International Disaster Response Network

IDRN

Why are we here?

The Last 10 Years

“According to the figures released by the Center for Research on Epidemiology of Disasters] in Geneva, 3,852 disasters killed more than 780,000 people over the past 10 years, affected more than 2 billion others and cost a minimum of 960 billion USD”

Reported events are increasing

The number affected is increasing

Some Natural Disasters are Increasing

Impact“Earthquakes don’t kill people, buildings do”

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Hazard Vulnerability

Impact

Capacity

Paradigm Shift

Linking Risk Reduction to Community Development

January 1989International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction (IDNDR)

January 2000International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (ISDR)

January 2005Hyogo Framework for Action (HFA)

Asian TsunamiDec 2004

HFA Mandate for DRR

Hyogo FrameworkCalls upon Governments to:

– ”Decentralize responsibilities and resources for disaster risk reduction to relevant subnational or local entities, as appropriate”

– “Promote community participation in disaster risk reduction through the adoption of specific policies, the promotion of networking, the strategic management of volunteer resources, the attribution of roles and responsibilities, and the delegation and provision of the necessary authority and resources”

– “Promote.. Strong community involvement in sustained public education campaigns and public consultations at all levels of society”.

Community Based Disaster Response

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Disasters are Local

Disasters, large and small, strike people where they live. It is at the community level that disasters are felt and, it is also where risk reduction steps can make the biggest difference.

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No Longer Passive Actors

• “Communities are no longer passive actors waiting for assistance to arrive. They take measures to reduce their risk. They are prepared to respond and they can respond before teams arrive from the outside. Community participation has been critical in reducing overall losses.”

– Gustavo Lara – Director General Dominican Republic Red Cross

IDR Model

• Objectives

– Community Based Disaster Response (CBDR)

– Private Sector Mobilization

– Disaster mitigation strategy that develops private sector response capabilities and integrates with public sector

– Experiential Crowd Sourced Model for Preparedness, Response and Management

– Community Based Resourcing

IDR Model

• Initiatives

– Develop a private sector disaster response capability

– Create a common operating language for collaboration and coordination

– Integrate with local authority command structure.

– Establish partnerships with international responders (IDRN)

IDR Model

• Outcomes

– Rapid response and recovery capabilities

– Established response plan and command structure

– Enhanced business continuity of operations

– Access to international resources when local capabilities are overwhelmed

– Enhancement of Local Capacity

Community Rescue Operations

Why Community Based?

• “Golden Hour” – The first hour after the disaster in which survival of the victims is highest – Community Participation Increases Survival

• Community members will try to help each other. – Example: Mexico EQ – 800 saved/100 rescuers lost

• Limited assets and accessibility by advanced teams.

• Many rescues do not require the skills of advanced rescue teams. Skills and resources exist in the community

• Communities can become an extension of Official Rescue resources

DISASTER ZONE

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Teams

IDRN Members

DR Teams

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LCC

Resource

IDRN Members

IDR Model• 1100 Course - Community Based Preparedness

– Your, Your Family, Your Organization survive a disaster

• 1300 Course - Community Based Response – Establishment of a Local Coordination Center (LCC) – Conduct Local Resource Assessment – Connect LCC Capability to Local Authorities

• 1500 Course - Community Based Management – LCCs understanding of the International DR Community

• Resource Mobilization and Management• Exercises – Global/Regional Exercises • Website – www.IDRN.INFO

IDRN• International coalition of private sector members

and organizations working with local authorities

• Partnerships and relationships established across 14 skill set categories

• Disaster mitigation training for individuals, families, organizations, communities, and response teams.

