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UNDERSTANDING

DISASTER

&

DEVELOPMENT

A Case Study

On

Concern

Worldwide

Deopriya Singh

Prabin Kumar Nath

Prachit Chaturvedi

Shanu Prasad

Sudheer Kumar


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DEFINING THE TERMS

DISASTER

The serious disruption of the functioning of society, causingwidespread human, material or environmental losses, which exceedthe ability of the affected communities to cope using their ownresources.

RISKThe probability that negative consequences may arise when hazardsinteract with vulnerable areas, people, property and environment

RISK REDUCTION MEASURES

These are various activities, projects and programs that thecommunities may identify after assessing and analyzing the risksthat they face. These measures are specifically intended to reducethe current and prevent future risks in the community.


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THREE DIMENSIONS

Disaster Impeding Development

Development Creating Disasters

Development Without Disasters


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A. Pre-Disaster management

B. During Disaster Management

1. Disaster Mitigation and Response2. Search and Rescue of Disaster Survivors

3. Food Supply, Storage, and Safety

C. Post Disaster Management

1. Recovery and Rehabilitation2. Sanitation and Waste Management

3. Water Supply, Purification, and Treatment

4. Medicine and Healthcare for Disaster Victims

5. Disaster-resistant Housing and Construction

PLANNING IN DISASTER MANAGEMENT


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Concern Worldwide

On

Disaster

&

Development


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Choosing partners

Programme Approach

Major Problems identified by Concern

Components of Programme

1. Capacity Building of Local Organisations

2. Institution Building of Local Government

3. Mitigating Disasters with AppropriateTechnologies

Monitoring

Sustainability

Concerns Programme Components & Strategies


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Committed to working with the poorest, preferably

paying a special attention to the socially vulnerable.

Committed to improving their own organisational

capacity, particularly in terms of accountability and

financial transparency, to provide more effective and

efficient services to the community.

Adopting interactive participatory approaches to theirwork or willing to learn participatory approaches.

Not having existing funding sources for disaster

preparedness

Criteria For Choosing Partners


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Programme Approach,CBDRM


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Major Problems Identified by Concern

Lack of awareness and knowledge of disaster preparedness

Lack of employment opportunities after disasters

Shortage of food stocks

Lack of social mobilisation/institutionalisation

Poor health and sanitation

Lack of cyclone and flood shelter

Poor transport and communication

Lack of access to credit facilities


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CAPACITY BUILDING OF LOCAL

ORGANISATIONS

Technical Assistance Managerial Assistance

Networking and Advocacy

Contingency planning

INSTITUTION BUILDING OF LOCAL

GOVERNMENT

Training -(Training of trainers,

Disaster preparedness training,Relief & rehabilitation training, etc.)

Contingency Planning

Facilitating Awareness Campaigns

MITIGATING DISASTERS WITH APPROPRIATE TECHNOLOGIES

Afforestation for Villages Constantly Affected by Disasters

Building Raised-Land Shelter in flood prone areas

Homestead Land and Tube wells in Drought areas

Improved Stoves to reduce pollution as well as pulmonary diseases

Components of Programme


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Monitoring and Sustainability

Uses Logical Framework as a tool for Project Monitoring

Trying

To develop a participatory monitoring system

To develop tools for measuring improvement of the organisational

capacity of local organisations and local governments

How Sustainable?

Firstly, the local governments will be able to respond to disasters effectively

and efficiently after the completion of the project because they will be

equipped with trained staff and a well organised contingency plan.

Secondly, the community, becoming familiar with the government contingency

plan, will have learned what to do and where to go should a disaster hit their

area. In short, the damage caused by the disasters will be reduced due to the

prompt and appropriate actions taken by both the local government and by the

community.


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Major Interventions of Concern Worldwide

Bangladesh Cyclone 2007

A tropical cyclone - Sidr caused widespread devastation through the

south western coast

Post cyclone relief and rebuilding for the affected families in

Bangladesh by Concern worldwide

Concern Worldwide with its partners SANGRAM and SPEED TRUST has

started a rehabilitation project

Reconstruct houses for 3,000 families

Provide boats and other equipments (nets, engine) to Fishermans.


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Provide employment for 9,000 families for 45 days through earth

raising activities

Raise grounds of 45 schools and flood shelters and homesteads

of 3,000 (app) families

Provide a packet of vegetable seeds for homestead gardening.

Give cash grant to farmer families to purchase fertilizer and

arrange irrigation

Reconstruct homes and install sanitary latrines for 1,600 families

Post Cyclone Rehabilitation in Bangladesh by Concern

Worldwide


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Haiti Earthquake 2010

The strongest earthquake to hit this area.

Earthquake has inflicted significant damage,

Post earthquake Relief and Rebuilding by ConcernWorldwide

Set up of 10 health centres in the affected area

Concern worldwide working on lifesaving relief supplies

Concern US Operations Director assist the Haiti-basedConcern team on the ground with the emergency response.


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Post Earthquake Rehabilitation in Haiti by

Concern Worldwide

Concern is distributing relief items in the poorest areas using our

network of existing local partner organizations, our youth volunteers

Water distribution, Food distribution

Education programs for children

Emergency health: nutrition support

Provide shelter materials to displaced families

Provide temporary sanitation facilities

Cash-for-work programs

Continuing to assess and monitor the impact of the crisis


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CONCLUSION

Disaster leads to economic loss and human sufferings have

considerably hindered to development initiatives.

To connect the impact of immediate disaster with long-term

development issues

The Approach of concern to effectively implement risk

management approaches and post disaster management

initiatives for development of affected area.

Concerns programme treats the stakeholders together and to

encourage coordination between various institution for quick

and recovery from disaster.


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