2. Linking preparedness, response and recovery Identify links between short-term humanitarian response and each stage of the disaster management cycle Identify importance of preparedness activities in informing the start of an emergency response

4. Disaster cycle stages are interwoven Introduce and implement mitigation and preparedness in immediate aftermath of a disaster

5. “There is no period when disaster risks can be safely ignored or set aside, specifically for countries which are highly vulnerable.” (World Bank)

6. Mitigation Minimise effects of disaster long-term measures for reducing or eliminating risk or adverse impact

7. Preparedness Planning how to respond Activities before hazards occur to.. forecast and warn evacuate people and property reduce lead time for response

8. Response Minimise hazards created by disaster Need for speed to save lives and address immediate humanitarian needs

9. Recovery Returning community to normal rebuild destroyed property re-employment repair of infrastructure and services Build back better

10. Resilience Which of these activities aim specifically to build resilience?

11. Resilience......... promotes not only predictable, effective and timely humanitarian action but also strengthens relationship between humanitarian and development programming and capacities of national and local actors to manage increasing uncertainty and risk

12. Joint agency rapid assessment, Letan - ABC-Aid

13. Case scenario What do we already know about the disaster and the response? What preparedness activities would have helped? How might the effects have been mitigated against? Identify one area where you could ‘build back better’?

14. Degrees of sharing Information Joint assessments Uses agreed tools Agree common plans and joint budgets Each does own Does not share Each uses agreed tools And shares Joint planning Each does own And shares Individual decision- making