Joint Rapid Needs Assessment of Bihar Floods 2021 Sphere India, Bihar IAG (2021)
As per Sphere India and State Inter Agency Group Bihar Standard Operating Procedures, adapted to address the COVID 19 pandemic scenario prevailing in Bihar, Joint Rapid Needs Assessment (JRNA) were conducted across the highly flood affected three districts of the state; East Champaran, West Champaran and Muzaffarpur through secondary sources, field visits, personal interviews, observations, focus group discussions and information provided by local CBOs. Also, on ground information was collected using smart phones through data collection mobile application and collated by core team. The aim was to gather information on Humanitarian Response initiatives, disseminate the information to other State, National and International level agencies, collation & analysis of the findings as well as recovery needs. This was truly an initial experience of a Multi Disaster with COVID 19 as a pandemic plus severe floods which has driven thousands of families to relocate and spend day and night under tarpaulins. However, the Humanitarian Response activities need to be seen with a different lens than conventional approach of Disaster Management activities.
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Sphere India, Bihar IAG (2021). Joint Rapid Needs Assessment of Bihar Floods 2021 UNICEF and SPHERE India
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