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Pacific Disaster Risk Management Partnership Network (PDRMPN)

Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC)
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Description
Description
The PDRMPN was established in 2006 to support capacity building and assist Pacific island countries and territories in the implementation of the Pacific Disaster Risk Reduction and Disaster Management Framework for Action 2005-2015 (RFA). The RFA is the regional adaptation of the global disaster reduction framework, the Hyogo Framework for Action.The PDRMPN over the years has helped creating fruitful cooperation and partnerships for more efficient use of resources, and more effective and coordinated action on the ground. The PDRMPN has also promoted capacity building and exchanges of information and experience amongst stakeholders, in key areas such as the mainstreaming of disaster risk management within all aspects of social and economic development. The successful mainstreaming of DRM promotes resilient and sustainable development.
Implementation of the Project/Activity

The partnership was established in 2006 and has been active ever since. In addition to the Coordinating Committee, the PDRMPN has established a number of Working Groups to allow for more specific and targeted discussions on key subject matters, such as mainstreaming and training and capacity building. Working groups develop their respective terms of reference, select Chairs, and determine meeting requirements and other support mechanisms as each may require. They have the responsibility to provide regular reports and other feedback on their activities to the Coordinating Committee and to SPC as the overall facilitator of the Partnership Network.

Capacity

Building on the PDRMPN, the Pacific region is now in the process of designing a new coordinating mechanism to support the implementation of the new Strategy for Climate and Disaster Resilient Development in the Pacific (SRDP) which will be presented for approval by the Pacific Forum Leaders in August 2015. The new coordinating mechanism (to be called the Pacific Resilience Partnership- PRP) will replace and build on the existing networks and arrangements for DRM and climate change in the Pacific region. It will therefore build on the Pacific DRM Partnership Network (PDRMPN), on the Development Partners on Climate Change (DPCC), and other coordinating mechanisms for DRM and Climate Change in the region. It is expected that the PRP will officially start when the SRDP starts, on 1st January 2016, and it will be used as a mechanism for the implementation of the SRDP over its next 20 years of implementation

Governed

The Secretariat of the Pacific Community is the main organisation that facilitates the partnership. It coordinates annual meetings of the full PDRMPN under the Pacific Platform for DRM (in cooperation with UNISDR) and coordinates other special meetings as may be required, in consultation with other members of the network. SPC also convenes regular meetings of the PDRMPN Coordinating Committee (CoCo) in Suva, Fiji. The role of the Coordinating Committee is to improve coordination of partner DRM support to PICTs by: (i)Working closely with relevant national agencies for DRM and CCA to identify needs and opportunities for investment linked to DRM NAPs or Joint DRM/CCA NAPs and related initiatives;(ii)Identifying opportunities for enhancing coherence and synergy among partners’ programmes and assistance;(iii)Providing advice to partners on how to best adjust their support to the context and the capacity of the relevant national agencies and other stakeholder groups.(iv)Assist partners to follow up on the outcomes of the meetings of the Pacific Platform for DRM to help in ensuring implementation of agreed recommendations.

Partners
The PDRMPN is an open-ended partnership of development partner organisations, donors, and of PICTs. PICT representation is provided by the heads of the National Disaster Management Offices (or equivalent).

Its members include (but are not limited to):
1. Heads of National Disaster Management Offices (or equivalent) of all PICTs
2. Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC)
3. Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat (PIFS)
4. Secretariat for the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
5. International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent (IFRC)
6. United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
7. United Nations Development Programme – Pacific Centre (UNDP PC)
8. United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA)
9. United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR)
10. United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)
11. Asian Development Bank (ADB)
12. The Asia Foundation (TAF) / USAID Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA)
13. United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP)
14. Pacific Disaster Center (PDC)
15. South Pacific Tourism Organisation (SPTO)
16. University of the South Pacific (USP)
17. Fiji National University - College of Medicine & Nursing (FNU)
18. Fiji Meteorological Service/Regional Specialised Meteorological Centre (FMS)
19. World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
20. Australasian Fire Authorities Council (AFAC)
21. Emergency Management Australia (EMA)
22. New Zealand Ministry of Civil Defence and Emergency Management (NZMCDEM)
23. Ministry of Foreign Affairs-France
24. World Bank (WB)
25. Delegation of the European Union for the Pacific (EU)
26. Australian Government Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT),
27. New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade
28. Foundation of the Peoples of the South Pacific International (FSPI)
29. Save the Children NZ
30. Pacific Power Association (PPA)
31. UNHCR Regional Office for Australia
32. Pacific Islands Fire Services Association (PIFSA)
33. NOAA/National Weather Service
34. World Vision NZ
35. Pacific Conference of Churches
36. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN)
37. Adventist Disaster Relief Agency
38. Australian Bureau of Meteorology (ABM)
39. Institute of Geological & Nuclear Sciences NZ
40. Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)
41. Maddocks (Australia)
42. Pacific Islands Telecommunications Association
43. South Pacific Engineers Association.
44. Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit GmbH (GIZ)
45. Oxfam NZ
46. Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)
47. Care International Vanuatu
48. East-West-Center
49. University of New South Wales
50. GNS Sience
51. World Health Organization (WHO)

