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Swiss Cooperation Office Islamabad, Pakistan

Swiss Cooperation Office Islamabad, Pakistan. International Insurance Conference, Karachi: Catastrophe Events - A Challenge for the Insurance Industry. SDC in Pakistan: From Disaster Relief to Sustainable Development Presentation by Ms Sarah Pfister Deputy Director of Cooperation, SDC Pakistan.

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Swiss Cooperation Office Islamabad, Pakistan

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  1. Swiss Cooperation Office Islamabad, Pakistan International Insurance Conference, Karachi: Catastrophe Events - A Challenge for the Insurance Industry SDC in Pakistan: From Disaster Relief to Sustainable DevelopmentPresentation byMs Sarah PfisterDeputy Director of Cooperation, SDC Pakistan

  2. Content • The Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation - SDC • Flood 2010 in Pakistan • Strategic framework • Disaster Management Cycle • SDC Response to floods 2010 in Pakistan • Towards sustainable development

  3. The Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation - SDC • Part of the Swiss Ministry of Foreign Affairs • Annual budget of CHF 1.87 billion (2012) • 550 Swiss nationals in Switzerland and abroad, about 1’000 local employees • Engages in • direct operations • supports programmes of multilateral organizations • finances programmes run by Swiss and international relief organizations

  4. The Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation - SDC • Regional cooperation: bilateral cooperation with countries in the Middle East, Africa, Asia, Latin America • Global Cooperation: Multilateral cooperation with UN system, World Bank. Global programmes in climate change, food security, water and migration • Humanitarian Aid: prevention, emergency aid and survival assistance, reconstruction, and advocacy for the causes of forgotten humanitarian crises • Cooperation with Eastern Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS): democratic and market economy reforms in partner countries

  5. SDC in Pakistan • Since 1966 with full-fledged development programme • Humanitarian aid intervention in school reconstruction after Mansehra earthquake 2005 • Since 2010: Pakistan Hindukush Programme • Geographic focus on Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province and FATA • Working in two domains • Rural livelihood • Good governance & Human Rights • Gender and Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) as crosscutting themes

  6. Flood 2010 in Pakistan

  7. Flood 2010 in Pakistan

  8. Causes of Flood 2010 Climatic changes Shift of monsoon from North Eastern to North Western mountains Man-made Unsustainable land and water management Hydrological Increased flow of water, high silt/ debris over fragile mountains Flash floods upstream High water flow in rivers Widespread floods from North to South Pakistan

  9. International Framework • The Hyogo Framework of Action (HFA) 2005 -2015 • Goals of the HFA: • Integration of disaster risk into sustainable development policies, planning and programming • Development and strengthening of institutions, mechanisms and capacities • Systematic incorporation of risk reduction approaches into the design and implementation

  10. SDC Commitment Preventing and overcoming crises, conflicts and catastrophes (Message to the Swiss Parliament 2013 – 2016) • Global Programme Climate Change: ðinfluencing policy level • Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) network: ðimproving practices on the ground • DRR as cross-cutting theme: ðensuring implementation in projects

  11. Disaster Management Cycle Reduce impacts POST Disaster PRE Disaster Relief & Recovery Preparedness • Objective • Reduced losses through disasters • Improved resilience of population Prevention/ Mitigation Rehabilitation & Reconstruction Reduce risks

  12. SDC Response to Flood 2010 Preparedness Relief & Recovery PRE Disaster POST Disaster • Early warning systems • Climate Forecast Application • Institutional support to PDMA and P&DD • Safe drinking water • Shelter/accommodation • Food and non-food items • Seed distribution • Integrated watershed management • Protection structures (dams, gabions) • Slope stabilization with bio-engineering • Training on water treatment and hygiene awareness • Roof reconstruction • School reconstruction • Strengthening of livelihood basis Rehabilitation & Reconstruction Prevention/Mitigation

  13. SDC Response: Drinking Water Distribution of WATA device to PHED for the production of chlorine for water disinfection Training of PHED staff on using WATA device Distribution of pumps and well cleaning material Training on well cleaning Introduction of SODIS water treatment at household level through sun exposure Distribution of drinking water through water tanks in camps Relief & Recovery

