1. 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

2. Presentation Order  Why a Common Framework?  Reflections on Recent PDNA Experiences  Scope  Results expected  Timeframe  Resource requirements  The PDNA Process

3. 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.

4. Scope: Conceptual Framework Under Government Leadership

5. 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

6. 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)

7. Timeframes (Recent Examples) Country Bangladesh Madagascar Myanmar Haiti Indonesia Burkina Faso Senegal Phillipines Crisis Cyclone Nov. 15 '07 Cyclone Feb. 17- 20 '08 Cyclone May 2 '08 Hurricanes Aug. - Sept. '08 Earthquakes, Sept. 30 - 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

8. Results  Comprehensive recovery frameworks and strategies  Linkages between humanitarian and development efforts  Reduction in numbers of parallel/duplicate assessments  Pledging Conferences

9. 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.

10. 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.

11. 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

12. 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

13. 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.

14. 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.

15. 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…

16. 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

17.  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

18. 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

19. 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)

20. 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

21. Thank you Questions, Observations or Comments?