Introduction to Resilience | 9-13 November 2015 | Hua Hin, Thailand
2015-11-09 08:00 - 2015-11-13 17:00 (Asia/Krasnoyarsk)
Introduction to Resilience workshop is held in Hua Hin, Thailand, from 9 – 13 November 2015.

Agenda

Resources:

IFRC Framework for Community Resilience (2014)
Minimum standard commitments to gender and diversity in emergency programming – pilot version (IFRC 2015)
Handbook for a School-based Risk Reduction Initiative (IFRC, 2015)

Resilience Infographics

Resilience Infographic 1 | Resilience Infographic 2 | Resilience Infographic 3 | Resilience Infographic 4

Resilience Infographic 1: What is a community?
Resilience Infographic 2: What contributes to Resilience
Resilience infographic 3: Resilience at multiple levels
Resilience Infographic 4: A resilient community

Social Capital Infographics

What is social capital | High and low social capital | Why social capital is important | How to nurture social capital

Series 1 – What is social capital?
Series 2 – High and low social capital
Series 3 – Why social capital is important to Red Cross and Red Crescent
Series 4 – How National Societies can help nurture social capital

Day 1 | 9 November 2015

Opening remarks: Khun Pavinee | Introduction to Agenda | Group exercise to match DRR-related | Introduction to Climate Change Adaptation
from Thai Red Cross terminologies and definitions

Expectations from the workshop | Group exercise: doing a seasonal calendar | Giving examples of CCA activity in project | Group presentation on seasonal calendar

Presentations:

Sendai Framework to Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030
IFRC Framework for Community Resilience
Disaster Risk Reduction Terminologies (English to Thai)

Day 2 | 10 November 2015

Presentations and group exercise: Introduction to gender and diversity for community resilience [English] [Thai]

Quiz: Gender, diversity and violence [English] [Thai]

Gender, diversity and sexual and gender based violence in disaster risk reduction (DRR) [English] [Thai]

Group exercise: ‘Gender and diversity sensitive programming?’ [English] [Thai] This exercise applies the minimum standard commitments to gender and diversity in emergency programming (DRR) and the Dignity, Access, Participation and Safety (DAPS) framework.

Gender and diversity-sensitive approach to CBDRR [English] [Thai]
Vulnerable and Capacity Assessment (VCA) [Thai]
Gender and diversity-sensitive approach to VCA tools [English] [Thai]

Day 3 | 11 November 2015

Group photo with community leaders |Leader of sub-district briefed on village profile| Group exercise: seasonal calendar | Map of the field visit village in Hua Hin district
and members
Field Study was conducted in the Baan Bungnakorn moo 5, Hua Hin district, Prachuabkirikhan province. The village is a flood-prone area as Pranburi river passes through the village and it is located near a mountain, where there is a risk of flash flood.
Supporting Documents:

Training Report on Disaster Risk Reduction: Introduction to Resilience

Eighth Practitioners' Workshop | 23-25 November 2015 | Bangkok, Thailand
2015-11-23 - 2015-11-25
The 8th Practitioners’ Workshop on Risk Reduction and Resilience in Asia was organized by the Asian Disaster Preparedness Center (ADPC) with the aim to provide a unique opportunity for practitioners and organizations to jointly reflect on the outcomes of the Third World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction which took place in Sendai, Japan in March 2015. The workshop was organized by and for practitioners with relevant technical expertise and knowledge of risk reduction in Asia. The participants had the opportunity to identify ways to translate the Sendai commitments into practice and implement the framework on the ground – putting policy debates aside.
The workshop program focused on four themes:

Enhancing Community Resilience
Expanding Preparedness for Response
Innovation and Risk-Informed Development
Mainstreaming DRR Within and Across Sectors – Focusing on Agriculture and Resilient Livelihoods

A total of 144 participants took part in the workshop, coming from, among others: UN agencies: FAO, UNDP, UNESCAP, WFP, WHO.
Workshop Documents

Brochure
Concept Note
Agenda
Participants Bio
Theme Map 1
Theme Map 2
Theme Map 3
Theme Map 4
Report on Risk Reduction & Resilience in Asia: Unpacking the Post 2015 Agenda
Report on RCRC Participation in 8th Practioners’ Workshop

Viet Nam Red Cross Conference to review Cow Bank project | 30 November 2015 | Viet Nam
2015-11-30 08:00 - 17:00 (Asia/Krasnoyarsk)
Cows are essential to millions of families in rural parts of Viet Nam. They are not only a source of food, but they provide an important labour on farms, driving income in many households. Recognizing that cows are key to long-term poverty reduction, over the past five years, the Viet Nam Red Cross Society has provided nearly 20,000 cows worth of USD 8.1 million in 61 cities and provinces, including 62 poor districts and 452 bordering communes. Also known as the “cow bank project”, the Red Cross hopes to empower local communities with the initiative.
With five-years of progress underway, the Viet Nam Red Cross hosted a conference on 30 November 2015, to reflect on its achievements to date.The event was attended by the State President and Honorary President of the Viet Nam Red Cross Society. As the ambassador for the cow bank project, the State President’s attendance was an endorsement for its ongoing success.
“The achievements of the cow bank project can be attributed to strong cooperation with relevant government agencies at both the headquarters and local levels, the media, telecommunication companies, mass organizations and national banks,” explains Tran Thi Hong An, Vice President, Viet Nam Red Cross Society.
This collaboration has been key in allowing the Viet Nam Red Cross to drive rural development in Viet Nam. The cow bank project also educates rural communities about cow raising, and disease prevention techniques. The calves from cows are given to other poor families, multiplying the project impact.
“The Red Cross wants to empower our local community members and contribute to poverty reduction,” continues Tran Thai Hong An. “As we benchmark five years of success, we will build on the project results to expand for another five years. It is our hope to help as many families as we can. This is the essence of our work in the Red Cross,” he said.
Infographic on Cow bank program achievement in VIETNAMESE language.

Statutory Meetings - Preparatory Documents for South East Asian National Societies
2015-12-04 08:00 - 2015-12-10 17:00 UTC
Statutory Meetings of the Red Cross Red Crescent was held from 4 to 10 December 2015, consisting of:

The 32nd International Conference of the Red Cross and Red Crescent, 8 to 10 December 2015
Council of Delegates of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, 7 December 2015
General Assembly of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, 4 to 6 December 2015

For relating documents, click here:
Disaster Law

Guidance on Disaster Law for the 32nd International Conference
Disaster law model joint pledge for South-East Asia National Societies (regional)
Disaster law model pledge for National Societies and governments (national)
Disaster law draft resolution and report
Disaster law latest updates from the region – snapshot as of December 2015
Disaster law in Southeast Asia – Summary of progress 2012 – 2015

Migration

Protect Humanity Stop Indifference Brochure
Red cross Red Crescent Migration Activities in Southeast Asia
Migration and Resilience in Asia Pacific Infographic
Guidance on Migration for 32nd International Conference & Council of Delegates
Regional Initiative Migration in Southeast Asia – as of December 2015 (Migration Snapshot)

Gender and Diversity

Guidance on Gender, Diversity and Social Inclusion for 32nd International Conference
Draft resolution on sexual and gender-based violence: joint action on prevention and response
Model pledges on sexual violence
Gender and Diversity in South-East Asia snapshot and updates in November
Gender and Diversity for urban resilience: An analysis

Youth Engagement

Guidance on Youth Engagement for 32nd International Conference
South-East Asia Youth Network (SEAYN) Newsletter Edition 1
South-East Asia Youth Network (SEAYN) Newsletter Edition 2
Engaging in the ASSI (ASEAN Safe School Initiative)

One Billion Coalition

One Billion Coalition for Resilience – Briefing note to all National Societies summary

Humanitarian Diplomacy

Humanitarian Diplomacy in action – Myanmar Red Cross Society – A case study

Online Resource Library for regional sharing, learning and collaboration

Online resource library overview / snapshot

Brunei Red Crescent Society Updates

Brunei Red Crescent Society Profile as of November 20, 2015
Brunei Red Crescent Update Report July 2015

Workshop to review Mangrove Plantation - Disaster Risk Reduction project | 15-16 December 2015 | Hanoi, Vietnam
2015-12-15 08:00 - 2015-12-16 17:00 (Asia/Krasnoyarsk)
The Vietnam Red Cross Society organized the workshop to review the 5-year implementation of the Mangrove Plantation – Disaster Risk Reduction project on 15 and 16 Dec 2015. Over 5 years, 108 ha of mangroves were planted and another 9,000 protected in 205 communes of 10 provinces, contributing significantly to climate change adaptation, awareness raising as well as providing livelihood support. The project was supported by the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies with funding from the Japanese Red Cross Society.
See also related publication: Final evaluation of the mangrove plantation and disaster risk reduction in the period of 2011-2015 in Vietnam, Viet Nam Red Cross, IFRC, Japanese Red Cross and Asian Management and Development Institute

First ASEAN Conference on School Safety | 16-17 December 2015 | Phnom Penh, Cambodia
2015-12-16 08:00 - 2015-12-17 17:00 (Asia/Krasnoyarsk)
The ASEAN Committee on Disaster Management (ACDM), the ASEAN Safe Schools Initiative (ASSI) and the ASEAN Secretariat held the first ASEAN Regional Conference on School Safety on 16-17 December 2015, in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
The objectives of this conference are as follows:

Exchange knowledge and share learnings on school safety programming
Discuss and promote the ASEAN Common Framework for Comprehensive School Safety as an operational modality for regional collaboration and cooperation towards a programmatic approach for school safety implementation, and a tool for monitoring national and regional progress.
Discuss the ways forward for school safety in the ASEAN region vis-à-vis new regional and global developments on disaster risk reduction, taking into consideration of the Sendai Framework for DRR 2015-2030 and the upcoming AADMER Work Programme 2016-2020.