Goal 11

Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable

Goal 11

11.1

By 2030, ensure access for all to adequate, safe and affordable housing and basic services and upgrade slums

11.1.1

Proportion of urban population living in slums, informal settlements or inadequate housing

11.2

By 2030, provide access to safe, affordable, accessible and sustainable transport systems for all, improving road safety, notably by expanding public transport, with special attention to the needs of those in vulnerable situations, women, children, persons with disabilities and older persons
11.2.1

Proportion of population that has convenient access to public transport, by sex, age and persons with disabilities

11.3

By 2030, enhance inclusive and sustainable urbanization and capacity for participatory, integrated and sustainable human settlement planning and management in all countries
11.3.1

Ratio of land consumption rate to population growth rate

11.3.2

Proportion of cities with a direct participation structure of civil society in urban planning and management that operate regularly and democratically

11.4

Strengthen efforts to protect and safeguard the world’s cultural and natural heritage

11.4.1

Total per capita expenditure on the preservation, protection and conservation of all cultural and natural heritage, by source of funding (public, private), type of heritage (cultural, natural) and level of government (national, regional, and local/municipal)

11.5

By 2030, significantly reduce the number of deaths and the number of people affected and substantially decrease the direct economic losses relative to global gross domestic product caused by disasters, including water-related disasters, with a focus on protecting the poor and people in vulnerable situations

11.5.1

Number of deaths, missing persons and directly affected persons attributed to disasters per 100,000 population

11.5.2

Direct economic loss attributed to disasters in relation to global domestic product (GDP)

11.5.3

(a) Damage to critical infrastructure and (b) number of disruptions to basic services, attributed to disasters

11.6

By 2030, reduce the adverse per capita environmental impact of cities, including by paying special attention to air quality and municipal and other waste management

11.6.1

Proportion of municipal solid waste collected and managed in controlled facilities out of total municipal waste generated, by cities

11.6.2

Annual mean levels of fine particulate matter (e.g. PM2.5 and PM10) in cities (population weighted)

11.7

By 2030, provide universal access to safe, inclusive and accessible, green and public spaces, in particular for women and children, older persons and persons with disabilities
11.7.1

Average share of the built-up area of cities that is open space for public use for all, by sex, age and persons with disabilities

11.7.2

Proportion of persons victim of non-sexual or sexual harassment, by sex, age, disability status and place of occurrence, in the previous 12 months

11.a

Support positive economic, social and environmental links between urban, peri-urban and rural areas by strengthening national and regional development planning

11.a.1

Number of countries that have national urban policies or regional development plans that (a) respond to population dynamics; (b) ensure balanced territorial development; and (c) increase local fiscal space

11.b

By 2020, substantially increase the number of cities and human settlements adopting and implementing integrated policies and plans towards inclusion, resource efficiency, mitigation and adaptation to climate change, resilience to disasters, and develop and implement, in line with the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030, holistic disaster risk management at all levels

11.b.1

Number of countries that adopt and implement national disaster risk reduction strategies in line with the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015–2030

11.b.2

Proportion of local governments that adopt and implement local disaster risk reduction strategies in line with national disaster risk reduction strategies

11.c

Support least developed countries, including through financial and technical assistance, in building sustainable and resilient buildings utilizing local materials

The Pacific Disaster Net (www.pacificdisaster.net) is the DRM web portal for the Pacific. It was developed in 2008, as a PDRMP initiative, and has now become the more comprehensive information resource in relation to disaster risk management in the Pacific.
The PDRMPN has supported the development of Pacific National Action Plans (NAPs) and Joint National Action Plans (JNAPs) for a number of Pacific island countries
The Pacific Catastrophe Risk Assessment and Financing Initiative (PCRAFI) has developed risk profiles for 15 Pacific island countries and Timor Leste and the Pacific Risk Information System
A draft Disaster Risk Management Competency Framework was developed to help guide capacity building for Pacific island countries and territories in the future
In-kind contribution
Implementation of the PDRDMPN has involved considerable human and financial resources, including in kind contributions, staff time and so on, especially since the partnership has grown a lot over the years
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01 January 1970 (date of completion)
Entity
SPC
SDGs
11
Region
  1. Asia and Pacific
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Fiji
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Contact Information

Cristina Casella, Disaster Risk Management and Climate Change Policy Advisor

cristinac@spc.int