U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA) Relief operations following the May 2010 floods in Sri Lanka. (Courtesy of the Tropical storm-affected individuals receive USAID/OFDA-provided hygiene kits and Sri Lanka Red Cross Society). kitchen sets in the Philippines. (Photo by Lynn Marie Thomas, USAID).
USAID/OFDA is the lead U.S. Government office for responding to natural and man-made disasters outside of the United States. Mandate: – Save lives – Alleviate human suffering Alleviate human suffering – Reduce the economic and social impact of disasters impact of disasters A girl receives USAID/OFDA-provided relief supplies following the 2009 tropical storms in the Philippines. (Photo by Amber Callaway, USAID)
USAID/OFDA Fulfills Its Mandate Through: Disaster Response = 90% of Annual Funding NGO NGO partner IMC provides assistance to women in IMC id i i Flood-affected community members receive safe drinking water Indonesia following the 2007 earthquakes in West from a USAID/OFDA-funded mobile water treatment unit in Sumatra. Bangladesh.
Mitigation = 10% of Annual Funding Through a flash flood management program in the Himalayan region, A staff member of the USAID/OFDA- supported Program for Hydrometeorological USAID/OFDA prepares local populations in at-risk areas such as the Tibet Ri k Mi i Risk Mitigation in Asian Cities is ready to i i A i Ci i i d A Autonomous region of China, to evacuate prior to flash floods. f Ch fl h fl d respond to disasters in Vietnam.
Disaster Declaration The USG through USAID/OFDA may respond if: The USG, through USAID/OFDA, may respond if: • • – The disaster is beyond the capacity of the affected country to respond – The affected country requests or will accept assistance or will accept assistance – Responding is in the interest of the USG The U.S. Ambassador • (Chargé d’Affaires Regional (Chargé d’Affaires, Regional Assistant, or Secretary of State) declares a disaster. Damage from Cyclone Sidr in Bangladesh. (USAID)
USAID/OFDA Response Options Immediate $50,000 in “Ambassador’s Authority” funds • Fund NGOs, IOs, the U.N. Fund NGOs, IOs, the U.N. • Dispatch USAID/OFDA Commodities • Stockpiled in: Dubai UAE Stockpiled in: Dubai, UAE – Miami, FL – Pisa, Italy – U.S. Ambassador Jon M. Huntsman, Jr. presents a check to Red Cross U.S. Ambassador Jon M. Huntsman, Jr. presents a check to Red Cross Society of China Vice President Guo Changjiang following the April 14, 2010 earthquake in Qinghai Province. (Photo courtesy of the U.S. Deploy Technical Experts /Assessment Teams • Embassy in Beijing). Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART) • Activate a Washington, D.C.-based Response Management Team (RMT) •
USAID/OFDA Coordination in the Field Host Government Agencies • Other USG agencies and offices • Military • Other donors • NGOs • U.N. relief agencies • International Organizations • Above : A USAID/OFDA Regional Advisor attends the launch of the PEER project in Vietnam (Photo courtesy of the American Red Cross.) Left : Taiwan Typhoon Morakot briefing (Photo by Ron Libby, USAID)
USAID/OFDA-Supported Training Approach: To improve government and local capacity for disaster Approach: To improve government and local capacity for disaster • preparedness, mitigation, and response. – Through the development of national and regional cadres of professional emergency response instructors, development of training materials/courses, and provision of training to local and national disaster management agency personnel and first responders. USAID/OFDA-Supported • Training Partners in Asia – The Asia Foundation (TAF) Th A i F d i (TAF) – The Asian Disaster Preparedness C Center (ADPC) t (ADPC) ADPC Community Action for Disaster Response (CADRE) water rescue simulation in Vietnam. (Photo by Brian Heidel, USAID)
USAID/OFDA-Supported Training Programs in Asia The Asia Foundation (TAF) ( ) • – Through the Pacific Disaster Risk Management Program (PDRMP) – Trainings include : Introduction to Disaster Management, Initial Damage Assessment, Emergency Operations Centers, Exercise Management, and Training for Instr ctors Instructors – Countries include : The Cook Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, Fiji, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, and Vanuatu – Please see more information at: www.asiafoundation.org The Asian Disaster Preparedness Center (ADPC) • – Through the Program for the Enhancement of Emergency Response (PEER) – Trainings include: Community Action for Disaster Response (CADRE) and Hospital Preparedness for Emergencies (HOPE) – Countries include: India, Indonesia, Nepal, the Philippines, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Cambodia Laos and Vietnam Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam – Please see more information at: www.adpc.net
USAID/OFDA Support to ASEAN Coordination Center for Humanitarian Assistance (AHA) Center for Humanitarian Assistance (AHA) FY 2010: In support of the establishment of the AHA Center, OFDA and the U.S. In support of the establishment of the AHA Center, OFDA and the U.S. Department of State jointly supported: - Technical Support to the ASEAN Committed for Disaster Management - Technical Support to the ASEAN Committed for Disaster Management (ACDM) Task Force on the development of the AHA Center. - Assessment of an ASEAN multi-hazard early warning system (EWS) A t f ASEAN lti h d l i t (EWS) - Placement of a full-time regional disaster management expert within the ASEAN-US Technical Assistance and Training Facility.
USAID/OFDA Assistance By Region - FY 2009
Assistance By Sector Funding By Agency Type
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