A common framework for post- disaster needs assessment & support of disaster recovery & reconstruction in high-risk countries United Nations Development Programme Bureau for Crisis Prevention & Recovery Bangkok, Thailand November 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 Framework Under Government Leadership

Scope(s)  Scope of regimes  Recovery, including Early Recovery, and Reconstruction  Damage and Loss Assessment (DaLA) and Human Development Recovery Needs Assessment (HRNA)  Geographical Scope  Physical area of damage only  Full implication of disaster  Scope of data collection  Secondary only  Primary and secondary  Scope of sectors  National Accounts only  Broader range

Scope, continued  Scope of institutional involvement under government leadership  Government, 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 Crisis Cyclone Nov. 15 '07 Cyclone Feb '08 Cyclone May 2 '08 Hurricanes Aug. - Sept. '08 Earthquakes, Sept Oct. 1, '09 Floods Sept. '09 Floods Aug. '09 Storms, Sept.- Oct. '09 PDNA start Dec. '07April '08 June '08Oct. '08 Oct. '09 Oct.- Nov. ‘09 Oct. '09 Oct.- Nov '09 Final Report April '08 May '08July '08Nov. '08Dec. '09Aug-10Dec. '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 survey  11 days field work, 11 days data input, 12 days analysis  11 member core team, 45 enumerators  PDNA Haiti 2010 Earthquake  353 Haitian and foreign experts  2 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 PDNAs  Indonesia, ’09: $75,000  Burkina Faso ’09: $27,507  Philippines ’09: $21,276  Costs to governments – staff time, opportunity costs, logistics, etc.

PDNA Process Decision 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 Teams  Line 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 Secretariat  Support 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 Process Identify 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, and infuse disaster risk reduction measures Determine priority needs and interventions

Data Sources  Baseline (secondary data):  National statistics, demographic, social, economic characteristics  Typical 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 perspective  Facilitates data/information/analysis exchanges with sectoral teams  Spreads the writing burden  Promotes transparency

Thank you Questions, Observations or Comments?