Unit 6: Flood Recovery

Planning & Implementation

What is disaster recovery Planning
What is a disaster recovery Plan?
• A user’s guide and documentation for how to protect and preserve an
community and physical infrastructure during and after a disaster or
emergency

• Two Main Components

1) Emergency Response Plan
2) Business Continuity plan
1 Emergency Response Plan
Can include but not limited to
1. Emergency procedures for evacuation and shelter –in – place
2. Internal warning system
3. Contact information for employees
4. First aid kit and emergency supplies
5. Individual preparedness
2. Business continuity plan
Can included but not limited to
1. Essential functions
2. Hazard and Vulnerability assessment
3. Delegation of authority
4. Communication plan
5. Facilities and equipment's
6. Vital records and data
7. Essentials personnel
8. Insurance
Difference
• An emergency response plan usually addresses only the immediate
response to an incident

• A business continuity plan addresses the immediate response and

also short-term and Long-term continued performance of essential
business functions.
Emergency Management Cycle
Prevention and Preparedness
Response and Recovery
Business Continuity Plan
 Why do we need Plan
• To survive the
things and get into
the normalcy after
few time of
disaster happened
• Additionally
- To reduce the
disruption of
business operation
- Protecting facilities,
equipment and
assets
Implementation Aspect
Current Status Disaster Management in Nepal

• Response and Recovery Focussed Actions

• Unaware of Available Forecast Tools and difficulties in interpreting
Forecast Information
• Early actions seemed to b e confined to table talks, revisiting of DPRP,
NDRF and other contingency plans, resource prepositioning and potential
risk mapping
• Reaching to the vulnerable only during and after the disasters
• Huge resource and investments in post disaster phase, inadequate funding
in preparedness

predominantly reactive approach to disasters has continued across generations

among most of the relevant stakeholders, rather than the less expensive option of
proactive preparedness and risk mitigation
Opportunities for Nepal in Disaster
Preparedness (Use of Forecasts) in
Humanitarian Landscape
Forecast Based Financing (FbF)-A Noble approach
to link science with disaster preparedness
Information of
worthwhile actions
(Forecasts/Thresholds
Triggers)

Forecast
Based
Financing

Preparedness
Available Actions/Roles &
Funding Responsibilities
(SOPs)

• Preparedness Actions could b e implemented in the window between

forecast and extreme weather event
• Linking Early Warning to Early Action
Implementation Framework for
FbF in Disaster Preparedness
Trainings &
Seasonal Awareness,
Forecast Strengthen Existing
Low
(Seasonal Houses
Probability
Outlook)

Weekly
First Aid/Safe
Forecast- FbF Medium FbF
GloFAS Drinking Water
Timeline Probability Thresholds

Short-term
Forecast High Building Temporary
(RIMES- Probability Houses/Distribution of
NWP) Relief Materials
Status of Flood Early Warning System in Nepal

Source : Binod Parajuli

Hydrologist
Flood Forecasting Section, DHM
 Flood Related Disaster Management
TWO APPROACHES

FLOOD

Take the Flood away from people Take the People away from flood
Engineering Structures Early warning system/ Awareness
 Early Warning System!

“A system of data collection and analysis to monitor people’s well-

being (including security), in order to provide timely notice when an
emergency threatens, and thus to elicit an appropriate response.”
Early Warning System
Example of Babai River