For more information, please visit AADMER partnership website.

Below are the presentations delivered and discussed during the conference:

Presentation: ASEAN Common Framework for Comprehensive School Safety
Presentation: Overview of ASSI and AADMER
Presentation: Comprehensive School Safety Framework and World Initiative for Safer Schools
Presentation: Overview of ASEAN Cooperation on Education

Presentation: Worldwide Initiative for Safe Schools (and ASSI’s Contribution)
Presentation: Country Baseline and Targets Template – Comprehensive School Safety
Presentation: Thailand – The Ways Forward for School Safety in Thailand
Presentation: Singapore – Keeping Schools Safe and Secured

Red Cross Red Crescent Movement Engaging in the ASEAN School Safety Initiative (ASSI) (IFRC, 2015)
Red Cross Red Crescent engagement in School Safety – a focus on Southeast Asia

For more information on ASSI and the case studies, visit: ASEAN Safe School Initiative (ASSI) page

Seven Moves: Gender and Diversity in Emergency Programming | 14-15 January 2016 | Manila, Philippines
2016-01-14 - 2016-01-15
During 14-15 January 2016, the Philippine Red Cross organized a workshop titled “Seven Moves: Gender and Diversity in Emergency Programming.”
Workshop objectives:

Introduction of GAD concepts through the RCRC Movement’s Fundamental Principles
Appreciation of GAD relevance in emergency programs
To introduce knowledge and skills on GAD mainstreaming

Training Report
Participant List
Evaluation Result
Photo Documentation

Climate Change Training | 25-27 January 2016 | Hue, Vietnam
2016-01-25 08:00 - 2016-01-27 17:00 (Asia/Krasnoyarsk) | Hue, Viet Nam
Vietnam’s long coastline, geographic location, and diverse topography and climates contribute to its being one of the most hazard-prone countries of the Asia-Pacific region, with storms and flooding, in particular, responsible for economic and human losses. Given that a high proportion of the country’s population and economic assets (including irrigated agriculture) are located in coastal lowlands and deltas, Vietnam has been ranked among the five countries likely to be most affected by climate change, its Mekong Delta is one of the world’s three most vulnerable deltas (together with the Nile Delta in Egypt and the Ganges Delta in Bangladesh) to the sea level rising. According to climate change scenarios, in late 21st century, Viet Nam’s yearly mean temperature will go up by 2-30C, the total yearly and seasonal rainfall increases while the rainfall in dry seasons will decrease, the sea level can rise by 75 cm to 1 m compared to the 1980-1999 period. If the sea level rises by 1 m, about 40% of the Mekong Delta area, 11% of the Red River Delta and 3% of coastal provinces will be inundated (over 20% of Ho Chi Minh City flooded); about 10-12% of Viet Nam’s population are directly impacted and the country will lose around 10% of GDP. Climate change impacts on Viet Nam are serious threats to the cause of poverty reduction, the realization of millennium goals and the country’s sustainable development.
The Vietnam Red Cross (‘VNRC’) has long and intensive experience, almost 20 years, in carrying out disaster risk reduction programs which also contributed to climate change adaptation and mitigation. Though playing an active role in this field for a long time, VNRC still identified a gap in its capacity with regard to the climate change. Therefore, two VNRC staff and one IFRC Vietnam Delegation have attended the Regional Master Climate Change Training in Phuket, Thailand in September 2014. The training aimed to build up a pool of climate change trainers who will then facilitate trainings in SEA National Societies. Following this training, the VNRC staff has successfully advocated the VNRC leaders to integrate climate change into the on-going and future CBDRM/DRR projects.

In order to facilitate the integration, the VNRC, with support from IFRC Bangkok, organized a climate change training in Hue, Vietnam, from 25 – 27 January 2016 for 25 VNRC trainers at provincial level who will subsequently be mobilized for facilitating trainings for communities and promote integration of climate change into their projects.
For more details, please see the training’s Terms of Reference/Concept Note | Agenda | Participant List (see Annex 2 of Report) | Report

Power point presentations during the training, all presentations are in Vietnamese [VN] :

Overview of global and Vietnam climate change; Basic science and facts of climate change – past, present and the future [VN]
Impacts of climate change [VN]
Frequently used basic climate change terminologies and their definitions [VN]
Sharing the main results of COP 21, content of Paris Agreements and its implications to Vietnam [VN]
Vietnam Government and climate change: National Strategy and Plan of Action on Climate Change and National Target Program for responding to Climate Change [VN]
Response to climate change (adaptation and mitigation) and mainstreaming (including in VCA process) [VN]
Health and climate change [VN]
Assessing climatic risks at community level and mainstreaming adaptation in community based project activities [VN]
Early warning early action; Public awareness public education [VN]
Orientation of Viet Nam Red Cross on disaster preparedness and response (including mainstreaming of climate change) [VN]

Reference materials for the training participants:

Summary for Policymakers: Viet Nam Special Report on Managing the Risks of Extreme Events and Disasters to Advance Climate Change Adaptation (Jan 2015) [EN]
Approval of Vietnam contribution in Paris Agreement (COP 21)
Vietnam’s recommended contribution for intended nationally determined contribution (INDC)

IFRC 7 Moves to gender and diversity training | 28 January 2016 | Bangkok, Thailand
2016-01-28 08:00 - 17:00 UTC
On the 28th January 2016 the IFRC team in Bangkok, together with representatives from American Red Cross and Thai Red Cross will take part in a one-day gender and diversity awareness training. In the past few years IFRC and National Societies have been making gender and diversity more and more of a priority. Although not a new concept, it is important that gender and diversity is applied in a systematic and strategic way across all programmes, projects and services. It is important that for us at IFRC we strengthen our own capacity and understanding of gender and diversity concepts and its practical application to support the work of National Societies in the region.

Gender and diversity spans all levels of the IFRC and across all sectors, being integrated into every area of our work. Gender and diversity forms one of the cross cutting issues of our SEA Resilience House Model [see opposite picture] which highlights the approach as an essential component to ensuring National Societies and communities are well prepared to respond to disasters and health emergencies. It also plays a large role in the dignity, protection and safety of migrant populations and is an important consideration in national and regional legal frameworks to ensure we are accountable to all groups in a population and that we respond to needs in the most effective and efficient way. It is also important that we are able to support National Societies through humanitarian diplomacy to position them well to address gender and diversity both within the National Society and externally, including helping them communicate good practice and lessons learnt. Vital, is working with our youth and volunteers to be change agents through dissemination of the key messages within our communities.
The training will be based on the IFRC 7 Moves to gender and diversity with the aim to provide:

an introduction to the core concepts of gender, diversity and sexual and gender-based violence;
key frameworks and strategies that exist within the IFRC;
gender and diversity indicators and considerations
practical guidance to ensure that we deliver our work with a gender and diversity approach.

More information on the training: See concept note | agenda | practical information | participant list

IFRC: Minimum standard commitments to gender and diversity in emergency programming – pilot version
IFRC: Strategy Framework on Gender and Diversity Issues 2013 – 2020
IFRC: Strategy on Violence Prevention, Mitigation and Response 2010-2020
IFRC: Gender Policy

Unseen, Unheard: Gender-based violence in disasters – global study (2015)
Infographic: Female Migration in Asia Pacific
IFRC: A practical guide to gender-sensitive for disaster management (2010)

Presentation: Applying Gender, Diversity and SGBV prevention in our operations: Dignity, Access, Participation and Safety (DAPS) Operationalizing Gender and Diversity in Disaster
Quiz: Looking at global/context specific statistics, gaining skills to gather rapid secondary gender and diversity assessment from available data: Gender-Based Violence Quiz and Quiz handouts
Group Work on PARTICIPATION: Beneficiary case studies: assessing and reducing risks and capacities through implementing DAPS
Sample: Sex and age disaggregated data in needs assessment
Video: To Serve with Pride: Zero tolerance for sexual exploitation and abuse by our own staff

Regional Resilience Initiative Retreat | 3-5 February 2016 | Bangkok, Thailand
2016-02-03 - 2016-02-05 | Column Hotel, 48 Sukhumvit Soi 16, Klongtoey, Bangkok, Thailand
The 4-year initiative was designed to enhance ongoing programmes and strategies of the IFRC Southeast Asia Regional Delegation, based on the dialogue with the targeted NSs, as part of regular Leaders Meetings and Community Safety and Resilience Forum (CSRF) Meetings
The retreat will be organized to:

Review the past implementation and identify challenges, key successes and opportunities in order to ensure outcomes are reached in a most effective and efficient manner by the end of the RRI early 2018 (including the no-cost extension under formalization).
Reflect on the strategies of the RRI and analyse opportunities for continued engagement beyond 2017 based on the current and expected gains under the initiative.

