LG-SAT Assessment Report Template

The practical assessment tool is intended to appraise your capacity to apply the knowledge acquired during the course to real world situations.

Use the LG-SAT Assessment Report Template to conduct assessment using your own city as an example. Also you can discuss in the forum and provide answers to the questions/indicators under each of 10 Essentials.

Your Assessment Report should include:

An assessment/ranking of the situation for each indicator/question under each essential on a scale of 1 to 5, summarizing the findings for each key question.

Level of achievements:

5-Comprehensive achievement has been attained, with the commitment and capacities to sustain efforts at all levels.

4-Substantial achievement has been attained, but with some recognised deficiencies in commitment, financial resources or operational capacities.

3-There is some institutional commitment and capacities to achieving DRR but progress is not comprehensive or substantial.

2-Achievements have been made but are incomplete, and while improvements are planned, the commitment and capacities are limited.

1-Achievements are minor and there are few signs of planning or forward action to improve the situation.

A short description of the main issues, gaps and challenges identified for each LG-SAT question/indicator under each of 10 Essentials that have rated low as 1, 2 or 3.

A description of issues identified, which are not included in the 10 essentials, regarded as relevant to understand/improve the disaster risk management situation in the study area

After completing the template you can present findings in the forum.

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LG-SAT Assessment Report Template

……………. City

Local progress report on the implementation of the Hyogo Framework for Action (2013-2014)

Name of Focal Point: …………………

Title/Position: ………………………….

Reporting period: ………………………

A Local HFA Monitor update published by PreventionWeb

http://www.preventionweb.net/english/hyogo/progress/reports/

Essential 1

Put in place organization and coordination to understand and reduce disaster risk, based on participation of citizen groups and civil society. Build local alliances. Ensure that all departments understand their role to disaster risk reduction and preparedness.

….…. ( Score 5 to 1) : Are local organizations (including local government) sufficiently equipped with capacities (knowledge, experience, official mandate) for climate and disaster risk reduction?

…….. ( Score 5 to 1): Are there partnerships between communities, private sector and local government to reduce risk?

……… ( Score 5 to 1): Does the local government support local communities (particularly women, elderly, infirm, children) to actively participate in risk reduction decision making, policy making, planning and ‐implementation processes?

……… ( Score 5 to 1): Does the local government participate in the national DRR planning?

Description

(Questions that you have scored low such as 1, 2 and 3 please re-phrase as issues and list below)

Essential 2 Assign a budget for disaster risk reduction and provide incentives for homeowners, low‐income families, communities, businesses and public sector to invest in reducing the risks they face.

…………. ( Score 5 to 1) : Are financial services (e.g. saving and credit schemes, macro and micro insurance) ‐available to vulnerable and marginalized households for pre and/or post disaster times? ‐ ‐

…………. ( Score 5 to 1): Are micro finance, cash aid, soft loans, loan guarantees etc available after disasters to restart livelihoods?

…………. ( Score 5 to 1): Do local business associations, such as chambers of commerce and similar, support efforts of small enterprises for business continuity during and after disasters?

…………. ( Score 5 to 1): Are there any economic incentives for DRR actions (e.g. reduced insurance premiums for households, tax holidays for businesses)?

…………. ( Score 5 to 1): Does the local government have access to adequate financial resources to carry out risk reduction activities?

Description

(Questions that you have scored low such as 1, 2 and 3 please re-phrase as issues and list below)

Essential 3 Maintain up to date data on hazards and vulnerabilities, prepare risk assessments and use ‐ ‐these as the basis for urban development plans and decisions. Ensure that this information and the plans for your city's resilience are readily available to the public and fully discussed with them.

…………. ( Score 5 to 1) : Has the local government conducted thorough disaster risk assessments for various development sectors in your local government?

…………. ( Score 5 to 1): Are these regularly updated, e.g. annually or on a bi annual basis? ‐

…………. ( Score 5 to 1) : Does local government regularly communicate to the community, information on local hazard trends and risk reduction measures (e.g. using a Risk Communications Plan) including early warnings of likely hazard impact?

…………. ( Score 5 to 1): Are local government risk assessments linked to, and supportive of, risk assessments from neighboring local government and state or provincial government risk management plans?

…………. ( Score 5 to 1): Do communities have access to information on vulnerability, disaster risk reduction, climate change adaptation measures, forecasts and early warning etc, in your local government?

…………. ( Score 5 to 1): Has the local government identified which livelihood (economic) sectors are the most vulnerable to the potential impacts of disasters?

Description

(Questions that you have scored low such as 1, 2 and 3 please re-phrase as issues and list below)

Essential 4 Invest in and maintain critical infrastructure that reduces risk, such as flood drainage, adjusted where needed to cope with climate change.

…………. ( Score 5 to 1): Do land use policies and planning regulations for housing and critical risk reducing infrastructure (i.e. drainage, flood controls) take current and projected climate risk and disaster risk into account?

…………. ( Score 5 to 1): Are critical public facilities and infrastructure located in high risk areas adequately assessed for all hazard risks and safety?

