Training of Trainers (ToT) Workshops on “Using Sendai Framework Local Urban Indicators Tools for Development of City Resilience Action Planning”

Background

At the Third UN World Conference for Disaster Risk Reduction in March 2015, 187 Member States adopted the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030 – the global blueprint for disaster risk reduction (DRR) in the post-2015 era.

Learning from the Hyogo Framework for Action 2005-2015 (HFA), the Sendai Framework emphasizes local level actions. The framework specifies in its Priorities for Actions activities at local and national level and highlights in its guiding principles the need to understand local expression of risk and to define clear responsibilities of local authorities and communities. In addition, the Sendai Framework also emphasizes the urgent need to address urban risks for cities and municipalities at local level through global campaigns such as the Making Cities Resilient campaign.

Accordingly, the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR) has developed ‘Local Urban Indicators’ to enable cities to assess their resilience. The Local Urban Indicators are based on the ‘Ten Essentials for Making Cities Resilient’ framework which has been updated in line with the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction (2015-2030).

In 2015, UNISDR in collaboration with the Indonesia National Authority for Disaster Management (BNBP) provided a training of trainers/facilitators. The training introduced the 9-module training programme that UNISDR provides for cities/local government to strengthen the understanding of DRR, urban DRR and skills of local government officials and other stakeholders in using the Making Cities Resilient Campaign tools (such as LG-SAT and City Resilient Scorecard). Following the TOT, national trainers/facilitators assisted 7 cities/districts in Indonesia in applying the City Resilient Scorecard.

This purpose of this Training of Trainers (ToT) Workshop was to strengthen the capacity of national trainers/facilitators to design and provide training for cities/local governments to undertake self-assessment of resilience, using the new Sendai Framework Local Urban Indicators tools and us the assessment results to develop and/or update of city disaster risk management plan (or City Resilience Action Plan)

Given the experience of the national trainers/facilitators in using local government self-assessment tools, this TOT workshop also provided:

• an opportunity to get their feedbacks on the new Sendai Framework local-urban indicators for their improvement.




• a platform to exchange in-depth learning from experts in working with cities/local governments to undertake local government self-assessment and develop City Resilience Action Plan. This will provide solutions and approach on how to address identified challenges and generate solutions for multiple actions in other cities/local governments.

 

The workshops was organized and convened jointly by Indonesian National Disaster Management Authority (BNPB) and UNISDR ONEA-GETI.

The workshop was attended by BNBP staff, high-level authorities and experts from state and local governments, academic and DRR training institutions, and other local actors.

The Training of Trainers (ToT) workshop provided an opportunity to participants and contributed to:

• Better understanding of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030 implementation and national and local level and role of governments
• Enhanced knowledge and skills in designing and delivering training for cities/local governments on DRR, specifically to undertake self-assessment of resilience, using the new Sendai Framework Local Urban Indicators tools and to develop or update of city disaster risk management plan (or City Resilience Action Plan)
• Mapping out the strategies and road-maps for follow up lead by BNPB training workshops in 16 cities and municipalities of Java region in Indonesia.
• Increased political commitment and social demand for disaster resilient development, adapted for climate change, aiming for sustainable development.
• Increased engagement of national actors in the field of national development and planning with the DRR and CCA Agenda and enhance country planners and decision makers’ ability and commitment to promote DRR and CCA through relevant systems, policies and processes.
• Participants learned about the Making Cities Resilient (MCR) Global Campaign and how its assessment and planning tools, materials and approaches may be used to build local resilience to disasters.
• Participants acquired new skills and capacities on City Resilience Action Plans development and implementation, based on MCR Campaign 10 Essentials to make their cities resilient to disasters.

Outcomes and next steps

The workshops main outcomes and agreed next steps included:

• National trainers/facilitators had a good understanding of the Sendai Framework and its draft Local Urban Indicators tools and provide feedback for their improvement.
• Trained cadres of national trainers/facilitators who can use both Sendai Framework local urban indicators based assessment and action planning tools
• BNPB led National trainers/facilitators can design and deliver training sessions for cities/local government on urban DRR, to undertake Sendai Framework Local-Urban indicators based assessment and develop City Resilience Action Plan
• Draft Road-map for planning their follow up training workshops in 16 cities and municipalities of Java region, Indonesia