The retreat will be attended by Canadian Red Cross, Southeast Asia National Societies, IFRC Asia Pacific Region, IFRC Bangkok Country Cluster Support Team, IFRC Jakarta Country Cluster Support Team and IFRC Country offices
More information on the retreat : REPORT | Concept note (includes a brief agenda) | Practical Information | Themes and questions | Most Significant Change Story (template)

Preparatory Materials

Below are some preparatory materials for the retreat with the priority codes:
means FIRST priority reading (when you have 30 minutes to prepare for this retreat)
means SECOND priority reading (when you have 2 hours or more to kill, especially on a long flight…)

RRI Background Documents

RRI Infographic
RRI Overview / Snapshot (as of Feb 2015)
RRI Mapping of linkages and collaboration (as of Jan 2015)
RRI Brief (as of Feb 2015, prepared for National Society Leaders)

Thematic Updates

Community Safety and Resilience: Update of December 2015
Disaster Law: Latest updates from the region – snapshot as of December 2015
Gender and Diversity: Updates in November 2015
Migration: Regional Initiative Migration in Southeast Asia – as of December 2015 (Migration Snapshot)
Youth: South-East Asia Youth Network Newsletter Issue 3 (Dec 2015)
Online library: Online resource library overview / snapshot (Dec 2015)
National Society Survey Findings Report 2015

RRI Implementation Updates

2014 | Jun | Oct
2015 | Feb | Sep (latest)

School Safety Lessons Learnt Workshop | 17-18 February 2016 | Vientiane, Lao PDR
2016-02-17 08:00 - 2016-02-18 17:00 (Asia/Krasnoyarsk)
Lao Red Cross has implemented a wide range of activities in schools in the past years in partnership with government, PNSs as well as Civil Society Organizations. This includes activities in Disaster Risk Reduction and Health which all contribute to creating safe leaning environments for children. Recognizing children as agents of change, there is also an opportunity to invest in their potential to reach wider communities and enhance community safety and resilience in the country.
Since 2014, Lao Red Cross is also a consortium partner of a DIPECHO-funded project which includes school-based activities under the technical leadership of Save the Children. LRC is leading the implementation of school activities in Khammuane province, also based on previous experience in that province, as well as Savannakhet and Salavan provinces, working hand in hand with the Ministry of Education and Sports to mainstream DRR into school curriculum.
Lao Red Cross organized the School Safety lessons learnt workshop on 17-18 February 2016 in Vientiane, Lao PDR, for in-country partners to:

share about their good practices
identify gaps in promoting school safety
discuss potential future collaboration.

Agenda in English | in Lao language and Participant List

Presentations in [different languages]: Please note that as the workshop was conducted in Lao and Thai languages, most of the presentations are not in English.

[English] Comprehensive School Safety by IFRC
[Thai] School-based Risk Reduction by IFRC, which highlights the RCRC Handbook for School-Based Risk Reduction
[Lao] School safety by Lao Red Cross, which highlights the program profile, implementation, issues, challenges and good practices.
[Lao] Community-Based Disaster Risk Reduction in Khammuane by French Red Cross, which highlights the program profile, implementation, issues, challenges and good practices.
[Lao] School safety or DRR at school by Oxfam, which highlights the program profile, implementation, issues, challenges and good practices.
[Lao] Strategy and manual standards in school safety by Ministry of Education
[Lao] Implementation of school safety project by Bolikhamsay Education Department, which highlights the issues, challenges, good practices and the map of the school in project which highlights the building hazards.
[English] Field Study Visit of Myanmar Red Cross to Philippine Red Cross, which highlights the lessons learned from this visit.

Strengthening Law and Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) in Indonesia - Consultation Workshop | 29 February 2016 | Indonesia
2016-02-29 08:00 - 17:00 (Asia/Krasnoyarsk)
On 29th February, 2016, Indonesia’s National Disaster Management Authority (BNPB) hosted a workshop together with PMI and the IFRC on ‘strengthening law and disaster risk reduction in Indonesia’. The workshop brought together participants from different ministries, UN agencies, civil society and the private sector to discuss how well disaster risk reduction is addressed in the legal framework in Indonesia.

This was an opportunity to share and verify the initial findings of an ongoing research study, commissioned by PMI and IFRC, and to use the ‘Checklist on Law and DRR’ to assess the relevant laws and regulations in Indonesia. Priority areas for further action were identified, including improved overall implementation, better inclusion of gender and diversity concerns, as well as stronger accountability measures. The feedback from this discussion will be integrated into the final research report, which will also include a proposed plan of action for strengthening the content and implementation of the legal framework for DRR in Indonesia.

The discussions at the workshop were well-timed, with BNPB also in the process of developing its baseline report and identifying next steps for the implementation of the Sendai Framework for DRR, which calls upon states and key partners to ensure the right laws and policies are in place, especially when it comes to safety-enhancing measures for DRR and community participation.

See: Workshop Report and the resulting checklist assessment report “Strengthening Law and Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) in Indonesia” published in November 2016.

News: “On the path to resilience: Indonesia harnesses its laws to promote disaster risk reduction“, published 30 March 2016 at ifrc.org

Climate Change Training of Trainers (TOT) | 7-11 March 2016 | Yangon, Myanmar
2016-03-07 08:00 - 2016-03-11 17:00 (Asia/Krasnoyarsk)
Climate Change is considered as a cross-cutting issue that should be taken into consideration while implementing community-based activities in the field of Health, Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR), including the various thematic areas, phases and cross-cutting themes under DRR. In line with this, the Climate Change Training of Trainers was organized in Yangon, Myanmar, from 7-11 March 2016.
See Concept Note | Agenda | Report | Content of Training (bottom of the page)

Climate change, DRR and Health

MRCS Community-Based Disaster Risk Reduction (CBDRR) Manual sets out that climate change adaptation (CCA) and community-based disaster risk reduction should be integrated to enhance aid effectiveness and reduce confusion for communities. In the context of increasing risks associated with the hydro-meteorological hazards and conditions related to climate variability and change, the rationale for integration of climate change into community programming is therefore to prepare the communities for any adverse effects climate change may have for their lives, health and livelihoods. In addition, it is very important to identify areas in on-going community-based DRR or health programs where efforts to address both climate change and environmental degradation can be combined to increase the overall resilience of communities, as they are often closely inter-linked drivers of risk and should not be addressed in isolation.

There is ample evidence of the impact of climate change in various health issues, such as vector-borne diseases, water borne diseases, temperature related illnesses as well as effects of food and water shortages. For example, variation in climatic conditions, such as temperature, rainfall patterns and humidity, has a profound effect on the longevity of mosquitoes, on the development of malaria and dengue parasites in the mosquito and, subsequently, on their transmission. Indirectly, climate change could also have an effect by influencing environmental factors such as vegetation and availability of breeding sites. MRCS health programming will need to take into account such emerging trends.

Group activity
Participants:
Maximum of 30 participants composed of around 20 staff from the DM and Health departments, and 10 volunteers

MRCS staff working for DM, Health, CSR or CC related programmes;
RCVs who can facilitate in connection with CC to community and RCVs;
Staff or RCVs who can work for MRCS at least 3 years continuously and are committed to MRCS;
Basic knowledge on CC and interested to study & disseminate to other;
Appropriate Education level (at least Matriculation or Graduate)
Experience in facilitating trainings; and
Representation of the States/Regions/ townships more affected by climate change

Overall, the participants were a mix of DRR and Health staff and volunteers. However, there might be a larger representation from DM/DRR department.

Presentation during one of the sessions

Objective:

to build additional capacities of already qualified and experienced facilitators and/or programme officers and/or Red Cross volunteers from the MRCS HQ and branches
to help them integrate climate change into regular MRCS programmes within a resilience-building context (and not as stand-alone CC initiatives).
to enhance existing facilitation capacities of the participants to help them effectively deliver key climate change-related messages using participatory and innovative approaches

Content of the training:
Main facilitation were held in English with direct/simultaneous translations to be provided during the sessions. However, most of the power point presentations were in English.

