WMO First DPM Coordination Meeting

Latest International Development and

Opportunities in Disaster Risk Management:
Role of WMO and National Meteorological
and Hydrological Services
Item 2.0
By
Maryam Golnaraghi, Chief of DPM Programme
December 4, 2006

Issues in This Presentation

Why WMO and NMHS are critical in DRM
and vice versa
International Movement in DRM and HFA
Relevance of HFA to NMHS and WMO =>
Five Strategic Thrusts of WMO DPM
Progress with WMO DPM Programme
implementation
Goals of First DPM Coordination meeting

Number of Disasters (Global, 1980-2005)

Drought
4%

Extreme
Temperature
11%

Flood
35%

Epidemic, famine,
insects
5%
Volcano
0.5%

Slides
4%

Earthquake
11%
Windstorm
22%

Nearly 90% of disasters are related to

hydro-meteorological factors.

Wild Fires
8%
Source: EM-DAT:
The OFDA/CRED
International
Disaster Database
- www.em-dat.net
- Universit
Catholique de
Louvain - Brussels
- Belgium

Loss of Human Life (Global, 1980-2005)

Extreme
Temperature
3.4%
Flood
9%

Drought
28%

Slides
0.9%

Windstorm
13%

Epidemic, famine,
insects
19%

Wild Fires
0.06%

Earthquake
14%

Tsunami
11%

Nearly 70% of loss of life are related to

hydro-meteorological factors

Volcano
2.5%
Source: EM-DAT: The
OFDA/CRED
International Disaster
Database - www.emdat.net - Universit
Catholique de Louvain Brussels - Belgium

Economic Losses (Global, 1980-2005)

Wild Fires
2.45%
Slides
0.4%

Windstorm
38%

Flood
28%

Extreme
Temperature
1.8%

Earthquake
24%

Drought
5%
Tsunami
1%

Nearly 75% of economic losses are related to

hydro-meteorological factors

Source: EM-DAT: The

OFDA/CRED
International Disaster
Database - www.emdat.net - Universit
Catholique de Louvain Brussels - Belgium

At the core of NMHS and WMO

missions is protection of lives and
livelihoods of the communities.
WMO and NMHSs provide critical
infrastructure and information to
support decision processes for
disaster risk reduction at
international, regional and national
levels

International Developments in DRM

World Conference on Disaster Reduction
(Kobe, Japan, January 2005)
168 countries participated in the drafting and adopted Hyogo
Framework for Action 2005 - 2015(HFA)
Shifting the paradigm of DRM towards planning and preventions
Development planning is an integral part of DRM
HFA provides outcomes that needs to be achieved at international,
regional and national levels

G8 Summit and UN General Assembly (2005, 2006)

Need for strengthening EWS in support of disaster risk management

Reform of the International Strategy for Disaster

Reduction (ISDR) System
Will ensure stronger coordination and collaborations among the
international and regional agencies in support of national capacities.
WMO is a critical player through the new ISDR Management
Oversight Board and Global Platform for Disaster Reduction

Third International Early Warning Conference

Global Early Warning Survey (Co-chaired by WMO and OCHA)

Latest Developments in Disaster

Risk Management and HFA Aim to
Shift Paradigm from Post Disaster
Response to a Comprehensive
Approach with Strong focus on
Prevention and Preparedness

Hyogo Framework for Action (Doc. 7)

Provides priorities for action 2005 2015

for entire DRM
Five Priority areas specified

Key activities outlined for each of the five priority

areas

Implementation and Follow up

States
Regional Organizations
International Organizations
ISDR Process
Resource Mobilization

Five Priority Areas of HFA (Doc 7.0)

1) Governance: organizational, legal and
policy frameworks
2) Risk identification, assessment, monitoring
and early warning
3) Knowledge management and education
4) Reducing underlying risk factors
5) Preparedness for effective response and
recovery
Need to Map WMO and NMHS Role (active, contributing) on HFA to
determine main strategic thrusts of WMO DPM Programme

