Simulation Exercise Forecast Based Actions-NepalHazard: Riverine fl oods

Location: Gulariya municipality – 11, Bardiya district (southwestern plains of Nepal)

Dates: 1st to 3rd October 2019

Organizers: NRCS and DRC, with technical support from RCRC Climate Center and GRC

Three-day Breakdown:Day 1: Minus 10 days/Minus 7 daysDay 2: Minus 7 days - Minus 24 hoursDay 3: Debriefi ng Workshop

Outline of the exercise: • 3 Stations: District Administration

Offi ce/Emergency Operation Center, NRCS District Chapter and Community

• Total 17 injects Day 1: 11 injects Day 2: 6 injects• Mode of injects (bulletins/paper

cuttings/SMS/email/news)

Context: FbA implemented since 2018 by NRCS/DRC in Nepal. Since then, no triggers have been reached but many lessons learned were drawn and compiled in a Feasibility Study early 2019.

SimEx: A fi rst of its kind organized in Nepal by the Red Cross Movement.A mix of table top and fi eld-based activities aimed to test: • Relevance of selected Early Actions (evacuation, distribution of Ready

to Eat Food, distribution of tarpaulins, waterproof bag etc)• Selection of community/identifi cation of benefi ciaries (500 HHs)• Coordination mechanisms with District Emergency Operation Center/

Municipality/Community/Other stakeholders• Transportation using alternate routes• Reconfi rmation and checking of evacuation sites

Key fi ndings:

1. Good information sharing between various stakeholders2. Relevant means of communications selected, over the internet3. FbA SoPs referred to, in response to injects4. Few gaps in communication between Nepal Red Cross Society and

District Emergency Operation Center5. Gaps in understanding Early Actions at Sub-Chapter and community level6. Formal linkage missing between Sub-Chapter and local authority7. Need to develop a 5Ws fl ow chart (response matrix) to support the process

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