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DIPECHO ACTION PLAN FOR THE CARIBBEAN 2011-2012

Disaster Risk Reduction Tools developed under the 2011

Scientific Workshops for Multiplier Ag

Target Audience:

and Red Cross members.

Objective: Prepare multipliers agents using scientific information, to articulate

the action of vulnerable communities, the scientific community (responsible of

monitoring and evaluating the hazards and vulnerabilities) and the authorities

responsible for Disaster Risk Reduction to respond and guarantee the maximum

effort to save lives with professional capacity.

Radio and television spots

Target Audience:

Objective: We count with the interest of the local media to present TV and Radio

Spots on DRR measures, which a very good acceptance of the population.

In the case of the radio messages, adolescents of th

prepared an especial song. In the case of the TV spots, we used local

personalities of the city of Santiago, so people could feel identified.

Earthquake simulation system CAOS

Target audience:

Objective: Support the Town Hall and the Institute of Risk Management to allow

the community members to be informed about measures of self

experience simulations of earthquakes, fires

2012 http://eird.org/dipecho

Disaster Risk Reduction Tools developed under the 2011-2012 DIPECHO Action Plan for the Caribbean

Scientific Workshops for Multiplier Agents on Seismic Risk Reduction

Target Audience: Community Members, young leaders, teachers, police, firemen

ross members.

Prepare multipliers agents using scientific information, to articulate

the action of vulnerable communities, the scientific community (responsible of

g and evaluating the hazards and vulnerabilities) and the authorities

responsible for Disaster Risk Reduction to respond and guarantee the maximum

effort to save lives with professional capacity.

Radio and television spots

Target Audience: General Population of Santiago de los Caballeros

We count with the interest of the local media to present TV and Radio

Spots on DRR measures, which a very good acceptance of the population.

In the case of the radio messages, adolescents of the target communities

prepared an especial song. In the case of the TV spots, we used local

personalities of the city of Santiago, so people could feel identified.

Earthquake simulation system CAOS

Target audience: Municipal authorities, students, community in general.

Support the Town Hall and the Institute of Risk Management to allow

the community members to be informed about measures of self-protection and

experience simulations of earthquakes, fires and hurricanes.

http://eird.org/dipecho-action-plan-caribbean

2012 DIPECHO Action Plan for the Caribbean

Caritas Germany

http://www.caritas-

international.de/

Beliza Espinoza

Programme Coordinator

E-mail:

[email protected]


Family Emergency

Target Audience:

Objective: Provide families a tool to be prepared in case of earth tremors,

earthquakes or floods. The Family Emergency Plan Kit contains; the

information about the steps to follow in case of an earthquake, emergency

telephone numbers, one whistle and one torch with batteries

Safer Houses Module

Target audience

communities and Red

Objective: To improve the knowledge of communities on how to reinforce

wooden or concrete houses in the event of hurricanes, earthquakes and floods.

Background: Since 2004, French Red Cross has developed and / or facilitated a

variety of training related to shelt

Dominica, Saint Lucia, Grenada, Trinidad and Tobago, St. Vincent and the

Grenadines, Barbados and Suriname). Building on this expertise, methodology

specific to reinforcing houses prior to

include guidance on building foundations, installing hurricane straps and other

structural reinforcements and building flood barriers. This Safe House Module

tool has been co

the Canadian Red Cross.


Family Emergency Plan Kit

Target Audience: Families of vulnerable neighborhoods

Provide families a tool to be prepared in case of earth tremors,

earthquakes or floods. The Family Emergency Plan Kit contains; the family plan,

information about the steps to follow in case of an earthquake, emergency

telephone numbers, one whistle and one torch with batteries

Safer Houses Module

Target audience: Builders and community members from vulnerable

communities and Red Cross personnel.

To improve the knowledge of communities on how to reinforce

wooden or concrete houses in the event of hurricanes, earthquakes and floods.

Background: Since 2004, French Red Cross has developed and / or facilitated a

training related to shelter in many Caribbean countries (Jamaica,

Dominica, Saint Lucia, Grenada, Trinidad and Tobago, St. Vincent and the

Grenadines, Barbados and Suriname). Building on this expertise, methodology

specific to reinforcing houses prior to a disaster has been further adapted to

include guidance on building foundations, installing hurricane straps and other

structural reinforcements and building flood barriers. This Safe House Module

tool has been co-financed by the Caribbean DIPECHO 8 project, DFID, CIDA and

the Canadian Red Cross.


