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Solomon Islands move toward an
Intecrated \atona Framework for Disaster
Risk Vanacement and Climate Chance
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Building
on
restructuring
of
the
Solomon
Islands
Government decision to integrate the National Disaster
Management Office, the Meteorology Office and Climate
Change Division under a single Ministry, the Government
of Solomon Islands has developed a Strategic Note to
convey their intention to establish an integrated national
framework for Disaster Risk Management and Climate
Change. Followinga 2 -day multi -stakeholder consultation in
March 2013, a Strategic Note was developed bythe Ministry
for Environment, Climate Change, Disaster Management
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and Meteorology and Ministry for Development Planning
and Aid Coordination that conveyed messages from
Solomon Islands Government representatives from a
number of sector ministries, representatives of NGOs and
church groups and representatives of Council of Regional Organisations of the Pacific and donor agencies
relating to the proposed integrated framework and specific Disaster Risk Management and Climate Change
priorities needing to be addressed, including implementation of the 2009 National Adaptation Programme of
Action (NAPA), the 2010 National Disaster Risk Management Plan and the 2012 Climate Change Policy. The
intended audience for the Strategic Note is representatives of the Solomon Island Government.
The Strategic Note outlining the Solomon Islands Government to establish an integrated framework contains
a number of recommendations. The major recommendation is to establish a National Framework for Resilient
Development that runs in parallel with the National Development Strategy (NDS). This would allow a focussed
effort on reducing risks to sustainable development posed by disaster and climate risks. The Strategic
Framework will identify key climate change and disaster risks that are likely to undermine the achievement of
the NDS objectives and identify approaches to reduce these risks.
Solomon Islands NDMO Director Loti Yates, Climate Change
Division Acting Director Hudson Kauhiona and Acting
Permanent Secretary for MECDM Frank Wickham opening
the workshop.
The key strategic areas of the proposed Framework
include:
Str ngthening Governance and Coordination
Structures for DRM /CCA
Risk analysis and integration into planning
M i streami g CCA /DRR considerations into
development
L gislation Reform
Enha ced Monitoring & Evaluation
C mmunicati n & Advocacy
Participants
undergoing mapping exercise
of
Clim
Change and Disaster Risk Management institutions
Solomon Islands.
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