Cook Islands Disaster Risk Reduction Project Portal

Cook Islands Disaster Risk Reduction Project Portal

Background Disaster Risk Reduction Project Portal for Asia and Pacific Captures information on DRR projects (Current, Proposed and Completed) Who is doing what where Scope Asia and the Pacific region www.drrprojects.net An online system developed and running since 2010 Though regional but provides national level project information + 1000 Projects meanwhile incl. 108 Projects Cook Islands

Features of the DRR project portal DRR Project List for Asia and the Pacific View project List Search projects View project details Export to Excel Follow links to organisations and donors DRR Frameworks View Roadmaps, Strategies and Plans Download relevant documents DRR Regional Organisations View regional organisation list and details View list of regional Meetings, Committees, Forums and Networks Easy to use Free to register and use your own My Page

Project Title: Short Title / ID: Status: Start Date: End Date: Duration (# months): Countries: Hazards: Themes: Objectives: Activities: Aitutaki Disaster Risk Management Plan Completed 2010-Jan-01 2011-Dec-01 None Cook Islands Fire; Cyclone; Tsunami; Drought Capacity Development; Community-based DRR; Disaster Risk Management Establish a DRM Committee for the Island of Aitutaki to seek the achievement of "a safe, secure and resilient community" as stipulated in Goal 6 of the Cook Islands National Sustainable Development Plan. a) Each Island Council shall establish a DRM Committee b) The Mayor of the Council shall chair the Committee c) Each Island Council shall appoint four other suitably experienced or qualified members to the Committee d) Each Island Council shall appoint a Disaster Coordinator to implement a DRM Plan, and to coordinate resources to be used in Response and Recovery in his area of responsibility e) The Committee will prepare and maintain a DRM Plan for its area of responsibility f) Each DRM Plan shall specify the mitigation strategies to be adopted to reduce the risks of a Disaster and Emergency identify resources available for use for DRR and Emergency Management Specify how such resources are to be used g) The Committee shall cooperate with all other Committees established under this Act If an event occurs in the Outer Islands, the Disaster Controller has the powers of the National Controller for that area of responsibility Outputs: The Aitutaki Island DRM Committee is satisfactorily established. Each organization/member of the community is well aware of their responsibilities in the event of a disaster. HFA Priorities: HFA-2; HFA-5 RFA Priorities: RFA-3; RFA-4 Lead Organisation: Emergency Management Cook Islands (EMCI) Partner Organisations: Aitutaki Island Council Donor(s): New Zealand's International Aid & Development Agency (NZAID) Total Funding (USD): - Focal Person: Charles Carlson Organisation: Emergency Management Cook Islands (EMCI) Files: None Links: None Comments: Island: Aitutaki. JNAP-3; JNAP-4. The National Sustainable Development Plan is relevant to all the island DRM plans under goal 6 which is to achieve "a safe, secure and resilient community". The Activities outlined are extracted from the Disaster Risk Management Act 2007 Check this box if this project is implemented as part of a programme or another project: National Action Plan for Disaster Risk Management; National Sustainable Development Plan

Project Analysis Analyse projects using risk layers How many NZAID funded Projects relate to Cyclones? 27 projects funded by NZAID 19 on Cyclones 16 include Cook Islands

Support to HFA Report DRR Projects in the Cook Islands relating to HFA Priority 5

Cook Islands - Objectives & Content Objective Information available and accessible DRR and Climate Change related projects in the Cook Islands all Ministries and Sectors including Agriculture, Infrastructure, Renewable Energy, Education, Health,... Tap into the DRR Project Portal benefits Content Know about - who does what where Support better planning and coordination of initiatives, look for cooperation and avoiding duplication, optimize resources etc. Support reporting JNAP, HFA, RFA Online system Link to national websites - Government, Prime Minister's Office, EMCI, Climate Change, Renewable Energy Link to regional portals - Pacific Disaster Net

Activities and Results Project information template Collecting project information Data entry 43 new projects - 23 EMCI, 20 CCCI 34 uploaded more to come 108 projects for Cook Islands online now

Challenges & Next Steps Challenges Information collection - relevant material such as contracts, documents etc. ICT limited resources for implementation and maintenance Sustainability review and updates every 6 months Next Steps User Manual Train staff at EMCI Analysis

Questions? Meitaki ma'ata! Emergency Management Cook Islands (EMCI) & Applied Geoscience & Technology Division (SOPAC) SPC