UNDP India Disaster Preparedness and Response Plan
UNDP India Disaster Preparedness and Response Plan
UNDP India Disaster Preparedness and Response Plan
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E-group:<br />
Important Websites on Emergency <strong>Preparedness</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Response</strong><br />
There would be email groups: E- group 1: This would be an email group for all field<br />
<strong>Disaster</strong> Management focal points <strong>and</strong> the team leaders in field (Hubs) <strong>and</strong> at HQ (Delhi).<br />
Experience has shown that exercises like <strong>UNDP</strong> administrator Kemal Dervis sending regular<br />
mails to all Global <strong>UNDP</strong> staff <strong>and</strong> RR, DRR sending regular mails to All <strong>India</strong> staff has helped a<br />
lot in bridging the information gap between the people working at strategic level <strong>and</strong> those at<br />
the operational level. This initiate of ours will fulfill the same.<br />
Bulletin Boards:<br />
This is an electronic meeting place where ideas on <strong>Disaster</strong> Management plans can be<br />
shared not only with <strong>UNDP</strong> staff but also with other stakeholders.<br />
This board will help many Non Governmental organizations to interact with each other on<br />
the bulletin board, which will help them in better coordination in terms of preparedness<br />
initiatives.<br />
Same bulletin board will be of great importance in sharing information in warning<br />
dissemination (not necessarily to vulnerable section but to I/NGOs <strong>and</strong> donors to be<br />
prepared to offer help) <strong>and</strong> in post disaster phase.<br />
Audio-video Conference:<br />
A weekly audio-video conference would be held on every Friday evening on the status of<br />
the <strong>Disaster</strong> Management <strong>Preparedness</strong>.<br />
Exchange of People:<br />
<strong>UNDP</strong> <strong>India</strong> has worked in almost every possible natural disaster facing <strong>India</strong>. In Gujarat it is<br />
working Earthquake <strong>and</strong> Drought where as in Orissa it is Flood <strong>and</strong> Cyclone. Exchange of<br />
people with an objective of sensitizing to the context <strong>and</strong> sharing of best practices is<br />
advisable. Team Leader of Gujarat <strong>and</strong> Orissa hub in consultation with Delhi Office would<br />
decide on the number <strong>and</strong> frequency of the exchange.<br />
Operations <strong>and</strong> finance<br />
The advance team will be provided with a petty cash advance of 1000 USD by the hq or the<br />
hub office as the case may be. The disaster focal point of the team [or the Team Leader as<br />
the case may be] would be empowered to incur expense from this account. Petty cash<br />
account cashbook would be maintained by the advance <strong>and</strong> following teams as well <strong>and</strong><br />
would be submitted to the hq or the hub for replenishment as <strong>and</strong> when felt necessary.<br />
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