Section 4: Key Actions within 1 Month of Disaster
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Summary of key actions
The following table summarises the key actions that should be taken in the first month. A fuller description of each activity is included in the text below. The RASCI matrix sets out in detail the roles that individuals and departments across the organisation are expected to play, and where accountability lies for each activity.
Implementing disaster response
What the member/country programme does
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conduct a detailed needs assessment
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complete an Emergency Response and Resilience Building Plan (ERRP)
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continue implementing relief, guided by ERRP
What IHART does (YELLOW alerts)
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deploy EFAST members
What IHART does (ORANGE & RED alerts)
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review the needs assessment plan
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review ERRP
Information management
What the member/country programme does
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continue to submit updated sitreps
What IHART does (YELLOW alerts)
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review and circulate updated sitreps
What IHART does (ORANGE & RED alerts)
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review and circulate updated sitreps
Management response
What the member/country programme does
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implement key management processes
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develop a risk register
What other parts of the organisation do (ORANGE & RED alerts)
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Oversight Group approves ERRP
Fundraising
What the member/country programme does
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develop fundraising strategy as part of ERRP
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submit proposals to in-country donors
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apply for institutional donor funds as available
What IHART does (YELLOW alerts)
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work with fundraising affiliates to explore opportunities for small-scale funding for response
What IHART does
(ORANGE & RED alerts)
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share fundraising gaps with federation and support funding proposals
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co-ordinate continuing fundraising efforts across the federation
What other parts of the organisation do
(ORANGE & RED alerts)
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affiliates submit proposals to institutional donors, trusts, major donors
Communications
What the member/country programme does
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develop a communications plan as part of ERRP
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establish activities to strengthen communication with disaster-affected communities
Co-ordination
What the member/country programme does
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continue to attend UN cluster meetings and share information
What IHART does (ORANGE & RED alerts)
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link with relevant UN clusters at the global level
