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Building Resilient Communities: Social Fund Response to Natural Disasters

Building Resilient Communities: Social Fund Response to Natural Disasters Bassam Ramadan Social Protection and Labour What are Social Funds? Social Funds/CDD operations represent a large portfolio for the Bank – USD 14 billion globally

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Building Resilient Communities: Social Fund Response to Natural Disasters

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  1. Building Resilient Communities: Social Fund Response to Natural Disasters Bassam RamadanSocial Protection and Labour

  2. What are Social Funds? • Social Funds/CDD operations represent a large portfolio for the Bank – USD 14 billion globally • Government agencies that finance small scale, demand-driven projects in a variety of sectors (e.g., primary schools, health posts, water projects etc.) • Use community-driven approaches where local actors (communities, local governments, NGOs etc.) identify, implement and manage investments; • SFs proven to be “amongst most flexible and innovative instruments” for responding to natural disasters. (IEG 2006) Enhancing Job Opportunities in ECA

  3. SF/CDD operations have responded too Disasters across the Globe • Honduras Social Fund (Hurricanes) • Nicaragua Social Fund (Hurricanes) • Malawi Social Action Fund (Drought/Floods) • Madagascar FID (Cyclones) • Indonesia KDP (Tsunami) • Philippines Kalahi (Cyclones) • Vietnam CDD Program 135 (Floods) • Pakistan PAF (Earthquake) • Sri Lanka North East Agriculture and Irrigation Project (Tsunami)

  4. Why are Social Funds Effective for Disaster Management? • Already established and working in-country; • Most Bank-funded projects operate at national level - SF/CDD works at national and local levels; • Primarily focuses on building community capacity in both disaster risk reduction and response; • Presence in poor, often difficult to reach communities across the country; • Engaged in construction/civil works – so expertise readily available;

  5. Why are Social Funds Effective for Disaster Management? • Streamlined, flexible procedures including for procurement and disbursement; • Proven, efficient management practices; • Effective public awareness campaigns already in place – critical for disaster situations; • Sound M&E systems (baseline data/costs, participatory monitoring, etc.); • Able to coordinate across several partners: donors, govt. agencies, private sector, NGOs; • Able to incorporate lessons into long-term development strategies;

  6. Going Forward • Social Funds/CDD increasingly used as a tool for disaster risk management. But DRM still a new area of work for SFs. Global lessons need to be systematically absorbed and disseminated. • Last year, workshop (BKK) brought together for the first time key stakeholders (e.g., Bank staff, clients – SF agency staff, and humanitarian NGOs, from across the globe); • Toolkit is a key and much anticipated knowledge product of the SP Anchor. Incorporates lessons from several in depth case studies (Bangladesh, Indonesia, Madagascar, Malawi, Pakistan etc.)

  7. Key Topics • Nine Modules (in easy to use format) • Role of SFs and CD Operations in Disaster Risk Mgmt • Integrating Community-based Disaster Risk Mgmt Approaches into the Project Cycle • Disaster Risk Reduction (Prevention, Preparedness, and mitigation) • Disaster Response (Rescue and Relief) and Early Recovery • Long-Term Disaster Recovery (Rehab and Reconstruction) • M&E • Gender in Community-based Disaster Management • Focus on Disability • Focus on Older People, Children, Minorities Several key tools included as annexes (Results Frameworks, Tools for Assessing Hazard-Induced Vulnerability etc.)

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