The projects, current and completed, carried out by CSI in the preceding two years include the following:
Review of a Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) Capacity Building project in Pakistan:
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- Evaluate the achievement so far of the project objectives;
- Evaluate objectives according to the original recommendations suggested by an independent study;
- Clarify the roles of all partners in the project;
- Present suggestions of improvements for the project;
- Plan and conduct seminars for the project sponsors;
- Deliver a comprehensive report.
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Preparation of the UAE USAR team to undergo an international classification of its international response capacity:
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- Conduct an assessment of existing capacity;
- Develop a comprehensive strategy to achieved the required capacity within the available timeframe;
- Work with identified international partners to implement the strategy;
- Conduct comprehensive periodic capacity status assessments to monitor progress;
- Oversee the independent classification process.
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Conduct an independent review of a Donor sponsored NGO:
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- Independently assess the NGO’s current and completed activities,
including administrative, management and monitoring processes, and the
extent to which objectives, benefits and impacts were, or were not,
achieved;
- Validate the performance data provided by the NGO and provide a
perspective on how this program fits within the Donor’s broader
humanitarian emergency response;
- Identify lessons learned (operational and activity related);
- Assess the capacity of the NGO to up-scale its current mandate and operations;
- Provide recommendations on how the current partnership may be enhanced in the future;
- Plan and conduct seminars for the project sponsors;
- Deliver a comprehensive report.
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Conduct a regional study within Disaster Risk
Management (DRM), Early Recovery and Rescue Services in four countries
in South Asia including Afghanistan, India, Pakistan and Tajikistan:
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- Describe and assess risk scenarios with a cross-border impact in the concerned countries;
- Assess the capacity of DRM, Early Recovery and Rescue Services organisations;
- Identify and describe existing or planned regional development
cooperation programmes in DRM, Early Recovery and Search and Rescue in
the region and in particular between the four concerned countries;
- Assess Donor strategies and funding opportunities for planning purposes
of a possible future regional Asian project or programme support within
DRM, Early Recovery and Rescue Services.
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Identify Donor’s current activities in Post Preparedness:
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- Identify possible future activities;
- Develop a strategy with recommendations for longer term disaster risk management in Post Preparedness;
- Plan and conduct seminars for the project sponsors;
- Deliver a comprehensive report.
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Develop and facilitate a course in Environmental Emergencies:
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- Design an environmental emergencies training program and strategy and
develop and compile a specific training to facilitate its effective
implementation;
- Design and facilitate the training course listed above, to include
development of a participatory, pedagogical approach, drawing on the
experience of participants, resource persons as well as other training
methodology;
- Develop training material for the course (based on an analysis of
existing materials), incorporating lessons learned from earlier
training courses and workshops;
- Facilitate the training course, ensuring that the curriculum is covered
and that the various session leaders respect the overall pedagogical
design, timing and needs of participants;
- Following the courses, assist with evaluation and further refinement of
the design and development of the training material for future courses;
- Direct and guide other consultants and personnel working on the project.
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Conduct an assessment and provide a comprehensive
training course in Hazardous Chemicals to strengthen the disaster
mitigation and management system in Mongolia:
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- Conduct a needs assessment for capacity building of relevant government agencies to respond to chemical emergencies;
- Develop a training package and provide guidelines for establishing a training facility for chemical emergencies;
- Conduct training of a pilot training course on how to respond effectively and safely to Chemical emergencies;
- Produce a comprehensive training package
- Deliver a comprehensive report.
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USAR Medical Capability Enhancement Project:
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- Assess the existing capacity of the medical component of a USAR team;
- Review Policy and SOPs;
- Provide detailed recommendations to enhance the capacity of the medical component of the USAR team;
- Draft SOPs to augment existing SOPs for review by executive management.
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Design and facilitate the delivery of simulation and Table Top Exercises to:
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- Exercise the SOPs for alert and activation, mobilisation, operations and demobilisation process of the organisation;
- Set priorities and identify major tasks, functions and operations in response to a major incident or disaster;
- Exercise the integration and coordination of multi-agency response systems;
- Identify areas which could be enhanced;
- Conduct a Lessons Identified exercise review.
This type of exercise has been conducted in:
- Philippines;
- Bhutan;
- Nepal;
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Conduct an assessment of and develop a strategic plan
for a USAR Team with the intention of developing its capacity to
undergo an international classification of its international response
capacity:
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- Conduct an assessment of existing capacity;
- Develop a high-level strategy to achieve the required capacity within the available timeframe.
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