Continued from previous page The Guide provides information from the concept of a disaster to the priority actions and activities that are needed to lead a Recovery effort after a hurricane impact. It includes information that stresses the importance of Leadership, Management, Coordination and Teamwork to achieve the agreed priorities. The information was developed after extensive research and drawing on the experience of some of the most knowledgeable disaster managers in the Caribbean region. We have deliberately made the suggestions operational and practical. Many of the practices we advocate can be attested to by our own team based on their experiences. We hope that public sector managers will keep the Guide as a constant reference during the hurricane season. We also hope that they will use it to help to prepare their Ministries, departments or agencies for the reality of hurricanes this year, and in the years ahead. The Guide is laid out in such a manner that managers can refer to the sections and subsections that may be most relevant to their needs and interests. It is also written in a manner that allows managers to copy the pages with practical suggestions and tips as a quick reference in a separate folder. We are promulgating the Guide at the start of the 2020 hurricane season in the hope that public sector managers will use the lead time ahead of the peak of the season to thoroughly familiarise themselves with the contents and to share the Guide with many colleagues. The CARICAD Schema for Post-Hurricane Recovery Management (2017) is also presented in this newsletter. Y ou are the National Disaster Coordinator (NDC). Your country was struck by a hurricane two weeks ago. There is significant damage, but the effects are different in different parts of the country. The Prime Minister/Premier has reached you directly on the phone. It is 7:30 p.m. You were just about to leave the Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) for the day. He says he is disappointed that relief supplies are not reaching his constituency in the manner he had expected. He said constituents have told him that. He said that one of his constituents who works in the National Disaster Office told him that the Office is not doing enough to help the people of his (the PM’s) constituency. The Prime Minister stated that he wants the situation rectified immediately. He also informed you that he is expecting a written report from the Permanent Secretary that you report to within 24 hours explaining what has happened to relief supplies in his constituency and what are the plans. ASSIGNMENT: 1. What would you say to the PM/Premier on the phone? 2. Describe actions you would take after the conversation with the PM/Premier. 3. What do you consider to be the priorities for you as the NDC going forward in light of the exchange with the PM/Premier? FOLLOW UP: Please send your opinions to fmichael@caricad.net 22
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