Disasterlossanddamagedatabasesandtheirroleindamageandlossassessment– UNDP’sexperienceandlessonslearned

Presentedby

RajeshSharmaCrisisPreventionandRecoveryprogrammeUNDPAsia‐PacificRegionalCentreBangkok

30August20131

PresentationOutline

• Disasterlossanddamagedatabases

• UNDP’sworkondisasterlossanddamage– Global– Regional

• Guidingprinciplesfordisasterlossdatabases

• Lessonsforlossanddamageassessment

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Whydisasterlossanddamagedatabases?

• Lossesanddamagesfromdisastersarenotsystemicallyrecorded

• Poorunderstandingofemergingpatterns andtrends ofdisasterrisksresultinginlackoftargetedaction

• Climatechangeandvariabilityposingthreatstodevelopment

• Intensities andfrequencies ofdisasterschanging

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Disasterlossanddamagedatabase?

• Collectionofhomogeneousdataaboutdisasters

• Datacaptureoveraperiodoftimeandgeographicalunit

• Storage,retrievalandcompilationofdataandinformation

• Sharingofdataandinformationtoallstakeholdersinrealtime

• Analysisofdataoveraperiodoftimeandspacetounderstandpatternsandtrendsofrisks

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Typesofdatacapturedbythedatabases

• Datacapturedathighresolution – sub‐districtlevel

• Informationaboutoccurrencesandimpactsarecapturedoveralongperiodoftime(20‐30years)

• Directimpactsofanevent• Eventdetails(date,location,intensity)• Populationaffected(death,injured,affected,…)• Damagesandlossestosectors(education,road,health,etc.)

• Analysisundertakenatprovincial,districtandsub‐districtlevelstoderiveemergingtrendsandpatternsofeventsandimpactstofeedintonationalandsub‐nationalplanning

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Specificapplicationsoflossanddamagedata

• Guidingrelief,recoveryandreconstruction• Assessingrisksoffuturedisasters• Calibratingthecost‐effectivenessofinvestmentsintendedtoreducelosses

• Trackinglosspatternsandtrends• Performingthematicanalysis• Tracking,monitoringandevaluatingtheoutcomeindictorsonlossanddamage

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Disasterlossanddamagedatabases:

UNDP’sworkondisasterlossanddamagedatabases

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Global

• Outof50nationaldisasterlossanddamagedatabasesglobally,UNDPhassupportedthedevelopmentof25 databasesandmoreareunderdevelopment

• Of57 regional,countryandsub‐nationallossanddamagedatabases,45 useacommonformat

• Globally,mostdatabaseshostedbygovernments

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Acomparativereviewof

Country‐levelandregionaldisasterlossanddamagedatabases

Analysisofdatabasesby

• Databasecharacteristics• Databasecontentprofile• Qualityassurance• Accessibility• Databaseuses

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Regional:DisasterdatabasesinAsia

• InAsia,UNDPstartedsupportingpilotimplementationin2002intheOrissastateofIndia‐ SriLanka‐ Nepal‐ Iran‐ Indonesia(morethan10provinces)‐ India(Orissa,TamilNaduandotherStates)‐ LaoPDR‐ Timor‐Leste‐ Cambodia

• Severalongoingdatabases‐ Vietnam,Myanmar,Philippines,Pakistanand Bhutan

• Databasehighlyconfigurabletocountryspecificneeds

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IranNepal

Bhutan

Thailand

Laos

Cambodia

Sri Lanka

MaldivesIndonesia

Timor-Leste

Philippines

Brunei

Myanmar

Vietnam

Orissa

Andhra Pradesh

KeralaTamil Nadu Puduchery

Status of the implementation of Disaster Inventories in Asia (2013)

Institutionalized Under development

Pakistan

202,000 recordsFirsteventin1815AD15countries

ExperiencesofestablishingdisasterlossdatabasesfromAsia

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RiskKnowledgeFundamentals:GuidelinesandLessonsforEstablishingandInstitutionalizingDisasterLossDatabases

Availableonlineat:http://www.snap‐undp.org/elibrary/Publications/DLDGuidelines.pdf

Applications

‐ GAR2009,2011and2013

‐ Extensiveintensiveriskanalysis

‐ Disasterriskandpovertyanalysis

‐ Povertymonitoring

‐ Allocationoffundsbasedoflevelsofrisks

‐ Localdisastermanagementplans

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Guidingprinciplesfordisasterlossdatabases

• Developingnationalcapacities

• Establishingandsustainingnationallyledprocessestocreateownership andrelevance

• Establishmentofdatabaseisguidedbyinstitutionalandlegalcontext

• Thedatabaseshouldaddresstheneeds andpriorities ofthecountry

• Sharing ofdatabaseandanalysiswithallstakeholders

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Lessonsforlossanddamageassessment

• Generateevidenceforraisingawarenessonlossanddamageemanatingfromclimatechange

• Developpotentialimpactsonsectorsandgeographicalunitstowarrantactions

• Coherentandharmonizedanalysisofpotentialimpacts

• Utilizedisasterlossanddamagedatabasestomonitoremergingtrendsandpatternsofdisastereventsandpotentiallossanddamage

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Lessonsforlossanddamageassessment(2)

• Buildonexistinginstitutionalprocesses

• Providesupportforinclusionofthepotentiallossanddamageinnationalandsub‐nationaldevelopmentprocesses

• Developnationalcapacitytopromoteinternalizationandinstitutionalization

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Empoweredlives.Resilientnations.

RajeshSharma<rajesh.sharma@undp.org>

Thankyouverymuch