Becky-Jay HarringtonNepal National Emergency Operation Centre (NEOC)Ministry of Home Affairs

Downtown Kathmandu

Background

Senior Policy Adviser for Departments of Health & Human Services in Victoria, Australia Bushfire & Pandemic

Preparedness Lead review of State

Relief & Recovery Plan Information officer in

State Emergency Management Centre

Project Manager in software development

Currently working in NepalNepal’s Hazards Earthquakes Floods Landslides GLOFs Epidemics Lightning

Storms Droughts

Issues that make Nepal Vulnerable

Poverty Population density Physical

infrastructure Political instability Geographical

isolation

National Emergency Operations Centre• Provide a central coordination point

• In response to disasters

• for humanitarian assistance

• To improve coordination among all responding agencies

• To collect and analyze information on the disaster from relevant stakeholders

• Disseminate information on disasters to relevant stakeholders

• Promote the preparation for disasters at all levels of government

• Develop and implement Standard Operating Procedures for National Emergency Operations Centre (NEOC)

• Implement and manage information management systems

• Strengthen the communication links with district level EOCs, other response agencies, government agencies and other stakeholders to improve communication and coordination.

• Enhance the capacity of Ministry of Home Affairs staff through on the job training, workshops and mentoring.

My role as the technical adviser..

Areas of work in the next 12 months….

DIMS (Disaster Information Management System) Sahana implementation in NEOC Sahana training for NEOC and DEOC NEOC website construction Implement IT infrastructure plan

Warning & notification system Implementation of Standard Operating Procedures Facilitating the preparation of DEOC's SOPs Communications Strategy

Establish back up communication systems Establish guidelines for interacting with the public and media Incorporate modern technology into communication systems

Human Resources Professional skill development Identify surge capacity