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National Workshop
On
DRR Country Profile Document
for Saint Lucia
Situation Analysis
Presented on September 11, 2012
Components of this presentation came from Primer Nos. 9 and 32 of the
Primer Series by the Global Alliance for Disaster Reduction
CONTENTS
1.
2.
3.
4.
About the CP-DRR for Saint Lucia
Context for DRR in Saint Lucia
National DRM Framework
Current and Future Disaster Vulnerability –
Priority Issues
5. DRR Concept
6. Recommendations and Conclusions
Country Profile Document for DRR:
Purpose
•Provide a comprehensive overview of the status
of DRR in the country.
•Assessment of progress made and of the
processes implemented for the reduction of
vulnerability and the strengthening of resilience to
risks caused by natural and other hazards.
•Harmonize and link existing DRR information in the
country.
•Identify DRR Priorities and Strategic Directions.
Country Profile Document for DRR Purpose
 Important reference document for the design of
policies and strategies, the planning and
implementation of DRR activities, and decision
making for action by representatives of national
systems, organizations and institutions that work
on DRR in the country and international
cooperation agencies.
 It is expected that the Document will be used to
influence authorities at various levels of national
management, as well as to facilitate the
establishment of channels for mutual help and
cooperation.
Country Profile Document for DRR
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Summary for Policy Makers
Chapter 2: List of Acronyms
Chapter 3: Introduction
Chapter 4: Approach and Methodology
Chapter 5: International and Regional Context for DRR
Chapter 6: National Circumstances
Chapter 7: The DRR Legal, Regulatory and Institutional Framework
Country Profile Document for DRR
Table of Contents
Chapter 8: State of Disaster Risk Reduction in Saint Lucia
Chapter 9: Risk Assessment for Country DRR
Chapter 10: Strategic Guidelines for Country DRR
Chapter 11: Conclusions and Recommendations
Context for DRR in Saint Lucia
• Saint Lucia, like other SIDS, is highly prone to
devastating natural disasters; also increasing
incidence of anthropogenic (man-made) disasters.
• The potentially deleterious effects of global climate
change and natural and man-made catastrophes
(earthquakes, tsunamis, hurricanes, and volcanic
activity) on the country’s economic resources (e.g.
land resources) are becoming increasingly difficult
to anticipate;
 these include loss of lives, livelihoods and severe damage
to infrastructure and economic assets
• These events and their adverse consequences are
projected to escalate in the near and longer terms.
Context for DRR in Saint Lucia
Source: Primer Series Global Alliance for Disaster Reduction
DISASTER RISKS
FACED BY
EARTHQUAKES
FIRES
SAINT LUCIA
HURRICANES
DEVELOP POLICIES FOR
ACTIONS HAVING HIGH
BENEFIT/COST FOR THE
CARIBBEAN REGION
VOLCANOES
FLOODS
LANDSLIDES
GOAL: REDUCE DISASTER
RISK
MEDICAL EMERGENCIES
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
International Context for DRR
Fulfilling
obligations
under
conventions and agreements:
global
-Johannesburg Declaration, the Mauritius
Strategy for Implementation (MSI) of Agenda 21
and the Millennium Declaration and the MDGs;
-the Hyogo Framework of Action (HFA) 20052015 (follow on to Yokohama Strategy and Plan
of Action for a Safer World (1994);
-International
Strategy
Reduction (ISDR).
for
Disaster
Risk
Regional Context: DRM
Regional drivers are policy commitments
in regional agreements such as:
•St George’s Declaration of Principles of
Environmental Sustainability in the OECS
(SGD), 1979
•CDM Strategy,
•Kingston Declaration (2006)
•Saint Marc Plan of Action (2007)
Regional Context: DRM
The Pan-Caribbean Disaster Preparedness Project (PCDPP) was
established in 1981 to improve national and regional Disaster
Management in the Caribbean. With headquarters in Antigua,
it was launched jointly by the United Nations Disaster Relief
Organisation (UNDRO) now the United Nations Department
of Humanitarian Affairs (DHA), CARICOM, Pan American
Health Organisation/World Health Organisation
(PAHO/WHO), and the League of Red Cross Societies (Red
Cross). [SOURCE: Caribbean Development Bank: Strategy and Operational Guidelines – 1998]
PCDPP was the forerunner of CDERA which later became
CDEMA.
National Context: DRR and CC
Disasters erode community resilience, thus increasing
vulnerability to climate change.
Disasters
Climate
Change
Adverse impacts of climate change on society may increases the
vulnerability to disasters.
National Context: DRR
NEMP, CDM and CC
Comprehensive Disaster Management Strategy
[Cabinet Approved 1151/2009]
GOAL
Regional Sustainable Development enhanced through Comprehensive Disaster Management
PURPOSE
‘To strengthen regional, national and community level capacity for mitigation, management, and
coordinated response to natural and technological hazards, and the effects of climate change.
OUTCOME 1:
Enhanced institutional
support for CDM
Program
implementation at
national and regional
levels
OUTCOME 2:
An effective
mechanism
and programme for
management of
comprehensive
disaster
OUTCOME 3:
Disaster Risk
Management
has been mainstreamed at
national levels and
incorporated into key
sectors of national
economies (including
tourism, health,
agriculture and nutrition)
OUTCOME 4:
Enhanced community
resilience in CDEMA
states/ territories to
mitigate and respond
to the adverse effects
of climate change and
disasters
National CDM– Expected Outcomes
1. A population aware & educated about
preparedness for & the impacts of hazards/
disasters;
2. Enhanced integration of CDM into & preparedness
of all sectors for hazards/ disasters;
3. Planning and development enhanced through
disaster mitigation & improved integration of
hazard/vulnerability data;
4. Reduced vulnerability/enhanced resilience of
communities to mitigate/respond to
hazards/disasters;
5. Emergency operations (response and relief)
capacity enhanced; and,
6. CDM integrated into national policies/ laws/
strategies & NEMO Activities.
