PDNA: Post-Disaster Needs Assessments

A Post-Disaster Needs Assessment and Recovery Framework (PDNA/RF) together comprise an approach to harmonize the assessment, analysis and prioritization of damages, losses and needs by a range of stakeholders (United Nations agencies and programmes, the World Bank, donors, non-governmental organizations) in support of the national government.

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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

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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.

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Izumicho, Narashino, Chiba
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7th WFEO-JFES-AIJ-JSCE joint symposium on disaster risk management
There is currently significant interest in disaster restoration and prevention in Japan, such as the revival and maintenance of the social infrastructure in portions of northeast Japan damaged by the Great East Japan Earthquake (March 11, 2011) as well as
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Damage and reconstruction needs assessment (DRNA) online course
Damage and Reconstruction Needs Assessment (DRNA) is a specialization course under the Natural Disaster Risk Management Program that offers a set of diagnostic tools to measure the type and extent of damage and losses caused by a specific disaster
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Honolulu, Hawaii
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In person
Workshop on governance capacity and natural disasters
The Workshop on Governance Capacity and Natural Disasters: Enhancing Preparedness, Response and Rebuilding will be organized by East-West Center in partnership with the University of Hawaii at Mānoa and United Nations University to be held from 26 – 28
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Santa Ana Pueblo, New Mexico
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Tribal lands and environment forum 2013
Session topics include: Effective public outreach and community involvement strategies Creating tribal climate change adaptation plans Natural resource damage assessment (NRDA) overview Forest health in a changing climate Climate change: Challenges and
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Delhi
In person
Uttarakhand disaster 2013: Lessons learnt
Uttarakhand, one of the hill states of Northern India, was severely hit by heavy rain induced flash floods and landslides in the 3rd week of June, 2013. This abnormally high amount of rainfall has been attributed to the fusion of Westerlies with the
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Dehradun
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In person
International training programme on flood risk mapping and modeling and assessment
Objective The main objective of this 5 day training is to allow disaster management communities with easy, quick and accurate access to flood-related information and dissemination through the support of space agencies, disaster charter and research
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Bangkok
In person
International flood forum on identification of effective flood risk management from lessons learned
The 2011 flood events severely affected Thailand, especially in the Chao Phraya River Basin. With growing population and infrastructures the exposure to natural hazards is inevitably increasing. A major flood event, like that in 2011, has a tendency to
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