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Regional Conference on Strategies and Tools for Integrating Disaster Risk
Reduction into Development and Planning
Bangkok 16-18 February 2015
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“The Bank's Cyclone Emergency Recovery Project for Independent State of
Samoa will help the government of Samoa begin to address the significant
infrastructure repair that is now needed. Seawalls constructed after the major
cyclones Ofa and Val in 1990-91 and other emergency measures helped to
reduce the damages caused by Heta.” – Report from World Bank , Published on 03
May 2004
Outline of Presentation
• Basic Information about Samoa
• Samoa’s experience in DRR and
CCA
• Gaps
• Needs
• Location: Pacific
• Population – 192,000 (2014
census)
• Area:
total: 2,944 km²
land: 2,934 km²
water: 10 km²
• Climate: tropical; rainy /cyclone
season (November to April), dry
season (May to October)
• Elevation extremes:
highest point: 1,857 m
• Coastline: 403 km
• GDP: 4,212.36 USD (2013)
Samoa’s Experience
• Tropical Cyclone Ofa – February 1990
• Tropical Cyclone Val – December 1991
• Tropical Cyclone Heta – January 2004
– Estimated damages – USD$25mil (WB Report
Published 03 May 2004)
• Earthquake and Tsunami – September 2009
– Estimated Damages and Losses – USD$124mil (PDNA
report)
• Tropical Cyclone Evans – December 2012
– Estimate USD$240mil (PDNA report)
– Foreign aid = USD$108mil
Economic Damage Caused by Previous
Natural Disasters in Samoa
Event
Return
Period
Asset
Damage
Years
Loss of
GDP
USD
million,
USD
million,
Total GDP
Loss as %
of GDP
Notes
USD million
Cyclone Ofa,
1990
25
166
15
161
113
Buildings and
infrastructure
Cyclone Val,
1991
100
388
36
163
260
30%
agricultural
assets
Cyclone Heta,
2004
10
1
4
236
2
Limited
Damage
Tsunami, 2009
50
54
50
277
38
Buildings,
infrastructure
and tourism
Cyclone Evan,
2012
100
103
100.6
632
29
Productive
Sector
Source: World Bank 2010 and GoS 2013 (Samoa PDNA Cyclone Evan 2012)
• Government endorsed the concept of integrating
DRR and Climate Change into the National Planning
Framework
– SDS 2012-2016: Key Outcome 8.2 “Community
Development” & Key Outcome 14 “Climate and
Disaster Resilience”
• Integration of DRR and CCA into Sector Plans (Water,
Energy, Education, Environment, Transport,
Community)
• National Disaster Management Plan 2011-2014
– Established but now under review to identify gaps
and weaknesses that emerged during the Tsunami
2009 and TC Evan 2012
• SNAP 2011-2016 currently in place
• Disaster & Emergency Management Act 2007 is
currently under Review, the purpose is to highly
reflect DRR in the Act and so that current DRR
activities are legally supported by the DM Act.
• Samoa is in its 3rd season of the Pacific Disaster
Risk Financing and Insurance Program
• CPEIR 2007-2012 (15% of public expenditure is
climate relevant
• Coastal Infrastructure Management (CIM) Plans
Review and Update to integrate other Plans; and
implementation.
• Development and Implementation of
Community Disaster Response Plans as well as
Preparedness activities led by DMO
(simulation exercises and drills)
• Ongoing trainings of Government response
agencies and other non –govt agencies in
disaster preparedness and PDNA
Gaps
• Procurement for emergency situations
– Funding.
• Roles & responsibilities during hazard
– Unclear separation of Roles and Responsibilities
(coordination)of line ministries and agencies
during the 2009 Tsunami and subsequent Cyclone
Evans in 2012
• EWS (Sirens Systems) only covers the areas
that were affected by 2009 tsunami
• Insurance cover for large scale disasters in both
medium and long terms
• Incorporate ‘build back better’ principles into new
and ongoing projects
Needs
• Expansion of NEOC for storage space and
safeguard of relief supplies and equipment
• Post disaster budget execution and post
disaster response capacity guidelines.
– Financial system for immediate disaster response
• Procurement of more HR in DMO (currently
have a staff of 8) and a need for capacity
building (technical)
• Relief Coordination and tracking system
– Development of a database in progress
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