chapter 4 - DRK

Strictly under embargo until Wednesday 22 September at 00:01 GMT (02:01 Geneva time)198ANNEX 2In order to find local water sources, groundwater drilling was initiated after carefulanalysis of various options. The permanent coordinating role of the local governmentwas vital in conducting such a long-term, multi-stakeholder programme involvingnational and provincial water agencies, a regional biodiversity conservation instituteand a group of community-based organizations. Uncertainty and scepticism amongstakeholders regarding extracting groundwater was overcome by establishing a participatorymonitoring committee and preparing relevant sets of baseline data.Essential 9Many partners, one system: An integrated flood earlywarning system for JakartaJakarta, Indonesia(From UNISDR, Local Governments and Disaster Risk Reduction – Good practices andlessons learned, Geneva, April 2010.)Jakarta, the capital of Indonesia, has a high flood risk – it is a coastal city and is the exitpoint of 13 rivers. Some 40 per cent of Jakarta lies below sea level and the provincialauthority area includes 110 islands. Hydrometeorological hazards have inflicted muchdamage in coastal areas and on residential areas near the river banks. During the annualand five-yearly floods, Jakarta has lost billions of dollars’ worth of investment in buildingand infrastructure.Integrating improvements into the flood early warning system for Jakarta has been atrue multi-stakeholder process, involving a huge range of local authorities and partners.By managing everyone’s interests and roles and improving coordination, the earlywarning system was upgraded from top to bottom. Technical improvements mean thatearlier flood warnings are now possible. But more importantly, preparedness capacityhas been built and streamlined. Key coordination hubs and standard operating procedureshave been established and tested with comprehensive drills, so that institutionsand communities are now more ready to act on warnings.Essential 10Institution building and capacity building for localgovernmentsPakistan(From UNISDR, Local Governments and Disaster Risk Reduction – Good practices andlessons learned, Geneva, April 2010.)The earthquake that struck the northern border area of Pakistan on 8 October 2005was the nation’s most devastating disaster ever. It claimed more than 73,000 lives,injured more than 128,000 people, rendered 2.8 million people homeless and affected3.5 million people in an area of 30,000 square kilometres. The response from the government,civil society and international donors was swift. The government established