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The Post-Disaster Needs Assessment (PDNA) is an internationally accepted methodology for determining the physical damages, economic losses, and costs of meeting recovery needs after a natural disaster through a government-led process. This compelling, interactive and sequential online e-Learning on PDNA consist of four modules. The four modules will address the following: Introduction to PDNA, Context Analysis, Identification and costing of Disaster Effects, Disaster Impact Analysis, and Identifying Recovery Needs and Formulating Recovery Strategy.

At the end of the modules, you will be able to:

• Define what a Post Disaster Needs Assessment (PDNA) is

• Understand the role of participation and coordination in a PDNA

• Understand the agreed protocols to request a PDNA

• Understand the limits of a PDNA methodology

• Describe the elements of a PDNA

• Explain the importance of baseline information

• Describe the four main dimensions of disaster effects

• Understand the concepts of damage and loss

• Understand the impact of the disaster on the economy and on lives of people

• Learn how sectoral assessments contribute to the impact analysis

• Describe the elements of recovery needs in a sectoral analysis

• Learn how to prioritise recovery needs

• Formulate a Sector Recovery Strategy

• Illustrate how the needs identified in the PDNA lead to the formulation of a Post Disaster Recovery Strategy

• Identify and describe the links between the PDNA and the Disaster Recovery Framework