Making Cities Resilient Report 2012
Making Cities Resilient Report 2012
Making Cities Resilient Report 2012
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INTRODUCTION<br />
To what extent does<br />
the local government<br />
participate in national<br />
DRR planning<br />
Albay, Philippines: climate change practices at province-level fed into national policy<br />
design<br />
2<br />
Assign a budget and<br />
provide incentives<br />
for homeowners,<br />
low-income families<br />
and the private<br />
sector to invest in<br />
risk reduction<br />
To what extent does the<br />
local government have<br />
access to adequate<br />
financial resources to<br />
carry out risk reduction<br />
activities<br />
Cape Town, South Africa: local governments bid for national allocation for DRR<br />
projects; relief funds available from national government when disaster is declared<br />
Colombo, Sri Lanka: national government provides funds for flood control in Colombo<br />
Philippines: national legislation mandates provincial budget for DRR<br />
San Francisco, Philippines: funding from Plan International (Philippines branch)<br />
Makassar, Indonesia: assistance from NGOs such as SWASH Care, Global Hope, Ford<br />
Foundation and Peduli Negeri Foundation<br />
Kisumu, Kenya: all DRR funding comes from ActionAid (NGO)<br />
Pakistan: all DRR projects implemented directly by donors and NGOs<br />
Makati, Philippines: funding from German government’s Federal Foreign Office<br />
Makati, Philippines; Bangkok, Thailand; Istanbul, Turkey: funding and technical<br />
assistance from JICA<br />
Mumbai, India: support for construction of evacuation shelters by World Bank<br />
To what degree does<br />
the local government<br />
allocate sufficient<br />
financial resources to<br />
carry out DRR activities,<br />
including effective<br />
disaster response and<br />
recovery<br />
Beirut, Lebanon: special budget for DRR allocated by municipal government<br />
Cairns, Australia: city allocates annual operating budget for DRM agencies<br />
Quito, Ecuador: all municipal departments allocate some budget for DRR<br />
Makassar, Indonesia; Colombo, Sri Lanka: specific budget allocation for DRR<br />
What is the scope<br />
of financial services<br />
(e.g. saving and credit<br />
schemes, macro and<br />
micro-insurance)<br />
available to vulnerable<br />
and marginalised<br />
households for predisaster<br />
times<br />
San Francisco, Philippines: Purok ‘capital build up’ programme acts as community<br />
resource/capital pool for DRR and emergency capital<br />
Makati, Philippines: Universal Health Insurance Coverage for Makati constituents<br />
To what extent are<br />
microfinancing, cash<br />
aid, soft loans, loan<br />
guarantees, etc.<br />
available to affected<br />
households after<br />
disasters to restart<br />
livelihoods<br />
Thimphu, Bhutan: King awards grants to worst affected families to relieve personal<br />
loss following a disaster<br />
Makati, Philippines: emergency loans available to households post-disaster<br />
How well established<br />
are economic incentives<br />
for investing in<br />
disaster risk reduction<br />
for households and<br />
businesses<br />
(e.g. reduced insurance<br />
premiums for<br />
households, tax holidays<br />
for businesses)<br />
San Francisco, Philippines: financial incentives for effective community (Purok)<br />
resilience-building activities<br />
To what extent do local<br />
business associations,<br />
such as chambers of<br />
commerce and similar,<br />
support efforts of small<br />
enterprises for business<br />
continuity during and<br />
after disasters<br />
Siquirres, Costa Rica; Cape Town, South Africa and San Francisco, Philippines:<br />
donated resources or expertise for DRR<br />
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