WASH Cluster – Urban flooding
UF2
Session Plan
UF2 – Rapid Emergency WASH Assessment
Rapid emergency WASH assessment
Timetable
Introduction and
expectations
UF1: Understanding
the significance and
context of urban
floods
UF2: Rapid
emergency WASH
assessment
UF3: Plan and
response to urban
floods
UF3: Plan and
response to urban
floods
Evaluation
30 mins
75 mins
90 mins
90 mins
90 mins
15 mins
Session-at-a-Glance
Session Activities
Approx.
Time
Instructional Activity
Initial Rapid Assessment in an urban
context
15 mins
Power point presentation
Case Study 2 – Floods in Jakarta,
Indonesia, 2007
40 mins
Small group discussion and
feedback to plenary
Debriefing by trainer
30 mins
Power point presentation
Questions & feedback
5 mins
Total time
Plenary feedback
1 hr 30 mins
Session Aims
To provide guidelines on key elements of an initial rapid assessment in an urban flood
setting.
Session Objectives
By the end of the session, participants will be able to:
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Identify at least three different assessment types and how they fit within the timeline
of the overall response
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Recognise the particular importance of coordinating with local authorities and private
suppliers in an urban context
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UF2
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List the basic information to be collected during the initial rapid assessment in an
urban flood context
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Describe the steps in rapid assessment of flood-damaged municipal water treatment
plants and distribution systems
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Recognise the need for adequate excreta disposal for displaced people
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Recognise the significance of Hygiene Promotion in an urban flood context.
Session Materials
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Computer and projector
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Handouts:
o
Case Study 2 – Floods in Jakarta, Indonesia, 2007
o
Smith, M (2009). Lessons learned in WASH Response during Urban Flood
Emergencies. A Global WASH Cluster Lessons Learned Paper
o
Technical Briefing for Emergency Response - Urban Water Supply - Technical
Briefing for Emergency Response: Water Supply and treatment. Author: Dr.
Andrea Helena Oess, Care Series Editor: Louise Boughen, ACF-UK. Revised
Version 15th September 2009
o
Technical Briefing for Emergency Response - Urban Sanitation - Technical
Briefing for Emergency Response: Sanitation. Author: Tim Forster, Oxfam,
Series Editor: Louise Boughen, ACF-UK. Revised Version 15th September
2009
o
Technical Briefing for Emergency Response - Hygiene Promotion - Technical
Briefing for Emergency Response: Hygiene Promotion. Authors: Souleymane
Sow, Louise Boughen, ACF, Series Editor: Louise Boughen, ACF-UK. Revised
Version 15th September 2009.
Key Learning Points
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It is important to ensure that the initial rapid assessment considers the potential
increased risk of health conditions such as malaria and diarrhoeal diseases during floods
Good coordination is essential in an urban context and local authorities should be
encouraged to “lead” the response, where appropriate
Consultation with the affected community is an essential part of the assessment
There is a sequence in carrying out rapid assessment of flood-damaged municipal water
treatment plants and distribution systems
There are immediate sanitation considerations, especially excreta disposal, and Hygiene
Promotion and community mobilisation is a key element of such activities.
Session Plan – UF2
WASH Cluster – Urban flooding
UF2
Session Plan
Plenary.
The trainer explains to the group that assessment is a
vital component of the planning and implementation of
the response. This session is intended to raise awareness
about key elements of the assessment in an urban floods
setting.
Plenary.
Presentation by the trainer.
Plenary.
Presentation by the trainer.
Plenary.
Presentation by the trainer.
Link to Session 1 – understanding the impact and
challenges forms one part of the assessment.
Small group discussions and plenary feedback.
The trainer presents Case Study 2 – Floods in Jakarta,
Indonesia, 2007, and asks the group to consider:
Session Plan – UF2
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What key information can you identify for the
needs assessment?
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What additional
collected?
information
will
need
to
be
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UF2
The trainer clarifies the working group process:
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Suggest groups of 3 or 4 depending on the group
size
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Suggest 20 minutes for group discussion and 20
minutes for feedback to the plenary
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Distribute the handout
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Ask participants to record their responses on flip
chart, selecting one person in each group to be
the rapporteur.
Plenary.
The trainer debriefs after the participant presentations on
the case study.
Plenary.
The trainer debriefs after the participant presentations on
the case study.
Explain to the group that there is more detail available in
the Global WASH Cluster Technical Briefing: ‘Water
Supply in Urban Flood Settings’ which will be distributed
at the end of the session.
Plenary.
The trainer debriefs after the participant presentations on
the case study.
Plenary.
The trainer debriefs after the participant presentations on
the case study.
Session Plan – UF2
WASH Cluster – Urban flooding
UF2
Plenary.
Trainer wraps up by presenting intended key learning
points and asks the group for any final questions or
reflections on the session.
Trainer advises the group they have a 60 minute lunch
break before the next session ‘Plan and response to
urban floods’.
Facilitator Guidance
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The Global WASH Cluster Initial Rapid Assessment Tool – see the Global WASH Cluster
Information Management Project section on the UN Humanitarian Reform website
http://www.humanitarianreform.org/Default.aspx?tabid=342
Reed, B (2005) ‘Rehabilitating Water Treatment Works after an Emergency’, WHO
Technical Notes for Emergencies, No 6.
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Smith, M (2009). Lessons learned in WASH Response during Urban Flood Emergencies.
A Global WASH Cluster Lessons Learned Paper.

Technical Briefing for Emergency Response - Urban Water Supply - Technical Briefing for
Emergency Response: Water Supply and treatment. Author: Dr. Andrea Helena Oess,
Care Series Editor: Louise Boughen, ACF-UK. Revised Version 15th September 2009.

Technical Briefing for Emergency Response - Urban Sanitation - Technical Briefing for
Emergency Response: Sanitation. Author: Tim Forster, Oxfam, Series Editor: Louise
Boughen, ACF-UK. Revised Version 15th September 2009.

Technical Briefing for Emergency Response - Hygiene Promotion - Technical Briefing for
Emergency Response: Hygiene Promotion. Authors: Souleymane Sow, Louise Boughen,
ACF, Series Editor: Louise Boughen, ACF-UK. Revised Version 15th September 2009.
Session Plan – UF2