xxi GLOSSARY OF TERMS - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - iii CHARACTERISTICS 1 INTERVIEW WITH MR. CHAKRA PANI SHARMA - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - vii ORGANISATIONAL BASE AT VDC/WARD AND COMMUNITY LEVEL Key Example Indicators - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 THE NEPAL CONTEXT - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ix Disaster Management Committees in Kathmandu Valley – Nepal Red Cross What is Disaster Resilience in Nepal? - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ix Society (NRCS)/British Red Cross - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 Building Confidence Through Disaster Management Committees – ActionAID - - - - 4 DEVELOPING A CONSENSUS ON COMMUNITY BASED DISASTER Community-Based Disaster Risk Management – Nepal Society for Earthquake RISK REDUCTION / MANAGEMENT - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - xi Technology (NSET) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 6 Flagship 4 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - xi Community Disaster Management Committees – UNDP - - - - - - - - - - - - - 8 FORMATION OF THE 9 MINIMUM CHARACTERISTICS FOR A DISASTER RESILIENT (( ( ( ( ( CHARACTERISTICS 2 COMMUNITY IN NEPAL - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - xii ACCESS TO DRR INFORMATION The 9 Minimum Characteristics - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - xii Key Example Indicators - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 11 Rural and Urban Contexts - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - xiii Earthquake Safety in Schools – UNICEF - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- 12 Minimum Characteristics Development Process - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - xiii Environmental Conservation and Disaster Risk Reduction Clubs – UNDP - - - - - - 14 NRRC Communications Group - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 16 OPERATIONALISING THE 9 MINIMUM CHARACTERISTICS - - - - - - - - - - - - xiv Example Indicators - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - xiv CHARACTERISTICS 3 Parameters - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - xiv MULTI-HAZARD RISK AND CAPACITY ASSESSMENTS Development Process - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - xiv Key Example Indicators - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 19 How to Use These Indicators - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - xv Assessing Community Risk in Remote Nepal – Mission East - - - - - - - - - - - 20 Working with Schools to Assess Disaster Risks - ActionAID - - - - - - - - - - - 22 FUTURE DEVELOPMENT - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - xvi CHARACTERISTICS 4 BACKGROUND NOTE - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - xvii COMMUNITY PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE TEAMS More About Flagship 4 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - xvii Key Example Indicators - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 25 Flagship 4 Expected Outcomes - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - xvii Establishing Community Taskforces in Mid-Western Nepal – ADRA Nepal - - - - - 26 Who is Involved in Flagship 4? - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - xvii Training Community Members to Respond – Merlin - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 28 Flagship 4 Targets - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - xviii Establishing and Testing Taskforces – Practical Action/ActionAID - - - - - - - - - 30 How to Become a Flagship 4 Member - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - xviii Urban Community Preparedness and Response Teams – Nepal Red Cross Society Criteria to be a Flagship 4 Partner - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - xviii (NRCS)/British Red Cross - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 32 iv v Nepal’s 9 Minimum Characteristics Nepal’s 9 Minimum Characteristics of a Disaster Resilient Community of a Disaster Resilient Community Interview with CHARACTERISTICS 5 DISASTER RISK REDUCTION/MANAGEMENT PLAN AT VDC/MUNICIPALITY LEVEL Key Example Indicators