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Concepts and Practice: Preparedness and Contingency Planning

Concepts and Practice: Preparedness and Contingency Planning. For IASC SWG. Preparedness – Contingency Planning. Massive assistance. Local resources. Scale. Econ crisis Conflict Displacement N.Disasters Envir. disasters Nutrition crises Health Crises Other. Events. Some assistance.

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Concepts and Practice: Preparedness and Contingency Planning

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  1. Concepts and Practice: Preparedness and Contingency Planning For IASC SWG

  2. Preparedness – Contingency Planning Massive assistance Localresources Scale Econ crisis Conflict Displacement N.Disasters Envir. disasters Nutrition crises Health Crises Other Events Some assistance Response - Recovery Standing level of readiness Contingency Planning Preparedness Risk reduction Prevention Early warning Time

  3. 3. Generic or specific - scenarios? Local assistance Scale Massive assistance Conflict Displacement N.Disasters Envir. disasters Nutrition crises Health Crises Other Some assistance Events Time Preparedness Contingency Planning Response - Recovery Early Warning ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Maintain readiness ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Prevention and risk reduction ---------------------------------------------------------------

  4. 4. Right lead and support? Local assistance Scale Massive assistance Conflict Displacement N.Disasters Envir. disasters Nutrition crises Health Crises Other Some assistance Events Time Preparedness Contingency Planning Response - Recovery Early Warning ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Maintain readiness ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Prevention and risk reduction ---------------------------------------------------------------

  5. 5. Right processes – who, how, when? Local assistance Scale Massive assistance Conflict Displacement N.Disasters Envir. disasters Nutrition crises Health Crises Other Some assistance Events Time Preparedness Contingency Planning Response - Recovery Early Warning ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Maintain readiness ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Prevention and risk reduction ---------------------------------------------------------------

  6. 6. Right scale? Local assistance (70%) Scale Massive assistance (1- 3%) Conflict Displacement N.Disasters Envir. disasters Nutrition crises Health Crises Other Some assistance (28%) Events Time Preparedness Contingency Planning Response - Recovery Early Warning ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Maintain readiness ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Prevention and risk reduction ---------------------------------------------------------------

  7. 7. What capacities should be in readiness --by what standard? Local assistance Scale Massive assistance Conflict Displacement N.Disasters Envir. disasters Nutrition crises Health Crises Other Some assistance Events Time Preparedness Contingency Planning Response - Recovery Early Warning ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Maintain readiness ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Prevention and risk reduction ---------------------------------------------------------------

  8. 7. Right linkage between plans and response? – beginning? triggers? Local assistance Scale Massive assistance Conflict Displacement N.Disasters Envir. disasters Nutrition crises Health Crises Other Some assistance Events Time Preparedness Contingency Planning Response - Recovery Early Warning ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Maintain readiness ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Prevention and risk reduction ---------------------------------------------------------------

  9. 8. Right Linkages - collaboration? • How best to do internal planning, inter-agency planning, and ensure appropriate linkage with national planning? National Preparedness & Response agency Inter-agency-Clusters

  10. TOOLS • Internal - agency • Planning, training, simulation, operationalization • Early warning system • Inter-agency • IASC Inter-agency Contingency Planning Guidelines • Early Warning reports • References • HPN Review of Experience – Choularton • C.Planners Workshop report – IASC SWG

  11. Disaster Research 1. Focus on planning – not document 2. Planning for large emergs substantively different than for small emergs 3. Multi-hazard/generic planning 4. Choose coordination model over command and control 5. General principles; not specific details 6. Base plans on what is likely to happen

  12. Cont. • 6. Plan with other actors7. Strive to evoke appropriate actions by anticipating problems or options. • 8. Be careful of myths/misconceptions • 9. Recognize that disaster planning and disaster management are separate processes. • 10. Build on reseach • “Research Based Criteria for Evaluating Disaster Planning and Managing,” E.L. Quarantelli, Disaster Research Center, 1997.

  13. Several suggestions coming from contingency planners workshop • Focus Cplanning on improving quality of humanitarian response, solving problems, building capacities (not a plan). • Encourage establishment of preparedness/contingency planning taskforces in each country team • Improve practice in all aspects • Establish a network of contingency planners, roster, information network.

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