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International Federation
of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
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 Disaster Management
International Federation
of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
Red Cross & Red Crescent Disaster Management
RCRC Movement
‘to improve the lives of vulnerable people by mobilising the power of humanity’
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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”
International Federation
of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
Red Cross & Red Crescent Disaster Management
16 NS / 4 RD
1 Pan Reg Deleg
International Federation
of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
Red Cross & Red Crescent Disaster Management
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
International Federation
of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
Red Cross & Red Crescent Disaster Management
Building Capacities & Sustainability
Global
‘Local to Global’
Regional
Integrated Disaster Management
Set in National Society Statutes
National
National & Regional Strategies
Branch
Delegations & National Societies
 understanding regional & international tools Community
 Contingency Planning
Household
 Testing the system
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Individual
International Federation
of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
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
International Federation
of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
Red Cross & Red Crescent Disaster Management
Disaster Spiral
Disaster
prevention
Disaster
relief &
recovery
Reducing Risks
Disaster
preparedness
Response
International Federation
of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
Red Cross & Red Crescent Disaster Management
From ‘local to global’
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
International Federation
of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
Red Cross & Red Crescent Disaster Management
From ‘local to global’
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
International Federation
of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
Red Cross & Red Crescent Disaster Management
From ‘local to global’
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