Data Against Natural Disasters: Establishing Effective Systems for Relief, Recovery, and Reconstruction

Contents......Page 8
Foreword......Page 12
Acknowledgments......Page 14
Contributors......Page 16
Abbreviations......Page 20
1 Using Data Against Disasters: Overview and Synthesis of Lessons Learned – Samia Amin, Marcus Cox, and Markus Goldstein......Page 22
2 Information Gaps in Relief, Recovery, and Reconstruction in the Aftermath of Natural Disasters – Claude de Ville de Goyet......Page 44
3 United Nations’ Efforts to Strengthen Information Management for Disaster Preparedness and Response – Brendan McDonald and Patrick Gordon......Page 80
4 The Use of a Logistics Support System in Guatemala and Haiti – Claude de Ville de Goyet......Page 104
5 World Bank: Tracking Reconstruction Funds in Indonesia after the 2004 Earthquake and Tsunami – Jock McKeon......Page 164
6 The Flow of Information during Disaster Response: The Case of the Mozambique Floods, 2007 – Marcin Sasin......Page 206
7 Data Management Systems after the Earthquake in Pakistan: The Lessons of Risepak – Samia Amin......Page 254
8 Ex Ante Preparedness for Disaster Management: Sahana in Sri Lanka – M. A. L. R. Perera......Page 294
Index......Page 320
Box 3.1 The Cluster Approach......Page 83
Figure 2.1 Disaster Losses in the Richest and Poorest Nations, 1985–99......Page 45
Figure 2.2 The Phases of Disaster......Page 49
Figure 2.3 The Overlapping Phases in Recent Major Disasters......Page 50
Figure 4.1 The Hierarchical Structure of SUMA......Page 115
Figure 4.2 The Nonhierarchical Structure of the LSS......Page 116
Figure 4.3 The Distribution of Funding by Source, in Haiti, 2004–07......Page 123
Figure 4.4 The National Risk and Disaster Management System......Page 125
Figure 4.5 Shares of Donor Funding, in Guatemala, by Donor......Page 143
Figure 5.1 Damage and Loss Assessment......Page 166
Figure 5.2 Funding Allocations by Contributor Type......Page 168
Figure 5.3 Timeline: Post-Tsunami Events and the Output of the Financial Tracking System......Page 171
Figure 5.4 Overview of the Financial Tracking System......Page 173
Figure 5.5 BRR Project Planning, Approval, and Implementation Processes......Page 184
Figure 5.6 Funding Flows across Actors in Reconstruction......Page 185
Figure 5.7 Examples of Key Outputs......Page 189
Figure 5.8 Creating Damage and Loss Assessments for Reconstruction Planning......Page 199
Figure 5.9 Funding Flows Required for Data Analysis......Page 201
Figure 6.1 Water Flows at Cahora Bassa Dam, 2001 and 2007......Page 228
Figure 7.1 Reconstruction Costs by Sector, Estimates, November 2005......Page 255
Table 1.1 The Phases of Disaster......Page 24
Table 2.1 Distribution of Natural Disasters by Origin, 1970–2005......Page 46
Table 2.2 Disasters Receiving over 10 Percent of AnnualInternational Humanitarian Funding......Page 48
Table 2.3 Relief Activities Following an Earthquake......Page 56
Table 2.4 Selected Indicators of Recovery and Reconstruction, by Area of Recovery......Page 70
Table 3.2 Optional Common Operational Data Sets......Page 96
Table 4.1 Approximate Cost of SUMA in the Americas......Page 106
Table 4.2 Main Steps in the Development of the LSS......Page 108
Table 4.3 The Implementation of SUMA in the Aftermath of Disasters......Page 110
Table 4.4 The Implementation of the LSS in the Aftermath of Disasters......Page 111
Table 4.5 Human Development Indicators for Angola, the Dominican Republic, and Haiti......Page 119
Table 4.6 Good Governance Indicators for Angola, the Dominican Republic, and Haiti......Page 120
Table 4.7 Summary of Losses Caused by Natural Disasters, in Haiti, 2003–07......Page 121
Table 4.8 Humanitarian Funding for Haiti, 2004–07......Page 124
Table 4.9 The Distribution of Roles among Partners, Flash Appeal 2004......Page 128
Table 4.10 The Chronology of SUMA Implementation, 2004......Page 133
Table 4.11 SUMA Training Activities through the DPC......Page 135
Table 4.12 Comparative Strength and Damage of Hurricanes Mitch and Stan......Page 141
Table 4.13 Disaster Impact and Level of Development, Guatemala......Page 142
Table 4.14 National Counterparts and the United Nations’ Response......Page 144
Table 4.15 Contributions of the United Nations’ System......Page 147
Table 4.16 Chronology of Events, Hurricane Stan, and Humanitarian Assistance......Page 149
Table 5.1 Bilateral and Multilateral Donors in the Reconstruction Effort......Page 175
Table 5.2 Sector Definitions......Page 177
Table 5.3 Summary of Aceh and Nias Reconstruction Funding Allocations......Page 187
Table 7.1 Baseline Data Collection......Page 272
Table 7.2 Damage and Needs Assessment Indicators......Page 275
Table 7.3 Measures of Assistance and Residual Need......Page 276
Table 8.1 Summary of Natural Disasters in Sri Lanka, 1957–2007......Page 296
Table 8.2 People Displaced by the Tsunami, Survey Results of March 4, 2005......Page 298