National DRM Framework
Chair
Prime Minister
NEMAC
Permanent Secretaries [Tourism, Planning,
Agriculture, Social Transformation, External
Affairs, Public Service, Finance], National
Chairs, Director General Saint Lucia Red
Cross, Chief Engineer, Director Information
Services, GM - SLASPA, Chief Medical
Officer, Chief Fire Officer, Chief of Ports
Police, Chief of Police,
Head - SSU
Director NEMO [ex officio]
National Committees
1 – Damage Assessment and Needs
Analysis [DANA], 2 – Transport,
3 - Supplies Management,
4 - Telecom, 5 - Welfare, 6 - Health
7 – Emergency Shelters, 8 -Oil Spill,
9 – Works, 10 – Information,
11 – Hospitality Crisis Mgn’t Unit,
12 – National Hazard Mitigation
Council
[Soon: 13 - Stress Team,
14 - Agriculture Committee]
Deputy Chair
Cabinet
Secretary
Director NEMO
Secretariat
District Committees
1 - Gros Islet, 2 - Castries North,
3 – Castries North West, 4 - Castries
South, 5 - Castries South East,
6 - Castries East, 7 - Castries Central,
8 - Anse la Ray, 9 - Canaries,
10 - Soufriere, 11 - Choiseul,
12 - Laborie, 13 - Vieux Fort North,
14 - Vieux Fort South,
15 - Micoud North,
16 - Micoud South,
17 - Dennery North,
18 - Dennery South
Ex Officio
Members
Ministry
Liaison Officers
[reps of the
Permanent
Secretaries]
Diplomatic Corps
National DRM Framework:
Instruments of Authority
Water & Sewage Act No. 14 of 2005
Health Practitioners Act - 16.11 of the Revised Laws of Saint Lucia
Police Act 2004 Chapter 14.01 of the Revised Laws of Saint Lucia
Education Act No. 41 of 1999
Employees [Occupational Health and Safety] Act No. 10 of 1985
Industrial and Commercial Buildings [Fire Safety] Act No. 14 of 1972
Consumer Protection Bill
Mass Crowd Events Bill
Animal Health Bill
Veterinary Surgeons Bill
National DRM Framework: NEMAC
Responsible for assisting with the
annual review of the National
Emergency Management Plan.
National DRM Framework: NEMP
Executive Summary
Standing Operating Procedures [SOPs]
Policies and Guidelines
Committee Plans
Hazard Specific Plans
Government Agency Plans
Agreements
National DRM Framework:
NEMP, DRR and CC
Hazard Mitigation Council
The Impact of Climate Change on Design Wind
Speeds [Cabinet Approved 1151/2009]
Engineering Guidelines for Incorporating Climate
Change into the Determination of Wind Forces
[Cabinet Approved 1151/2009]
DRAFT: Towards an Integrated Natural Hazard Risk
Management Policy and Strategy for Saint Lucia
[Harmonizing Climate Change and Hazard Mitigation]
DRAFT: Comprehensive Disaster Management
Strategy and Programming Framework 2011-2016
National DRM Framework
National DRM Framework
Current and Future Vulnerability –
Priority Issues
Hazard analysis and
experience have
confirmed that Saint
Lucia is at risk from
natural, anthropogenic
(man-made) and “slow
onset” hazards
Current and Future Vulnerability –
Priority Issues
Climate Change: New Challenge
Extreme Heat Events??
Drought??
Current and Future Vulnerability –
Priority Issues
Impact Across
all sectors
DRM? DRR?
Pre-Disaster
Disaster/
Emergency
Post-Disaster
Prevention
Mitigation
Preparedness
Response
Recovery
Development
DRM? DRR?
According to the United Nations’
Economic Commission for Latin America
and the Caribbean (ECLAC) Macro SocioEconomic Damage Assessment report
(December 2010), the total impact from
Hurricane Tomas represents 43.4% of
Saint Lucia’s GDP - nine times its
agricultural GDP, three times its tourism
GDP, 62% of exports of goods and
services, 19% of its gross domestic
investment and 47% of its public
external debt.
DRR Concept
To develop and utilise
the capacities of all
stakeholders to avoid
(prevention) or to
limit (mitigation and
preparedness) the
adverse impacts of
hazards.
Recommendations
• Country should consider a strategic shift from
Preparedness Response and Recovery to Planning,
Prevention and Mitigation – “protect development
gains”
• Ownership of DRR process by all stakeholders:
•National Government
•Local Government
•District Disaster Committees
•NGOs, CBOs, FBOs
•Business sector
•Finance and Insurance sectors
•Professional Associations
•Academic and technical institutions
•Media
Conclusion
Source: Primer Series Global Alliance for Disaster Reduction
THE KEY IS:
1) GET TOKNOW THE
DISASTER HISTORY OF
YOUR REGION/
COMMUNITY
2) “AN OUNCE OF
PREVENTION IS WORTH A
POUND OF CURE”
Bibliography
National Emergency Management Plan at
http://web.stlucia.gov.lc/nemp
Hand-Outs:
 NEMP Executive Summary