Local Implementation of the Sendai Framework Training of Trainers for ULCG ASPAC

Background

Indonesia is an archipelagic country with more than 17.000 islands, disasters trigered by natural hazards include landslides, floods, earthquakes, volcanic eruptions and drought. At the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction 2017, the Government of Indonesia highlighted its committed to implementing the Sendai Framework at all levels thorugh its national development program “Nawacita”. As such, disaster risk reduction is one of the priority agendas in the National Middle-term Development Plan for 2015-2019.

Within the guidance and spirit of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction the UN Member States have requested UNISDR to continue its mandate of facilitating the implementation, review and monitoring of the new framework. Accordingly, the UNISDR provides capacity development support to countries and relevant stakeholders

This objective of this Local Implementation of the Sendai Framework -Training of Trainers for ULCG ASPAC is to build the awareness of national authorities on the components of the Sendai Framework and build the capacity of UCLG ASPAC trainers to support on developing the Local DRR Plans.

The workshop will further provide:

1. an opportunity to lean on the Making Cities Resilient Campaign
2. a platform to exchange in-depth learning among national and/or local authorities to undertake self-assessment and develop Local DRR Plans.

Workshop Objectives and Expected Outcome

Objectives:

Overall, the training course will provide an opportunity to:

Better understand global and urban trends in disaster and risk

Understand the Sendai Framework and requirements for implementation at local level.

Enhance knowledge needed towards self-assessment of resilience, using the Diasaster Resilience Scorecard for Cities.

Expected Outcomes

• Participants understand the core recommended components of supporting national implementation of
  the Sendai Framework – in particular, towards the achievement of target (e) by 2020
• Participants understand the MCR Campaign  tools available for Sendai Framework implementation assessment at local level and use them to identify implementation gaps and opportunities for action planning
• Participants understand how to develop a draft action plan with objectives based upon identified gaps     during the diagnosis
• Participants understand the key elements required to facilitate the development of SMART indicators to   implement draft action plans.