UNDAC. OCHA Emergency Services Branch. Rapid Response Mechanisms. Briefing to delegates from the Parliamentary Assembly of the Mediterranean

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1 Disaster Assessment OCHA Emergency Services Branch Rapid Response Mechanisms Briefing to delegates from the Parliamentary Assembly of the Mediterranean Geneva, 19 June 2015

2 Disaster Assessment Objectives of the briefing I. Present the different response models II. Case Study: UNDAC System & Nepal Response III. Q&A

3 Disaster Assessment Emergency staffing requirements Expand workforce swiftly Highly specialized skills (hard & soft) Challenging environment Predictability Funding Impact & engagement Processes

4 Disaster Assessment Surge Mechanisms Internal OCHA Offices Surge mechanisms Emergency Response roster Senior Surge Roster Emergency Roaming Officers

5 Disaster Assessment Surge Mechanisms External Stand-By Partnership Programme Associates Surge Pool GENCAP / PROCAP Technical partners Environmental Expert Roster Disaster & Coordination (UNDAC)

6 Disaster Assessment Profiles Humanitarian Affairs Officers (Civil-Military Coordination, Needs Assessment, Inter-Cluster Coordination, Protection, Field Coordination, Access Negotiations) Information Management Officers Public Information / Advocacy / Reports Officers Information Communication Technology experts Admin / Finance Officers Communication with Communities Coordinators Environmental Field Advisors

7 Disaster Assessment Surge Deployments Surge personnel

8 Disaster Assessment The UNDAC system & Nepal Earthquake Response

9 Disaster Assessment Pillars of UNDAC System Staff ~ 200s experienced emergency managers (23% female) Deployment Standard 24/7 deployment procedures, Deployment within hrs Methodology Standardized methodology in coordination, assessment, IM, UNDAC Handbook

10 Disaster Assessment Methodology

11 Disaster Assessment 2. OCHA 3. Alert: SMS, (fax) «M1» Mobilization of an UNDAC team 4. Reply: , virtual OSOCC, (tel) 5. Selection «M2» 6. Deployment «M3a» UNDAC Member National Focal Point

12 Disaster Assessment 0611 GMT on 25 Apr 2015 Massive 7.8 magnitude earthquake 77 kilometres northwest of Nepal's capital Kathmandu Toppling office blocks and towers and killing thousands of people More than two dozen people were also reported killed in neighbouring India, China and Bangladesh.

13 25 April 2015, )6:11 GMT, 11:56am In the next 24 hrs 26 April April April May May GDACS RED and VO Topic Created within 2 hours FM1 M3 : irst UNDAC Member Departs Sat 1800h RDC Established at TIA UCC Established with BoO behind Airport No Need for Additional internation al USAR Teams End of International USAR Phase Demobilization of International USAR Phase Recovery/Mountain Rescue activities based on bilateral arrangements UNDAC Disaster Assessment ASR-2 ASR-5 Activation/Mobilization Response Operations Demob./Exit

14 Disaster Assessment Discussion set up within 1 hour of EQ 2,800 users (disaster managers and aid workers) 230 countries and organisations 300 people from 90 countries and organisations contributed

15 Nepal UNDAC Disaster Assessment

16 Nepal UNDAC Disaster Assessment

17 Nepal UNDAC Disaster Assessment

18 Disaster Assessment Partners & Support modules

19 Disaster Assessment The boundaries and names shown and the designations used on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the.

20 Disaster Assessment UNDAC Concept beyond Response A preparedness support tool A regional cooperation tool (common global system and methodology) Links disaster management approach with humanitarian coordination

21 Disaster Assessment Q&A

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