Basic Terminologies | see similar Powerpoint presentation | Session plan | Group Exercise
Basics of Climate Science and its Humanitarian Consequences | see similar Powerpoint presentation | Session plan
Building Resilient Communities in a Changing Climate through the Red Cross Red Crescent Movement | Powerpoint presentation | Session plan | Resource: IFRC 30th Resolution 2007 | Climate Guide
Disaster Risk Reduction, Climate Change, and Sustainable Development: Synergies and Overlaps
Climate Change Adaptation and Climate Change Mitigation | see similar Powerpoint presentations and resources on Climate Change Adaptation | Powerpoint presentation on Climate Change Mitigation | Session plan on Climate Change Mitigation
Early Warning Early Action and Use of Forecast Information across different Timescales | Powerpoint presentation in Burmese | Early Warning Translation in Burmese | Reference: Early warning early action learning guidebook and learning manual
Health and Climate | Powerpoint presentation | Exercise
Gender, Diversity and Climate | Powerpoint presentation
Youth and Climate
Communicating Climate Change: Public Awareness, Education, and the Use of Various Information Platforms | Powerpoint presentation | Session Plan
Climate Policy Engagements and Advocacy | see similar Powerpoint presentation | Session plan
National Adaptation Plans (NAPs) and Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) | Powerpoint presentation | National Adaptation Programmes of Action (NAPA) of Myanmar
Climate Finance | Powerpoint presentation | Resources: Climate Finance in Asia | Gender and Climate Finance | Global Landscape of Climate Finance 2015 | Accessing Climate Finance | The Global Climate Finance Architecture | 10 Things to know about Climate Finance in 2015 | Green Climate Fund
Climate Risk Assessment | Powerpoint presentation | Resources: A quick guide on Climate Smart VCA to DRR | National CCA Plan: Myanmar’s National Adaptation Programme of Action (NAPA) to Climate Change 2012 |Scientific information tables-Myanmar | Exercise: Secondary information sources
Mainstreaming Climate Change into Programmes | Reference: Minimum Standards for local climate-smart disaster risk reduction | Exercise Minimum Standards on climate smart Disaster Risk Reduction
Action planning | Powerpoint presentation | Questionnaire for individual plan | Session plan

Click for more information on:

Myanmar Red Cross Society
Climate Change Adaptation
Games on climate change training, see RCRC Climate Centre link

4th Asia-Pacific Communications Forum | 14-16 March 2016 | Seoul, Korea
2016-03-14 08:00 - 2016-03-16 17:00 (Asia/Krasnoyarsk)
The 3-day Forum was hosted by the Korean Red Cross and co-organised by IFRC and ICRC in Seoul. Under the theme of ‘Communicating in the Digital Space’, the event brought together communications colleagues from NS, IFRC and ICRC offices from across 23 countries spanning SE Asia, East Asia, South Asia and the Pacific. Colleagues from IFRC Geneva and the Global Disaster Preparedness Center also participated.

The focus was on using social media for saving lives and changing minds – via plenary sessions and skills labs which looked at a wide range of applications, including using social media for disaster response, community awareness & education around preparedness, advocacy and campaigns, fundraising, connecting with media, “big data” and deepened community engagement.

The programme included external speakers from media organizations including Rappler, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, UN Global Pulse, Greenpeace, AFP and more. We livestreamed many sessions using Periscope and some recorded versions will be available soon on the FedNet page we created (you will also find relevant resources and links here): https://fednet.ifrc.org/en/newsevents/events/movement-meetings/asia-pacific-events/4th-asia-pacific-communications-forum/
A set of collective commitments by participants, focusing on use of social media, was drafted and is currently being reviewed. A report on the Forum will also be produced and circulated.
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See the concept note | agenda | participant list | report | Seoul Commitments | for more info (see FedNet link)

A quick snapshot of the Twitter engagement for the event, based on the hashtag #RC21C

Rappler CEO Maria Ressa speaking at the Forum| Korean Red Cross representative | IFRC Indonesia Delegation representative

Statistics on the use of digital media in Asia Pacific, see this link in slideshare | Tweetreach snapshot for #RC21C as of March 17, 2016

Outcome documents:

Concept Note
Agenda
Participant List

Administrative documents:

Report
Seoul Commitments
For more info (see FedNet link)

Climate Change Adaptation Training | 5-8 April 2016 | Vangvieng, Laos
2016-04-05 08:00 - 2016-04-08 17:00 (Asia/Krasnoyarsk)
Climate Change is underlined in Lao Red Cross (LRC) Strategic Plan 2011-2015 as a “future trend” that LRC needs to take into consideration. The Strategic Plan notes that “Climate change, in particular, not only endangers lives and undermines livelihoods, but also threatens to exacerbate the gaps between rich and poor, and amplifies the inequities between women and men. In the region, emerging and other epidemic-prone diseases pose serious public health and economic threats to Lao.”

A key need identified is that “Lao Red Cross requires a stronger organization to meet new challenges in the coming years, like climate change adaptation, an increasing number of road accidents in the country, and new pandemics. There is a critical need to have trained and well-equipped emergency response teams throughout the country, and to strengthen partnerships at all levels to make communities stronger and more resilient in disaster preparedness and risk reduction”.

In September 2014, two staffs from the Lao Red Cross (from DM and Health departments) participated in the IFRC Southeast Asia Climate Change Master Training in Thailand. At the end of the training, they identified the following next steps to further take into consideration climate change issues within Lao RC programming:

Organize a national training on Climate Change in Lao PDR
Develop IEC materials on climate change
Integrate climate change issues within CBDRR/CBHD methodologies
Organize coordination meetings with key partners (government, NGOs, PNS, etc.)

Following up to this, a national-level capacity-building on climate-smart programming training/workshop is organized in 5-8 April 2015 in Vang Vieng district, Vientiane province in Laos with following structure and objectives:

3-day training to enhance the skills of LRC staffs on climate change issues, including:

key concepts and terminology;
impacts on weather patterns;
impacts on health;
ways to adapt to, and mitigate, climate change; and
ways to educate and communicate with communities.

1-day workshop on tools development to integrate Climate Change issues within LRC tools and methodologies (including DM/DRR and Health)

Outcome documents:

Report

Administrative documents:

Concept Note
Agenda
Participant List

Steering Committee Meeting for Regional Resilience Initiative | 26 April 2016 | Bangkok, Thailand
2016-04-26 08:00 - 17:00 (Asia/Krasnoyarsk)
The annual Steering Committee Meeting for the Regional Resilience Initiative (RRI) was held in Bangkok on 26 April 2016. The objective of the meeting was to review the second year of implementation of the initiative and to discuss among partners the proposed Work Plan for the third year of the project. | See agenda and participant list.

As per the initiative agreement, the roles and responsibilities are :
Project Steering Committee: The project is directed by a Project Steering Committee comprising the Canadian Government representative (from Global Affairs Canada), Canadian Red Cross Senior Manager for Asia Programs, the IFRC Head of Bangkok Country Cluster Support Team, the Southeast Asia National Societies’ Community Safety and Resilience Forum’s (CSRF) representative. It meets annually to oversee the project’s strategy, provide overall guidance, approve annual work plan and budget, facilitate learning, and ensure coherence with participating agencies’ objectives. A participatory annual planning process involving key stakeholders informs annual plans and budgets.
The meeting welcomed the progress made with the implementation of the initiative across the areas of support and the targeted countries. The meeting further agreed to strengthen the monitoring and evaluation of the plans as well as to deepen the linkages with the ASEAN Secretariat. See the full minute of the meeting.
Below are presentations delivered during the meeting:

Overview of project achievements from annual work plan year 2 – April 2015 to March 2016
Overview of the third annual work plan year 3 – April 2016 to March 2017
Canadian Red Cross in Asia

The meeting approved the below four technical Work Plans covering the period April 2016 to March 2017:

Humanitarian Diplomacy and Communications
Disaster Law
Gender and Diversity
Community Safety and Resilience

The documents were produced based on the in-country plans received from 9 National Societies in Southeast Asia as well as technical dialogue between related IFRC and National Societies’ focal points. They are contributing to the IFRC Bangkok Country Cluster Support Team 2016 Operational Plan [link to FedNet].

About Regional Resilience Initiative (RRI)

Supported by the Canadian Government and Canadian Red Cross, the Regional Resilience Initiative (RRI) seeks to further contribute to reducing the impact of natural disasters on vulnerable communities in Southeast Asia. The four-year initiative (2014-2018) is supporting the 11 Red Cross / Red Crescent Societies in the region. The focus is on enhancing the skills and capacities of National Societies so they can advocate more strongly at a national and regional level for the needs of communities in disaster risk reduction. This is complemented by the strengthening of regional partnerships, both within our networks and with key partners such as the ASEAN Secretariat and other bodies.

For more info, see the page on the recent RRI retreat.

Disaster Law Orientation Session | 28 April 2016 | Philippines
2016-04-28
On 28th April, the Philippine Red Cross hosted a ‘Disaster Law Orientation Session’ to introduce their plans for disaster law work in the Philippines in 2016 and beyond. This initiative follows several years of disaster law work, which has included stakeholder consultation workshops and providing feedback into national law and policy development processes.
This new phase of work in the Philippines will focus largely on building the knowledge and capacity of Philippine Red Cross staff and volunteers in disaster law and legislative advocacy.

