Djibouti: National disaster preparedness baseline assessment

The National Disaster Preparedness Baseline Assessment (NDPBA) provides Djibouti with the tools and data essential for disaster risk monitoring while aligning recommended actions with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030. PDC worked in partnership with the Republic of Djibouti Ministry of the Interior – National Directorate of Civil Protection and the Executive Secretariat of Disaster Risk Management (Secrétariat Exécutif de Gestion des Risques et des Catastrophes, SEGRC) to integrate national priorities and stakeholder feedback throughout every step of the process. 

The findings of this analysis indicate a number of recommendations:

• Update the legal framework to support national and community disaster preparedness in Djibouti.
• Strengthen the institutional capacity of the Executive Secretariat for Risk and Disaster Management (SEGRC).
• Increase resilience and resident capabilities at the subnational, local, and community levels.
• Leverage existing partnerships with international aid organizations, international/foreign funding agencies, donors, and the US military to develop regional capacity building.
• Develop a formal mechanism to assess progress made toward the achievement of DRR (Sendai), Climate Adaptation, and SDGs.