Caritas Germany

http://www.caritas-

international.de/

Beliza Espinoza

Programme Coordinator

E-mail:

[email protected]

International Federation of

Red Cross and Red Crescent

Societies (IFRC)

http://www.ifrc.org/en/what-

we-do/where-we-

work/americas/trinidad-and-

tobago-red-cross-society

Reynette Royer

IFRC

Caribbean Regional

Representation Office

Email:

[email protected]


Caribbean Climate Change Adaptation Toolkit

Target audience

Objective: Assist Red Cross staff, partners and volunteers in communicating

climate change to communities they work in, integrate climate change into the

VCA process, enhance the VCA process using GPS and GIS and to finalize a

community climate change action plan

proposal.

Disaster Information Fairs

Target audience

disabilities, adults and older persons

Objective: Disaster Information Fairs are a means of providing

of agencies working in the area of DRR and other attendant services to the

community.

Knowledge, Attitude and Practice Survey

Target audience

Disaster Coordinator, ODPEM, Government, CDRTs,

Objective: The Knowledge, Attitude and Practice (KAP) Survey towards Disaster

Risk Reduction is implemented as a pre

the attitude of residents and the associated practices relating to disaster risk

reduction across the ten target communities. The KAP Survey is implemented

also towards the end of the project to evaluate the impact of the project on the

knowledge, attitude and practices of residents relating to DRR and to determine

if any required behaviour


Caribbean Climate Change Adaptation Toolkit

Target audience: Red Cross personnel, partners, communities

: Assist Red Cross staff, partners and volunteers in communicating

climate change to communities they work in, integrate climate change into the

VCA process, enhance the VCA process using GPS and GIS and to finalize a

community climate change action plan using the CHRiSTAL approach and project

Disaster Information Fairs

Target audience: Residents of the communities: children, persons with

disabilities, adults and older persons

: Disaster Information Fairs are a means of providing a ‘one stop shop’

of agencies working in the area of DRR and other attendant services to the

Knowledge, Attitude and Practice Survey

Target audience: Policy Makers, persons working in the area of DRM, Parish

Disaster Coordinator, ODPEM, Government, CDRTs, CBOs etc.

: The Knowledge, Attitude and Practice (KAP) Survey towards Disaster

Risk Reduction is implemented as a pre-test to determine the level of knowledge,

the attitude of residents and the associated practices relating to disaster risk

ion across the ten target communities. The KAP Survey is implemented

also towards the end of the project to evaluate the impact of the project on the

knowledge, attitude and practices of residents relating to DRR and to determine

if any required behaviour change has taken place.


Reynette Royer

IFRC

Caribbean Regional

Representation Office

Email:

[email protected]

HelpAge International

www.helpage.org/where-we-

work/caribbean/jamaica

Jeff James

Regional Director

E-mail:

[email protected]


Community Disaster Response Teams (Intergenerational Approaches)

Target audience

Objective: The utilization of the Community Disaster Response Team (CDRT) is

not a new model. However, a novel approach to the CDRT developed under the

project is the utilization of an intergenerational approach, which has facilitated

inclusion of older persons int

Micro-mitigation: River

Target audience

communities)

Objective: The Flood

flood warning systems to be used in Jamaica. The Flood Warning system is

expected to function as an early warning system for residents of Rivoli,

Thompson Pen and the adjoining communit

level has reached a critical level thereby providing them with adequate time to

undertake evacuation exercises if required.


Community Disaster Response Teams (Intergenerational Approaches)

Target audience: Target Communities

: The utilization of the Community Disaster Response Team (CDRT) is

not a new model. However, a novel approach to the CDRT developed under the

project is the utilization of an intergenerational approach, which has facilitated

inclusion of older persons into the disaster response process.

mitigation: River - Alarm System

Target audience: Residents of Rivoli & Thompson Pen (as well as the adjoining

The Flood Warning System implemented under the project is a pilot in

flood warning systems to be used in Jamaica. The Flood Warning system is

expected to function as an early warning system for residents of Rivoli,

Thompson Pen and the adjoining communities to alert them whenever the river

level has reached a critical level thereby providing them with adequate time to

undertake evacuation exercises if required.


HelpAge International

www.helpage.org/where-we-

work/caribbean/jamaica

Jeff James

Regional Director

E-mail:

[email protected]


Hospital Emergency and Disaster Response Plan

Target audience

hospital officials, hospital personnel involved in emergency services, partner

agencies response for emergency response

Objective: To provide hospital management personnel with the methodology

and information necessary f

response plans for emergencies and disasters. These would serve as operational

tools in the management of crisis situations.

Video guide on child

Responding to interest raised in the 2010 CDEMA conference, the video guide

explains step-by

centred and child

children in a few activities. The guide shows the basis for child

derived from the Convention on the Rights of the Child, how children can

understand DRR and vulnerability, child

programmes, means by which children can become agents of change and

advocate to government agencies and the high impact that DRR programmes can

have because of being child

International’s programmes in the Dominican Republic, funded by ECHO, USAID

OFDA and AECID. The video guide was produced with funds from the European

Commission Humanitarian Aid Department.


