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TEC Initial Findings v040
19 Apr 2023
Initial findings from the TEC
TEC Initial Findings v040
19 Apr 2023
A word of caution!–Very much initial findings.–Not all the TEC’s 30+ different reports and surveys are yet available, even in draft form.
–The main report for the work of the TEC will be the Synthesis Report, due in April 2006
–More information on the Tsunami response is being published every day as we near the anniversary
–More detailed study of the individual TEC and other reports, may lead to a different interpretation and emphasis in the Synthesis Report
TEC Initial Findings v040
19 Apr 2023
Flows:
Management
Coordination
Evaluation Reports
Core Management Group
for the Tsunami Evaluation Coalition and the five joint
thematic evaluations
Synthesis Report Written by the Synthesis
Primary Author with contributions from
the EAC and the RDC.
TEC Online
Forum (includes the Evaluation
Map)
Longer term Studies (from ’06)
ALNAP SecretariatHosts the TEC and manages the
writing of the Synthesis Report.TEC staff include: Evaluation Advisor & Coordinator (EAC), Researcher & Deputy Coordinator (RDC), and TEC
Administrator
Theme: Coordination
led by OCHA
Theme: Needs Assessment
Led by WHO,
SDC & FAO
Theme: Impact on Local &
National Capacities Led by
UNDP by DMI
Theme:LRRD
Led by Sida
Impact Assessmentled by IFRC with the
Global Consortium
Individual Agency Evaluations (TEC Members)
Theme:International Community’s
Funding Response led by Danida
Initial Findings Report
written by the EAC
TEC Initial Findings v040
19 Apr 2023
Relief was effectiveOverall the relief phase went well, through a mixture of:
–local assistance in the immediate aftermath
–international assistance in the first weeks after the disaster
There seems to have been little or no significant examples of avoidable deaths or suffering.
TEC Initial Findings v040
19 Apr 2023
Response scale unprecedentedThe disaster was not the biggest but the scale of the generous public response was unprecedented:
–in the amount of money raised (over $13 internationally)
–in the speed with which money was donated –in which it was channelled (NGOs and RC).
The scale of funding not only exceeded the capacity of the humanitarian system but it has acted as a giant lens, highlighting many of the existing problems in the humanitarian systems.
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Local capacity is a key capacityAlthough local capacity is key to saving lives, this capacity is:
–overlooked by the international media.–underestimated and undervalued by the international aid community.
International agencies did not engage sufficiently with local actors, particularly in the vital initial phase.
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Funding system is deeply flawedFunding for any one crisis is not related to needs. UN Flash and Consolidated Appeals 1999-2005
Overall funding and range of support for appeals.Data from OCHA Financial Tracking System. Consluted on 6 December 2005
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 125%
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
Solid bars show overall contributions as a percentage of all UN joint appeals for each year. The lines show the range between the best and worst supported appeals for that year.
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20 Years of funding for emergenciesSource OECD/DAC DAC online database Table 1.
(www.oecd.org/dac/stats/ idsonline) consulted on 28 Nov 2005
-
1.0
2.0
3.0
4.0
5.0
6.0
7.0
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
Billions
of
2003 U
S$
Funding system limits system capacitySystems develop for their normal level of demand.
TEC Initial Findings v040
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Corporatism versus accountabilityCorporatism puts the interests of the agency first, accountability puts donors or recipients first
–Agencies focus too much on their own institutional needs and not enough on the needs of the affected populations.
–Agencies are still not transparent enough or accountable enough to the people they are trying to assist.
–In come cases agencies are also not sufficiently accountable to those providing the funding.
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Recovery is harder than reliefWhile the relief phase went well, the recovery phase is encountering many problems due to:
–the greater complexity of recovery–the demands that such complexity places on the aid agencies.
There are broadly agreed standards for relief, but no such standards for recovery.Aid recipients happier with relief phase than with recovery.
TEC Initial Findings v040
19 Apr 2023
The response changed over timeThe nature of the tsunami response changed quite significantly during 2005. What was true of the initial phase of the tsunami response, for example, competition between agencies for “turf”, was not true of the later phases.
