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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PDNA on-demand training

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Tokyo
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Symposium 2011: From post-disaster reconstruction to the creation of resilient societies
Disaster is not new to the human experience. Cultures around the world have been, and continue to be, shaped by floods, storms and drought. In that sense there is already a body of knowledge, gathered through hard experience, that suggests ways to adapt
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Geneva
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Sixth session of the committee on economic cooperation and integration
The meeting will include a roundtable discussion on the role of public-private partnership in the reconstruction of the tsunami-hit region of Japan, facilitated by the United Nations office for disaster reduction (UNISDR) on 1 December 2011, 11:00-13:00
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Sacramento, CA
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National floodproofing conference V
Elevation? Wet floodproofing? Dry floodproofing? Buyout? Acquisition? Relocation? All of these nonstructural / floodproofing techniques, and the policies surrounding them, will be discussed at the 5th National Floodproofing Conference in Sacramento
Meetings and conferences
Cardiff
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Dealing with disasters conference 2011
The Dealing with Disasters Conference 2011 will take place on Monday 28th and Tuesday 29th of November in Cardiff’s Maldron Hotel. The theme of this year’s conference is Reflections on Recent Disasters: The Past 10 Years. Conference Focus Over the last
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Banda Aceh
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Expo on Sumatera tsunami disaster and recovery 2011 in conjunction with 4th South China sea tsunami workshop
International Workshop AIWEST-DR The AIWEST-DR is an annual event to commemorate the tragic event of the 2004 Sumatra Tsunami Disaster that have affected many countries around the Indian Ocean. The AIWEST-DR is also aimed at disseminating lessons learnt
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Tallahassee, FL
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Exploring the mega-fire reality 2011
In many parts of the world both the area and intensity of wildland fires have been growing alarmingly. However, it is not only the number of fires that are changing, but it is also the nature of these fires that are changing. Global warming, over
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Tokyo
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5th UN-CECAR international conference on disaster risk management and sustainability
The United Nations University Institute for Sustainability and Peace (UNU-ISP) would like to invite you to the upcoming Conference of the University Network for Climate and Ecosystems Change Adaptation Research (UN-CECAR), on 15 November 2011 in UNU-ISP
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