Preparedness Plan

Planning for preparedness identifies pre-disaster actions to facilitate a successful response. Periodic precautions are taken as part of a two-tier strategy, and when a specific disaster strikes, more extensive contingency planning is implemented. Contingency plans use preparedness planning to specify activities at each stage (Choularton, 2007).

The preparedness plan, shown in figure 32, in this instance focuses on identifying flood-prone locations that require technical or geographical interventions, raising awareness, organizing stakeholders, and producing improved information. The following table shows the preparedness plan with different measures, benefits and limitations.

Budget

Budgets for planned responses and preparatory initiatives are frequently included in contingency plans. Budgeting, however, can be a time-consuming and meticulous process and since fully funded backup plans are typically not required until there is ample time a simplified budget is sufficient (Choularton, 2007).

Since there aren’t many resources accessible financially for this situation, many of the suggestions and actions listed above are straightforward but effective. The resources raised by the many project stakeholders will make up the majority of the finance.

A general concept of how the budget will be applied across the project’s measures is shown in figure 33.