The Vanuatu Red Cross National Society Disaster Risk Management Forum, is an opportunity and space in which all branches officers and disaster focal points in all branches across the country gather together to learn from each other through sharing experiences and discuss issues which are common among the branches.
Since the creation of the Vanuatu Red Cross Society (VRCS) DRM Forum in 2019, it shifts its focus into the challenging trends and highlights its priority towards resilience and NS relevance and effectiveness to carry out its mandate role in the field of humanitarian.
The forum will consider cost effective ways to sustain capacity to response to disasters and continue enhancing the branch understanding of tools that can assist when there is a need.
The DRM Forum will also give the platform to discuss and go through the reviewed ERT Manual as part of the initiatives to standardize tools and resources that can assist the work of branch disaster officers to further train Volunteers at branch and community levels on the role of the Red Cross during disaster and to localize response during an emergency. Disaster are considered normal these days and the DRM forum will give the opportunity for each branch to look at early warning and early preparedness actions based on forecast received from Meteorological departments and IFRC Climate Centre
The coming national DRM Forum aims
1. To create a platform on which the branch disaster officers at the branches at HQ will share and reflect on the challenges and achievements and past lessons learnt and also build awareness on new trends in humanitarian response (CVA and others).
2. To get an understanding of supporting partners working together in a coordinated manner
3. To understand the NS readiness utilizing Early warning and Early actions
4. To enhance capacity of the IFRC / NS tools including information management system allowing efficient and effective response and recovery efforts during an emergency
It is anticipated that at the end of the Forum
- The DM participants will understand each branches capacities and weakness and work together on how to overcome the challenges and caps through identifying relevant activities to be added in the 2023 MP
- Participants will be very clear on the DM strategy position on Resilience and clarify on how and what coordination support for next planning
- An evaluation on the effectiveness and understanding of the participants on the information management tools for emergency response and DM preparedness
- NS and branches readiness are highlighted and readiness for the 2022 - 2023 cyclone season is informed on the prediction from met services and support needed from partners is clarified
- NS is informed on new approached DRR and Climate Change.
The Vanuatu Red Cross National Society Disaster Risk Management Forum is facilitated by the Disaster Management Team (DM).