Hospital Emergency and Disaster Response Plan

arget audience: Hospital Disaster Committee members and other senior

hospital officials, hospital personnel involved in emergency services, partner

agencies response for emergency response

: To provide hospital management personnel with the methodology

and information necessary for them to develop their respective hospital

response plans for emergencies and disasters. These would serve as operational

tools in the management of crisis situations.

deo guide on child-centred DRR

Responding to interest raised in the 2010 CDEMA conference, the video guide

by-step how and why to develop DRR programmes which are child-

centred and child-driven, as distinct from being DRR projects which involve

children in a few activities. The guide shows the basis for child-centred DRR

derived from the Convention on the Rights of the Child, how children can

d DRR and vulnerability, child-centred ways to design and execute DRR

programmes, means by which children can become agents of change and

advocate to government agencies and the high impact that DRR programmes can

have because of being child-centred. Examples are derived from Plan

International’s programmes in the Dominican Republic, funded by ECHO, USAID-

OFDA and AECID. The video guide was produced with funds from the European

Commission Humanitarian Aid Department.


Pan-American Health

Organization (PAHO/WHO)

http://new.paho.org/

ecc/index.php?option=

com_frontpage&Itemid=1

Lealou Reballos

Technical Officer,

Email: [email protected]

Jeronimo Venegas

Disaster Respones Specialist

Email:

[email protected]

Plan Dominican Republic &

Asamblea de Cooperación

por la Paz (ACPP)

http://plan-

international.org/where-we-

work/americas/dominican-

rep/

http://www.acpp.com/


Community-awareness

In communities where there is no cinema, community DRR cinema has been a

very effective tool for raising awareness. Using videos about DRR issues that are

pertinent to the local context

Plan and ACPP were

dynamic way. As the videos were publicly available (often on Youtube), costs

were low, primarily being the costs of hiring a space (where necessary),

guaranteeing electricity for the event (generato

often achieved through posters and by using local forms of advertising such as

minibuses with loudspeakers broadcasting publicity messages for the video

forum around the community in advance of the screening.

Other forms of awareness

all have a common graphic style and campaign slogan, to which local action

messages are attached in the different communities. Plan and ACPP negotiated

with the unions controlling local buses

and art around the communities.

Self-assessment tool: DRR capacities at municipal level

Target audience

municipal level.

Objective: To identify

field of disaster risk reduction.

potential and strategic partners and the issue

order to support a DRR process at m


awareness-raising tools

In communities where there is no cinema, community DRR cinema has been a

very effective tool for raising awareness. Using videos about DRR issues that are

pertinent to the local context – sometimes with a facilitated debate afterwards –

Plan and ACPP were able to educate communities about urban seismic risk in a

dynamic way. As the videos were publicly available (often on Youtube), costs

were low, primarily being the costs of hiring a space (where necessary),

guaranteeing electricity for the event (generator) and publicity. The latter was

often achieved through posters and by using local forms of advertising such as

minibuses with loudspeakers broadcasting publicity messages for the video

forum around the community in advance of the screening.

f awareness-raising included local buses. Plan’s DRR programmes

all have a common graphic style and campaign slogan, to which local action

messages are attached in the different communities. Plan and ACPP negotiated

with the unions controlling local buses so that the buses would carry the logos

and art around the communities.

assessment tool: DRR capacities at municipal level

Target audience: Technical institutions who support the development and DRR at

municipal level.

identify the current capacities of the municipal stakeholders in the

field of disaster risk reduction. It can help you to identify in a rapid way your

potential and strategic partners and the issues that need to be prioritized in

order to support a DRR process at municipal level.


Daniel Stothart

National Disaster

Management Adviser

Plan International –

Dominican Republic

Email:

Daniel.Stothart@plan-

international.org

United Nations Development

Programme (UNDP)

Dominican Republic

http://www.pnud.org.do/

Dennis Ernesto Funes International Coordinator Email: [email protected]


Guidelines to incorporate DRR into development planning

Target audience

development and DRR at municipal level.

Objective: To identify

DRR into development planning in terms of internal organization of the local

governments, DRR into public investment, community participation, inter

institutional coordination´s platform and inter

Toolkit: Coordination and management of collective centers (Shelters)

Target audience

response at national and

Objective: To guide the national and local response institutions in the

identification, selection, management and coordination of collective centers

using the international humanitarian standards.

Guidelines to elaborate school emergency plans.

Target audience

Objective: To facilitate the process of organization, training and planning of the

school DRR committees and the elaboration of their school emergency plans.


Guidelines to incorporate DRR into development planning at municipal level

Target audience: Local governments and other institutions who support the

development and DRR at municipal level.

