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Doing Relief Work a Little BetterRights-Based Emergency Response

Marieta Lupig AlcidProject DirectorCARE Nederland ACCORD Project29 October 2009

Basics of Emergency Response

Myth or Reality?Myth or Reality?

Myth: Disasters are random killers.Myth: Disasters are random killers.Reality: Disasters strike hardest at Reality: Disasters strike hardest at the most vulnerable group, the the most vulnerable group, the poor --especially women, children poor --especially women, children and the elderly.and the elderly.


Myth or Reality?Myth or Reality?Myth: The affected population is too Myth: The affected population is too shocked and helpless to take responsibility shocked and helpless to take responsibility for their own survival.for their own survival.Reality: On the contrary, many find new Reality: On the contrary, many find new strength during an emergency, as strength during an emergency, as evidenced by the thousands of volunteers evidenced by the thousands of volunteers who spontaneously united to sift through who spontaneously united to sift through the rubble in search of victims after the the rubble in search of victims after the 1985 Mexico City earthquake.1985 Mexico City earthquake.

Myth: Disasters are random killers.Myth: Disasters are random killers.Reality: Disasters strike hardest at the Reality: Disasters strike hardest at the most vulnerable group, the poor --most vulnerable group, the poor --especially women, children and the elderly.especially women, children and the elderly.


Myth or RealityMyth or Reality??

Myth: The affected population is too Myth: The affected population is too shocked and helpless to take responsibility shocked and helpless to take responsibility for their own survival.for their own survival.Reality: On the contrary, many find new Reality: On the contrary, many find new strength during an emergency, as strength during an emergency, as evidenced by the thousands of volunteers evidenced by the thousands of volunteers who spontaneously united to help who spontaneously united to help themselves during the recent Ondoy flood themselves during the recent Ondoy flood and Pepeng landslides.and Pepeng landslides.

Myth or RealityMyth or Reality

Myth: Any kind of assistance is needed, and Myth: Any kind of assistance is needed, and it's needed now!it's needed now!

Reality: A hasty response that is not based Reality: A hasty response that is not based on an impartial evaluation only contributes on an impartial evaluation only contributes to the chaos. It is better to wait until genuine to the chaos. It is better to wait until genuine needs have been assessed.needs have been assessed.

Myth or RealityMyth or Reality

Myth: Things are back to normal within a few Myth: Things are back to normal within a few weeks.weeks.

Reality: The effects of a disaster last a long time. Reality: The effects of a disaster last a long time. Disaster-affected countries deplete much of their Disaster-affected countries deplete much of their financial and material resources in the immediate financial and material resources in the immediate post-impact phase. Successful relief programs gear post-impact phase. Successful relief programs gear their operations to the fact that national interest their operations to the fact that national interest wanes as needs and shortages become more wanes as needs and shortages become more pressing.pressing.

Hyogo Framework for Action

2005-2015

good governance

continuing training and education

policy reform and public education

vulnerability reduction

emergency preparedness and response

definition

• emergency response– activities or processes

that help affected communities response or cope with the immediate effects of a disaster

– focused on the immediate safety and practical needs of the affected families

objectives of emergency response

• ensure safety of affected community

• avoid the further worsening of emergency situation

emergency response activitiesdamages, needs and capacities

assessment/ monitoring

emergency response activitiesplanning and target setting

emergency response activitiesrelief delivery operations

when to start?• capacity of organization to respond

when to start?• presence of other responding organizations

when to start?• Security and staff safety

a development-oriented ER

• Respects and recognizes people’s rights and ensures that the response does not create an attitude of dependency;

• Ensures participation of the affected community in the whole process: gathering of data; planning; implementation; assessment;

a development-oriented ER

• Contributes in increasing capacities of affected communities;

• Leads to preparedness activities and community development; and

• Accountable and transparent to beneficiaries primarily then to donors

The key to efficient and effective emergency response is

preparedness

Organizational / institutional level

Community level

Staff TrainingStaff Training

Emergency Emergency Preparedness Preparedness PlanningPlanning

Prepositioning of Prepositioning of Emergency Supplies / Emergency Supplies / Vendor ListingVendor Listing