…………. ( Score 5 to 1) : Have adequate measures been undertaken to protect these facilities and infrastructure from damage during disasters?

…………. ( Score 5 to 1): Does your local government have an emergency operations centre (EOC) and/or an emergency communication system?

Description

(Questions that you have scored low such as 1, 2 and 3 please re-phrase as issues and list below)

Essential 5

Assess the safety of all schools and health facilities and upgrade these as necessary.

…………. ( Score 5 to 1): Have local schools and hospitals received special attention for "all hazard" risk assessments in your local government?

…………. ( Score 5 to 1): Are all main hospitals safe from disasters and have the ability to remain operational during emergencies?

…………. ( Score 5 to 1): Do the local government or other levels of government have special programs in place to regularly assess public infrastructure (especially schools & hospitals) for maintenance, seismic stability, general safety, weather related risks etc.?

…………. ( Score 5 to 1): Are regular disaster preparedness drills undertaken in schools?

Description

(Questions that you have scored low such as 1, 2 and 3 please re-phrase as issues and list below)

Essential 6

Apply and enforce realistic, risk compliant building regulations and land use planning principles. Identify ‐safe land for low income citizens and develop upgrading of informal settlements, wherever feasible. ‐

…………. ( Score 5 to 1): Are local government DRR policies, strategies and implementation plans included within existing land use and development plans (including community based disaster risk management)? ‐ ‐

…………. ( Score 5 to 1): Are land use regulations and building codes, health and safety codes enforced across all development zones and building types?

…………. ( Score 5 to 1): Is there a need to build or strengthen existing regulations (e.g. land use, building codes etc) to support disaster risk reduction in your local government?

Description

(Questions that you have scored low such as 1, 2 and 3 please re-phrase as issues and list below)

Essential 7

Ensure education programmes and training on disaster risk reduction are in place in schools and/or local communities.

…………. ( Score 5 to 1): Does the local government regularly conduct awareness building or education ‐programs on DRR and disaster preparedness for local community?

…………. ( Score 5 to 1): Does the local government provide in depth training in risk reduction for local ‐officials and community leaders?

…………. ( Score 5 to 1): Do local schools and colleges provide courses, education or training in disaster and climate risk reduction as part of the education curriculum?

…………. ( Score 5 to 1): Are citizens aware of evacuation plans or drills for evacuations when necessary?

Description

(Questions that you have scored low such as 1, 2 and 3 please re-phrase as issues and list below)

Essential 8

Protect ecosystems and natural buffer zones to mitigate floods, storm surges and other hazards to which your city may be vulnerable. Adapt to climate change by building on good risk reduction practices.

…………. ( Score 5 to 1): Does the local government support the restoration, protection and sustainable management of ecosystems services (e.g. forests, coastal zones, wetlands, water resources, livestock, fisheries, river basins) to reduce local vulnerability and protection against floods, drought, ‐landslides or seismic hazards?

…………. ( Score 5 to 1): Do civil society organizations and citizens support the restoration, protection and sustainable management of ecosystems services?

…………. ( Score 5 to 1): Is the private sector a contributor and supporter of environmental and ecosystems management in your local government?

Description

(Questions that you have scored low such as 1, 2 and 3 please re-phrase as issues and list below)

Essential 9

Install early warning systems and emergency management capacities in your city and hold regular public preparedness drills.

…………. ( Score 5 to 1): Do local institutions have access to financial reserves and essential emergency provisions to support effective disaster response and early recovery?

…………. ( Score 5 to 1): Are early warning centers established, adequately staffed (or on call personnel) and ‐well resourced (power backups, equipment redundancy etc.) at all times?

…………. ( Score 5 to 1): Are regular training drills and rehearsal carried out with the participation of relevant government, non governmental, local leaders and volunteers?‐

…………. ( Score 5 to 1): Are sufficient amounts of emergency supplies (stockpiles of relief supplies) available at all times?

…………. ( Score 5 to 1): Are emergency shelters available?

…………. ( Score 5 to 1): Are safe evacuation routes identified, mapped and maintained and well communicated to the community?

…………. ( Score 5 to 1): Does a contingency plan or a community disaster preparedness plan exist for all major hazards?

Description

(Questions that you have scored low such as 1, 2 and 3 please re-phrase as issues and list below)

Essential 10

After any disaster, ensure that the needs of the survivors are placed at the centre of reconstruction with support for them and their community organizations to design and help implement responses, including rebuilding homes and livelihoods.

…………. ( Score 5 to 1): Does the local government have access to resources and expertise to assist victims of psycho social (psychological, emotional) impacts of disasters? ‐

…………. ( Score 5 to 1): Are disaster risk reduction measures integrated into post disaster recovery and ‐rehabilitation activities (i.e. build back better, livelihoods rehabilitation)? …………. ( Score 5 to 1): Does the Contingency Plan (or similar plan) include an outline strategy for post disaster recovery needs including assessment tools, immediate livelihoods rehabilitation etc.?

Description

(Questions that you have scored low such as 1, 2 and 3 please re-phrase as issues and list below)

A description of issues identified, which are not included in the 10 essentials