2.4 Tools and Resources & Action Checklist 21-04-09

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Tools and ResourcesWith a focus on assessment methods and

Emergency Shelter EIA & Action Checklist


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Focus of this Session

Community-based rapid assessment methods

How to use the Emergency ShelterEnvironmental Impact Assessment and ActionChecklist


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What do disaster assessmentsdetermine?

The impact that a hazard had on a society

The needs and priorities for immediateemergency measures to save and sustain thelives of survivors

The resources available

The possibilities for facilitating andexpediting longer-term recovery anddevelopment


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Quick Exercise:Rapid Information collection methods

Brainstorm a list of rapid information collectionmethods that can be used in disaster assessments.


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Observe and assess:

Physical conditions of

surroundings

Damages Condition of crops and

livestock

Collect information on relevant

infrastructure, supplies andactivities

Direct Observation

UNFPA photo


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Fly Overs

USAID: flooded river in AfghanistanNOAA Minnesota River flooding 2001


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Group Interviews

Interactions generate new ideas and insights


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Household Interviews

Sometimes segregated

according to gender or

livelihood group

http://islamabad.usembassy.gov/pakistan/img/assets

/4467/usaid_05071801_180.jpg


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Community Meetings

Public meetings open to all community members

to discuss needs and projects

http://www.ogp.noaa.gov/mpe/csi/econhd/2002/kirshen

/img29.html


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Other Assessment Reports?

It is also possible to

extract information from

other legitimate disasterassessment reports


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Issues to consider: Inclusion

USAID photo- Algeria, post-earthquake 2002a


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Reaching Urban, Isolated, orElderly Community Members

UNHCR Chad reugee camp

http://www.unrefugees.org/emergency.cfm

PakistanEarthquake, 2005


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Emergency ShelterEnvironmental Impact Assessment

and Action Checklist

Identifying Critical EnvironmentalConsiderations in Shelter Site

Selection, Construction, Managementand Decommissioning


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The Checklistis explicitly design foremergency and transitional shelter

situations


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The Checklist focuses on fourstages in the shelter life cycle:

1. Selection of the shelter site

2. Construction of buildings andinfrastructure on the site,

3. Management of the site while it isoccupied, and

4. Decommissioning (closing) of a sitewhen it is no longer needed.

Form 1

Form 2

Form 3

Form 4


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Six steps are required to completeeach form

Step One: Complete the information at the top of the form

Step Two: Answer the question in the first column of each formwith a yes or no.

Step Three: Circle the appropriate answer to the question inthe second column

Step Four: Refer to the 3rd column (Guidance) to determinewhether the yes or no answer identifies a potential

environment-linked issue (If the answer is).Step Five: If the answer does identify an environmental issue,then review the guidance in the 3rd and 4th columns as towhat actions should be taken to address the issue.


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Step Six

If actions do need to be taken to address an

environmental issue, use the 5th column to:

Describe the action to be taken

Who will take the action

When the action will be completed


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Emergency Shelter SiteSelection Checklist

Question Ans. Guidance Sources of Info Follow-upActions &Comments

Has thecommunitynear orsurroundingthe site beenconsultedabout the siteselection?

Yes/

No

IF NOCommunities

near orsurroundingthe siteshould beinvolved inthe siteselection

process.

ALNAP Global Study:Participation by

Affected Populationsin Humanitarian

Action: PractitionerHandbook


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Shelter Site ConstructionChecklist


Does the sitephysical planmeet therequirementsset out inSphere?

Yes/

No

IF NO

Review and

incorporateappropriateSpherestandardsinto the siteplan (see

the Sphereweb site forinformationon Sphere).

HumanitarianCharter andMinimumStandards,Chapters 1 to 5,


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Shelter Site ManagementChecklist


Is there a sitemanagementplan?

Yes/

No

IF NODevelop a

sitemanagementplan.

transitionalsettlement:displacedpopulations (partb), Chapter 8:CampsandChapter 6:Construction.


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Shelter Site DecommissioningChecklist


Is there a sitedecommis-sioning plan?

Yes/

No

IF NO

Develop adecommis-sioningplan.

Camp ManagementToolkit, NorwegianRefugee Council(2004), Chapter 18:Camp Closure


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A word about transect walks

Transect walks are walks which PLA teamstake around the community in order to observethe people, surroundings and resources.Transect walks are therefore spatial datagathering tools

Draw a transect line through a map of all zonesof the community in order to provide a

representative view.


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Field Exercise

Place a photo here from the site you will visit


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Assignment for today

Form teams of 46 participants

Interview key informants at your site

Make a transect walk through the community

Make direct observations of environmental-related conditionsPhotograph them

Completely fill out Form 3, Shelter SiteManagement Checklist

See Handout 2.4.1


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Assignment for tomorrow

Report which questions on the checklist resultedin the identification of environmental issues andrecommendations.

Be prepared to prioritize those recommendations.

Please use graphics in your presentation.(Photos, Pictures, Drawings, Maps, Satellite

images)


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Team assignments

Determine:

Who is the Team Leader?

Who is taking notes?

Who is translating?

Who is monitoring the gender perspective?


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Remember!

Please be respectful of the community where weare going for the field trip

We are their guests

They are doing us a favor by allowing us to visittheir community.

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2.4 Tools and Resources & Action Checklist 21-04-09