ten commandments: key issues in planning a humanitarian response
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Ten Commandments: Key Issues in Planning a humanitarian response. Planning & Managing Humanitarian Response. The world faced 200 natural calamities in the 2 nd half of the 20 th century. More than 1.4 million people lost their lives in these disasters - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Ten Commandments: Key Issues in Planning a
humanitarian response
Planning & Managing Humanitarian Response
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• The world faced 200 natural calamities in the 2nd half of the 20th century.
•More than 1.4 million people lost their lives in these disasters
• 90% of the casualties resulted from the floods & cyclones
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• During 1991-2002, 5,31,159 persons were killed by natural disasters (Center for Research on
Epidemology of Disasters(CRED) Belgium)
• 26th Dec. 2003, Bam Earthquake claimed 26271 lives
• 26th Dec. 2004, Asian Tsunami resulted in more than 1,75,000 casualties
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• From January to October 2005 some 97,490 people died because of disasters around the world, 88,117 of them because of natural disasters.
•(Photo by Armando Waak/PAHO)
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*Source: BMTPC Vulnerability Atlas of India
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1. Identify Needs
So that appropriate measures could be adopted
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2. Get right people at right places
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3.Define Responsibilities
• In such a way that a clear role is outlined for every individual within an operation & appropriate coordination mechanism is
established.
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4. Be Flexible & Respond to Changing Needs & Aspirations
• What is appropriate now, may vary with time!
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5. Identify Standards
• Standards reflect special needs
• Basic minimum must be given.
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6. Always Remember Longer Term Objectives
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7. Involve People…at all stages of planning &
implementation
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8. Be Aware of Socio-Economic Roles of Men,
Women & Children • How they will affect & be affected by the planned
activities...
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9. Do Not Treat Issues In Isolation
• Practice a Multi-sectoral approach• Coordinate,coordinate,coordinate
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10. Monitor & Evaluate Effectiveness of
Response
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