Disaster Response Report for Evacuation Camp Management PDF

# Session 5-3: Disaster Response ## Key Roles and Responsibilities During Disaster Response ### Evacuation Camp/Center Management - **The safety and well-being of the affected population, including their livestock and domestic animals by natural or human-induced disaster, is the primary concern o...

# Session 5-3: Disaster Response ## Key Roles and Responsibilities During Disaster Response ### Evacuation Camp/Center Management - **The safety and well-being of the affected population, including their livestock and domestic animals by natural or human-induced disaster, is the primary concern of the State.** - **Gender sensitivity will be observed/practiced in all evacuation centers.** - **LGU is primarily responsible for the management of an evacuation center.** - **All schools, sports arenas/basketball courts, stadiums, multi-purpose halls, churches, and other open spaces can be identified and used as sites for setting up evacuation centers.** - **Alternative temporary shelters shall be established or explored for the evacuees or displaced population.** - **All evacuation centers shall provide basic needs of evacuees.** - **Schools shall not be the primary choice and option for evacuation centers. Use of schools should be up to 3 days for short-term displacement, while medium and long-term displacement is up to 15 days.** - **Documentation of the individuals and families inside the evacuation center shall be observed.** - **Where possible, evacuation facilities/spaces/areas shall be provided for livestock and other domestic animals.** - **Isolation and quarantine facilities, protocol, and procedure shall be provided.** - **Safe, clean, and healthy environment in evacuation centers shall be strictly observed.** - **Essential facilities shall be available in evacuation centers/camps based on standards.** ## Evacuation Center Management Plan - **List of evacuation centers with contact numbers of camp management team.** - **List of activities to be undertaken within the duration of the evacuees' stay inside the evacuation center.** - **Responsible persons/partner agencies and their contact numbers involved in the management of EC.** - **Resources needed.** - **Expected output per activity** ## Evacuation Center Management Kit - **Intended for use of camp management teams.** - **Composed of:** - **LGU Camp Management Plans and Manuals of operation.** - **Registration forms, DAFQ, DTM forms, logbook, pens, mobile phone, directory of contact persons and agencies/offices vital to camp management.** ## Basic Facilities and Standards - **Shelter and Accommodation:** - **The Local government units shall ensure that adequate shelter is provided to the evacuees. The LGU should consider whether the housing of the displaced families will be for a short-term or long-term period.** - **Check for connection on electricity and water.** - **Camp Management desk or office:** - **An office or desk will be set-up in each evacuation center.** - **The office/desk will be properly marked and should be visible to all.** - **Toilets and Bathing Areas:** - **Must be well-lighted can be locked from inside, with adequate ventilation.** - **DESIGN: Space constraints, soil geology, available water, commitment to maintenance, local sanitation practices and resources available.** - **EC Management Team should check for: open defecation, existing facilities, and queues/standards.** - **Short-term displacement: 1 per 50 persons.** - **Long-term displacement: 1 per 20 persons.** - **Separate toilet for men and women. For communal latrines, due consideration should be given to children, on appropriateness in terms of design, size.** - **Must have garbage bins available, especially for latrines assigned to women and men.** - **Toilets must be kept cleaned and maintained.** - **Hand washing facilities with soap adjacent to toilet facilities.** - **DOH/COH approval for use of WS Pit Latrines in lieu of full septic pit will be site specific.** - **Women to male toilets should be built at approximately 4 Female toilets to every 3 Male toilets.** - **1 in 10 toilets should be disabled accessible, with a minimum of 1 toilet per site.** - **Child-Friendly Spaces (CFS):** - **One (1) CFS for every 100 families (estimated to serve at least 280 children below 18 years old).** - **CFS should be located near a clean toilet for boys and girls.** - **There should be sufficient space for the children's activities, including play.** - **Storage Area:** - **A safe place where relief goods (food and non-food) can be stored free from rodent/insects.** - **Laundry Area:** - **SIZE: sufficient to accommodate 20 persons at any given time.** - **Connected to an existing drainage and water tap.** - **Provided with roofing and lights.** - **Designated areas for laundry shall be made available in ECs.** - **1 hand basin per 10 persons.** - **1 wash bench (4-5m) per 100 persons.** - **2 laundry platform (3m double sided) per 100 person.** - **Water Services:** - **15 liters of water per person/day.** - **500 meters between individual shelters and water supply.** - **250 persons per functioning water tap.** - **Health:** - **Health station/clinic and a breastfeeding room.** - **Basic drugs, medicines, medical supplies, and equipment.** - **Availability of services 24/7.** - **Medical mission.** - **Health Services located within 500 meters of a public health facility.** - **Health Services located more than 500 meters of a public health facility breastfeeding room/centers.** - **Couple's Room:** - **Designated a private room located at the end part of the EC to accommodate legally married evacuee-couples.** - **Provision for management of livestock and domestic animals owned by evacuees**. ## Basic Services - **Food:** - **Food pack for a family of 5-6 members, family pack should also include clothing.** - **Immediate provision of mass feeding of RTEF during the first three days of disaster operation-emergency phase.** - **Set up community kitchen as necessary.** - **Priority will be persons with special needs (i.e. breast milk for infants).** - **Family Food Pack: 3 kgs rice, 9 canned goods, 6 packs noodles, 6 pcs 3-in-1 coffee or its nutritional alternative (i.e. bread).** - **Milk or milk powder should not be used in any distribution.** - **Nutrition:** - **Screening of MUAC (mid-upper arm circumference) should be done.** - **Food inspection and monitoring of violators of the Milk Code.** - **Provision of inpatient referral and outpatient feeding of severely acute malnourished and MAM (moderately acute malnourished) children (high-risk group).** - **Designation of breastfeeding area/corner.** - **"a law that ensures safe and adequate nutrition for infants through the promotion of breastfeeding and the regulation of promotion, distribution, selling, advertising, product public relations, and information services artificial milk formulas and other covered products." (http://www.milkcodephilippines.org/)** - **Infant feeding in emergency (IFE) -- assessment and counseling by.** - **Provision of access to breast milk (milk banks and wet nurses). Milk powder or formulas should not be used.** - **Complementary feeding with MNP (micronutrient powder) for children 6-23 months.** - **Vitamin A supplementation.** - **Inclusion of fortified foods in family packs.** - **Zinc supplementation for all diarrheal cases.** - **Protection:** - **Intersectoral network for mental health and psychosocial support by professional counselors.** - **Management of ECs must be based on principles of respect and protection of human rights.** - **Adequate safety and security measures for IDPs (Internally Displaced Persons).** - **Protection of IDPs, especially children, from exploitation and/or recruitment by military or armed groups.** - **Properly lit, not crowded, and well-ventilated evacuation center.** - **Adequate dividers per family to facilitate privacy.** - **Assistance in the retrieval/re-issuance of legal documents.** - **Promote psychosocial support (PSS) through community-based initiatives and mobilization of local child protection structures like the BCPCs, community-based child protection networks (CBCPN) at purok or sitio level and with active participation from children/youth groups.** - **Promote the principle 'Do no harm' to children and facilitate a protective environment for the prevention of physical abuse, sexual exploitation, child labor, child trafficking and other child protection cases.** - **Ensure availability of disaggregated data of pregnant and lactating mothers.** - **Set up Women Friendly Space.** - **Promote breastfeeding, RH services, counselling sessions, and appropriate response and referral on gender-based violence.**