Post-Event Review Capability
Post-Event Review Capability
The award winning Post-Event Review Capability (PERC) methodology was created by Zurich Insurance to provide research and independent reviews of large flood events. It seeks to answer questions related to aspects of flood resilience, flood risk management and catastrophe intervention. It looks at what went well, as well as opportunities for improvement, and results in a set of recommendations for the future.
Use this page to learn about the PERC methodology, read full PERC reports or find specific recommendations.
Zurich focused its initial PERCs on floods because floods affect more people globally than any other natural hazard. However, the methodology can be applied to review and learn from other hazard events. We have recently applied it to study the growing peril of wildfires by reviewing the 2017-18 California fires.
Resilience Lessons from Cyclone Idai and Cyclone Kenneth
The tropical Cyclone Idai and Cyclone Kenneth weather systems, which made landfall in Southeast Africa in March and April 2019 respectively, brought catastrophic destruction and damage to communities across Malawi, Mozambique, and Zimbabwe. The widespread humanitarian disaster resulting from Idai and Kenneth emphasises the need to learn what happened during these events and what can be improved to reduce future risk.
All material from the PERC carried out in Southern Africa by Alliance partners ISET-International, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), Practical Action, and Zurich Insurance Group - and in collaboration with the Mozambique Red Cross and the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) is available below, and on ISET-International’s dedicated PERC Idai and Kenneth page.
Using PERC methodology
Webinar 1/3 on the ZFRA Post-Event Review Capability (PERC) from 14 January 2019: Introduction to...
Webinar 2/3 on the ZFRA Post-Event Review Capability (PERC) from 18 January 2019: become a forensic...
Webinar 3/3 on the ZFRA Post-Event Review Capability (PERC) from 23 January 2019: review,...
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PERC Recommendations
Search all the PERC recommendations produced in all PERC reports. Refine your search using the criteria on the left.
Total: 88 results found
Respond efficiently
Ensure communication with authorities to get updates and warnings well before a situation becomes critical....
The DDRCs should critically reflect on their actions and review the gaps in their planning and implementation based on this event.
There remained some gaps in taking action when a real event occurred. The post event review meetings in each district needs to be systematic beyond ritual workshops. There should be in depth analysis of capacities and ac...
Cross border cooperation between India-Nepal is crucial to saving lives in both countries.
Timely sharing of information and support in disaster response would significantly prevent losses. ...
Improved local government and community capacities are essential to effective response actions.
This also includes their access to information and resources from sub national, national and international communities. Devastating floods are not yet an annual occurrence however uncertainty is rising and investment rem...
Government and private sector cooperation can help mitigate risk and impacts
Government and private sector cooperation at different levels has increased and should be further encouraged. It helps ensure business and services continuity during disasters will help manage disaster risk and impact as...