Simulation / Table-top Simulation / Table-top ExercisesExercises

What is SphereWhat is SphereWhat is SphereWhat is Sphere

Minimum StandardsMinimum StandardsMinimum StandardsMinimum Standards

Water Supply, Sanitation and HygieneWater Supply, Sanitation and HygieneWater Supply, Sanitation and HygieneWater Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene

Food Security, Nutrition, Food AidFood Security, Nutrition, Food AidFood Security, Nutrition, Food AidFood Security, Nutrition, Food Aid

Shelter, Settlement, Non-Food ItemsShelter, Settlement, Non-Food ItemsShelter, Settlement, Non-Food ItemsShelter, Settlement, Non-Food Items

Health ServicesHealth ServicesHealth ServicesHealth Services

SPHERE HandbookSPHERE Handbook

Humanitarian CharterHumanitarian CharterHumanitarian CharterHumanitarian Charter

simplified table of basic survival water needs

Survival needs: water intake (drinking and food)

2.5 – 3 liters per day

Depends on: the climate and individual physiology

Basic hygiene practices

2 – 6 liters per day Depends on: social and cultural norms

Basic cooking needs

3 – 6 liters per day Depends on: food type, social as well as cultural norms

Total basic water needs

7.5 – 15 liters per day

maximum number of people per water source

250 people per tap Based on a flow of 7.5 liters per minute

500 people per handpump

Based on a flow of 16.6 liters per minute

400 people per single-user open well

Based on a flow of 12.5 liters per minute

• Maximum of 20 people per toilet• Separate toilets for men and women• Toilets are no more than 50 meters from

dwellings• Pit latrines are at least 30 meters from any

groundwater source and the bottom of any latrine is at least 1.5 meters above the water table

• Displaced population are settled in locations that minimize their exposure to mosquitos

water supply, sanitation and hygiene promotion

• Where people’s lives are at risk through lack of food, responses prioritize meeting food needs

• There is access to a range of food – staple, pulses and fat sources – that meet nutritional requirements

• There is access to vitamin A-, C- and iron-rich or fortified foods or appropriate supplements

food security, nutrition and food aid

Basic Food pack for a family of six for 5 to 7 days:8-10 kgs of rice½ kg sugar½ kg monggo½ kg dried fish3 cans of fish/sardines¼ kg saltI pint cooking oilPlus 1 bar of soap for sanitation purposes

food security, nutrition and food aid

• Each person has access to 250g of bath soap per month

• Each person has access to 200g of laundry soap per month

• Women and girls have sanitary materials for menstruation

• Infants and children up to two years old have 12 washable nappies or diapers where these are typically used

shelter, settlement and non-food items

sphere and emergency response

• sphere sets the standards for quality and quantity of emergency response especially for material aid

• sphere seeks to ensure that the process of undertaking emergency response does not violate the rights of the affected community

Application of SPHERE in ER

• Promote participation

• Strengthen advocacy

• Measure performance

• Rationalize resource use

• Enable coordination

• Evaluate policies and procedures

Rundown of Activities following the HFA Thematic Areas Governance

Capability building of disaster coordinating councils at the village and municipal levels

Rundown of Activities following the HFA Thematic Areas Governance

Capability building of disaster coordinating councils at the village and municipal levels

25% of training participants are leaders

75% of them are NON-LEADERS from the poorest households

Rundown of Activities following the HFA Thematic Areas

GovernanceCapability building of disaster coordinating councils at the village and municipal levels


Risk AssessmentApplication of scientific studies to complement indigenous knowledge


Risk Management and Vulnerability ReductionNatural resource management activities as small-scale mitigation measures


Knowledge and Educationteachers’ training, curriculum integration, art contests, quiz bee, school contingency planning, school drills


Knowledge and Educationteachers’ training, Curriculum integration, art contests, quiz bee, school contingency planning, school drills


Disaster Preparedness and Responsecommunity-based flood early warning system, contingency planning, public awareness, community drills

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2009 National Winner of the Gawad Kalasag for best practices in DRR

The Reward: 2008 GAWAD KALASAG AWARD for BEST MDCC

(4th-6th Class Municipality)

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Sweetest Reward: Resilient Community

Thank you!

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