Scope

1. Overview of RDANA
a. Definition
b. Background
c. Legal bases
2. Rationale/Reasons for conducting RDANA
3. Elements of RDANA
a. Composition of the RDANA Team
b. Best time to conduct RDANA
c. Areas needing RDANA
 Scope
4. General steps in conducting RDANA
5. Linkage of RDANA to other Philippine
DRRM Systems
6. Keys to successful RDANA
Overview
 Overview
Definition
Rapid Damage Assessment and Needs
Analysis (RDANA) is a disaster response
tool that is used immediately during the early
and critical state of onset of a disaster.

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 Overview
Definition
It aims to determine the immediate relief and
response requirements.
It identifies the magnitude of a disaster by
focusing on the general impact on the
society and the people’s coping capacity.

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 What has What needs
happened? to be done?
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 Overview
Background
Given the risk profile of the country, the
Philippines made a paradigm shift to DRRM
through the enactment of RA 10121.

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 Overview
Background
Mandate
The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) shall have
the primary mission of administering a
comprehensive national civil defense and
disaster risk reduction and management
program by providing leadership in the
continuous development of strategic and
systematic approaches as well as measures to
reduce the vulnerabilities and risks to hazards
and manage the consequences of disasters.

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 Overview
Legal Bases
Section 9, Powers and Functions of
OCD under RA 10121
OCD shall “Formulate standard operating
procedures for the deployment of rapid
assessment teams, information sharing
among different government agencies, and
coordination before and after disasters at all
levels.”

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 Overview
Legal Bases
Section 3, Rule 4, IRR of
RA 10121
The RDRRMC Chairperson may tap the
facilities and resources of other government
agencies and private sectors, for the
protection of life and properties in pursuit of
disaster risk reduction and management.

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 Overview
Legal Bases
Section 3G, Rule 7, IRR of
RA 10121
OCD shall formulate SOPs for the
deployment of RDANA teams, information
sharing among different government
agencies, and coordination before and after
disasters at all levels.

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 Overview
Legal Bases
Section 4 (21), Rule 6, IRR of
RA 10121
LDRRMCs shall establish linkage/network
with other LGUs for disaster risk reduction
and emergency response purposes.

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Why Conduct RDANA?
 Why Conduct RDANA?
To obtain a general overview of the
damage in terms of:
 Nature of the disaster/event
 Extent of effects and the secondary threats
 Areas that are hardest hit
 Most affected sectors
 Impact to availability of resources and local
response capacity
 Level of continuing or emerging threats

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 Why Conduct RDANA?
To assess the needs and
recommend the:
 most urgent response requirements
 potential methods for delivery of assistance
 allocation and utilization of critical
resources
 need for detailed assessment of specific
geographical areas or sectors
 options for relief assistance
 need for international assistance
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 RDANA Framework
• RA 10121
• Section 3G, Rule 7, IRR
• Section 4 (21), Rule 6, IRR

• To obtain a general overview of the damage and its

secondary threats.
• To assess the situation and recommend most urgent
needs

• Pre- activation
RDANA • Activation
• Post- activation

• Assessment report/Recommendation
• Decision- making by the DRRMC
• Appropriate response action

SAVING LIVES
REDUCING IMPACTS
HASTENING RECOVERY
 Other Similar Global Rapid
Assessment Practices
NAME PROPONENT
Multi- Cluster/Sector Initial
UN
Rapid Assessment (MIRA)
Emergency Rapid
AHA Centre/ ASEAN
Assessment Team (ERAT)

Rapid Needs Assessment India

Rapid Needs Assessment US

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Importance of RDANA
Who will conduct RDANA?
Who will conduct RDANA?

“RDANA Teams” as
enshrined in RA 10121
are composed of:
 OCD Personnel
 Local DRRM Officers
 Sectoral experts

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When to conduct RDANA
 When to conduct RDANA

RDANA should be conducted

immediately at the early stage of a disaster
based on alert levels and triggers.

