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What is Dreamis? Dreamis is a global information system that supports accountable, transparent and effective use of funds for post‐crisis reconstruction and disaster risk reduction. It does so by providing retrospective analysis of financial aspects of past reconstruction programmes as well as providing expenditure tracking support to on‐going reconstruction and recovery programmes. It consists of 3 components: Database Tools: The Dreamis database contains data sets related to damage and losses, needs, reconstruction financing and expenditure tracking of previous disasters, with a focus on those occurring over the last five years. The parameters can be set by the user in order to generate analysis relevant to the given context. The tools support national governments and aid agencies in analysing funding needs, and mobilising and managing funds for disaster reconstruction and mitigation. Research: This is a repository of lessons and methodologies related to the collection and reporting of disaster risk reduction and disaster recovery financial data. Expenditure Tracking Support: The Dreamis team will support national governments in tracking the on‐going expenditure of funds during a recovery programme. The ability to track funds allows national governments to channel resources to sectors where they are most needed and increases accountability and transparency of the use of funds. It also increases the ability to allocate funds to where they are most needed.
Where did the idea for Dreamis come from? Past experiences during reconstruction, such as in post‐tsunami Aceh, highlighted a gap in global capacity to efficiently track post crisis reconstruction finance from the stage of damage, loss, and need assessments to the stage where the money is being disbursed. Dreamis aims to address this gap through the development of a global information system that can be used by governments and agencies involved in disaster recovery and risk reduction.
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How will Dreamis be used during a reconstruction or recovery scenario? In the wake of a disaster the methodologies captured in Dreamis will assist national governments in conducting the damage and loss assessment and also the needs assessment. Once reconstruction is under way expenditure of funds can be tracked in Dreamis, supporting the national government in managing funds. Aid agencies will be able to use Dreamis to identify the sectors to which their funding should be directed. Dreamis will also support donors and national governments in increasing transparency and level of accountability to the general public and help provide a quick and satisfactory answer to the question “What happened to the money?”.
How will Dreamis be used outside the context of a disaster recovery scenario? The information contained in Dreamis also supports financial planning related to disaster risk reduction, insurance and contingency planning. National governments will be able to use Dreamis to budget for disaster risk reduction activities while aid agencies will be able to use the information to support programming of funds. Academic and research institutions will be able to use the information in Dreamis to conduct research that supports the development of sound and relevant policies related to disasters.
How is the data inputted into Dreamis? Data is currently proactively sought and inputted into Dreamis by the Dreamis team. As Dreamis becomes a more familiar tool amongst governments and aid agencies dealing with disasters it is expected that the Dreamis team will receive data sent by users which will then be inputted into the database. However, Dreamis will continue to provide a data cleaning function ensuring that all data are of consistent quality and presented in a way that allows useful analysis and comparison.
How will consistency of data received by users be ensured? In the initial stages, it is expected that the Dreamis team will need to synthesize the data collected from different sources. The source of the data is therefore always indicated in the database. Training can be provided to primary users of Dreamis during which the data parameters will be explained. As Dreamis increasingly becomes a reference tool for monitoring the financial data of disasters, it is envisaged that users will be encouraged to collect and send data according to the required parameters.
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How does Dreamis link to other initiatives such as EMDAT ? Dreamis uses data from other databases to support the analysis of financing data contained in Dreamis. However, Dreamis differs from the other initiatives as it aims to assure that data are methodologically consistent; this applies for damage and losses and reconstruction finance data. Dreamis is the only database that focuses on collection and analysis of financial data and information from disasters.
What is the sustainability of Dreamis? The core focus of Dreamis is to track disaster recovery and risk reduction financial data. Funds have been granted by GFDRR to maintain this core function. There is scope, however, for Dreamis to expand into other types of data monitoring. The feasibility of this expansion of Dreamis is being examined, including the potential for expanded funding.
Does Dreamis have a regional focus? Dreamis is a global information system which captures data from around the world and is intended for use by government and aid agencies across the globe. However, initial testing and roll out will be done in Indonesia, working with national partners with whom collaboration has already been established.
How will Dreamis be rolled out to users? After having been officially launched, the Dreamis team will work with selected potential national government users on a one‐to‐one basis and will provide training and materials. Further development of Dreamis will incorporate the feedback of these initial users. The Dreamis team will also work to ensure that Dreamis is a familiar tool aid agencies working in disaster related activities and any other initiatives related to building government capacity to manage disasters.
How does Dreamis support the targets of the Accra Agenda for Action? Dreamis provides a tool by which funds, domestic and international, can be tracked throughout the life of a disaster recovery programme. Using this tool, recipient governments are better able to track pledges against commitments and commitments against disbursements. In this way, donors are increasingly held accountable to their pledges.
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