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44 Seychelles Damage, Loss and Needs Assessment (DaLA) 2013 Floods ing than in the past. Furthermore, structural measures often provide people with a false sense of security and unawareness about the risk that remains. Investing in nonstructural measures is often less costly and provides many additional benefits. For example, instead of investing in massive infrastructure, the city of Curitiba, Brazil, decided to implement floodplain regulations and tax incentives for protection of green space and restricted land occupation in flood-prone areas of the city. It created retention ponds, parks, and recreational areas along the main river that are widely used by the population. Institutional emergency coordination at the government and community levels Strengthening the coordination principles for flood disaster response and recovery focuses on the role of local authorities, communities, and other locally relevant stakeholders. In the process, it is essential to build the capacity of these stakeholders to build resilience and be able to more effectively respond to future disasters. Reducing vulnerability to floods and disaster needs to be taken seriously by all appropriate sectoral ministries, especially those involved in infrastructure investments and planning. Communities should be an integral part of any flood risk management program. The participation and involvement of the community are essential, since the effects of a disaster are first felt at the level of the community, and the community is the first to respond to a disaster. Usually, the greatest numbers of lives are saved during the first few hours after a disaster occurs, before outsiders arrive. Communities that are prepared are better able to provide an effective response and to reduce the impact of a disaster. Involvement of local people promotes selfreliance and ensures that emergency management plans meet local needs and circumstances. engineering, social sciences, government, news media, and the public. The melding of scientific, managerial, technological, and social components is critical. Emergency response education toolkits can be developed that can be easily disseminated and implemented at school and community levels, encouraging planning, simulation drills, and community participation in early warning, disaster response, and recovery. Risk transfer and insurance mechanisms Due to the increase in frequency and intensity of flood disasters, it is important to design mechanisms to finance relief and recovery investments. Opportunities can be explored for the gradual implementation of effective risk transfer mechanisms to reduce impacts of disasters and to support individuals to expedite recovery from flood events. Insurance mechanisms should be designed in a way that they encourage beneficiaries to avoid occupation of high-risk areas, comply with building standards, and further implement flood-proofing and other mitigation measures. When a disaster occurs, the key concern is what to do, how to do it, and how to fund it. Funds are needed immediately. Contingency funds enable timely and adequate financial resources for emergency purposes. In this regard, it is recommended that the government consider the establishment of a Development Policy Loan with a Catastrophic Deferred Drawdown Option (CAT DDO) (see appendix 8 for more information) to ensure adequate resources are available just after the occurrence of a natural disaster. Action Plan Based on the above analysis and key recommendations, a possible implementation plan includes the following short- to long-term actions: Emergency preparedness and response Flood forecasts are just a small piece in the early warning chain. In case of flash floods, such systems play a very crucial role in saving lives. A successful warning system not only depends on forecasts, but has to connect many specialties and organizations, including Short-Term Actions (1 Year) ■■ Repair and clean up the damaged houses and infrastructure, including roads, drainages, schools, and police station, and recover agriculture production. ■ ■ Conduct a workshop to assess the effectiveness, efficiency, strengths, and weaknesses of the Janu-
CHAPTER 3 conclusion and recommendations 45 ary flood response system with all the stakeholders, and make improvements for the national response mechanism. ■■ Conduct a vulnerability assessment of existing infrastructure, such as bridges, roads, channels, and solid waste management plants. ■■ To reduce risk of flooding, • develop or update the drainage master plan for each district for flood-prone areas, and • ensure the effectiveness of operation and maintenance of the drainage network, as well as efficient coordination between agencies. ■■ Develop national multirisk mapping, including flood, landslide, rockslide, and mudslide risk. ■■ Develop a community emergency response plan, a contingency plan, and evacuation toolkits, including communication strategy development and training of community-level first responders. ■■ Conduct institutional function review related to disaster risk management. ■■ Identify legal gaps in national flood policies and laws. ■■ Prepare and disseminate information on cost-effective flood-proofing techniques. ■■ Review opportunities for flood risk financing. Medium- to Long-Term Actions (1–5 Years) ■■ Prepare an integrated national disaster risk management plan. ■■ Adopt a revised flood management legal framework. ■■ Invest in essential infrastructure for maintenance of transport/roads, including upgrade of bitumen plant(s). ■■ Relocate key public buildings to higher ground (e.g., Pointe Larue School). ■■ Conduct an assessment of the level of integration of disaster risk measures, particularly regarding climate change adaptation, into the current sectoral plans. ■■ Develop new risk-based building codes and strengthen training and enforcement. ■■ Prepare floodplain land use guidelines and laws; implement and enforce preventive land use plans. ■■ Mainstream disaster risk management in all sectoral management plans, particularly urban development and land management (the current land use zoning plan can be potentially updated after the geological risk survey is completed). ■■ Prepare a report on the economic evaluation of ecosystem services, particularly with regard to vulnerability related to climate change. ■■ Identify capacity gaps and provide tailored training for staff in key ministries in disaster risk management and response. ■■ Establish additional meteorological stations outside the flood-prone area. ■■ Strengthen disaster monitoring and early warning systems. ■■ Raise awareness of flood risks and vulnerabilities. ■ ■ Implement risk financing mechanisms with incentives for compliance with flood control.
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