Disaster Assessment - Trainer's Guide - 1st Edition (Disaster Management Training Programme, 66 p.): THE SPECIFICS: Disaster Assessment

Disaster Assessment - Trainer's Guide - 1st Edition (Disaster Management Training Programme, 66 p.)

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TRAINER'S GUIDE

THE BASICS

THE SPECIFICS: Disaster Assessment

INTRODUCTION (15 minutes)

1 DISASTER ASSESSMENT OVERVIEW

PART ONE: AN OVERVIEW OF DISASTER ASSESSMENT (35 minutes)

2 PART ONE LEARNING OBJECTIVES

3 ASSESSMENT IS THE PROCESS OF DETERMINING

4 FIGURE 1

5 WARNING PHASE

6 EMERGENCY PHASE

7 REHABILITATION PHASE

8 RECOVERY PHASE

9 THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN DATA AND INFORMATION

10 THE ASSESSMENT PROCESS

11 QUESTION

12 RELIEF ACTORS THAT USE ASSESSMENT DATA

13 THE DECISION-MAKING SCENARIO

14 USEFUL DATA COLLECTION METHODS

15 SURVEY SAMPLING METHODS

16 QUOTE

17 QUESTION

PART TWO: PRACTICAL INSIGHT ON CONDUCTIVITY ASSESSMENTS (45 minutes)

18 PART 2 LEARNING OBJECTIVES

19 GENERAL GUIDELINES FOR SUCCESSFUL ASSESSMENTS

20 ATTRIBUTES OF WELL DESIGNED ASSESSMENT SYSTEMS

21 OPERATIONAL DATA COLLECTION

22 ROUTING, ANALYZING AND REPORTING DATA

23 QUESTION

24 GUIDELINES IN SUDDEN ONSET DISASTERS

25 CRITICAL SECTORS

26 KEY ACTIVITIES IN THE EMERGENCY PHASE

27 EVALUATING RESPONSE ACTIONS FOR LOCAL OFFICIALS

28 LIFE-LINE PRIORITIES

29 QUESTION

30 ASSESSMENT FOCUS DURING THE REHABILITATION PHASE

31 ASSESSMENT ACTIVITIES DURING THE RECOVERY PHASE

32 DAMAGE INFORMATION SYSTEM COMPONENTS

33 FOCUS OF ASSESSMENT IN SLOW ONSET DISASTERS

34 QUESTION

PART THREE: THE ROLE OF THE UN IN RELATION TO ASSESSMENTS (45 minutes)

35 PART 3 LEARNING OBJECTIVES

36 UN-DMT ASSESSMENT RESPONSIBILITIES

37 INITIAL ROLE OF THE RESIDENT COORDINATOR & DMT

38 PROFILE FOR AN ASSESSMENT SPECIALIST

39 UN ROLES AS RELIEF ACTIVITY DEVELOPS

40 FORMULATING AND SCREENING REQUESTS FOR INTERNATIONAL ASSISTANCE

PART FOUR: PREPAREDNESS PLANNING FOR EMERGENCY ASSESSMENT (45 minutes)

41 PART 4 LEARNING OBJECTIVES

42 COMPONENTS OF THE ASSESSMENT SYSTEM

43 UN ROLES IN PREPAREDNESS FOR ASSESSMENT

WRAP-UP (10 minutes)

44 SUMMARY

THE SPECIFICS: Disaster Assessment

The following guide is designed as an aid to the presentation of the module on "Disaster Assessment". Although the overheads provided and the cues to the presentation are a complete set, they are really only a starting point for your presentation.

If your available time is less than 3 hours for the full presentation, you will have to decide which points you will cover and those which you will not address. If your personal experience has given you additional insights or illustrations of the points presented, integrate them into your presentation. You may want to edit out, or add overheads to the presentation.

Similarly, you must know your audience and their needs in order to make the presentation pertinent to the group. If the information is available early enough, you can alter the material to suit the particular needs of the trainees. Remember, the guide is for a "generic" presentation on this topic, and your input can help to "bring the information home" to the participants.

Materials you will need

All of the usual items required for any presentation are listed under the first part of this guide: "The Basics". Some additional items particular to this module are as follows:

· Copies of the training module "Disaster Assessment". You may prefer to distribute these at the end of the session in order to keep the group more focused on the presentation.
· A copy of the UNDP/UNDRO Disaster Management Manual
· Other illustrative examples of assessment methods, results, studies or other documents you may have access to
· Copies of "An Overview of Disaster Management" module

The Presentation

This presentation is based on a total of three hours.

Welcome	Introduce yourself, have participants introduce themselves (try an icebreaker).
Topic identification	Introduce the topic "Disaster Assessment". Explain your format, schedule, and arrangement for breaks and messages.
Objective setting	Ask participants to list their learning objectives on a flip chart or wall chart.

· Show the overhead and recall major issues covered in the session
· Identify conclusion reached
· Identify questions unanswered
· Ask everyone to complete the evaluation form and thank them for attending.