  14. SDC Response: Drinking Water Teacher Training (female and male) on water treatment and hygiene - special lesson on SODIS Rehabilitation and improvement of wells and drinking water systems School lesson on water treatment and hygiene in schools Training on water analysis to PHED operational staff Rehabilitation Prevention & Mitigation Preparedness 14

  15. Key Features: Drinking Water • Main partners • PDMA/PaRRSA (Provincial Disaster Management Authority/ Provincial Reconstruction, Rehabilitation & Settlement Authority) • IRSP (Integrated Regional Support Programme, local NGO) • PHED (Public Health Engineering Department) • TMA (Tehsil Municipal Administration) • Key results and objectives • Over 2’000 wells and 15’000 hand pumps cleaned up to date • Over 68’000 people to be trained in hygiene practices and low-tech water treatment • Another 100’000 beneficiaries will gain access to clean drinking water through rehabilitation of wells, water supply systems, small water schemes 15

  16. SDC Response: Shelter Cash for Winterization - financial support to cover basic needs (accommodation and subsistence) during the winter 2010/2011 Distribution of tents for camps Distribution of material for roof reconstruction Relief & Recovery Rehabilitation & Reconstruction

  17. Key Features: Shelter • Main partners • Helvetas Swiss Intercooperation (Swiss NGO) • Swiss Red Cross (Swiss NGO) • CAMP (Community Appraisal & Motivation Programme, local NGO) • Key results • 500 tents made available for displaced people • 800 families, in particular women-headed households, received cash support to help them cover the basic needs (shelter and subsistence) during the winter months 2010/2011 • 800 families received support for the reconstruction of destroyed roofs of their houses 17

  18. SDC Response: Education Training of local artisans in “building back better” in established competence centers Transitional schools structures, later to be used as women’s centers Reconstruction of schools Relief & Recovery Rehabilitation & Reconstruction

  19. Key Features: Education • Main partners • PDMA/PaRRSA (Provincial Disaster Management Authority/ Provincial Reconstruction, Rehabilitation & Settlement Authority) • Education Department KP • UNICEF • UN-HABITAT • University of Peshawar • Key results and objectives • 4 transitional school structures • 23 schools to be rehabilitated or reconstructed including sanitation blocks • Local artisans are trained in Competence Centers for “building back better” 19

  20. SDC Response: Livelihood Increasing resilience through diversified livelihood options (e.g. value chains) Distribution of agricultural inputs (seeds, fertilizers) Treatment and vaccination of livestock Adaptation of cropping patterns Relief & Recovery Prevention & Mitigation

  21. Key Features: Livelihood • Main partners • Helvetas Swiss Intercooperation (Swiss NGO) • Nestlé (Private Sector Company) • Key results and objectives • 4’500 farmers received seeds and fertilizers in order not to lose another sowing season • 14’000 small and large livestock were treated and vaccinated • Large scale sustainable livelihood programme (agriculture, livestock, value chain, micro and small entreprises and entrepreneurial activities) 21

  22. SDC Response: DRR Early warning systems and Climate Forecast Application in collaboration with Pakistan Meteorological Department Institutional strengthening and policy support to PDMA and P&DD Community based DRR structures for protection from floods and landslides through cash for work approach (dams, gabions) Integrated watershed management with slope stabilization through bio-engineering Prevention & Mitigation Preparedness

  23. Towards sustainable development • DRR has to be an integral part of any development • Sustainable environmental and natural resource management needs to be practiced • Hospitals, schools and other critical public facilities need to be built in a disaster resilient way • Data necessary for adaptation to existing and future climate change • Increasing people’s resilience to hazards • Improvement of food security, social safety nets, diversified income options, • Insurance schemes for loss of lives, health, (partial) destruction of houses, loss of agricultural production and loss of livestock • Financial services for credits and savings • Tap into potential of Private-Public Development Partnerships

  24. SDC – From Disaster Relief to Sustainable Development Thank you for your attention

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