WASH Response to Urban Floods Session 2 Rapid emergency Needs Assessment UF21 WASH Cluster – Emergency Training UF

WASH Response to Urban Floods

Session 2Rapid emergency Needs Assessment

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WASH Cluster – Emergency Training UF

Rapid Emergency Needs Assessment 2


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Follow-up survey:Health/Nutr/

Food/WES/etc

Mulit-sectoralRapid

Assessment(qualitative &

secondary quantitative)

Suddenonset

1 wk 6-8 wks 3-6 mo 1 year

Preparedness data collection

In-depth sector studies (quantitative/qualitative)

Multi-sectoral survey (probability sample):

Health/Nutr/Food/WES/etc

Pre-CrisisImmediate

Response PhaseBeyond the

Immediate Response

Tracking

Emergency

Sector-specific rapid assessments

Early warning systemsRA Child ProtectionRA Learning Spaces

Preparedness Monitoring Performance Monitoring

Surveillance

Existing research/studies

Periodic surveys

Assessment – critical phases in response

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Purpose of rapid assessment

• Confirm the emergency

• Describe the type, impact and possible evolution of the emergency

• Assess immediate needs and recommend immediate response priorities

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• Be coordinated and build partnerships between relief agencies, local authorities and private suppliers

• Provide information about the needs, considering vulnerable groups, local priorities, coping mechanisms, operating environment and capacity for response

• Identify possible intervention strategies based on most urgent relief needs and coordination mechanisms

• Highlight resource requirements

Initial rapid assessment in an urban flood setting should -

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Case Study 2: Floods in Jakarta, Indonesia, 2007

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What key information can you identify for the needs assessment?

What additional information will need to be collected?

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• What are the main sources of water supply?

• How does the water supply system work?

• What type of water resources do people in the different parts of the city rely on?

• Which areas of the city are most affected by the disruption to water services?

• Which services are still working?

• Which areas need to receive rapid assistance?

Water Supply

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Steps:1. Check electrical power

system2. Check pumps and valves3. Check pipelines at the

water treatment plant (inlet-outlet)

4. Check the state of water treatment tanks, water storage tanks, availability of chemicals

5. Check the state of the water distribution network.

Rapid assessment of municipal water treatment plants & distribution systems

A branched distribution system

Source: WEDC

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Sanitation – Excreta Disposal • Physical constraints existing in the target

community

• Existing sanitation facilities in the public shelters and expected timescale for communities to remain in shelters

• The community’s preferences regarding excreta disposal practices and facilities

• The different requirements of men, women, children and those with special needs

• The logistics of supplying latrine materialsUF2

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Hygiene Promotion

• Identification of health / hygiene risks

• The community’s preferences regarding hygiene practices and non-food items to be included in kits

• Existing indigenous knowledge and local organisations involved in promoting hygiene practices

• Local methods of communication – mass media e.g. Government / private radio stations, local press, local meetings

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Key Learning Points• The importance of :

Considering potential health risks such as malaria and diarrhoeal diseases

Good coordination with local authorities encouraged to “lead” the response, where appropriate

Consultation with the affected community • There is a sequence in carrying out rapid

assessment of flood-damaged municipal water treatment plants and distribution systems

• There are immediate sanitation considerations, especially excreta disposal. Hygiene Promotion and community mobilisation is a key element.

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Documents

WASH Response to Urban Floods Session 2 Rapid emergency Needs Assessment UF21 WASH Cluster – Emergency Training UF