“As an auxiliary to government and the most prominent community-based organization in our country, Philippine Red Cross is exceptionally well-placed to support the implementation and dissemination of disaster laws and procedures”, explained the Secretary General of PRC, Ms. Gwendolyn Pang, in her opening speech. “We will be actively working to build the capacity of our National Society though disaster law initiatives. This will put us in a stronger, more informed position to influence national law and policy processes in the interests of the communities which we serve”, she stated.
There was a great turnout at the orientation event from across the RCRC movement, including Partner National Societies and the ICRC.

Powerpoint presentations from the orientation session:

Introduction to Disaster Law by Lucia Cipullo, IFRC Regional Disaster Law Delegate for Southeast Asia
Orientation session for Philippine Disaster Law Initiative by Resty Lou Talamayan, Philippine Red Cross Disaster law focal point

Asia Pacific Regional Conference on Gender and Disaster Risk Reduction | 16-18 May 2016 | Hanoi, Viet Nam
2016-05-16 08:00 - 2016-05-18 17:00 (Asia/Krasnoyarsk)
Asia Pacific Regional Conference on Gender and Disaster Risk Reduction on the occasion of 1 year of implementation of the Sendai Framework for Action (2015-2030) will be held in Hanoi, Viet Nam, on 16 to 18 May 2016.

Background
The Sendai Framework for Action (2015-2030) was adopted at the Third World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) in Japan in March 2015. Under its seven global targets, the Sendai Framework outlines four Priorities for Action: (i) understanding disaster risk; (ii) strengthening disaster risk governance to manage disaster risk; (iii) investing in disaster risk reduction for resilience; and (iv) enhancing disaster preparedness for effective response, recovery, rehabilitation and reconstruction. The Sendai Framework further states in its Guiding Principles: “A gender, age, disability and cultural perspective should be integrated in all policies and practices, and women and youth leadership should be promoted”.
This proposed regional conference organised by UN Women in Viet Nam in partnership with the Government of Japan and the Government of Viet Nam will provide a forum to discuss gender-related issues and targets for the four priorities of the Sendai Framework with the aim of assisting Governments in integrating gender when setting local targets. This conference will be targeted towards government, policy makers, researchers and practitioners from the Asia and the Pacific region.

Objectives and Outputs – Overall the forum aims to identify practical measures for substantive integration of gender equality and women’s empowerment in disaster risk reduction taking into the differential impacts and abilities of different gender groups.
Objectives:

Identify key measures for effective implementation of the gender responsive Sendai Framework for DRR
Share knowledge, experience and best practices from national governments, organizations and researchers from their work in Japan, Nepal, Vietnam, Vanuatu, and other countries in the region
Create a network where the voices of men and women from the field can be shared with policy makers and decision makers at the national level, i.e., a community of practice

Outputs of the conference:

Recommendation document on ‘Gender and Disaster Risk Reduction’
Publication of key papers presented at the conference

Expected Participants:
The total number of participants expected to attend the regional conference will be 200, including at least 50 international participants (government officials, experts, key speakers and UN).
Outcome Document:

Hanoi Recommendations for Action on Gender and DRR

The following is the list of publications circulated by IFRC:
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Community safety and resilience

Framework Community Resilience | Resilience Infographic 1 | Resilience Infographic 2 | Resilience Infographic 3 | Resilience Infographic 4

IFRC Framework for Community Resilience (2014)

A series of Resilience Infographics:

Resilience Infographic 1: What is a community?
Resilience Infographic 2: What contributes to Resilience
Resilience infographic 3: Resilience at multiple levels
Resilience Infographic 4: A resilient community

Infographic: Social capital 1 | Infographic: Social capital 2 | Infographic: Social capital 3 | Infographic: social capital 4

Infographics of Social Capital and Community Resilience:

Series 1 – What is social capital?
Series 2 – High and low social capital
Series 3 – Why social capital is important to Red Cross and Red Crescent
Series 4 – How National Societies can help nurture social capital

For more information and publications, please visit Community Safety and Resilience.

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Climate change

A Guide to Mainstreaming Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation

For more information and publications, please visit Climate Change.

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School based risk reduction

[NEW] Handbook for a School-based Risk Reduction Initiative (IFRC, 2015)

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Disaster Law

Handbook on Law and DRR | Multi-country report | Multi-country summary | DRR Law Checklist

The Handbook on Law and Disaster Risk Reduction
Effective law and regulation for disaster risk reduction: a multi-country report
Effective law and regulation for disaster risk reduction: a multi-country report (Summary)
The checklist on law and disaster risk reduction

For more information and publications, please visit Disaster Law.

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Gender and Diversity

Gender and diversity in disaster risk reduction (2016)
IFRC Strategic Framework on Gender and Diversity Issues 2013-2020 [English] [Vietnamese]
Minimum standard commitments to gender and diversity in emergency programming – pilot version (2015)
Gender and Diversity for Urban Resilience: An Analysis
Unseen, Unheard: Gender-based violence in disasters – global study (2015)

For more information and publications, please visit Gender and Diversity.

Related videos:

Gender and diversity approaches to VCA

Gender and diversity approaches to VCA

by Viet Nam Red Cross

Haos I Foldaon, Women I stanap

‘Haos | Foldaon, Women I stanap’
by Vanuatu Red Cross

Community Radio

Community Radio

by Bangladesh Red Crescent and IFRC

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Female migration Asia Pacific | Migration and resilience

Migration

Female Migration in Asia Pacific
Migration and Resilience in Asia Pacific Infographics

For more information and publications, visit Migration

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Regional Resilience Initiative

The Regional Resilience Initiative: Engaging with ASEAN (an overview)

Red Cross Red Crescent Induction Training for Governments of ASEAN in ACE Programme | 23-27 May 2016 | Semarang, Indonesia
2016-05-23 08:00 - 2016-05-27 17:00 (Asia/Krasnoyarsk)
Group photo of representatives from PMI, IFRC and AHA Centre, and participants of ACE Programme from ASEAN countries

IFRC and Indonesian Red Cross (PMI) co-facilitated a Red Cross Red Crescent Induction training for governments of ASEAN on 23 – 27 May 2016 in Indonesia, as part of the batch 3 of the AHA Centre Executive (ACE) Programme. This training is part of the 6-month AHA Centre Executive (ACE) Programme aiming at enhancing the capacities of the future Disaster Management managers of ASEAN.

IFRC representative delivers a presentation A dance performance at the opening of the Induction training

The training was held at PMI training centre in Semarang, Central Java, Indonesia, for 16 representatives of National Disaster Management Offices from 8 ASEAN Member States, as well as 3 participants from the AHA centre. The training included a one-day field visit to Bogor to learn about the community-based activities facilitated by Indonesian Red Cross (PMI) and a field exercise to test the learning of participants.

See Concept Note | Agenda | List of Reference Materials for participants | Pre and post test result of the training | Final Report of the training

Below are the presented materials during the training:

Session 1: Introduction to Red Cross Red Crescent Movement

Presentation: History of the Red Cross Red Crescent Movement
Presentation: Overview of ICRC
Presentation: Overview of IFRC and of Red Cross Red Crescent Societies in South-East Asia
Presentation: Overview of PMI (Indonesian Red Cross Society)
Presentation: Overview of Thai Red Cross Society

Session 2: Preparedness, Response and Recovery

2.1. Principles and rules: Presentation on Principles and Rules
Reference: Principles and Rules for Red Cross and Red Crescent Humanitarian Assistance | Annex
2.2. PMI and Thai Red Cross Society Systems: PMI Preparedness and Response from local to national | Disaster Management Cycle and role of the Thai Red Cross Society
2.3. IFRC Global Tools: Presentation on IFRC Global Tools
2.4. Recovery: Recovery Programming: Building back better and enhancing resilience (and Cash Transfer Programming) | Thai Red Cross Society Experience in Recovery
2.5. Resilience: Presentation on IFRC and Community Resilience
Reference: Framework on Community Resilience

Session 3: Cross-cutting Issues
3.1. Disaster Law: Introduction to Disaster Law, Part 1 and Part 2
3.2. Gender and Diversity: Operationalizing Gender and Diversity in disaster management
Reference: Minimum standard commitments to gender and diversity in emergency programming – pilot version

Session 4: Field Exercise
Documents for Participants:

Exercise scenario: Landia
ToR for team 1 – field kitchen
ToR for team 2 – logistics
ToR for team 3 – inclusive action
ToR for team 4 – coordination

Documents for Facilitators:

Acting roles – community members
Division of tasks between groups
Acting roles – external stakeholders

For more information on some subjects, visit the pages below in this library:

Regional Disaster Response Team (RDRT)
Resilience at both global and in South-East Asia levels
AHA Centre and ACE Programme (overview)
RCRC Induction Training for Governments of ASEAN in ACE Programme 2015

