Philippines: Typhoon Haiyan

November 8, 2013

11,204,000population

4,100,000persons displaced

6,300persons reported dead

28,700persons injured

1,000persons missing

1,140,000houses damaged

Tacloban

Tacloban

Leyte

Leyte

Philippine Red Cross

Philippine Red Cross was on high alert since the typhoon was anticipated. Volunteers were deployed to support pre-emptive evacuations while disaster response teams readied for immediate deployment.

IFRC responded immediately with an $82 million emergency appeal, deployment of specialized Red Cross emergency response teams and mobilization of relief supplies.

American Red Cross Response

November - December 2013Response Assessments and Implementation

IFRC Appeal: $82 millionICRC Appeal: $16.4 million

$13 million committed to IFRC$2 million committed to ICRC

44,150 supplies

27 people deployed

2 VSATs deployed

November – December 2013

January – February 2014Recovery Assessment

Additional Rounds of Response Deployments

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IFRC Appeal: $138,000,000

14 people deployed

$3,000,000 committed to IFRC

January – February

$28 millionFor response phase providing

emergency shelter, cash grants, relief supplies and response specialists

ARC contributions

43 disaster specialists42% of IFRC deployed staff

In ARC specialty sectors

ARC contributions

Delegates Deployed

Relief/Shelter

Information Management/GIS

Recovery Assessment

Cash Transfer Programming

IT/Telecoms

1911445

2,075 tarps22,075 mosquito nets

20,000 jerry cans

ARC contributions

$85.7 million raisedLargest amount of funds raised

by PNS

Donations

Cash Transfer ProgrammingLaunched the largest and fastest multilateral emergency cash transfer program ever attempted by the global Red Cross network

Distributed cash grants to over 45,000 families

Deployed all IFRC cash leads and 80% of IFRC cash program officers

Cash Distributions

0 10,000 20,000 30,000 40,000 50,000 60,000

59,000

8,000

4,000

2,000

45,000

TOTAL Number of households

IFRC (led by ARC)

Swiss Red Cross

Netherlands Red Cross

German Red Cross

households reached

Cash Distribution ProcessMarket Assessment Volunteer Training Community member lists Assessment

Registration Beneficiary Communications Remittance Company

Relief Distributions

ARC provided the first round Relief Coordinator for IFRC

ARC ERUs planned and supported distributions to over 40,000 families

ARC deployed four rounds of the relief Emergency Response Unit to Tacloban, the most highly affected area

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Relief Distribution

ERU Relief Benelux ; 45,000

ERU Relief French; 20,000

PRC - IFRC; 21,000

ERU Relief American; 40,000

Information Management / GIS

Providing long-term IM/GIS support to IFRC delegation in Philippines

Deployed 70% of IM delegates and coordinated 24/7 remote IM/GIS support

Created the interactive Haiyan dashboard as well as over 500 static maps

IT / Telecoms

Supported two rounds of IT/Telecoms Emergency Response Unit

Provided internet connection for over 4,000 Red Cross responders

Deployed 2 VSATs to provide the only means of connectivity

Red Cross Movement Response

Total number of Philippine Red Cross volunteers deployed.

1 million+ 138,435 51,334 17,604,000100,41320,043 23,553 31,539 8,235

People reached through Red Cross emergency relief distributions

Total households receiving emergency shelter

Total households so far receiving support to rebuild their homes

Total litres of clean water distributed daily

Number of families reached through hygiene-promotion activities

Patients assisted by the emergency health facilities

People re-established contact with their family

Total number of people benefitting from psychosocial support

Key Response Findings

Cash programming was highlighted as a successful intervention that was relatively rapid and delivered at scale

ERUs speed and standardization ensured IFRC operational excellence and consistency

IM mixed reviews with appreciation at global and field level but less appreciation at Zone and PRC level.

Key Organizational FindingsSignificant effort, good teamwork and dedication of highly professional IFRC staff were the foundation for IFRC response successes.

Inadequate IFRC field leadership capacity in initial response to meet contextual requirements. Key support functions understaffed and under prioritized at the beginning of the IFRC operation.Decision in initial response not to place IFRC operational coordination function in Tacloban was questionable.

On March 5, 2014, American Red Cross officially

transitioned from response to recovery efforts.

Recovery Assessments

Supported the joint recovery assessment with coordinators, a water and sanitation delegate, IM/GIS delegate and a Monitoring and Evaluation advisor.

Currently creating a bilateral program in support of the Philippine Red Cross and global Red Cross partners to transition into the recovery phase.

Planned ARC Recovery Activities

Deploy short-term delegates to begin recovery planning

Review Philippines Red Cross Plan of Action to determine support

Support national societies who were active in Philippines prior to Typhoon Haiyan

Set up ARC operations and logistics for new country office