DANA Damage Assessment and Needs Analysis DANA Asian

DANA Damage Assessment and Needs Analysis (DANA) Asian Disaster Preparedness Center OHP-1/ April 2001

DANA Learning Objectives • At the end of this session, you will be able to: - define Damage Assessment and Needs Analysis - describe the functions and objectives of an EOC - identify the information requirements of the EOC for effective and relevant response Asian Disaster Preparedness Center OHP-2/ April 2001

DANA Learning Objectives - prepare Information Display Sheets to be displayed in the EOC - prepare reporting formats to be used by different agencies for DANA reporting - develop formula for calculating needs for disaster victim - describe the characteristics of a good DANA system Asian Disaster Preparedness Center OHP-3/ April 2001

DANA Damage Assessment and Needs Analysis • Situation (Damage) Assessment - What has happened (the effects of the disaster its magnitude and effects on society, the infrastructure and the environment) • Needs Assessment - What Needs to be Done (The level and type of assistance required) Asian Disaster Preparedness Center OHP-4/ April 2001

DANA Emergency Operations Center (EOC) Functions • Co-ordination of response and recovery operations • Resource allocation to participating agencies • Dissemination of information • Prepare consolidated progress & final reports • EOC determines information needed for reporting and response Asian Disaster Preparedness Center OHP-5/ April 2001

DANA Overall Objectives of EOC • Save lives and minimize damage • Provide basic short term care to survivors • Restore essential services Asian Disaster Preparedness Center OHP-6/ April 2001

DANA Levels of Command Emergency Coordination Center ECC Emergency Operations Center EOC Incident Command Post Asian Disaster Preparedness Center ICP National Level Agency / Organization Regional / Provincial / District Field Command OHP-7/ April 2001

DANA Real Time Data What has happened? (damage assessment) • Area affected • Number of people affected • Mortality & morbidity • Types of injuries & illnesses • Characteristics of affected population • Medical, water, sanitation, nutrition • Damage to homes & commercial buildings • Damage to agriculture & food supply system • Level of local response & capacities • Level of response by NGOs & other agencies Asian Disaster Preparedness Center OHP-8/ April 2001

Real Time Data DANA What needs to be done? (needs analysis) • • • Search & rescue Medical assistance for casualties Evacuation & shelter Food and water supply & distribution Clothing Environmental health Epidemiological surveillance Agriculture Lifeline and critical facilities Protection Asian Disaster Preparedness Center OHP-9/ April 2001

DANA Baseline Data • Maps • Statistics • Plans • Lists of agency staff • Government resources • Community capacities Asian Disaster Preparedness Center OHP-10/ April 2001

DANA Baseline Data • Contact numbers for agencies, donors, superiors, embassies, media, specialized technical experts • Baseline data should be up-dated from time to time, so that it is relevant and reliable when needed Asian Disaster Preparedness Center OHP-11/ April 2001

DANA Display Sheets in EOC • location/area • Situation (damage and needs) • responses • unmet needs • decision/priority • time element Asian Disaster Preparedness Center OHP-12/ April 2001

DANA Reports • A Flash Report • An Initial Report • An Interim Report • Specialist and Technical Reports • Final Report Asian Disaster Preparedness Center OHP-13/ April 2001

DANA Basic Damage & Needs Information • Reports by agencies - What is your status: ability to function / deliver services? - What is the extent of damage in your sector? - What are your needs (functional & operational) - What have you achieved so far. (activity report) - Need to prepare by district and in consolidated reports Asian Disaster Preparedness Center OHP-14/ April 2001

DANA Quantification of Needs • Quantification would be essential to meet the needs of victims. - X search and rescue team per Y missing people - Shelter for X homeless people - X grams of dry food person for Y days - X grams per child per day for Y days - X liters person for Y days - X tons to create reserves - It is appropriate to use internationally accepted standards & planning factors for quantification. Asian Disaster Preparedness Center OHP-16/ April 2001

DANA Information A list of information that would be needed in order to estimate the needs is as below 1. Per person, per day requirements 2. Number of people needing - those residing in homes - those residing in evacuation centers and duration of stay 3. Purpose of usage 4. Total volume needed per day Asian Disaster Preparedness Center OHP-17/ April 2001

DANA Time for Transportation 5. The source 6. Distance of source to the delivery points 7. How many delivery points 8. Type of transport required, capacity of containers, time required for loading, unloading and transporting 9. How many round-trips per transport vehicle per day 10. Road conditions 11. Local storage arrangement • Spreadsheets for calculating essential needs & logistics implications are necessary to avoid time required in designing the same and errors. Asian Disaster Preparedness Center OHP-18/ April 2001

DANA Terminology in Reports • • • Victims Casualties Affected Survivor Lifelines Infrastructure Asian Disaster Preparedness Center OHP-21/ April 2001

DANA Terminology in Reports Damage to Infrastructure and lifelines - destroyed or unavailable; non-restorable in the near future - more than 50% reduction in capacity; time required to restore - less than 50% reduction in capacity; partially useable - undamaged Asian Disaster Preparedness Center OHP-26/ April 2001

DANA • Damage Assessment and Needs Analysis (DANA) is the backbone of disaster response • In order to be able to conduct effective and efficient DANA, there are systems, which should be in place before the disaster event. Asian Disaster Preparedness Center OHP-28/ April 2001

DANA 1. A good DANA format, which answer the following questions: - is it easy to fill up the forms - is it easy to understand the forms - can we see what was the situation - can we see what was our response - can we see what are unmet needs or gaps - can we see what is the status, when - can we see what is our decision Asian Disaster Preparedness Center OHP-29/ April 2001

DANA 2. In developing formats and templates, participation of all concerned agencies 3. Multi-agency team building exercises should be conducted, which could also include simulations on running an EOC 4. Keep improving the DANA system on the basis of experience gained in various disaster events Asian Disaster Preparedness Center OHP-30/ April 2001