Outcome document:

Final Report of the training

Administrative documents:

Concept note
Agenda
List of Reference Materials for participants
Pre and post test result of the training

National Roundtable for Implementing Partners | 12 July 2016 | Bangkok
2016-07-12 | Column Hotel, 48 Sukhumvit Soi 16, Klongtoey, Bangkok, Thailand
Partners call for greater collaboration to tackle vulnerabilities of migrant workers
On 12 July 2016 IFRC country cluster support team – Bangkok Office convened the first roundtable for partner implementing civil society organisations (CSO) under the DEVCO supported “Rights of Migrants in Action” initiative. The objectives of this roundtable meeting were to evaluate progress, agree on capacity building plan and promote cooperation between the civil society, the Red Cross and other stakeholders.
The roundtable brought together 30 representatives from four partner implementing CSOs, Thai and Viet Nam Red Cross Societies, European Union, Migrant Forum Asia, International Labour Organisation, International Organisation for Migration and UN Women.
In his opening remarks Marwan Jilani, Head of IFRC CCST reminded the audience that despite the positive contribution of migrants to the development, they are often locked out from the protection mechanisms and access to health, education and social services that respect their basic needs and dignity. He continued by saying that “responding to the needs and vulnerabilities of migrants in today’s complex global context is not a simple challenge and thus the effectiveness of our efforts largely depends on working together in partnership”.

Photo: Representatives of Thai Red Cross and Viet Nam Red Cross participating in the meeting | Each session was facilitated by a representative from partner implementing CSO.

The morning session focused on presentations from the CSOs who shared their progress, implementation challenges and plans ahead. To encourage exchange and linking of experiences, each presentation followed by in-depth discussions facilitated by the representatives from the participating CSOs.During the breakout session in the afternoon, participants reviewed the findings of the capacity assessment exercise and agreed on the key components of the training plan, that in addition to online and face-to-face opportunities also envisages exchange visits amongst Thai-based implementing CSOs.
Before concluding, IFRC reiterated its profound appreciation to all partners for their efficient and dedicated efforts under the “Rights of Migrants in Action” initiative. The meeting ended on a positive note of commitment to seek greater cooperation in advancing the migrants’ rights agenda and more importantly – in changing the negative perceptions associated with migration and ensuring it is instead viewed as an opportunity for our interconnected world.

Objective of the National Roundtable
The overall objective of the inaugural national roundtable is to provide a platform for promoting dialogue and building stronger cooperation amongst partner implementing civil society organisations in Thailand with a view to ensure cross-fertilization of project’s results across the country and their longer-term sustainability. The event will also allow for exploring opportunities for greater engagement among the Red Cross, regional migration networks and the State.
Specific objectives of the national roundtable include the following :

To share progress, experiences, lessons learned, and challenges encountered during the project implementation in 2016.
To explore synergies and identify actions for peer-to-peer support and greater collaboration between the implementing CSOs, the Red Cross and other stakeholders.
To contribute to the civil society consultations in the preparations for the Global Forum on Migration and Development to be held in Bangladesh in December 2016.
To review the findings of the capacity assessment exercise and to agree on a training work plan.

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Below is the rundown of the national roundtable meeting:

Session 1: Background and premise of the national roundtable

Session 2: Working effectively together: Implementation updates by partner CSOs, identifying synergies and opportunities for greater cooperation
Presentation: Foundation for Education and Development
Foundation for Labour and Employment Promotion
Life Skills Development Foundation
MAP Foundation – Expanding Safety Networks for Migrant Domestic Workers

Session 3: From local to national, regional and global: Looking ahead to the regional meeting and supporting global processes
Presentation: Engaging in civil society consultations in the preparations for the Global Forum on Migration and Development

Session 4: Building stronger civil society: Agreeing on key capacity building needs and a training plan
Presentation: Capacity building needs and training plan
Resource: IFRC Online Learning Catalogue

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For more information:
Concept note | Practical information for participants | Agenda | List of participants
Report of the roundtable
Infographic of Rights of Migrants in Action See opposite infographic
More about Rights of Migrants in Action
See photo gallery

Southeast Asia Refreshers Training and Annual Network meeting | 1-5 Aug 2016 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
2016-08-01 08:00 - 2016-08-05 17:00 (Asia/Krasnoyarsk)
National Societies have been increasingly working to ensure gender and diversity is mainstreamed and fully integrated within their programming, plans, policies, tools, branch and volunteering development and is approached in a more systematic and strategic way. A number of significant developments have taken place in the region. National Societies have been actively engaged in the development of gender and diversity policies, organizational self-assessments, training, the development of tools based on the Minimum Standard Commitments togender and diversity in emergency programming, as well as integrating gender and diversity into longer term planning. The refreshers training is combined with the annual network meeting, 1-5 August 2016 in Kuala Lumpur.
See related concept note | field visit agenda | training session agenda | Final evaluation form

Southeast Asia regional gender and diversity network

The network became active in 2015 with endorsement from National Society leadership. National Society representatives (including 10 endorsed focal points) were identified. The first teleconference was held in September 2015 and the first face-to-face annual meeting and training of trainers in October 2015. As per the endorsed Terms of Reference of the Southeast Asia Regional Gender and Diversity Network, the members should convene once a year for a face-to-face meeting.
On 4-5th August, a second meeting for the Southeast Asia Regional gender and diversity network was held and chaired by Malaysian Red Crescent. This was attended by all 11 National Society focal points/representatives (3M, 8F) in the region. During the 1.5 day meeting, Focal Points reflected on their personal and collective achievements and successes, since the first annual meeting in October 2015.

Objectives of the network meeting:

To provide a space for peer to peer learning and exchange between members and identify ways to increase peer to peer support within the network.
To provide support on the regional action plan and to build on this for 2016-17.
Identify ways to measure the impact of our gender and diversity work within National Societies.

Common challenges to integration of gender and diversity were also discussed and solutions were identified going forward. The meeting was an excellent opportunity to bring all the focal points together to better get to know one another and to share experiences and lessons learnt. A key outcome from the meeting was an updated regional action plan outlining ways to: better share information and resources among members; increase dissemination of the Minimum Standard Commitments to Gender and Diversity in Emergency Programming; and raise awareness within the National Society among staff and volunteers to Governance and Senior Leadership.
‘7 Moves’ Training (1-3 August 2016)

The meeting was preceded by a 2-day ‘ 7 Moves ’ Training, co-hosted by Malaysian Red Crescent and held at their headquarters. Norwina Eclarinal, gender and diversity focal point from Philippines Red Cross co-facilitated the training with IFRC. The training was attended by 32 participants (9m:23f) from Southeast Asia National Societies, Partner National Societies, ICRC and IFRC. The training was based on the IFRC Minimum Standard Commitments to Gender and Diversity in Emergency Practice, highlighting the importance of taking a gender and diversity approach and practical ways to operationalize the guidelines in disasters.
The objectives are to:

Build on the understanding gained from the regional training of trainers, in 2015. Increase knowledge on gender and diversity concepts and how our approach is linked with the 7 Fundamental Principles of the Movement.
Increase capacity of the participants in the practical application of gender and diversity and how we can ensure the dignity, access, participation and safety of the communities we work with through the use of the Minimum Standard Commitments to gender and diversity in emergency programming.

This was followed by a one-day field visit which aimed to promote the importance of partnership and collaboration within the Movement, as well as with external agencies and government, on issues related to gender and diversity. The field visit comprised presentations from the Department of Welfare: Ministry of Women, Family and Community Development on their social inclusion initiatives in Malaysia, including in times of disaster. ICRC representatives then presented on sexual violence in conflict and other situations of violence, and ICRC’s response. Participants then visited a project site of the Ministry of Women, Family and Community Development, which provides vocational training skills to people with disabilities. This provided the opportunity to come out of the training room and experience first-hand the importance of gender, diversity and social inclusion as an approach in all our work.

