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Disaster frequency and severity has increased over the last few decades with greater impacts on developing countries further impeding achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). As more people concentrate in the same areas, even more people are affected by each disaster. Most of the same organizations that are involved in disaster response and rehabilitation are also actively working on various development efforts. Disasters do more than simply halt development; they actually reverse part of progress made and at times stifle the momentum gained. If there is any hope to still achieve the MDGs by 2015, development efforts must be re-established quickly after a disaster and at an even faster rate. This presentation focuses on identifying the multiple ways that achieving the MDGs is dependent on effective disaster preparedness and response; and vice versa. It will also discuss disaster response logic models that demonstrate how to ensure that achieving the MDGs is still a priority even in the midst of all the chaos. Integration of development within relief efforts can increase the chances for regaining the levels of achievements that were in place prior to the disaster and ensure that countries remain on the trajectory toward achieving the MDGs within the specified timeline.
Learning Objectives: 1. Identify the links between achieving the MDGs and the activities of disaster response. 2. Develop a model that links disaster response inputs, activities and outcomes to impacts on the MDGs. 3. Apply an integrated model to plan and evaluate disaster response that works towards improving or maintaining the rate of achieving one or more MDGs.