Overview
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The purpose of the severity estimate ranking is to provide an overview of where impact may have occurred. This estimate can help guide initial assessment processes.
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The Prioritization Ranking replaces this product as soon as additional more detailed data is available. The resulting products should be used to guide responder’s questions, investigations and targeted assessments in the first days of the emergency.Steps:
Process
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- Determine appropriate datasets for the composite indicator (population density, poverty incidence, population affected, distance to typhoon, storm surge height, etc).
- Determine appropriate graphics, matrixes and maps to create from the data.
Resources
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Severity Estimate Ranking -
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Tools
- Sudden Onset Disaster Impact Severity Estimate Index
- Severity Estimate Index - XLS Tool
- Recommended Indicators for Onset Disaster Severity and Impact Estimate Index
- Living version of the Severity Estimate Ranking Tool for Philippines (2013)
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Examples