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)

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PDNA - Post Disaster Needs Assessments

This PDNA provides assesses the damages and recovery needs in the Lori and Tavush regions, and proposes strategies to rebuild affected areas sustainably, integrating the Build Back Better principles and fostering resilience against future disasters.

Armenia - government
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
European Union
United Nations - Headquarters
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.

Asian Development Bank (ADB)
European Union
World Bank, the
Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery, the (GFDRR)
United Nations - Headquarters
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
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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.

World Bank, the
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
European Union
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.

National Emergency Management Agency (Nigeria)
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
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.

Vanuatu - government
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
Secretariat of the Pacific Community
Malawi Cyclone Freddy PDNA
Documents and publications
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.

Malawi - government
World Bank, the
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
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.”

Turkey - government
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
World Bank, the
European Union
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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.

Pakistan - government
Asian Development Bank (ADB)
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
World Bank, the
European Union
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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).

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines - government
World Bank, the
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
European Union
Timor-Leste PDNA Cyclone Seroja Sectoral Report
Documents and publications
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.

Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery, the (GFDRR)
Timor-Leste - government
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
United Nations - Headquarters
World Bank, the

All PDNAs

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Documents and publications
PDNA - Post Disaster Needs Assessments

This is the Fourth Ukraine Rapid Damage and Needs Assessment (RDNA4), covering the period between February 24, 2022, and December 31, 2024.

World Bank, the
Ukraine - government
European Commission
Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery, the (GFDRR)
United Nations - Headquarters
Deyr Floods PDNA
Documents and publications
PDNA - Post Disaster Needs Assessments

This report assesses the impacts of Somalia's 2023 Deyr floods, offering a roadmap for recovery and resilience-building. It outlines damages, losses, and priorities across key sectors to guide recovery.

Somalia - government
Bureau for Crisis Prevention and Recovery - UNDP
World Bank, the
European Union
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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 Grenada following the passage of Hurricane Beryl.

World Bank, the
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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.

World Bank, the
Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery, the (GFDRR)
Post Disaster Damages and Needs Assessment (PDNA): Needs for Building Back Initiative in Chitral after Erratic Rains and Extreme Events
Documents and publications
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.

Secours Islamique France
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Documents and publications
PDNA - Post Disaster Needs Assessments

This PDNA provides assesses the damages and recovery needs in the Lori and Tavush regions, and proposes strategies to rebuild affected areas sustainably, integrating the Build Back Better principles and fostering resilience against future disasters.

Armenia - government
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
European Union
United Nations - Headquarters
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.

Asian Development Bank (ADB)
European Union
World Bank, the
Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery, the (GFDRR)
United Nations - Headquarters
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
Ukraine Third Rapid Damage and Needs Assessment (RDNA3) Feb 2022-Dec 2023
Documents and publications
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.

World Bank, the
Ukraine - government
European Commission
Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery, the (GFDRR)
United Nations - Headquarters
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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.

World Bank, the
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
European Union
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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.

World Bank, the

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