Humanitarian actors working in disasters and complex emergencies around the world use Project management methodologies to deliver life saving assistence to those that are worse affected by these catastrophic events. However the environments in which humanitarian agencies, the Red Cross and Red Crescent amongst them, work is fast moving, volatile, insecure and with poor, damaged or non existent infrastructure. How then can an organisation, and the project managers within it, manage these factors and the uncertainty they generate. The presentation, using the experience of worlds largests humanitarian organisation the Red Cross and Red Crescent, will show how humanitarian workers use common standards, anchoring and situational awarenesss to inform an inclusive and rolling planning process which delivers aid in highly insecure and volatile environments.

1. International Federation
of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies August 2010
Project management
challenges in environments
with high levels of uncertainty
(Disasters and Complex emergencies)
David Lynch
International Federation of Red Cross and Red
Crescent Societies,
September 23, 2010
Reykjavik.

2. International Federation
of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies August 2010
Context
Standards and Common
Approaches
Anchoring
Project planning and
implementation approaches
Human resource ; diversity
and cultural competencies
Context Standards Anchoring Project methods Human Rescource

3. International Federation
of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies August 2010
Tampere Convention on Context
Scenarios onset Natural disaster
Sudden
Complex emergency
International Assistance
Context Standards Anchoring Project methods Human Rescource

4. International Federation
of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies August 2010
Tampere Convention on Uncertainty
Scenarios to people and property
Extent of damage
State of Infrastructure
Effectiveness of Public Administration
Economy and markets
Environmental impact
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Needs of the effected population
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Physical security
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Resource, time, and quality
Context Standards Anchoring Project methods Human Rescource

5. International Federation
of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies August 2010
Common approaches
International Disaster Response Laws Scenarios
Humanitarian Charter and Minimum
standards in Disaster Response.
Minimum standards
Key Indicators
Policy and Strategies Guidance Notes
Context Standards Anchoring Project methods Human Rescource

6. International Federation
of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies August 2010
Tampere Convention on Standardization
Scenarios
Disaster Response Tools
Early Warning : Early Action (EW/EA)
Disaster Management Information system (DMIS)
Disaster Response Emergency Fund (DREF)
Field Assessment and Coordination Teams (FACT)
Emergency Response Units (ERU)
Emergency items catalogue (3 volumes)
Project management manual, based on RBM and Logical Framework
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Context Standards Anchoring Project methods Human Rescource

7. International Federation
of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies August 2010
Context Standards Anchoring Project methods Human Rescource

8. International Federation
of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies August 2010
Context Standards Anchoring Project methods Human Rescource

9. International Federation
of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies August 2010
Context Standards Anchoring Project methods Human Rescource

10. International Federation
of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies August 2010

11. International Federation
of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies August 2010
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12. International Federation
of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies August 2010
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