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Introduction

Pre-test

Fundamental Principles and Gender and Diversity dilemmas

Presentation on Seven Moves: Humanity, Impartiality and Independence (refer to Move 1, 2 and 3, which are presented on the 1st day)
Presentation on Seven Moves: Unity, Neutrality, Voluntary Service and Universality (refer to Move 4, 5, 6 and 7, which are presented on the 2nd day)

Move 1: Humanity

Quiz on gender and diversity and gender-based violence

Move 2: Impartiality

Beneficiary Registration Form
Disaster Needs Assessment Form
Multi-sectoral Needs Assessment Form

Audio visual: Inside disaster Haiti
Audio visual: Getting aid distributions right – Behind the scenes of Inside Disaster, Haiti
Audio visual: Older people and disaster management
Audio visual: Non-discrimination in disaster response (2007 Tabasco Floods)

Move 3: Independence

Gender and Diversity advocacy roles
32nd International Conference – Sexual and gender-based violence: Joint action on prevention and response Resolution (2015)
IFRC Gender Policy
IFRC Strategy on violence prevention, mitigation and response, 2011-2020: Strategic directions to address interpersonal and self-directed violence
IFRC Strategic Framework on Gender and Diversity Issues 2013-2020

Move 4: Unity

DRR Indonesian profiles for case study

Move 5: Neutrality

IFRC – Emergency Plan of Action (EPoA) in Food Security | Health | Livelihoods | Non-Food Items | Shelter/Settlements | Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Promotion (WASH)

Move 6: Voluntary Service

Protection from Sexual Exploitation and Sexual Abuse additional exercise, for more information, visit:http://www.pseataskforce.org/
Audio visual: Protection from Sexual Exploitation and Sexual Abuse

Move 7: Universality

[Resources to be confirmed]

More audio visuals/videos:

Building capacities – Gender and diversity in Asia and Pacific
Yolanda: A Year After (from Philippine Red Cross)
Seven Moves: Setting the scene Asia Pacific
Surviving the Storm: Women and Natural Disasters

More resources:

Gender and Diversity for Resilience Resource Library
Strategy Framework on Gender and Diversity Issues 2013 – 2020 | summary | download in [English] [Vietnamese]
Minimum standard commitments to gender and diversity in emergency programming-pilot version | summary | download
Regional Southeast Asia Gender and Diversity Training Report

Southeast Asia Regional Lessons Learnt Workshop on School Safety Initiative and School-Based Disaster Risk Reduction | 15-16 September 2016 | Bangkok, Thailand
2016-09-15 08:00 - 2016-09-16 17:00 (Asia/Krasnoyarsk)
IFRC Country Cluster Support Team (CCST) in collaboration with ASEAN and partners will organize the Southeast Asia Regional Lessons Learnt Workshop on School Safety Initiative and School-Based Disaster Risk Reduction in Bangkok, Thailand, on 15-16 September 2016.

For more information, see the Concept note | Agenda | Practical information | Participant list | Report
For any high-resolution photos, kindly contact Nutchapang.Khowinij@ifrc.org

Session 1: Global & Regional Initiative on School Safety Risk Reduction
Presentation on global level school safety: Global initiative on school safety (GADRRRES/WISS) by Save the Children – Peuvchenda Bun
Presentation on regional level school safety: Asia Pacific Coalition on School Safety (APCSS) by Plan International – Trinh Truong Nghia
Presentation on ASEAN Safe Schools Initiative (ASSI) by Save the Children – Nadia Pulmano
Presentation on IFRC Engagement in School Safety: IFRC – Marwan Jilani

Session 2:School-based Disaster Risk Reduction Implementation in Myanmar by Myanmar Red Cross Society
Session 3: Youth Engagement on School Safety Initiative and Good Practice
Presentation on Youth Engagement on School Safety Initiative and Good Practice by Timor-Leste Red Cross (CVTL)
Presentation on Youth Engagement on School Safety Initiative and Good Practice by Indonesian Red Cross (PMI)
Presentation on Learning and Sharing from youth training for school safety by Viet Nam Red Cross

Session 4: Parallel working groups: Sharing good practices, lessons learnt and challenges related to each pillar of the Comprehensive School Safety Framework

Session 5: Good Practice of Risk assessment on Pillar 1 (Safe Learning Facilities): VISUS CSS Application from Ministry of Education and Sports of Lao PDR – Thipphamonh Chanthalangsy

The Triaged Assessment Approach in the Application (slide 22 from the presentation powerpoint)
Session 6: Comprehensive School Safety Regional Mapping Study by Save the Children – Nadia Pulmano

Session 8: Key successes of the Philippine Red Cross in building relationships in partnership with education sector by Philippine Red Cross – Ms. Ana Mariquina

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Related resources:

Comprehensive school safety, a
global framework (UNISDR, GADRRRES,
Dec 2014)
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IFRC Manuals, guides and briefings

Handbook for a School-based Risk Reduction Initiative (IFRC, 2015)

Public awareness and public education for disaster risk reduction: A guide (IFRC, 2011)

Public awareness and public education for disaster risk reduction: Key messages (IFRC, 2013)

Children in disasters – Games and guidelines to engage youth in risk reduction (IFRC, 2010)

Engaging in the ASEAN School Safety Initiative (ASSI) (IFRC, 2015), a brief highlighting the Red Cross Red Crescent Movement’s engagement in ASEAN School Safe Initiative. See ASEAN School Safety Initiative (ASSI)

Preparing for disasters -a road to resilience in Southeast Asia – consisting of 7 English comic booklets in PDF format (A4 size). Learning how to face disasters that may occur suddenly by 2 comic characters: Fah and Ton in different disaster situations:

1. Drought available in English, Thai, Burmese, Khmer, Lao, Tetum and Vietnamese
2. Earthquake available in English, Thai, Burmese, Lao, Tetum and Vietnamese
3. Fire available in English, Thai, Burmese, Khmer, Lao, Tetum and Vietnamese
4. Flood available in English, Thai, Burmese, Khmer, Lao, Tetum and Vietnamese
5. Hygiene Promotion available in English, Thai, Burmese, Khmer, Lao, Tetum and Vietnamese

Malaria infographic A3 poster covering:
– Malaria in Southeast Asia
– All about mosquitoes
– Protect yourself and family

6. Tsunami available in English, Thai, Burmese, Tetum and Vietnamese
7. Typhoon and Cyclone available in English, Thai, Burmese, Khmer, Lao, Tetum and Vietnamese
8. Malaria Prevention available in English, Burmese, Khmer, Lao and Vietnamese

Video: Be prepared for Natural Disasters with Mr. Radar
English – YouTube link
Thai – YouTube link

Information Poster – Multi Hazards – Be prepared with Mr. Radar in English –
A2 poster with key messages for flood, earthquake, tsunami, windstorm, forest fire, drought, landslide and hazardous chemicals.

Snake Board Game – a game set in A3 in Thai.

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Resources from ASEAN Safe School Initiative (ASSI), see this link

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Resources from Save the Children

Education Disrupted (2016)
Education safe from disasters – Country Briefs in Asia and the Pacific in 2015

13th Annual Southeast Asia Red Cross Red Crescent Leadership Meeting | 27 - 28 September 2016 | Jakarta, Indonesia
2016-09-27 08:00 - 2016-09-28 17:00 (Asia/Krasnoyarsk)
13th Annual Southeast Asia Red Cross Red Crescent Leadership Meeting. The leadership meeting is an important opportunity for presidents, secretaries, general and senior management in the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement to evaluate challenges, successes and future direction, as a way of further strengthening the world’s largest humanitarian network. Photo credit: PMI
The 13th Annual Southeast Asia Red Cross Red Crescent Leadership Meeting will be hosted in Jakarta, Indonesia, from 27 to 28 September 2016, under the generous hospitality of the Indonesian Red Cross (Palang Merah Indonesia).
The leadership meeting is an important opportunity for presidents, secretaries, general and senior management in the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement to evaluate challenges, successes and future direction, as a way of further strengthening the world’s largest humanitarian network.
13th Annual Southeast Asia Red Cross Red Crescent Leadership Meeting hosted by Palang Merah Indonesia. The leadership meeting is an important opportunity for presidents, secretaries, general and senior management in the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement to evaluate challenges, successes and future direction, as a way of further strengthening the world’s largest humanitarian network. Photo credit: PMI
Administrative documents:

Terms of Reference
Draft Agenda
Participant List

Discussion or powerpoint presentations: click here
Outcome document:

The 13th Southeast Asia Red Cross Red Crescent Leadership Meeting Jakarta Outcome

For information on the previous Leadership Meetings:

12th Annual Southeast Asia Red Cross Red Crescent Leadership Meeting (Phnom Penh, Cambodia)
11th Annual Southeast Asia Red Cross Red Crescent Leadership Meeting (Singapore)

Civil Society Organisations (CSO) Capacity Building Training | 6-7 October 2016 | Bangkok, Thailand
2016-10-06 08:00 - 2016-10-07 17:00 (Asia/Krasnoyarsk)
In follow-up to the findings of the capacity assessment exercise, on 6-7 October IFRC Country Cluster Support Team (CCST) Bangkok organised a capacity building training for partner-implementing Civil Society Organisations (CSOs).

A two-fold objective of the training was to:

Enhance quality of financial planning, monitoring and reporting of IFRC-supported projects;
Promote better understanding and enhance compliance with IFRC procurement rules and procedures.

Delivered by the CCST personnel, the training module included theoretical sessions and practical exercises and covered a wide array of issues such as human resources, project visibility, financial management, procurement and logistics rules and regulations.

