Disaster
Management in the 21st Century
Chapter 11 -
International Aspects of Disaster
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I. Emergency Management Systems in Other Countries
a. Different Climates, Different Approaches
b. The Wealth Factor: North vs. South
c. The Concept of Disaster Management as a Development Necessity
d. The International Politics of Response
e. Conflicts and Humanitarian Crisis
f. Specific Country Examples
g. Specific Regional Examples
h. Problems of Corruption and Instability
II. Role of NGO’s
a. History of Non-Governmental Involvement in the Disaster Response
b. Roles of NGOs in the Four Aspects of the All Hazard Spectrum
c. Role of NGOs in Complex Humanitarian Disasters
III. The United Nations
a. History of the United Nations Role in Disaster Management
b. The UNDP as Coordinator of the Disaster Response
c. UNOCHA
d. UNHCR
e. UNICEF
f. WFP
g. WHO
IV. The World Bank and Other International Financial Institutions
a. The Role of International Financial Institutions in the Response
and Reconstruction
b. The Big Banks – World Bank, IMF, IFC, ADB, etc.
c. The Controversy – HIPCs and Debt Reduction
V. US Humanitarian Assistance Programs
a. USAID and the Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance
b. US Development Issues related to Mitigation and Capacity Building
VI. The US Military
a. Formal Role in Assistance
b. Issues of Sovereignty
c. Are the US Forces the Best Equipped to React?
VII. Technology
a. Existing Information Technology – GDIN, Reliefweb, etc.
b. Prediction and Information Sharing
c. Developed vs. Developing – Access issues
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