RDANA Immediately

Reference: 3rd ASEAN ERAT Induction Course

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 When to conduct RDANA
Phase III
Phase 0 Phase I Phase II Phase IV
11/16-30/45
Before Disaster 1-3 days 4-10/15 days 31/46+ days
days
Sustain lives, Restore livelihood,
Goal Preparedness Save lives
Protect livelihood Re- establish essential services
 Establish  Estimate scale,  Plan for  Detailed Programming for
procedures and severity and humanitarian situation and recovery
responsibilities impact of the response trend analysis
for assessments disaster  Define focus for  Detailed
 Prepare tools  Locate affected follow– on planning for
Assessment populations to assessments humanitarian
Purpose gather relief and early
information for recovery
initial response
decisions
 Plan for next
assessment phase
Joint contingency  Mainly quick field  Joint Joint multi- In- depth sectoral
planning process visits (sea/land) assessments sectoral assessments
or fly- overs for  Community assessment
preliminary level  Community
Methodologies
information discussions and/or
 Key informants household
 Satellite imagery
 Purposive survey
sampling

Reference: 3rd ASEAN ERAT Induction Course

Where to conduct RDANA
 Where to conduct RDANA
In disaster- stricken areas that need
rapid assessment of the impacts and
require immediate response
operations

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How to conduct RDANA
 How to conduct RDANA
Preparations
During peace time, the DRRMCs must:
 Prepare assessment tools
 Capacitate RDANA team members
 Ensure availability of resources
 Consolidate baseline data
 Prepare coordination arrangements
 Designate roles and responsibilities of
RDANA team members

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 How to conduct RDANA
Data Collection
• The key activity in RDANA
• It provides a “snapshot” of the disaster
situation by determining the scale and
severity of the disaster and
recommending the most immediate
needs.

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 How to conduct RDANA
Data Collection
• An on- going process
• Look for patterns and indicators of
potential problem during data collection

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 How to conduct RDANA
Reporting
• After data collection, consolidate all
data into one RDANA report.
• RDANA report must be brief,
straightforward, understandable, and
consistent in format.
• Recommendations should be
realistic.

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 How to conduct RDANA
Monitoring
• RDANA should not be seen as an end in
itself, but rather as part of a continuing
assessment process.
• The DRRMC thru the EOC must
continuously monitor the situation and
decide if further RDANA is necessary.

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 How to conduct RDANA
Monitoring

RDANA
EOC Response
Team
Groups

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RDANA
Response

 Fast
 Reliable
 Collective Response
Reference: 3rd ASEAN ERAT Induction Course

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Linkage of RDANA to other
Philippine DRRM Systems
 Linkage of RDANA to other
Philippine DRRM Systems
Linkage to Resource Allocation
RDANA can provide
information on
damages (extent,
severity and
location) to facilitate
the needs analysis
and allocate critical
resources.
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Philippine DRRM Systems
Linkage to Contingency Plan

RDANA can serve as

basis for activating the
contingency plan into
operations plan.
 Linkage of RDANA to other
Philippine DRRM Systems
Linkage to Pre- Disaster
Risk Assessment
Pre- Disaster Risk
Assessment can
provide input on where
to possibly conduct
RDANA.
 Linkage of RDANA to other
Philippine DRRM Systems
Linkage to Emergency
Operations Center

RDANA helps provide

immediate report and
statistical assistance
to the EOC.
 Linkage of RDANA to other
Philippine DRRM Systems
Linkage to the Incident
Command System

RDANA can serve as a

basis for the activation of
the Incident Command
System.
 Linkage of RDANA to other
Philippine DRRM Systems

Linkage to Cluster Approach

RDANA contributes to
determining the
immediate cluster
needs.
 Linkage of RDANA to other
Philippine DRRM Systems
Linkage to Post- Disaster
Needs Assessment

Depending on how fast

the RDANA is, PDNA may
pick up from RDANA.
Linkage of RDANA to other
Philippine DRRM Systems
Linkage to Post- Disaster
Needs Assessment
• Assessment during the early recovery
phase will provide momentum to
assessment in the long term recovery
phase.
• PDNA will carry out long term assessment
based on the baseline data, results of
RDANA and the detailed DANA.
Keys to successful RDANA
Keys to successful RDANA

• Information has to be accurate;

biased information must be avoided.
• Information has to be timely and must be
continuously updated.
• Focus only on what is needed.

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Questions?
References
• ASEAN Coordinating Centre for Humanitarian
Assistance. (n.d.). ASEAN- ERAT: Emergency Rapid
Assessment Team Guidelines. Jakarta: AHA Centre.
• International Federation of the Red Cross and Red
Crescent Societies. (2000). Disaster Emergency Needs
Assessment: Disaster Preparedness Training
Programme. International Federation of the Red Cross
and Red Crescent Societies.
• Stephenson, R. S. (1994). Disaster Assessment.
Geneva: United Nations Development Programme.