Disaster Response – Lessons Learned
Asia Pacific Regional Meeting
July 1st, 2011
A variety of challenges….
• Tsunami of 2004
• Mumbai floods in 2005
• Terror attacks in 2006 and 2008
• Earthquakes in China and Japan
• Typhoons throughout the region
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United Way’s Position in the effort
Government and Red Cross
1.Reconstruction for social
welfare agencies
2. Evacuee Shelter services
3.Fund reconstruction plans
Emergency response
Temporary
relocation
reconstruction
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Disaster Response Planning and Process
Performances
Quality
Cost
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Define the work (What)
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Identify completion time (Time Line)
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Identify resources needed (How much)
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Draw budget plan (Cost)
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Determine roles (Who’s)
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Monitoring progress
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Report & Course Correct
Time
Planning - Scheduling - Controlling
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Keys to successful responses from United
Ways across the region
• Partnerships
• Civil Society Groups
• NGOs
• Corporations
• Citizens
• Community Health
Volunteers
•Capacity Building
• SWOT Analysis
• Trainings for key governmental and NGO partners
• Resource Generation
• Internationally and Domestically
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A partnership in action
Involves key representatives such as
Corporations
Local
Municipal
Ward Office:
MCGM
Hospitals
Civil Defense
College
Volunteers
NGOs & CBOs,
Citizens Groups
Platform for this process is
provided through Multistakeholder Meetings
arranged thrice a year in
each ward with agendas
such as Monsoon
Preparedness and
Disaster Preparedness
respectively in each ward.
Fire Brigade
Meetings hosted by local
municipal ward office:
UWMH as Catalyst
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Results
Samsung School Of Hope
BMW Mobile Bintang
Learning
Disaster Response Trainings for local hospitals, college students and police
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Impact in the Community
• Increased community preparedness and resilience : Community
Based Disaster Preparedness networks of the trained volunteers
in disaster response and management
• Platform / Forum institutionalized (through Multi Stakeholder
Partnership) for key stakeholders to work towards common
disaster preparedness and management plan
• On ground functional network of government agencies and civil
society groups
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Lessons Learned
• Disaster management should be planned for and worked on
before the disaster happen
• Training volunteers in advance so that they can be
activated during a crisis
• Many people are involved in a disaster response effort
– involve them in the preparations
• Leadership matters
• Transparency prevents you from Media disasters
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