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| |Year Published=2018 | | |Year Published=2018 |
| |Target Audience=Civil Society, Policy Makers, Practitioners | | |Target Audience=Civil Society, Policy Makers, Practitioners |
| | |Disaster Management Phase=After, Before, During |
| |Covers Thematic=Unaffiliated volunteers | | |Covers Thematic=Unaffiliated volunteers |
| |Audience Experience Level=Starter | | |Audience Experience Level=Starter |
Revision as of 15:01, 14 October 2022
Created: 14 October 2022
Last edited: 30 January 2023
Managing Spontaneous Volunteers in Times of Disaster
Quick Facts
Publishing Organisation:
FEMA
Year:
2018
Languages:
English
Covers Thematic
Unaffiliated volunteers Spontaneous or unaffiliated volunteers are individuals or groups that:</br>*arrive unsolicited at the scene of a disaster</br>*may or may not be a resident of the affected community</br>*may or may not possess skills necessary to respond to the current disaster</br>*are not associated with any part of the existing emergency management system </br></br>Source: https://www.ojp.gov/pdffiles1/Archive/202852NCJRS.pdf
Target audience
Civil Society Civil society is a target group in LINKS which comprises citizens, civil society organizations, educational institutions, vulnerable groups, social movement organizations
Policy Makers local, national, and European agencies and institutes, public authorities, standardization bodies
Practitioners Practitioners is a target group in LINKS which comprises local, national and European disaster management organizations, civil protection agencies, first responders, NGOs, security networks...
Disaster Management Phase
After Also referred to as 'Recovery Phase'</br></br>The restoring or improving of livelihoods and health, as well as economic, physical, social, cultural and environmental assets, systems and activities, of a disaster-affected community or society, aligning with the principles of sustainable development and “build back better”, to avoid or reduce future disaster risk.</br></br>Source: https://www.undrr.org/terminology/recovery
Before Comprises 'Preparedness Phase' and 'Prevention Phase'</br></br>Preparedness action is carried out within the context of disaster risk management and aims to build the capacities needed to efficiently manage all types of emergencies and achieve orderly transitions from response to sustained recovery.</br></br>Source: https://www.undrr.org/terminology/preparedness</br></br>Prevention (i.e., disaster prevention) expresses the concept and intention to completely avoid potential adverse impacts of hazardous events.</br></br>Source: https://www.undrr.org/terminology/prevention
During Also referred to as "Response Phase"</br></br>Actions taken directly before, during or immediately after a disaster in order to save lives, reduce health impacts, ensure public safety and meet the basic subsistence needs of the people affected.</br></br>Annotation: Disaster response is predominantly focused on immediate and short-term needs and is sometimes called disaster relief. Effective, efficient and timely response relies on disaster risk-informed preparedness measures, including the development of the response capacities of individuals, communities, organizations, countries and the international community.</br></br>Source: https://www.undrr.org/terminology/response
Synopsis
No synopsis provided.
The document is intended to serve as a basis for a national strategy that fundamentally recognizes the extraordinary resource volunteers can be in an emergency management system structured to integrate and fully utilize their contributions.
