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1 Disaster Response INSTITUTE OF RURAL MANAGEMENT Regional Office Sukkur By: Ayaz Soomro Disaster Response Disaster Management Committee Mian Sahib District Shikarpur In any disaster the DMC comes first _____________________________________________ >> DMC Strategic objective: “To Reduce the Risk of disaster, save the lives, every time prepare and minimize their social and economic impact” 2 “Supporting UC affected by any Natural and Man-Made disaster, crisis and mobilizing resources to rapidly restore indispensable assist services is a priority for the Disaster Management Committee.” DMC Mian Sahib. Introduction N-IRM in collaboration with UNDP was implementing a project “Early Recovery and Restoration of Flood Affected Communities in Sindh” in 2011. The main objectives of the project were to strengthen the local authorities and communities in disaster risk reduction and disaster risk management through the formation of Disaster Management Committees (DMC) at UC, Taluka and District level so that they become capable and thus save the lives and minimize the disaster impact. The main purpose of the DMCs formation was to raising awareness among the people at UC, Taluka and Districts as well as village level on Disaster Risk Reduction/Management (DRR/M) as they can play a vital role in any upcoming disaster. Emergency work of the Disaster Management Committee for UC covers the following area: >> Preparedness >> Response >> Recovery 3 “Disaster emergencies are largely unpredictable. They can hit communities at any time, causing massive human suffering and loss of life. They can also have grave economic repercussions. If the systems are not well prepared to cope with emergencies, affected communities will be more severely impacted and more vulnerable to continuing threats in the aftermath of a crisis.” After record-breaking rain in Shikarpur,Jacobabad and Kashmore, thousands of people are trapped in the low-lying areas, where, five to seven feet water has accumulate. Amazingly, the DMC members saved their area in heavy rain. DMC Mian Sahib played a vital role in recent Rain Disaster. DMC covers the following areas: Preparedness: DMC’s members evaluating the capacities of their health and other systems to manage potential health and other crises. DMC works with communities to improve their resilience and coping strategies. Emergency Response: Immediately after disaster strikes, DMC assistance has to be quickly mobilized to reach the sick, injured and/or displaced. It has based joint work of DMC, Community, and other organizations actors. Great job with good efforts Recovery: DMC members are regularly and actively involved to recover all the massive disaster damage. But infrastructure needed rapidly response. UC people are so happy to see DMC’s struggle 4 Preparedness (Before the Disaster) File:Example.jpg|Caption1 File:Example.jpg|Caption1 File:Example.jpg|Caption2  File:Example.jpg|Caption2 Emergency Response (During the Disaster) Recovery (After the Disaster) “Jacobabad received the heaviest downpour of 305mm (over 12 inches), while Sukkur, Thull, Kandhkot, Kashmore, Khanpur Mahar, Ghotki, Daharki, Mirpur Mathelo, Rohri, Ali Wahan and Shikarpur received five to 282 millimetres of rain. Widespread damage to standing crops and agricultural land and residential settlements in rural areas from seven districts of the province.” Advance knowledge and skills After the Rain Disaster DMC Mian Sahib at UC level supports and organizes training and capacity building initiatives aimed to develop professional and managerial skills within communities or institutions, which are needed to reduce risks and to effectively respond to a unexpected disaster. A wide range of UC and sub-UC workshops and training courses cover various technical topics related to disaster preparedness and response, based on the best practice examples developed by UNDP-IRM. The main purpose of this activity is as the people should know the actual concept of disaster as they fully trained to face disaster and fully prepare for any upcoming disasters. DMC specially focused on the following areas: Future strategy of DMC Organized disaster know how workshop for affected communities. Rebuilding health system capacities, including family health, mental health, and emergency medical services; Establishing early warning systems for communicable diseases and natural disasters; Contact with the Local and International Organizations for early recovery of disaster affected communities of this area.