REGIONAL DISASTER RESPONSE TEAM (RDRT) KEEPING IT ALIVE IN THE RC/RC MOVEMENT NS SOUTHEAST ASIA

Background: 2003 the 1 st RDRT Training was held in Malang, Indonesia; 2007 RDRT 1 st Refresher Course in Singapore; 2010 RDRT 2 nd Refresher Course in Brunei; and 2011 last 12 th RDRT Induction Course in Bandung, Indonesia A. Trainings B. Others Trainings Relief Management Training – ERU in Geneva RDRT Watsan Training RDRT Team Leadership Training in Finland

2005 – 1 st RDRT Southeast Asia deployment in Pakistan Earthquake; 2006 – May, East Timor Typhoon and Flooding (embedded delegate) June, Saint Bernard Landslide, Southern Leyte, Philippines December, Tsunami Banda Ache, Indonesia 2008 – Typhoon Nargis in Myanmar, 2007 – 2010 various typhoon disaster in the Philippines (includes Typhoon Fengshen, Ketsana and Megi in the Philippines) 2010 – Pakistan Flood C. Deployment

KEEPING THE RDRT ALIVE IN THE NS SOUTHEAST ASIA REGION How the current RDRT will be active again? Who will take the lead of the RDRT in Southeast Asia Region? How will the RDRT in Southeast Asia will be mobilize in future disaster? Example Super Typhoon in the Philippines, if such to happen again? What program should it fit within the NS priorities to make RDRT active again? What support of the IFRC – SEA Regional Office can provide to each NS and as a SEA – NS Region when activate and need to mobilize RDRT? and How will we make RDRT as the premier regional response tool within SEA – NS, utilizing its current manpower and assets? i.e. WATSAN, Health, Search and Rescue, IT, Logistics, etc. FAQ:

What is SEA - Regional Disaster Response Team (RDRT)? Composite team of professional individual from the SEA National Societies with various expertise on relief, watsan, social and welfare, logistics, health, shelter – camp management, and IT to support a NS of a stricken area of a large scale disaster. Supported by the IFRC in a region, once a request is made by a NS and a disaster with a global disaster impact of category 3 to 5.

Terms of Reference: Scope of work or mission (within the disaster emergency and recovery period); Duration (maximum of 60 days); NS Memorandum of Agreement for use of RDRT; Basic RDRT personal and team equipment; RDRT Readiness and Preparedness Program; Activation Protocols (includes alert, mobilization, and deployment); Operational Standard Operating Procedures (including stand-down phase); General roles and responsibilities of the RDRT to support/ EMBEDDED to Host NS; Role and Responsibilities of the RDRT once embedded with the IFRC – ERU or FACT; RDRT benefits during deployment (i.e. medical and accident insurance, daily per diem, accommodation, transportation country-to-country, etc)

Safety and security protocols based on IFRC standards within the country mission; RDRT team and communication structures on field mission; End mission protocols (reports, debriefing, and hand-over); and Criteria’s (selection and recruitment of RDRT members): At least 1 year experience in the disaster response operation in the country represent; Passed the National Disaster Response Team Training of the NS; Language skills (English) Good report writing (knowledgeable to write a report) Possess at least two specialized skills such as relief, watsan, social and welfare, logistics, health, shelter – camp management, and IT; Can work within a Team (team player); Self-reliance and discipline; and Written endorsement by the NS to be qualified as RDRT member.

RDRT and NDRT RDRT Roster NDRT Induction Course Readiness and Preparedness Program 1 st Specialization Training and Exposure Selection and Recruitment NS endorsement (passed the criteria’s for RDRT) National Societies IFRC Regional / AP Zone Relief and Assessment HealthLogistics Shelter – Camp Management ITWATSAN Specialization for Regional & Global Deployment Rescue

NDRT TRAINING CURRICULUM Way Forward Agenda: RDRT PROGRAM PAPER (TOR, SOP, DR AND PLAN) NS AGREEMENT ON RDRT COUNTRY COMMITMENT INVETORY OF SEA NS CAPACITY ON DISASTER RESPONSE FOCAL PERSON FROM IFRC AND SEA NATIONAL SOCIETIES TO FACILITATE RDRT RDRT/NDRT MASTER TRAINING NS NDRT REFRESHER/TRAINING

Activities September4 th Qtr1 st to 2 nd Qtrs RDRT Focal Person IFRC SEA NS Yes Inventory of SEA NS Capacity on Disaster Response including RDRT Assets for mobilization Send-out standard format or checklist for the require inventory of RDRT Assets Yes Completed and dissemination to all SEA NS and IFRC by end of December 2014 SEA NS Agreement on RDRT Commitment Drafting of standard format for all SEA NS On-goingCompleted by End of March 2015 RDRT Program Paper (ToR, SoPs, and DR Plan) draftingReview and comments (DM Technical Meeting) Approval and dissemination to all SEA NS and IFRC RDT/NDRT CurriculumDrafting and review/comments from SEA NS (with support IFRC SEA) Finalization and dissemination to al SEA NS and IFRC by October 2014 (DM Technical Meeting) NDRT Refresher or Training each SEA NS RDRT/NDRT Master Training March 2015 Time Frame

Current RDRT Members: To-date, there are approximately ________ RDRT members still in the roosters: Countries# RDRT Active WATSANReliefHealthITPSP/ Welfare Logistics Philippines Indonesia Thailand Malaysia Laos PDR Cambodia Vietnam Singapore Brunei Myanmar East Timor