Training Course on Factoring Hydro-Climatic Disasters in IWRM

Understand correlation between hazard, vulnerability and risks Evaluate disaster risk reduction initiatives
Appreciate use of knowledge and information sharing to build safe and resilient communities

Hazards are part of natural environmental and normal life Disasters reflect the ways societies structure themselves and manage hazards Vulnerability is the measure of effect of hazards upon the society DRR - reducing the vulnerability to the effect of environmental hazards to a manageable and acceptable level by enhancing risk management initiatives

Disaster risk reduction is continuous and integrated multi-sectoral, multi-disciplinary process both pre-disaster and post-disaster risk initiatives
Hazard prevention and minimisation Reducing exposure, severity and susceptibility; Emergency preparedness and coping capacity Rapid and effective response Post disaster recovery and rehabilitation

 DRR

has four main components;

Risk identification and vulnerability analysis Awareness creation and knowledge management Risk management applications and preparedness Governance and institutional aspects

Poverty Un-regulated development Rapid urbanisation Social cultural transition Environmental degradation Lack of awareness War and strife Change in climatic patterns

Vulnerability - people's exposure to hazards and their susceptibility to hazard impacts Capacity - Collective institutional action to anticipate, cope with, resist and recover from hazard impacts

Underlying causes- deep-rooted set of factors that form and maintains vulnerability Dynamic pressures - translating process that cause unsafe conditions
Unsafe conditions - Context where people and property are exposed to the risk of disaster

Location and extent Frequency and probability of occurrence Intensity/severity Duration of disaster Predictability Hazard environment

Successful disaster response plan require information and mobilisation Challenges reaching people in different locations quickly and simultaneously Right message, timely, sufficient and accurate Maps a good medium for communicating hazards information to non-specialists Formats and symbols should be kept familiar

Poverty reduction Risk identification and knowledge management Institutional development Legislation and policy Engineering and technological solutions Land use planning Effective early warning and hazard information Insurance and asset protection Financing disaster management Climate change adaptation

Seen in light of multi-thematic and multisectoral approach in the DRR process Sound background knowledge on hydroclimatic hazard, risk and vulnerability Incorporate disaster risk management in WRM framework

Water managers therefore will assist;

Conduct analysis to identify kind and magnitude of water related risks facing people and development investments

Water development, regulation and mitigation to address the structural sources of vulnerability Post-disaster rehabilitation and reconstruction to support effective recovery and to safeguard against future disasters

Hazards are normal part of environmental occurrences but disasters enhanced by poor planning Poverty engenders vulnerability to disaster risks but disasters multiply poverty DRR starts with risk identification and assessment of vulnerability to enhance decision making Communication of disaster information should be timely, effective and where it is required