Disaster Management / HADR |
 | U.S. DISASTER RELIEF AT HOME AND ABROAD By Rocio Cara Labrador and Amelia Cheatham
The U.S. government is often a rapid responder when disasters—such as disease
outbreaks, hurricanes, tsunamis, and terrorist attacks—strike at home or abroad. In the
United States, the president declares disasters to unlock vital federal resources for state
and local governments. At the same time, the United States regularly provides essential
support to foreign countries stricken by tragedy. The growing frequency and intensity
of disasters, which many link to global ...Read more > | 10 Pages 231.97 KB |
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 | ASSESSING AND MANAGING THE RISKS OF CLIMATE CHANGE By Christopher B. Field
Human interference with the climate system is occurring,1 and climate change poses risks for human and natural systems (Figure SPM.1). The assessment of impacts, adaptation, and vulnerability in the Working Group II contribution ...Read more > | 44 Pages 12.59 MB |
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 | DISASTER PULVERISES UTTRAKHAND
Primeval India broke away from the super continent of Gondwanaland 75 million years ago and drifted northwards for 50 million years to form the Indian subcontinent as we know it ...Read more > | 6 Pages 494.55 KB |
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 | COMPREHENSIVE COMMON OPERATING PICTURE FOR DISASTER RESPONSE
A critical lesson learned from the response to Hurricane Katrina in 2005 highlighted the need to implement a comprehensive Common Operating Picture (COP). The COP requirements would provide the necessary situational awareness to improve understanding and facilitate collaborative decision-making across all ...Read more > | 44 Pages 303.97 KB |
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 | CATASTROPHIC DISASTER RESPONSE STAFF OFFICERS HANDBOOK
On August 29, 2005, the category three Hurricane Katrina made landfall, and in less than 48 hours the scope of that natural disaster overwhelmed Gulf Coast state and local response capabilities. When the category four Hurricane Rita made landfall on September 24, 2005, the regional situation deteriorated further. The Department of Defense (DOD) participated in an unprecedented disaster response effort in support of the lead federal agency, the Federal Emergency Management Agency ...Read more > | 292 Pages 4.45 MB |
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 | DISASTER MANAGEMENT IN INDIA : REPORT***
India has been traditionally vulnerable to natural disasters on account of its unique geo-climatic conditions. Floods, droughts, cyclones, earthquakes and landslides have been a recurrent phenomena About 60 percent of the landmass is prone to earthquakes of various intensities; over 40 million hectares is prone to floods; about 8% of the total area is prone to cyclones and 68% of the area is susceptible to drought. In the decade 1990-2000, an average of about 4344 people lost their lives and ...Read more > | 98 Pages 1.04 MB |
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 | FOREIGN HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE AND DISASTER-RELIEF OPERATIONS
Foreign humanitarian assistance and disaster-relief (FHA/DR) operations are some of themost complicated operations conducted by themilitary. Thesemissions constitute a core Navy mission; their planning and execution differ from those of a kineticmilitary campaign, but addressing the key principles early will enable the successful execution. The following lessons learned are based on my experiences over the past two years conducting five FHA/DR operations in the western Pacific.1 Other ...Read more > | 9 Pages 784.01 KB |
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