Transcript UGANDA FLOODS LESSONS LEARNT July

TESO FLOODS
LESSONS LEARNT
July-December 2007
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Lesson I:
Coordination
• Must include all actors
• The District Disaster Management
Committees (DDMCs) must be
given the necessary resources to
lead overall coordination for
disaster response
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Lesson II:
Assessments
• Strong rapid assessments are
crucial to ensure a timely and
effective disaster response
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Lesson III:
Funding
• Funding for recovery activities is equally
as important as funding for emergency
programs
• Government funding for emergencies is
critical, but procedures to access such
funds by the districts should be simplified
to improve timeliness of the response
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Lesson IV: Response Capacity
• Willingness of partners to move
into the floods affected areas at
short notice was a key
contributor to the success of
the emergency response
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Lesson V
• Adoption of a human rights
based approach would have
benefited the planning and
response to the emergency
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Lesson VI
• Opportunities for mitigating
disaster risk by reducing
vulnerabilities should be
prioritized, in order to reduce the
potential negative impact of
future flooding
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Lesson VII
• Early warning systems
could play a major role in
risk monitoring and
triggering a timely response
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Lesson VIII
• A stronger focus on
reinforcing community
coping capacities would
improve future responses
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Lesson IX
• Stronger linkages with the private
sector is required to ensure that
the response is coordinated and
common strategies and standards
are applied
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Lesson X
• Activation of the Logistics
Cluster was critical to the
success of the first phase of
the response
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Lesson XI
• Adherence to common criteria in
identification of affected
population and use of quality
control mechanisms support
equitable humanitarian assistance
to all those in need
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LESSONS LEARNT
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