Keeping RDRT Alive in Southeast Asia Region
Formed in Southeast Asia, the Regional Disaster Response Team (RDRT) is a highly skilled group able to mobilize swiftly to support regions struck by large-scale disasters. With expertise across relief, logistics, health, and more, the RDRT seeks to remain active and ready for future emergencies, ensuring a rapid and effective disaster response. By leveraging the support of the IFRC SEA Regional Office and aligning with National Society priorities, the RDRT aspires to be the premier regional response tool in Southeast Asia, utilizing its diverse manpower and assets.
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REGIONAL DISASTER RESPONSE TEAM (RDRT) KEEPING IT ALIVE IN THE RC/RC MOVEMENT NS SOUTHEAST ASIA
Background: A. Trainings 2003 the 1st RDRT Training was held in Malang, Indonesia; 2007 RDRT 1st Refresher Course in Singapore; 2010 RDRT 2nd Refresher Course in Brunei; and 2011 last 12th RDRT Induction Course in Bandung, Indonesia B. Others Trainings Relief Management Training ERU in Geneva RDRT Watsan Training RDRT Team Leadership Training in Finland
C. Deployment 2005 1st RDRT Southeast Asia deployment in Pakistan Earthquake; 2006 May, East Timor Typhoon and Flooding (embedded delegate) June, Saint Bernard Landslide, Southern Leyte, Philippines December, Tsunami Banda Ache, Indonesia 2008 Typhoon Nargis in Myanmar, 2007 2010 various typhoon disaster in the Philippines (includes Typhoon Fengshen, Ketsana and Megi in the Philippines) 2010 Pakistan Flood
KEEPING THE RDRT ALIVE IN THE NS SOUTHEAST ASIA REGION FAQ: How the current RDRT will be active again? Who will take the lead of the RDRT in Southeast Asia Region? How will the RDRT in Southeast Asia will be mobilize in future disaster? Example Super Typhoon in the Philippines, if such to happen again? What program should it fit within the NS priorities to make RDRT active again? What support of the IFRC SEA Regional Office can provide to each NS and as a SEA NS Region when activate and need to mobilize RDRT? and How will we make RDRT as the premier regional response tool within SEA NS, utilizing its current manpower and assets? i.e. WATSAN, Health, Search and Rescue, IT, Logistics, etc.
What is SEA - Regional Disaster Response Team (RDRT)? Composite team of professional individual from the SEA National Societies with various expertise on relief, watsan, social and welfare, logistics, health, shelter camp management, and IT to support a NS of a stricken area of a large scale disaster. Supported by the IFRC in a region, once a request is made by a NS and a disaster with a global disaster impact of category 3 to 5.
Terms of Reference: Scope of work or mission (within the disaster emergency and recovery period); Duration (maximum of 60 days); NS Memorandum of Agreement for use of RDRT; Basic RDRT personal and team equipment; RDRT Readiness and Preparedness Program; Activation Protocols (includes alert, mobilization, and deployment); Operational Standard Operating Procedures (including stand-down phase); General roles and responsibilities of the RDRT to support/EMBEDDED to Host NS; Role and Responsibilities of the RDRT once embedded with the IFRC ERU or FACT; RDRT benefits during deployment (i.e. medical and accident insurance, daily per diem, accommodation, transportation country-to-country, etc)
Safety and security protocols based on IFRC standards within the country mission; RDRT team and communication structures on field mission; End mission protocols (reports, debriefing, and hand-over); and Criteria s (selection and recruitment of RDRT members): At least 1 year experience in the disaster response operation in the country represent; Passed the National Disaster Response Team Training of the NS; Language skills (English) Good report writing (knowledgeable to write a report) Possess at least two specialized skills such as relief, watsan, social and welfare, logistics, health, shelter camp management, and IT; Can work within a Team (team player); Self-reliance and discipline; and Written endorsement by the NS to be qualified as RDRT member.
RDRT and NDRT IFRC Regional / AP Zone Specialization for Regional & Global Deployment Relief and Assessment Health Logistics RDRT Roster Shelter Camp Management WATSAN IT Rescue National Societies NS endorsement (passed the criteria s for RDRT) NDRT Induction Course 1st Specialization Training and Exposure Selection and Recruitment Readiness and Preparedness Program
Way Forward Agenda: RDRT PROGRAM PAPER (TOR, SOP, DR AND PLAN) NDRT TRAINING CURRICULUM NS AGREEMENT ON RDRT COUNTRY COMMITMENT INVETORY OF SEA NS CAPACITY ON DISASTER RESPONSE FOCAL PERSON FROM IFRC AND SEA NATIONAL SOCIETIES TO FACILITATE RDRT NS NDRT REFRESHER/TRAINING RDRT/NDRT MASTER TRAINING
Time Frame Activities 2014 2015 4th Qtr 1st to 2nd Qtrs September RDRT Focal Person IFRC SEA NS Yes Inventory of SEA NS Capacity on Disaster Response including RDRT Assets for mobilization Send-out standard format or checklist for the require inventory of RDRT Assets Yes Completed and dissemination to all SEA NS and IFRC by end of December 2014 SEA NS Agreement on RDRT Commitment Drafting of standard format for all SEA NS On-going Completed by End of March 2015 RDRT Program Paper (ToR, SoPs, and DR Plan) drafting Review and comments (DM Technical Meeting) Approval and dissemination to all SEA NS and IFRC RDT/NDRT Curriculum Drafting and Finalization and dissemination to al SEA NS and IFRC by October 2014 (DM Technical Meeting) review/comments from SEA NS (with support IFRC SEA) NDRT Refresher or Training each SEA NS RDRT/NDRT Master Training March 2015
Current RDRT Members: To-date, there are approximately ________ RDRT members still in the roosters: Countries # RDRT Active 27 WATSAN Relief Health IT PSP/ Welfare 3 Logistics Philippines Indonesia Thailand Malaysia Laos PDR Cambodia Vietnam Singapore Brunei Myanmar East Timor 6 20 4