• ~5,000 members - badged for recognition, access, and accountability

• 175+ Local Coordination Centers in 35+ countries

• International resource mobilization

• Website for network collaboration

IDRN• The IDRN is NOT

– An organization – Hierarchical structure of command and control – Controlled or owned by anyone

• The IDRN Is – Framework for networking and collaboration– Information sharing to create common operating picture

to self-synchronize actions – Networking venues for collaboration – Community of like minded practitioners – Leaderless, decentralized, and distributed– Friends working with friends, having fun, changing the

world

Global Response Infrastructure

Categorize Private Sector Engagement into 14 Service Areas

1. Water2. Food3. Shelter4. Medical5. Individual

Assistance6. Personal

Hygiene7. Counseling8. Physical

Reconstruct

9. Logistics Mgt

10. IT/Comms11. Special

Needs12. Donation

Mgt13. Professional

Responder14. Transition

and Recovery

IDRN Web Portal

www.idrn.info

IDRN Web Portal

www.idrn.info

IDRN Web Portal

www.idrn.infoc

5,000 International Members and Growing

• 2007 CA/San Diego Fires• 2008 Hurricane Ike• 2008 Cyclone Nargis• 2008 Hurricane Gustav• 2008 Sichuan Earthquake• 2009 Manila Floods• 2010 Haiti Earthquake• 2010 Pakistan Flooding• 2010 Java Flooding• 2010 Java Volcano• 2010 Sumatra Tsunami• 2010 Brazil Flooding• 2011 Christchurch Quake• 2011 Japan Earthquake• 2011 North Africa / ME Crisis • 2011 Horn of Africa Famine• 2011 Mindanao Flooding• 2012 Niger Flooding• 2012 Bromo Eruption

Recent Participation and Successes

• Typhoon Sendong (Dec 2011)– 21 IDRN Partner Organizations Involved– $19,100,000 of Targeted Releif Materials/Manpower

• Horn of Africa Drought (July 2011)– 33 IDRN Partner Organizations, 12 Countries– $17, 250,000 of Targeted Relief Materials/Manpower

• Pakistan Floods (July 2010)– 17 IDRN Partner Organizations Involved– $8,230,000 of Targeted Relief Materials/Manpower

• Haiti Earthquake (Jan 2010) – 25 IDRN Partner Organizations, 10 Countries – $16,650,000 of Targeted Relief Materials – $4,170,000 in Manpower Services (2 Months)*

• Padang Indonesia Earthquake (Oct 2009)– 32 IDRN Partners Organizations, 6 Countries – $13,325,000 of Targeted Materials/Manpower

• Manila Floods (Sep 2009)– 11 IDRN Partner Organizations, 5 Countries – $4,580,00 of Targeted Materials/Manpower

• Sichuan China Earthquake (May 2008)– 31 IDRN Partner Organizations, 5 Countries – $12,900,000 of Targeted Materials/Manpower

• Myanmar Cyclone Nargis (May 2008)– 39 IDRN Partner Organizations, 8 Countries – $16,240,000 of Targeted Materials/Manpower

(* Calculation - 25 Orgs x 10 People x 2 Months @$100K/Year Salary)

• Nigeria – Trained National Emergency Management Association

• Turkey– Trained members of 3 countries in the middle east in conflict preparedness

• Somalia– Trained Somaliland Government Emergency Managers

• Bangladesh– Trained community leaders and University professors in CBDM

• Nepal– Working with Nepalese Army towards designing an exercise

• Korea– Trained Korea’s largest church network to prepare for potential crisis

• China– Training Institute on Disaster Management and Reconstruction (IDMR)

• Lebanon– Trained local organizations to assist with refugee crisis

• Kenya– Trained 17 organizations and garnered support from Police and Compassion Intl.

• Singapore– Requested to train 2,000 Red Cross Field Workers

More to come from partners and Practitioners in the field!

Engaging Across the Globe in 2012

Relationship-- Key to Success in the Field

Past Experience Tells Us:• Relationships Developed PRIOR

to Disasters are Key• People Accomplish More

Working Together• IDRN Continuously Seeks Out

New Partners (DNA)

“If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far…..

go together!” African Proverb

Thank You

Contact Info and Web Pages– David Bopp – Director of Intl Disaster Response

dbopp@hisg.org

–Webpages• www.idrn.info• www.hisg.org• http://idrncommunity.ning.com/

Thank You!