DRR Profile 1

Funding and Implementation

Governance and Coordination

Policy

The Democratic of Tempestas has always been highly vulnerable to disasters like earthquakes, floods, landslides, drought, and desertification. It ranks as a “Very High Risk" country on the World Risk Index. Recent intensive weather events have added pressure and changed how the government addresses disaster and climate change risks.

The Democratic Republic of Tempestas

Policy

In response to the increasing pressure and vulnerability, the Democratic Republic of Tempestas has developed the Climate Change (CC) Act and the Disaster Risk Management (DRM) Act before 2015. The legislations then allowed for a rapid mainstreaming and alignment of disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation concepts. The Democratic Republic of Tempestas is now in the process of building a National Adaptation Plan (NAP).

Governance and Coordination

DRM is mostly informed by past experiences and traditional risk assessment that does not focus on climate risks and their impacts on the risk lanscape. In turn, CCA does not take into account insights on disaster probability, the vulnerability of infrastructure, and loss of life. The Democratic Republic of Tempestas is planning to launch a coordination mechanism among government agencies and other relevant cross-sectoral institutions. However, boundaries between and within these institutions are not clearly defined, resulting in overlapping mandates and unclear accountabilities.

Funding and Implementation

There are no proper funding schemes for probable future climate risks due to a lack of financial resources and vaguely identified financing institutions. DRR funding responds to emerging demands and is budgeted gainst different activties. Implementation and accountability are decentralized, giving local government units considerable autonomy and responsibility, which reinforces local ownership but compromises coordination. Given the lack of capacities and technical expertise on the ground, a coordinated plan for disaster-prone areas is hard to implement. Limited support for knowledge sharing and capacity building within local government hampers efforts.