: To identify opportunities and potential mechanisms to incorporate

DRR into development planning in terms of internal organization of the local

governments, DRR into public investment, community participation, inter-

institutional coordination´s platform and inter-municipal networks.

Toolkit: Coordination and management of collective centers (Shelters)

Target audience: Technical institutions who work in disaster preparedness and

national and municipal level.

: To guide the national and local response institutions in the

identification, selection, management and coordination of collective centers

international humanitarian standards.

Guidelines to elaborate school emergency plans.

Target audience: Technicians of the Education Ministry at local level.

: To facilitate the process of organization, training and planning of the

R committees and the elaboration of their school emergency plans.


United Nations Development

Programme (UNDP)

Dominican Republic

http://www.pnud.org.do/ Dennis Ernesto Funes International Coordinator Email: [email protected]

Janire Zulaika

Technical Coordinator, UNDP

DIPECHO Project

Email:

[email protected]


Guidelines to elaborate municipal emergency and contingency plans for seismic

risk.

Target audience

response at municipal

Objective: To guide the local response institutions in the elaboration of the

municipal emergency plan and the seismic contingency plan.

Common Format for the Preparation of Country Documents for Disaster Risk

Reduction

Target audience

stakeholders, donors, international organizations

Objectives: The Common Format suggests a standardized structure and related

guidelines for the development of country documents which are intended

provide a comprehensive overview of the status of DRR in the country, and

identifying a set of recommendations for areas of intervention. The country

documents are important reference document for the design of policies and

strategies, the planning and

making for action by representatives of national systems, organizations and

institutions that work on DRR in the country and international cooperation

agencies.


Guidelines to elaborate municipal emergency and contingency plans for seismic

Target audience: Technical institutions who work in disaster preparedness and

at municipal level.

: To guide the local response institutions in the elaboration of the

municipal emergency plan and the seismic contingency plan.

Common Format for the Preparation of Country Documents for Disaster Risk

Target audience: National, sub national and local disaster risk reduction

stakeholders, donors, international organizations

The Common Format suggests a standardized structure and related

guidelines for the development of country documents which are intended to

provide a comprehensive overview of the status of DRR in the country, and

identifying a set of recommendations for areas of intervention. The country

documents are important reference document for the design of policies and

strategies, the planning and implementation of DRR activities, and decision

making for action by representatives of national systems, organizations and

institutions that work on DRR in the country and international cooperation


United Nations Office for

Disaster Risk Reduction

(UNISDR)

www.unisdr-americas.org

http://eird.org/index-

eng.htm

Sandra Amlang

UNISDR Regional Office for

the Americas



Set of Criteria for the Prioritizat

National Level

Target audience

stakeholders

Objective: The set of criteria allows countries to identify the main risks to which

it is exposed, to prioritize them and identify the necessary actions to reduce

them. The criteria help to identify main areas of intervention to be

the country document.

Guide de Gestion des Sites et Abris d’Evacuation”

Management Guide)

Target audience

governmental partners involved in disaster management in

evacuations in particular.

Objective: IOM supported Haitian Civil Protection to create the Guide to

Evacuation Shelter Management, the first ever Haiti

The objective is to create the baseline policy doc

and to provide standards and tools useful for evacuation shelter managers and

others involved in the short

funding, IOM is continuing its support to Government to update the Guide f

2013, including lessons learned from Tropical Storm Isaac and Hurricane Sandy,

as well as to further elaborate standards related to the physical infrastructure

used as evacuation shelter and the use of schools as evacuation shelters.


Set of Criteria for the Prioritization of Disaster Risk Reduction Actions at

Target audience: National, sub national and local disaster risk reduction

The set of criteria allows countries to identify the main risks to which

it is exposed, to prioritize them and identify the necessary actions to reduce

them. The criteria help to identify main areas of intervention to be included in

the country document.

Guide de Gestion des Sites et Abris d’Evacuation” (Evacuation Shelter

Management Guide)

Target audience: Government, civil society and international and non-

governmental partners involved in disaster management in general, and cyclone

evacuations in particular.

Objective: IOM supported Haitian Civil Protection to create the Guide to

Evacuation Shelter Management, the first ever Haiti-specific policy in this regard.

The objective is to create the baseline policy document related to this process,

and to provide standards and tools useful for evacuation shelter managers and

others involved in the short-term evacuation process. Under current ECHO

funding, IOM is continuing its support to Government to update the Guide for

2013, including lessons learned from Tropical Storm Isaac and Hurricane Sandy,

as well as to further elaborate standards related to the physical infrastructure

used as evacuation shelter and the use of schools as evacuation shelters.


Sandra Amlang

UNISDR Regional Office for

the Americas


International Migration

Organization

Bradley Mellicker

Programme Manager,

Disaster Risk Reduction

IOM Haiti
