Purpose: 

This documents refers to a tool created by the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) to enhance regional resources in support of individual National Societies and their emergency response systems through  cross-border  deployments. This first programme is targeted towards experienced and committed volunteers who will then become trainers for subsequent NDRT courses.

Overview:

The document provides information on Regional Disaster Response Team (RDRT) and disaster response and recovery efforts. IFRC  South  East  Asia  Regional  Delegation  (SEARD)  organized  12  different  RDRT  training  sessions in  the last 15 years and trained 290 people. It assesses RDRT performance from 2005-2015 on development history, standardization of RDRT database, learnt lessons and scenarios to improve, recommendations in terms of mobilization, institutionalization and five proposals for upcoming work.

Usage: Learning from experience

Audience: Technical staff

For related documents, click here RDRT 2012