Prioritization of HFA Priorities For Action

and Relevant to WMO and NMHS Mandates
and Contributions
WMO Priorities:
1: Risk identification, assessment, monitoring and
early warning
2: Knowledge management and education
3: Preparedness for effective response and recovery
4: Reducing underlying risk factors
5: Governance: organizational, legal and policy
frameworks
Mapping of WMO and NMHSs Role on HFA Leads to Five
Strategic Thrusts for DPM Programme Operating Plan

Five Strategic Thrusts of WMO DPM

Programme Operating Plan
ST1 Systems improvements in support of observing, detecting,
monitoring, forecasting and warnings, and global
telecommunications
ST2 Strengthening contributions to risk assessment for different
sectoral applications
ST3 Strengthening contributions to disaster risk management with
strong focus on prevention and preparedness
Long- and medium-term sectoral planning
Early warning systems
Risk transfer mechanisms

ST4 Strengthening of organizational mechanisms vertically and

horizontally

International
Regional
National
Local

ST5 WMO governance and organizational mechanisms across

Members, RAs, TCs and Programmes to facilitate WMO DPM
operating plan implementation

Implementation of HFA provides

significant opportunities for
mainstreaming WMO and NMHS
national disaster management and
development planning

Progress with WMO Disaster

Prevention and Mitigation
Programme

Implementation of DPM Programme

Congress XIV established the WMO Crosscutting DPM
Programme (June 2003) (Doc 3)
EC Advisory Group on DPM (EC AG DPM) established by
EC-LVI (June 2004) (Doc 4)
First Meeting of EC AG DPM
(March 2005)
DPM Implementation Plan approved by EC-LVII (June
2005) (Doc 5)
DPM Crosscutting framework approved by EC LVIII (Doc
6)
Preparations for Congress XV underway

DPM Programme
Crosscutting Framework (EC LVIII: Doc 6)
Enhance contributions of NMHSs, in a more costeffective, systematic and sustainable manner,
towards improvement of safety and security of
communities.
Identify WMO DPM Programme strategic priorities
that would be implemented through crosscutting
projects that are measurable with respect to their
benefits and outcomes
Implement concrete national, regional and global
projects through Technical Commissions, Regional
Structures, Members, and partners
Monitor and measure progress

Preparations for Congress XV (May 2007)

Policy recommendations for governance,
operational and Member Interventions
aspects of WMO structure to facilitate
crosscutting activities
Roles, responsibilities and structuring of TCs, RAs,
Programmes, PTC, Secretariat in this new crosscutting
framework

WMO DPM Programme Operating Plan

WMO DPM Crosscutting Framework

User Driven

Strategic Partnerships
DPM Focal Points

Technical
Commissions

Regional DPM Working Groups

Scientific and
Technical
Innovation

DPM Focal Points

DPM Focal Points

Regional
Associations &
Regional Committees

Programmes
Departments

NMHS
Regional
Issues &
Activities

Strengthened
Coordination

Coordination
Capacity Building
Education and Training

USERS
(Disaster Risk Management)

Consultation Process for Development of DPM

Operating Plan and Preparations for Congress XV
Survey of
Countries,
Technical
Commissions
and
Programmes
Launched

First DPM Coordination

Meeting with
Programmes,
2nd EC AG DPM
Regional
TC, RA, and
Associations
Focal Points
Survey
Launched

Complete surveys &

develop databases

Activate all DPM focal

points and Working
Groups

April
August
2006

Analyse, develop Prepare report of

reports and
outcomes of
recommendations EC AG DPM

Congress XV

Prepare
documentation for
Congress XV

Consultation for Drafting and Finalization of WMO DPM

Operating Plan for Submission to Congress XV

October
2006

4-6 December
2006

29 -31
January 2007

Coordinate and consult closely with Programmes,

Technical Commissions, Regional Associations and
Strategic Partners

June 2007

Goals of the First WMO DPM Coordination

Meeting (Dec 4 6, 2006)
Preparations for EC AG DPM and PTC
Meetings (Jan/Early Feb 2007):
Provide input to drafting of the WMO DPM
Operating Plan
Provide Recommendations for Consideration
of the EC AG DPM (policy
recommendations for Congress)

