presented at “leaders”, st ann’s, jamaica. february 2003
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Presented at “LEADERS”,St Ann’s, Jamaica. February 2003
Objectives
• What is UNDAC?
• How are UNDAC team members trained?
• How is an UNDAC team launched?
• Could UNDAC be of benefit to your country in a disaster?
• What are the weak/strong points in the UNDAC system as it pertains to the Caribbean area?
Response tools available to OCHA (Office of Coordination
of Humanitarian Services)
• 24 hr duty• Situation reports• Donor meetings• Appeals• Emergency Cash Fund• Register of Disaster Management
capacity
Response tools available to OCHA cont’d
• UNDAC team• UNDAC support modules• OSOCC (On-site Operation
Coordination Centre)• International Urban SAR teams• Reliefweb (www.relief.int)• Virtual OSOCC available as link on
reliefweb
UNDAC Training – past and future
UNDAC TEAM BASE
How and When is UNDAC launched?
How and When is UNDAC launched?
• A stand-by alert call is issued to UNDAC members in the affected zone via their National Alerting Centres.
• A team is selected by OCHA out of the positive responders.
• Selected teams are mobilized to the affected area via commercial or other means
UNDAC EQUIPMENT