Training documents:

Agenda
Powerpoint Presentation: HR rules and regulations
Powerpoint Presentation: Public communication and use of logos
Powerpoint Presentation: IFRC procurement procedures
Thai Labour Law [in Thai language]
Powerpoint Presentation: Financial management

For more information, visit Rights of Migrants in Action

Lessons Learnt Workshop on Disaster Law Implementation | 12 October 2016 | Viet Nam
2016-10-12 08:00 - 17:00 (Asia/Krasnoyarsk)
On 12 October, the Viet Nam Red Cross Society organized the Disaster Law workshop to share the progress and lessons learnt in the dissemination of the Law in Vietnam. Following the event, the Central Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control, the Viet Nam Red Cross Society and the IFRC signed the Cooperative Commitment to agree on collaborating in disseminating the Law in Vietnam, in the form of the Tam Ky Compact on Disaster Law contains a four point action plan to guide our collaborative efforts in 2017, including on development of a handbook on DM Law (rights and responsibilities) for Vietnam, as well as community dissemination packages.
See the concept note and agenda.

Regional Workshop on Public Awareness and Public Education (PAPE) | 18-20 October 2016 | Manila, Philippines
2016-10-18 - 2016-10-20
The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, in partnership with Finish, German and Spanish Red Cross societies, brings to the project extensive experience in school safety, public awareness and public education and risk mapping, with strength in regional sharing and learning, and peer support.
Public awareness and public education for disaster reduction seek to turn available human knowledge into specific local action to reduce disaster risks. It mobilizes people through clear messages, supported with detailed information. Hazard awareness alone does not lead directly to people adopting risk-reduction measures. The expected outcomes of the workshop:

Participants increase their knowledge in effective behaviour change communication processes, based on the PAPE guide and key messages
Participants reflect on existing BCC practice in their countries and identity innovative ways to enhance their outreach in urban contexts
Participants are able to facilitate the design, implementation and monitoring & evaluation of the PAPE in their respective countries (particular focus will be given to the KAP survey and national workshop)
Participants can confidently replicate the training with Red Cross National Society staff

The workshop went well with 30 participants from the National Societies of Viet Nam, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Philippines including the Red Cross Youth and Red Cross Volunteers in Quezon Chapter who implemented the project in the Philippines. The workshop was facilitated by team members from IFRC Bangkok CCST, IFRC Viet Nam Country Office, Spanish and Philippine Red Cross, and Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Center.
In addition, the Philippine RC General Secretary delivered the opening remarks with the Chairman of Quezon Chapter to all participants and hoped that the participants can enhance their knowledge and skills on the public awareness and public education especially in urban context and share their experiences to each other as peer-to-peer approach.
See the Agenda | Rationale and Participant list | Evaluation results | Workshop Report
» Session 1: ‘Building Urban Resilience’ Project Overview (see the powerpoint presentation)
» Session 2: Introduction to Behavior Change Communication (BCC) (see the powerpoint presentation)
» Session 3: Linkage to PAPE (see the powerpoint presentation)
» Session 4: Key Approaches in PAPE (see the powerpoint presentation)
» Session 5: Key messages / How to develop effective and consistent messages (see the powerpoint presentation)
» Session 6: Theories of behavior change (see the powerpoint presentation)
» Session 7: Community Engagement Approach (see the powerpoint presentation on community participation and community engagement and accountability)
» Session 8 : Innovative PAPE/BCC strategies: Orientation to positive deviance (Conceptual game and story) | Use of social media to reinforce PAPE campaigns | PAPE and climate-smart messages
» Session 9: Monitoring and evaluation of PAPE campaign (see the powerpoint presentation)

Community Health Preparedness of Zika and Dengue | 19-21 October 2016 | Ben Tre, Viet Nam
2016-10-19 08:00 - 2016-10-21 17:00 (Asia/Krasnoyarsk)
Viet Nam Red Cross (VNRC) conducted the Community Health Preparedness of Zika and Dengue on 19-21 October 2016 in Ben Tre Province. A total of 34 participants from 24 high-risk areas took part in this training. It is expected that the participants are equipped with the knowledge and skills in taking preparedness action in response to the spread of Zika virus. Under KOICA funded project, VNRC with technical support from CCST Bangkok and Vietnam Office provided an update training on behaviour change communication (BCC) on Zika virus to its trained staff on epidemic control for volunteers (ECV) as well as incorporating Zika virus into their existing key messages on dengue fever prevention. The expectations of all participants have been evaluated and achieved their objectives.
The training included sessions on:

Zika basic information and transmission and epidemics;
Application of ECV and BCC in fighting against Zika and Dengue;
Zika virus disease management;
Community health preparedness on Zika and Dengue;
Preparation of community assessment/discussion and household visits,
Group assignments and presentations after conducted community assessment and household visits (included the exercise of drafting the action plan and community mapping).

YABC-National Training of Peer Educators | 25-30 October 2016 | Semarang, Indonesia
2016-10-25 - 2016-10-30
A national (Youth as) Agents of Behavioural Change ((Y)ABC) peer educator training (ToPE) was designed and proposed to 24 Volunteers and Staff members of the Indonesian Red Cross/Palang Merah Indonesia (PMI). The training was organized from the 25th to 30th of October in Semarang Indonesia, as a joint venture of PMI, Canadian Red Cross, IFRC Asia Pacific Regional Office in Kuala Lumpur and the IFRC Inclusion, Protection and Engagement Unit in Geneva.
The ToPE aimed at building PMI staff and volunteers’ capacity to use the (Y)ABC toolkit and integrate the initiative within existing programmes to further promote a culture of non-violence and peace amongst their peers and communities. Thanks to this event facilitated by (Y)ABC trainers from the Pakistan and Malaysian Red Crescent Societies, participants engaged in a self-reflection and self-transformation process, which resulted in their enhanced confidence, commitment and ability to act as ethical leaders in favour of respect for diversity, gender equality, intercultural dialogue, social inclusion and peace.
Expected outcomes for participants:

Enhanced understanding and ability to describe and promote the main lines of thinking of the IFRC regarding humanitarian principles and values as well as the promotion of a culture of non-violence and peace, especially non-discrimination and respect for diversity, intercultural dialogue, social inclusion, gender, as well as violence prevention, mitigation and response;
Capacity to use confidently and adapt the methodology and materials of the (Y)ABC toolkit to their context and target audience, while respecting the global coherence of the initiative;
Deepened knowledge of the fundamental notions related to youth and adult learning, and more specifically peer education techniques, to be able to take them into account and put them into practice when conducting sessions related to the (Y)ABC initiative in their National Society and/or respective communities;
Acquisition and application of life skills (i.e. active listening, empathy, critical thinking, dropping bias, non-judgement, non-violent communication, collaborative negotiation, and mediation) and techniques to strengthen their personal resilience and operate from inner peace1 (e.g. Qi-Gong) in their daily life and Red Cross Red Crescent work.

The training was attended by PMI staff and volunteers. 24 participants from 7 provincial branches and the national headquarters (15 female and 9 male, aged between 17 and 30 years’ old)
Related documents:

Training concept note
Training report (including agenda, participant list, and PMI YABC action plan 2018-2019)

Training on Gender and Diversity Mainstreaming in Emergencies | 28 October 2016 | Ha Noi
2016-10-28 08:00 - 17:00 (Asia/Krasnoyarsk)
Hanoi, October 28, 2016 – The Viet Nam Red Cross Society (VNRC), with support from the French Red Cross and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), organized the Gender and Diversity Mainstreaming in Emergencies Training for all VNRC departments.
The training was to provide trainees with basic definitions of, the importance of and methods to mainstream Gender and Diversity in emergencies.
Photo caption: Participants working on exercises about gender and diversity mainstreaming in emergencies (Credit: French RC).
The following are the resources from the training sessions:

Gender and Diversity concept (includes speed debating)
Gender and Diversity mainstreaming
Group Discussions (bus stop)
Example of Disaster Needs Assessment (household level)
Quiz: Gender or sex?

YABC Youth Workshop in Social Inclusion | Da Nang City, Viet Nam
2016-10-29 08:00 - 2016-10-30 17:00 (Asia/Krasnoyarsk)
Viet Nam Red Cross YABC youths have designed youth-led activity in Da Nang and Ho Chi Min City with the theme of the social inclusion and Da Nang Chapter has carried out its action in Oct 29-30. Da Nang youths jointly designed activities with Youth Union members, a total of 29 university students (16 Females, 13 males, a mixture of Red Cross youths and Youth Union) and inspired them to be key agents of non-violence. The youths discussed about violent cases witnessed in communities and schools and highlighted: 1) family violence, 2) school bullying and 3) harassment. The event took place in Hoa Quy Community Hall in Hoa Quy commune, Da Nang City with around 100 community people headed by a community leader and 60 high school students.
Outcomes of the activity include:

Da Nang Red Cross (RC) Chapter has established a connection with the Youth Union and could potentially gain the support from the Youth Union for future activities.
Da Nang RC Youth volunteers became confident with their first initiative and developed a sustainable youth empowerment programme with a small investment between USD 200-300 in a close cooperation with the Youth Union for an inspiration of change.
Vietnam RC Youth department gained a valuable experience from Da Nang Chapter and decided to expand this type of joint programme in other Chapters from 2017
This successful story will be shared with Southeast Asia Youth Network for other NSs to follow the model.

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