1. Multi-hazard EU toolkit for damage and loss data collection at local level
EU Loss workshop- March 2015

2. Methodology of collection Common methodology of collection
Why do we need standardized methodologies for damage and loss data collection
Methodology of collection
Member State
Common methodology of collection AT BE BG FR • DE
Collection forms EL HR IT PT RO SI ES SE
Overview of the methodology of loss collection from MS loss databases (JRC, 2014)
Different mandated organizations: civil protection units, different gov,. Agencies, sector specific. Different data collection techniques (Desk research, Official reporting, remote sensing, intervention reports of Emergency units).
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3. Why do we need standardized methodologies for loss data collection
Ensure compatibility with the EU guidelines for loss data recording,
Ensure compatibility with the data requirements of the flood directive and the EU Solidarity Fund,
Engage actors at local level (testimony of people who suffered the impacts of the disasters),
Empower the municipalities with the tools and the expertise for establishing and maintaining loss databases.
The key for a successful mechanism is to engage actors at local level. It is at this level in fact that the physical damage has been suffered and people can testify on the impacts of the disasters on their homes, working places and services. Generally, the municipalities are appointed as primary data collectors for an extreme event, backed by higher-level governmental agencies or offices (regional or national depending on the country’s political arrangement). For loss data collection and recording, the role of civil protection actors is also crucial. It is therefore essential to empower the municipalities with the tools and the expertise for establishing and maintaining loss databases.
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4. International and European initiatives
DesInventar: relational database structure for data collection and classification for homogeneous capture, analysis and graphic representation of information on disaster occurrences FEMA Toolkit: Hazard analysis, community exposure profile, data collection and analysis, hazard analysis forms, sector specific damage and loss assessment forms Damage and Loss Assessment (DaLA) Methodology: Assessments on the overall economy of the affected country
En France: A ce jour il n’existe pas de méthode formalisée pour estimer les dommages. Un projet de loi en 2002 a été proposé pour systématiser l’analyse des dommages après chaque grande inondation mais elle n’a pas connu de suite.
Italy, Slovenia, Germany, etc.:
Damage assessment forms
Data collection protocols

5. FEMA toolkit Sector Specific Damage Assessment Forms:
Property information
Occupancy information
Damage assessment following the FEMA designation
Insurance Information
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6. FEMA toolkit Loss estimation Form Structure Loss Content Loss
Structure Use and Function loss
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7. FEMA Toolkit: Advantages Limitations
Simple and easy for a quick damage assessment
- Lacks the detailed information on structural and non-structural damage
- Covers different economic sectors
- Limited information on the property (no. of stories, construction date, total floor area, etc.)
- Allows assessing direct and indirect losses
- Lacks the philosophy or the link with the application area
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8. Damage and Loss Assessment (DaLA) Methodology:
Standard Questionnaire for Conducting Sample Survey of damages and losses in Commerce and Industry
30 Questions related to the business:
Business Operation
Number of employees
Business output/revenue level
Destruction of building structure, asset and stock
Impact on supply chain, market and financial support
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9. Damage and Loss Assessment (DaLA) Methodology:
Advantages
Limitations
Cover all the sectors of the economy
- Absence of standard forms for all sectors
- Can be tailored to different hazards and affected countries
- Is not hazard specific: Results are of limited interest for risk modelling
- Allows estimating losses and macro-economic impacts
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10. EU Toolkit for Flood Loss Data Collection
Requirements:
Based on existing best practices: improved, validated, assessed for their transferability in space and time, scale of implementation, etc.
Flexible framework serving different purposes: cost benefit analysis of flood management projects, preventive measures, for reconstruction purposes, loss accounting, risk modelling, etc.
Multi-sector with different categories of damages and losses: direct and indirect damages and losses to industries, agriculture, public infrastructures.
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11. EU Toolkit for Flood Loss Data Collection
FORM A
General form for collection of damages to buildings
FORM A.1
Structural and non-structural damage
FORM C
Damage to public facilities and infrastructures
FORM D
Damage to agriculture
FORM B
Damage to industrial buildings
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12. EU Toolkit for Flood Loss Data Collection
FORM A
- Description of the flood event
- Building characteristics (total area, number of stories, typology, construction material, etc.)
- Occupancy characteristics
- Owner
- Who bears the loss
- Number of residents
- Insurance coverage
Typology of damage
Loss information:
structure replacement value X % of damage
content replacement value X % of damage
FORM A
General form for collection of damages to buildings
FORM A.1
Structural and non-structural damage
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13. EU Toolkit for Flood Loss Data Collection
FORM A.1
Damage to structural (include columns, floor or roof sheathing, load-bearing walls, foundations) and estimated losses
Damage to non-structural elements (ceilings, windows, etc.) and estimated losses
FORM A
General form for collection of damages to buildings
FORM A.1
Structural and non-structural damage
Form A.1 is optional
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14. EU Toolkit for Flood Loss Data Collection
FORM B
Characteristics of the industrial activity
Direct (structural and non-structural elements including damage to equipment) and estimated losses
Business interruption (days of inoperability, number of unemployed) and estimated losses
Insurance coverage
FORM B
Damage to industrial buildings
Form A.1 is optional
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15. Points for discussion:
The scope of the EU toolkit
How much can we tailor the forms to the economic activity and the construction type ?
Recording of other costs (e.g. mitigation ?)
Defining the timeframe and the area (critical for valuation of indirect disaster losses)
Indirect losses may significantly change over time…essential to define the timeframe for an economically sound loss assessment (ideally loss assessment shoud be done 3-6 months after the event) for accurate assessment of indirect /intangible losses
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16. Points for discussion:
Dealing with damages related to a sequence of events
Structure of the Meta-report summarizing the findings of the damage collection
Recommendations for the use of other data collection techniques (remote sensing, social media, etc.)
Consideration of sampling issues within the EU toolkit (Survey set-up and sampling procedures, recommendations for generalization)
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