ASEAN Regional Forum The Sixth Inter-Sessional Meeting on Disaster Relief Qingdao, China 18-20 September 2006 The Role of Red Cross and Red Crescent in.

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”

Red Cross & Red Crescent Disaster Management

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Red Cross & Red Crescent Disaster Management

16 NS / 4 RD

1 Pan Reg Deleg

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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

Red Cross & Red Crescent Disaster Management

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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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Red Cross & Red Crescent Disaster Management

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’

Red Cross & Red Crescent Disaster Management

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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

Red Cross & Red Crescent Disaster Management

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’

Red Cross & Red Crescent Disaster Management