International Federationof Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
ASEAN Regional ForumASEAN Regional ForumThe Sixth Inter-Sessional Meeting on Disaster ReliefThe Sixth Inter-Sessional Meeting on Disaster Relief
Qingdao, China 18-20 September 2006Qingdao, China 18-20 September 2006
The Role of Red Cross and Red Crescent The Role of Red Cross and Red Crescent in Disaster Managementin Disaster Management
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RCRC Movement‘to improve the lives of vulnerable people by mobilising the power of humanity’
Leading actor in humanitarian action Mandated by Governments through acts of law or decrees Global network of 185 member National Societies Unique network of millions
of volunteers with local reach, knowledge and trust
Direct access to most vulnerable Capacities for massive scale-up
& delivery of the “last mile”
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16 NS / 4 RD
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IFRC provides relevant and reliable services Assist National Societies in successful
delivery of disaster management programs and services
Enable national societies and their communities to more effectively respond to emergencies
Develops tools and standardized training to assist the membership build disaster management capacities
Delivers human, financial and material resources
Shares information, best practices and knowledge
Leads the coordination of international disaster relief operations amongst the membership
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Building Capacities & Sustainability
‘Local to Global’ Integrated Disaster Management Set in National Society Statutes National & Regional Strategies Delegations & National Societies
understanding regional & international tools Contingency Planning
Testing the system
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Global
Regional
National
Branch
Community
Household
Individual
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On-going and Between Disasters
Risk Reduction and Recovery Assessments and organizational contingency planning,
preparedness for response Knowledge sharing & Networking Regional, national and community based capacity building Standardized training Partnership brokering
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Disaster prevention
Disaster preparedness
Response
Disaster relief & recovery
Reducing Risks
Disaster Spiral
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THE INDIVIDUAL Safety Begins with Individual
Awareness Health and Well Being Household Safety and Awareness Disaster Awareness
COMMUNITY MOBILIZATION Vulnerability and
Capacity Assessment Better Programming Initiative Community Based Disaster Preparedness for Response Community Based First Aid Community Risk Reduction
From ‘local to global’
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NATIONAL Organisation preparedness National Disaster Response Teams (NDRT) National relief stocks and supplier agreements National disaster response plans Role of National Society - Standard Operating Procedures; contingency
planning
REGIONAL Regional Delegations Regional Disaster Response Teams (RDRT) Regional National Society Platforms
Southeast Asia Regional Disaster Management Committee Regional supplier agreements Regional Governmental DM structures/agreements Regional Management Structures - Standard Operating Procedures; Relief
stocks & equipment; monitoring; logistics & procurement
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From ‘local to global’
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INTERNATIONAL Information Management - Appeals, Information, Reporting,
Disaster Management Information Systems (DMIS) Coordination – RCRC; UN Disaster Relief Emergency
Fund (DREF) Field Assessment &
Coordination Teams (FACT) Emergency Response Units
(ERU) Deployment Global supplier agreements Logistics & procurement Rules, Principles & Policies
From ‘local to global’
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