Regional Approach After Sendai Cooperation for People

Regional
Approach After
Sendai
Cooperation for People
ECO
ecoscretariat.org
• About Eco;
• Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO), is an
intergovernmental regional organization established
in 1985 by Iran, Pakistan and Turkey for the purpose
of promoting economic, technical and cultural
cooperation among the Member States.
ECO
ecoscretariat.org
• Member Countries;
•
Islamic State of Afghanistan, Azerbaijan Republic,
Islamic Republic of Iran, Republic of Kazakhstan,
Kyrgyz Republic, Islamic Republic of Pakistan,
Republic of Tajikistan, Republic of Turkey,
Turkmenistan and Republic of Uzbekistan
• Population : 440 million (2013)
ECO and Natural Disaster
Management
• Natural Disaster issues are managed under the
Human Resource and Sustainable Development
(HRSD) Directorate in the ECO organization
• Direct Links to Member Countries and Many Disaster
Related Institutions
• Organazing Workshops and Conferences Related
to Natural Disaster Management
ECO Region and Disasters
Natural Disasters from 1980 - 2010
Afghanistan
No of events:
No of people killed:
Average killed per year:
Iran, Islamic Rep
of
Azerbaijan
Kyrgyz
Republic
Kazakhstan
Pakistan
Uzbekista
Turkmenistan n
ECO in Total
Tajikistan Turkey
130
12
146
16
23
138
51
97
2
6
621
19655
63
77998
228
422
87053
2163
21964
11
74
209631
634
2
2516
7
14
2808
70
709
0
2
6762
6820793
2552774
42664157
748879
2243077
58098719
6719808
7730453
420
652048
128
million
220026
82348
1376263
24157
72357
1874152
216768
249369
14
21034
4136488
Economic Damage (US$ X 1,000):
37812
2112
21374696
213270
205760
18402814
1593624
25013300
99870
50000
66993258
Economic Damage per year (US$ X 1,000):
12197
6813
689506
6880
6637
593639
51407
806881
3222
1613
2178795
No of people affected:
Average affected per year:
ECO Region and Disasters
Percentage of reported people affected by disaster type- natural disasters from 1980-2010
Kazakhsta
ECO
turkmenistan turkey
azerbaijan iran
tajikistan afghanistan Kyrgyz Republic Pakistan n
Uzbekistan average
eartquake
0
76,7
72,1
4,3
0,0
7,8
6,9
11,2
4,9
7,7
19,16
flood
100
23,0
27,9
8,6
11,3
8,5
0,0
81,1
13,8
0,0
27,42
drought
0
0
0
86,7
56,5
69,8
89,2
3,8
0
92
39,8
ext.temp
0
0
0
0
29,8
5,4
0
0
80,1
0
11,53
ECO Region and Disasters
percentage of reported people killed by disaster type- natural disasters from 1980-2010
Kazakhsta
ECO
turkmenistan turkey
azerbaijan iran
tajikistan afghanistan Kyrgyz Republic Pakistan n
Uzbekistan average
eartquake
100
93,5
27,9
94,9
0,0
46,7
31,3
85,3
0,0
12,2
49,18
flood
0
2,6
72,1
4,5
73,4
16,8
0,0
10,4
0,0
0,0
17,98
drought
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
ext.temp
0
0
0
0
0
9,6
0
1,4
0
0
1,1
epidemic
0
0
0
0
8,8
19,6
5,2
1,4
0
54,1
8,91
ECO and UNESCAP
• The United Nations General Assembly Resolution No.
A/RES/67/14 dated 14 Feb 2013 has invited the
relevant UN institutions and agencies to consider
extending technical and financial support to ECO in
implementing its programme.
• The MoU between ECO and UNESCAP was signed in
July 1993. It provides for cooperation in broad
range of fields covering such priority areas as
Transport & Communications, Investment, Energy,
Minerals, Agriculture, Environment, Industry, Tourism,
Statistics, Science as well as Disaster Risk Reduction,
Human Resource Development .
ECO and UNESCAP
• Eco and UNESCAP;
• All Members of Eco are already member of UNESCAP.
• Common members of SONCA and ECO are; Islamic
State of Afghanistan, Azerbaijan Republic, Republic of
Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Republic of Tajikistan,
Turkmenistan and Republic of Uzbekistan
• Common members of SRO-SSWA and ECO are; Republic
of Turkey, Islamic Republic of Pakistan, Islamic Republic
of Iran
• But till now; UNESCAP and ECO did not have direct
relations or joint Works related to natural disaster issues .
• But there are a lot of things to do together related to
natural disaster management.
Regional Cooperation
ALL For ONE
• The need for combining tangible instruments for
better utilization of resources: ALL FOR ONE;
Avoiding vast investment for DRM by combining
States powers.
• The need for more intangible instruments
Regional Cooperation
ALL for ONE
• The DRM Gaps in the region
• Financial mechanisms…
• Social Mechanisms…
What To Do
• The need for combining of tangible instruments for better
utilization of resources
• The basic finance related maters can be solved easier if States
work together
• The utilized and combined financial management of disasters
among countries may help recovery after disasters.
• Common regional insurance systems where countries make
insurance for people
• Common warehouse and resource management for better
utilization of resources
APDIM Case
• Asia Pacific Disaster Information Management
Center established in Tehran
• Giving disaster information to the States in the
Region….
TARSIM CASE
• A private company established and owned by
Turkish Government www.tarsim.gov.tr
• Over 3 billion of assets to cover agricultural risks of
agricultural activities including drought…
• Covering the risks of drought disasters
• Working well since established. An effective business
system; Just the start is given by government
• This system can be shared by other states
What to do
• The need for intangible instruments
• More social and psychology scientists must be
integrated to the DRM systems
• Society is damaged after disasters. Buildings can be
re-built; infrastructures can be renewed;
government investments can be re-financed; but
the destruction among societies; the deterioration
of the psychology of the individuals; the safety of
children and the damages of life style after
disasters are not easy to be recovered.
What To Do
• Establishment of Sociology and Psychology Institution just to
work on Disasters. The experience of Philippines and Nepal
and similar countries must be shared. How the society can be
recovered?
• Orphans and Women victims of disasters must have a universal
and specific legislation protection like Universal Health
Coverage systems
• Establishment of standing comities to work permanently rather
than temporarily
• Countries can be pushed to protect disasters victims by
favorable fiscal incentives. It must be harmonized among
countries and must be supported by international fiscal
organizations
What To Do
• The self-management of societies among NGOs
and civil society during disasters
• State systems cant work properly during
disasters…more NGO engagement needed during
disasters..
ECO
Thank You