PDNA guidance

These guides support a consistent and coherent approach to the post-disaster assessment, provide an objective and comprehensive estimate of recovery needs, while facilitating quick decision-making and action

Featured PDNAs

PDNA is a government-led exercise, with integrated support from the United Nations, the European Commission, the World Bank and other national and international actors. A PDNA pulls together information into a single, consolidated report, information on the physical impacts of a disaster, the economic value of the damages and losses, the human impacts as experienced by the affected population, and the resulting early and long-term recovery needs and priorities.

United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)

Herat Earthquakes 2023: Post-Disaster Needs Assessment
Documents and publications
PDNA - Post Disaster Needs Assessments
This PDNA report provides an assessment of the severe impacts of the earthquakes which struck Herat, Afghanistan in October 2023, and provides a vision and guiding principles for recovery.
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Documents and publications
PDNA - Post Disaster Needs Assessments
The objective of the Rapid Damage and Needs Assessment (RDNA) is to estimate the impact of the storm and floods on physical assets and service delivery in the most affected areas and take stock of the ensuing recovery needs.
Nigeria Flood Impact, Recovery and Mitigation Assessment Report 2022-2023
Documents and publications
PDNA - Post Disaster Needs Assessments
This report provides an impact assessment of the 2022 floods in Nigeria, highlighting key findings on their impact, recovery and coping mechanisms and offers an evidence-based strategy for future flood risk mitigation and adaptation.
PDNA TC Kevin and Judy Vanuatu 2023
Documents and publications
PDNA - Post Disaster Needs Assessments
This PDNA documents the impact that Tropical Cyclone Judy and Kevin have had on the people and economy of Vanuatu and also the recovery plan to transition Vanuatu back on its development pathway.
Malawi Cyclone Freddy PDNA
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PDNA - Post Disaster Needs Assessments
The Malawi 2023 Tropical Cyclone Freddy Post-Disaster Needs Assessment report assesses the impacts of the disaster and provides recommendations for building back better in recovery and reconstruction.
Turkiye PDNA
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PDNA - Post Disaster Needs Assessments
The recovery and reconstruction assessment presented here comprises of an assessment of the financial impact of the earthquakes which struck Turkiye and Syria in February 2023, applying modified PDNA methodology, and a “recovery vision.”
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PDNA - Post Disaster Needs Assessments
This PDNA assesses the impact of the 2022 floods in 94 calamity-hit districts across Pakistan. It serves as the foundation for future analysis, including a resilient recovery and reconstruction strategy and a coordinated effort for building back better.
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PDNA - Post Disaster Needs Assessments
These documents present the background, context, effects, impact, recovery needs and recovery strategy of the devastation of the La Soufrière Volcanic Eruption on St. Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) within the context of a Post Disaster Needs Assessment (PDNA).
Timor-Leste PDNA Cyclone Seroja Sectoral Report
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PDNA - Post Disaster Needs Assessments
This document provides an assessment of the floods and landslides damage caused by the 2021 Cyclone Seroja and needs of the affected people in Timor-Leste to inform the country's long term post-floods recovery efforts across multiple sectors.
Vanuatu PDNA 2020
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PDNA - Post Disaster Needs Assessments
The Vanuatu TC Harold and COVID-19 PDNA estimates the total compound impacts of TC Harold and COVID-19, identifies and quantifies needs across sectors, and supports the development of the Vanuatu Recovery Strategy 2020-2023.

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PDNA - Post Disaster Needs Assessments
This Global Rapid Post-Disaster Damage Estimation (GRADE) report provides a synopsis of the estimated direct economic damage in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) due to the passage Hurricane Beryl.
Post Disaster Damages and Needs Assessment (PDNA): Needs for Building Back Initiative in Chitral after Erratic Rains and Extreme Events
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PDNA - Post Disaster Needs Assessments
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The post-disaster multisectoral needs assessment report presented here provides a crucial glimpse into the profound effects of climate change on the district of Chitral in 2024.
Herat Earthquakes 2023: Post-Disaster Needs Assessment
Documents and publications
PDNA - Post Disaster Needs Assessments
This PDNA report provides an assessment of the severe impacts of the earthquakes which struck Herat, Afghanistan in October 2023, and provides a vision and guiding principles for recovery.
Ukraine Third Rapid Damage and Needs Assessment (RDNA3) Feb 2022-Dec 2023
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PDNA - Post Disaster Needs Assessments
This RDNA3 takes stock of almost two years of the ongoing war, estimating damage and losses along with recovery and reconstruction needs for 10 years.
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Documents and publications
PDNA - Post Disaster Needs Assessments
The objective of the Rapid Damage and Needs Assessment (RDNA) is to estimate the impact of the storm and floods on physical assets and service delivery in the most affected areas and take stock of the ensuing recovery needs.
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Documents and publications
PDNA - Post Disaster Needs Assessments
The objective of the assessment is to develop a 2 model-based estimate of the direct physical damages to buildings and infrastructure and evaluate the spatial distribution of damages to support the development of a roadmap for recovery and reconstruction.
Nigeria Flood Impact, Recovery and Mitigation Assessment Report 2022-2023
Documents and publications
PDNA - Post Disaster Needs Assessments
This report provides an impact assessment of the 2022 floods in Nigeria, highlighting key findings on their impact, recovery and coping mechanisms and offers an evidence-based strategy for future flood risk mitigation and adaptation.
Damage and Needs Assessment Monsoon Rain and Flash Flood
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PDNA - Post Disaster Needs Assessments
This report assesses the impacts of the August 2023 flash floods in Chattogram Division, Bangladesh detailing damage to homes, infrastructure, and livelihoods, and highlighting the urgent need for recovery support.
PDNA_2023 Kakhovka Dam Disaster, Ukraine
Documents and publications
PDNA - Post Disaster Needs Assessments
This is the PDNA about Kakhovka Dam destruction which inflicted US$14 billion damage and loss on Ukraine.
First Assessment of Herat Afghanistan Earthquake: Preliminary Shelter and Housing Response in Zinda Jan District, West of Herat (October 12, 2023)
Documents and publications
PDNA - Post Disaster Needs Assessments
The First Assessment of Herat Afghanistan Earthquake report provides a preliminary evaluation of the earthquake's impact on the Zinda Jan district, focusing on shelter and housing.

PDNA on-demand training

United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Stellenbosch University, PERIPERI U - Partners Enhancing Resilience for People Exposed to Risk
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