WFP/Chicheri 2004

World Bank Disaster Risk Management

in the Information Age

October 2008

Gianluca BruniChief, ICT Emergency

Preparedness and Response

WFP/Chicheri 2004

Agenda

1. Introduction – WFP’s role in Emergencies

2. Being ready. For What? Setting the scene – Tsunami in

Indonesia

3. Being ready. How?

4. Emergency Response Mechanism & tools

Q&A

WFP/Chicheri 2004

First on the ground

Leader in Emergency Preparedness

Co-leader in ET Cluster

UN provider of security telecommunications to humanitarian community

Response team, stock and funding to start-up 3 parallel operations Kabul, TV hill, Jan 03

Introduction – WFP’s role in emergencies

WFP/Chicheri 2004

BANDA ACEHBANDA ACEH

MEULABOHMEULABOH MEDANMEDAN

SUBANG Air Base

CALANGCALANG

Being ready – for what?

WFP/Chicheri 2004

Calang, Jan 05

Mazar, Jan 02

Being ready – for what?

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SecurityOperational

Power

Start-up

Funding

FocalPoints

Eq

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Train

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Staff

Emergency Response Mechanism

LogisticSupport

Stand-b

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Partn

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Pri

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Sec

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UN & NGOs

WFP/Chicheri 2004

•Standard ICT SOPs for Emergency• Standard inter-Agency training

Standards for VSAT communications

Standards for radio communications (HF/VHF)

Clear responsibilities and roles WFP and UNICEF service

providers for humanitarian community

Response team, stock and funding to start-up 3 parallel operations

Emergency Response Tools

Mozambique / Caia, March 2007 ( Jorge / Pierre )

WFP/Chicheri 2004 Q & A