COURSE GOAL

Post-disaster assessment involves the timely and accurate estimation of damages, losses, impacts, and needs across different economic and social sectors. The assessment feeds directly into recovery planning, which aims to re-establish basic public services to normalize socio-economic conditions after crises, as well as source capital investments for long-term reconstruction with "Build Back Better" approach as per the priority 4 of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction (SFDRR).

This two-week course aims to build participant's capacities to anticipate and prepare for post-disaster assessment and recovery, using internationally-accepted methodologies. The training will be primarily based on the agreed PDNA methodology between the European Union (EU), World Bank Group and United Nations Development Group (UNDG) and the efforts of Resilient Recovery promoted through the International Recovery Platform (IRP).

COURSE MODULES

This training will be conducted in the most interactive method using the ADPC's electronic training kit. This includes lectures (30%), scenario based exercises (30%) and actual case study based analysis (40%). The indicative percentage emphasis will be evaluated by the participants during the training.

Module 1: The Evolution of Post-Disaster Assessment

- Post-Disaster Rapid to Comprehensive Assessments

- Stakeholder Engagements and Analysis

- Standard Protocols

Module 2: The PDNA Conceptual Framework

- Concepts and definitions

- The sectors for assessment

- Inter-sectoral linkages

- Crosscutting issues

Module 3: Standard Procedures in Undertaking PDNA

- Baseline information

- Field Assessment

- Aggregation of data

- Estimation of needs

Module 4: Sector Guidelines for Undertaking PDNA

- Baseline Information of Selected Sectors

- Assessment of Disaster Effects

- Estimating Damages and Losses

- Scenario based Group Exercise

Module 5: Aggregation of Disaster Effects and Impact Assessment

- Summary of damages and losses

- Macroeconomic impact assessment

- Social impact assessment

- Gender impact assessment

- Personal and household levels impacts

Module 6: Estimation of Post-Disaster Recovery Needs

- Identification of needs

- Prioritization of needs

- Estimation of the amount of recovery needs

Module 7: Developing a Disaster Recovery Framework

- Conceptual Framework on Resilient Recovery

- Desired Scope of Post-Disaster Recovery Needs

- Key Policy Imperatives for Recovery

- Elements of Disaster Recovery Frameworks

- Monitoring and Evaluation of Recovery Programs