PDNA Guidance

The objective of the rapid building assessment is to generate a consistent approach and terminology for geotechnical assessments during the rapid building assessment process.

This Post-Disaster Needs Assessment (PDNA) review is the first instance of the participating institutions assessing the demonstrated effectiveness of PDNAs as the practice has evolved over the 55 post-disaster assessments conducted since 2008.

The GRADE approach provides required sectoral baseline information for the design of rehabilitation and reconstruction plans, based on an assessment of vulnerability and damage distribution of the affected infrastructure and assets.

This is the Post Disaster Needs Assessment (PDNA) Tools for India developed by the Government of India under National Cyclone Risk Mitigation Project assisted by the World Bank.

This handbook provides an overview of innovations in disaster rapid assessment. It is aimed at disaster managers, post-disaster assessment analysts and field staff collecting data.

The Recovery and Peacebuilding Assessment is an approach to identify and address recovery and peacebuilding requirements and lays the foundations for a longer-term strategy in a country facing conflict or transitioning out of a conflict-related crisis.

FEMA's Damage Assessment Operations Manual expedites decision-making and delivery of assistance by defining national standards for assessing damage and clearly outlining the information considered when evaluating requests for a major disaster declaration.

This chapter describes the procedure to assess the effects of a disaster on the manufacturing sector, following the Post-Disaster Needs Assessment (PDNA) methodology.

The objective of the rapid building assessment is to quickly establish the usability of buildings and associated infrastructure where functions may be compromised by a hazard event.

The Gender Sector Guidance provides practical advice to national and international gender experts participating in PDNAs on how to facilitate the identification and integration of gender equality issues across sectors and across the elements of the PDNA.