HA/DR USAID OVERVIEW Captain Joe Hughart, USPHS USAID DCHA OFDA Military Liaison Unit [email protected].

HA/DR USAID OVERVIEW

Captain Joe Hughart, USPHSUSAID DCHA OFDA Military Liaison

[email protected]

WHOCoordinates U.S. Government Foreign

Disaster Assistance?

• USAID– Bureau for

Democracy, Conflict and Humanitarian Assistance (DCHA)

• Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA)

WHAT does USAID OFDA coordinate?

• Requests for specific USG assistance from host nations with….

• Responses from USG departments and agencies

• USG interaction with International Organizations (UN, IFRC)

• USG funding to USG NGO partners.

WHEN does USAID respond?

• Event occurs• Host nation requests

U.S. assistance• U.S. Ambassador

declares a disaster• DART assessment of

needs• Request for USG

department or agency assistance.

WHERE does OFDA coordination take place?

• Washington: RMT– DoD liaison officer

• U.S. Embassy: DART– OFDA Military Liaison

Officer(s)

• Field sites– Ports– Airports– Action sites

WHY does OFDA coordinate USG foreign disaster assistance?

• Foreign Assistance Act of 1961

• President authorized to respond

• Delegated to USAID Administrator

• USAID OFDA coordinates with USG, IO & NGO partners.

HOW does OFDA coordinate USG [DoD] foreign disaster assistance?

• Disaster declaration

• Request for USG assistance

• USAID OFDA assessment

• Coordination with NGO & international effort (UN OCHA)

• DoD: USAID request to DSCA

• DoD response

EXAMPLE: Chemical Spill, Port of Djibouti, 2002 (Moderate Size Event)

WHO Responded?

• Djibouti Ministry of Environment

• Djibouti Civil Defense Force

• USAID OFDA• UN OCHA• NBC NCO from U.S.

Army• Ports of Dubai Ltd.

WHAT happened?

• Cargo ship – wood treating chemicals

• Heat: plastic became brittle; jugs broke

• CCA leaked into ship• Containers placed on

land; moved 5 times• Washed into bay

WHEN did response activities occur?

• D+0: Spill occurred• D+7: Djibouti requested US assistance• D+7: US Ambassador approved• D+9: USAID OFDA assessment (soil &

water sampling)

• D+11: UN OCHA coordinated international response

• D+16: USAID & Army: training, PPE, shelters, decon gear

WHERE did the response occur?

• Port: soil & water sampling

• Embassy: sample analyses

• Port: UN OCHA office

• Dobbins Air Reserve Base, GA: USAID OFDA CBRNE cache

• Civil Defense HQ: training, respirator fit testing, equipment staging site.

WHY did the USG assist?

• Djibouti requested assistance• U.S. Ambassador concurred• U.S. had interests in HOA• No U.S. JTF yet in Port• Assistance led to further joint

U.S. – Djibouti cooperation

HOW did the USG assist?

Judicious Response: Large Event: WHO would be involved in a response?

• The Government of Djibouti

• U.S. Ambassador/Embassy/Dept. of State

• USAID; USG partners: DoD, HHS, NOAA

• UN OCHA & international responders

• NGOs

• Port of Djibouti & commercial operators

WHAT would probably occur?

• A large event exceeding the HN’s capacity

• A request for USG assistance

• Disaster declaration by U.S. Ambassador

• International response effort → UN OCHA

• USAID OFDA assessment• USAID request for DoD support (not lead).

WHEN would these events probably occur?

• Disaster declaration: D+1

• USAID OFDA DART initial assessment: D+2-4

• USAID request for initial DoD support: D+2 to D+4

• International response coordination by UN OCHA: D+7

WHERE would most USG assistance occur?

• IDP camps: – Packaged food (first 2 weeks), then bulk– Water containers, water trucks– Medical assistance & medevac– Temporary shelter– WASH (sanitation; field hygiene)

• Port: sampling, cleanup

HOW would the USG respond?

• USAID commodities warehouse, Dubai– Commercial airlift– 10L water containers, hygiene kits, plastic sheeting

• Medical assets: HHS (NDMS, CDC, ATSDR, OFRD), DoD

• USG environmental monitoring: NOAA, USCG• USG security assets: BDS, DoD, other• Maritime safety, security, environment: USCG• Port operations assistance: DoD, DHS/USCG

5 Likely Requests for DoD Support:

• Airlift• Security (MPs)• Medevac • Port operations• Augment airport

ground logistics operations.

Questions?