A common framework for post-disaster needs assessment & support of disaster recovery & reconstruction in high-

risk countries

United Nations Development ProgrammeBureau for Crisis Prevention & Recovery

Bangkok, ThailandNovember 2010

Presentation Order Why a Common Framework? Reflections on Recent PDNA Experiences

Scope

Results expected

Timeframe

Resource requirements

The PDNA Process

Why a common framework? Without common framework, key opportunities and

obligations for recovery will be missed Without common framework, institutions will conduct

parallel assessments, e.g., Pakistan: 2009 Post Conflict Needs Assessment, 2010 Monsoon Floods Damage and Needs Assessment and 2010 Flood Impact on MDG Analysis = 3 separate multi-sectoral recovery frameworks

Resources for recovery, including reconstruction, must be rationalised, prioritised and sequenced in order to be efficient and effective.

Scope: Conceptual FrameworkUnder Government Leadership

Scope(s) Scope of regimes

Recovery, including Early Recovery, and ReconstructionDamage and Loss Assessment (DaLA) and Human Development

Recovery Needs Assessment (HRNA) Geographical Scope

Physical area of damage onlyFull implication of disaster

Scope of data collectionSecondary onlyPrimary and secondary

Scope of sectorsNational Accounts onlyBroader range

Scope, continued Scope of institutional involvement under

government leadershipGovernment, WB, UN only (Moldova ‘10, Namibia

‘09)Strong NGO (Indonesia ‘09, Senegal ‘09)Weak/Absent NGO (Philippines ’09, Burkina Faso ‘09)EU support• Technical (JRC, EU member states)• Financial (Most)

Timeframes (Recent Examples)

Country Bangladesh

Madagascar

Myanmar Haiti Indonesia Burkina

Faso Senegal Phillipines

CrisisCyclone Nov. 15

'07

Cyclone Feb. 17-20 '08

Cyclone May 2

'08

Hurricanes Aug. - Sept.

'08

Earthquakes, Sept. 30 - Oct. 1, '09

Floods Sept. '09

Floods Aug. '09

Storms, Sept.-

Oct. '09

PDNA start Dec. '07 April '08 June '08 Oct. '08 Oct. '09

Oct.-Nov. ‘09

Oct. '09 Oct.-Nov '09

Final Report

April '08 May '08 July '08 Nov. '08 Dec. '09 Aug-10 Dec. '09 Dec. '09

Results

Comprehensive recovery frameworks and strategies

Linkages between humanitarian and development efforts

Reduction in numbers of parallel/duplicate assessments

Pledging Conferences

Resources Required Myanmar 2008, Cyclone Nargis, Village Tract

Assessment$1.1 million for survey11 days field work, 11 days data input, 12 days

analysis11 member core team, 45 enumerators

PDNA Haiti 2010 Earthquake353 Haitian and foreign experts2 venues; $300,000 procurement, support/admin

staff?? Foreign Expert Travel, per diem, etc.

Resources, Continued Support for limited deployment of UN agency

experts, $40,000-$80,000/agency – with additional costs borne by UN agency in country

Operations, in-country logistics and administrative support to PDNA teams by UN for smaller PDNAsIndonesia, ’09: $75,000Burkina Faso ’09: $27,507Philippines ’09: $21,276

Costs to governments – staff time, opportunity costs, logistics, etc.

PDNA ProcessDecision to Conduct a PDNA Planning Mission

Government decision Partner consultation if international assistance required (ASEAN, UN,

World Bank, EU, others)PDNA Planning Mission

Composition of PDNA teams Stakeholder Engagement Reconnaissance Establishment of the PDNA Management Structure Agreement on PDNA Scope and Objectives, Agreement on Recovery

Sectors Initiate Assessment Methods, Instrumentation & Sampling Identification of Resource Requirements (human, logistics and

financial) Draft and agree Terms of Reference

Conducting a PDNA

Formation of the PDNA assessment Teams Training/ orientation of PDNA Data collection, analysis/ Information

gathering Recommendations, Priority Response

Options, “Recovery Pathway”, Recovery Framework

Report writing

PDNA Management Structure High Level Management team

E.g. President/PM/key Minister, UN Resident Coordinator, World Bank Country Director, EU Delegate, ASEAN Delegate, etc.

Oversees the process, provide strategic guidance, take key decisions & ensure the availability of resources for PDNA conduct

PDNA Coordination Team Works under government leadership & high level team to

manage day-to-day planning & management of assessment & drafting of recovery framework

Sector TeamsLine and other ministry experts and ASEAN/UN/WB/EU or other

sectoral specialists to collect &integrate data on damage, losses, human development impacts & needs.

PDNA Support Teams Technical Support Cell

Information and communication technology, information, mapping, logistics, translation, etc.

Report SecretariatSupport the production of sector assessment

reports and recovery frameworks.

Forming Sector Teams

Understanding the thematic key issues particular to the disaster

Choosing key information and the appropriate data collection techniques

Collecting data Conducting analysis Producing sector report including the recovery

framework Global guidance & templates are available…

Sector Team Strategies

Joint Planning

Sub-team for the valuation of damage and losses

Sub-team for the human development recovery assessment

Single Assessment Report for Sector

Data/ Information Management Process: Data collection, processing, analysis,

interpretation , storage, dissemination, monitoring , etc.

Consultative process: Key users of CI and key actors in recovery

including: affected communities (men, women, youth, elderly, leaders, etc.) national and local authorities, CBOs, private sector, NGOs, donors, international agencies, etc.

Information, Data & Other Input

Analysis ProcessIdentify Baseline and Parameters

Coordinate with Humanitarian Clusters to integrate early recovery

needs (e.g., “SOS”)

Facilitate validation by National & Local Authorities and Stakeholders

Identify areas of strategic recovery

Align with Gov Planning priorities, andinfuse disaster risk reduction measures

Determine priority needs and interventions

Data Sources

Baseline (secondary data):National statistics, demographic, social, economic

characteristicsTypical sources of information: recent household surveys;

updated maps, sectoral baselines, cadasters Impact assessment (secondary data):

Post-disaster remote sensing, Humanitarian needs assessments, Government’s preliminary assessment reports, NGOs/UN agency situation reports,, etc..

Field verification and stakeholder consultation (primary data)

REPORT WRITING

Ensure that major partners each provide a report writer. This:Ensures balance of perspectiveFacilitates data/information/analysis exchanges

with sectoral teamsSpreads the writing burdenPromotes transparency

Thank you

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