Outline of Draft WMO DPM

Operating Plan

Why WMO and NMHSs are Critical Components in Disaster Risk Management: Impacts of Weather-,
Climate- and Water-related Hazards

Hyogo Framework for Action 2005-2015 and Role of WMO and NMHSs in the Implementation of HFA
Prioritisation of HFA Actions Based on WMO and NMHSs Mandate
Mapping of WMO and NMHSs Contributions on HFA Priorities for Action

Five Strategic Thrusts of WMO DPM Operating Plan

Mapping of Capabilities, Gaps and Needs

Country-level / NMHSs
Regional-level / Regional Associations
Synthesis of Gaps and Needs: Seven Identified DPM Gap Areas

Mapping of WMO Projects and Initiatives

Technical Commissions-level
Programme-level
Synthesis of WMO Projects on the Basis of the Seven DPM Gap Area and Alignment with the WMO DPM
Five Strategic Thrusts
New Crosscutting Initiatives to Address High Priority Gaps and Five Strategic Thrusts

Profiling of International and Regional Partners Relevant to the Five WMO DPM Strategic Thrusts
ISDR System Partners at International Level
Regional Level

Challenges Related to Governance, Organizational, Operational and Progress Monitoring of WMO DPM
Crosscutting Projects

Recommendations

Policy recommendations for Congress

consideration
Governance, operational aspects and Members
interventions for implementation of WMO DPM
Operating Plan
Criteria for crosscutting project prioritisation and
implementation within WMO Network (TCs, RAs,
Programmes) and with partners
Mechanisms for monitoring progress
Key Performance Indicators (KPI)
Who and how to monitor and report

How to optimize WMO resources for project

implementation, and extra-budgetary fundraising
through integrated planning

Review of Documents In Support of the

Meeting
Four Documents constitute the core
documents for this meeting
Doc. 2 : NOT the WMO DPM Operating Plan
but provides critical information for
Development of the Operating Plan
Doc. 6: Outcome of EC LVIII
Doc. 7 : Hyogo Framework for Action
Doc. 11: WMO DPM Programme Project
Compendium

Thank you

Seven Gap Areas

GA 1

Mainstreaming NMHS and their technical capacities in the national

disaster risk management and development planning and legislation

GA 2

Strengthening capacities for hazard monitoring, maintenance of

standardized databases, and methodologies for hazard analysis in
support of risk management applications

GA 3

Strengthening capacities for end-to-end operational hazard early

detection and warnings supported by strong governance,
organizational and operational capacities

GA 4

Strengthening capacities for provision of meteorological services in

support of pre- and post-disaster emergency response and relief
operations

GA 5

Facilitation of partnerships among NMHSs and other key national

agencies for a more coordinated approach to DRM

GA 6

Strengthening educational and training programmes of NMHSs and

their key stakeholders in DRM such as authorities, emergency
response operators and media

GA 7

Development of public outreach programmes and materials

Strengthened International Strategy for

Disaster Risk Reduction (ISDR) System
Coordinated efforts for mainstreaming disaster risk
management at the national level,
by international ISDR System partners, such as UNDP, the World Bank, OCHA,
IFRC, UNEP and regional agencies

WMO is a critical player in the strengthened ISDR System

ISDR Management Oversight Board and Global Platform for Disaster Reduction

WMO is proactively working with ISDR partners to ensure role

of WMO and NMHS in disaster risk management are properly
reflected for implementation of HFA
International and national level activities

Presents an opportunity for mainstreaming NMHSs

in national disaster risk management planning
Opportunity and a challenge to WMO and NMHSs