1. DAMAGE ASSESSMENT AND NEEDS ANALYSIS
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2. Rapid Needs and Damage Assessment
Conducting a survey and rapid assessment is vital to responding to an emergency or disaster situation
It identifies what the particular disaster has done to the disaster-stricken community; and
It indicates what needs to be done in terms of response and rehabilitation
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3. Damage and Reconstruction Needs Assessment
Rapid Needs and Damage Assessment
Every assessment must provide valid, quality information, often under adverse circumstances with limited resources.
Assessment must be based on facts.
“Being roughly right is generally more useful than being precisely wrong”
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4. Damage and Reconstruction Needs Assessment
Definitions
Rapid Assessment
A process to be done during the emergency period to determine extent of damage and needs requirement in affected areas as basis for decision-making
Damage Assessment
An estimation and description based on physical observations, of the nature and extent of damages resulting from a particular disaster, for the purpose of determining the needs for assistance.
Needs and Resources Assessment
An estimation and description of priority requirements and existing resources such as manpower, logistics and relief supplies in the disaster-stricken areas
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5. HOW TO ORGANIZE AN ASSESSMENT MISSION
Prepare an assessment plan
Determine the time and specific area to be visited.
Secure some information on the prevailing situation
Choose experienced assessors
Know the details of the members of the team
Arrange the transport, food and accommodation
The role of each member of the team should be made clear.
Prior to departure, the team must be assembled, briefed and equipped with survey/assessment tools, appropriate protocols, reporting format and adequate terms of reference (TOR).
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6. GUIDELINES IN CONDUCTING SURVEY AND ASSESSMENT
Close personal observation of affected areas.
Secure information from other agencies.
Coordinate with other groups with related functions.
Focus attention on damages related to assigned tasks.
Budget your time.
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7. GUIDELINES IN CONDUCTING SURVEY AND ASSESSMENT
Be equipped with terms of reference (TOR) (quality, quantity and scope of information to be collected)
Be equipped with survey/assessment tools:
Checklists
Questionnaires
Data processing tools
Gap identification tables
Assorted accessories – camera, cassette recorders, laptop, notebook, etc.
Notes – collected data recorded in paper/computer.
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8. GUIDELINES IN CONDUCTING SURVEY AND ASSESSMENT
Cross-checking of data (coming from different sources)
Interpretations of collected data into a useful information.
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9. RAPID NEEDS ASSESSMENT INDICATORS
Local capacities and vulnerabilities
Institutional & organizational arrangements relief and recovery
Health and nutrition services
Water supply
Food resources
Emergency settlements
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10. RAPID NEEDS ASSESSMENT INDICATORS
Shelter
Livelihood economy
Emergency response
Reporting and monitoring information
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11. COMPREHENSIVE NEEDS AND DAMAGE ASSESSMENT
An assessor should compile the basic information: exact location of the area brief description of damage on population and properties and estimated cost.
Description of damage to properties is classified according to levels:
Level 1 – no significant damage
Level 2 – damage incurred is minimal
Level 3 - damage is extensive that needs immediate repair
Level 4 – total loss which needs reconstruction
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12. DETERMINE THE EXTENT AND NATURE OF DAMAGE
Assessors have to establish the impact of the emergency situations in terms of the following aspects:
Private properties
Infrastructure
Damaged lifelines
Agricultural products
Population
Casualties
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13. DETERMINE THE EXTENT AND NATURE OF DAMAGE
Requirements during emergency period are classified according to priorities such as:
Priority I – search and rescue operations, immediate restoration of lifelines, relief supplies, food
Priority II – clothing, shelter, personal belongings, housing materials, non-food items
Priority III – economic needs such as farm implements and seeds for agricultural production, rehabilitation, repair and reconstruction of infrastructure.
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14. Disaster Reports Local DCCs (provincial, municipal, barangay)
Templates:
FORM I: Flash Report on disaster incident
FORM II: Rapid Damage & Needs Assessment Checklist
FORM III: DAMAGE ASSESSMENT REPORT
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