work/developing-climate-change-resilience/asian-cities-climate Pribadi‚ K. & Mariany‚ A. (2008): Implementing Community-Based Disaster Risk Reduction in Indonesia: The role of research institutions and religious-based organizations; Center for Disaster Mitigation‚ Institute Technology Bandung Indonesia‚ 2008. Sylves‚ R. (2008): Disaster Policy and Politics: Emergency Management and Homeland Security UNDESA (2012): www.un.org/esa/sustdev; In: United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development UNDP
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1.0 INTRODUCTION Disasters are as old as human history. However‚ whether an event qualifies as a disaster or not has often depended upon who is doing the definition. Individuals‚ governments and humanitarian agencies have attempted to define disaster in various ways depending on their roles‚ biases‚ interests and capabilities. The United Nations Development Programme has defined disaster as an occurrence of a sudden or major misfortune which disrupts the basic fabric and normal functioning of a
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AND MANAGEMENT FUND (LDRRMF) Background Republic Act No. 10121 otherwise known as The Philippine Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Act of 2010‚ shifted the focus from disaster response and recovery towards disaster risk reduction‚ preparedness and mitigation It also modified the use and appropriation ofthe Local Calamity Fund‚ or what is now known to be as the Local Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Fund. Pursuant to Section 21 of the said law: "xxx Not less than five percent (5%o) of
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2 1.3 NGO Scenario 6 1.4 Challenges and Opportunities 8 1.5 Action Points 10 2 Role of NGOs in Disaster Preparedness 13 2.1 Roles and Responsibilities 13 2.2 Disaster Preparedness Framework 14 2.3 Disaster Preparedness 15 3 Role of NGOs in Disaster Mitigation 19 3.1 Relevance 19 3.2 Inclusive Approach 20 3. 3 Risk Assessment and Action Planning 20 3.4 Livelihoods 21
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Planning‚ Operations‚ Logistics‚ Administration‚ and Finance). ICS deals with the “who‚ what‚ where‚ when‚ why‚ and how” of emergency response. It starts with preparedness before a major incident. This involves identifying the different types of threats to a community (natural and man-made disasters‚ terrorist attacks‚ etc.). In mitigation‚ agencies work with communities prior to a major incident. These communities often receive training in the proper response to threats. They may also receive
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Hampshire has an extremely unique geography that features numerous mountain ranges‚ lakes‚ and maintains an extensive coastline along the Atlantic Ocean. The state of New Hampshire also maintains the Seabrook Nuclear power plant that adds extensive mitigation and response capabilities to a potential disaster occurring with the nuclear reactor. The most common natural disasters that can strike New Hampshire include flooding‚ hurricanes‚ snow and ice storms‚ and earthquakes. Potential Threats The most
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Introduction 2. Disaster; definition and types 3. Disaster management 4. Phases of disaster management; a. Mitigation b. Preparedness c. Response d. Recovery 5. History of disasters in Pakistan 6. Disaster in the wake of recent floods 7. Structure of disaster management in Pakistan 8. Role of National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) 9. Abysmal state of disaster preparedness and management in Pakistan 10. Impacts of weak disaster management i) Food crisis ii) Health hazards iii)
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CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION TO EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT This chapter provides an overview that describes the basic types of hazards threatening the United States and provides definitions for some basic terms such as hazards‚ emergencies‚ and disasters. The chapter also provides a brief history of emergency management in the federal government and a general description of the current emergency management system—including the basic functions performed by local emergency managers. The chapter concludes
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Role of GIS in Disaster Management What is GIS? A geographic information system (GIS) integrates hardware‚ software‚ and data for capturing‚ managing‚ analyzing‚ and displaying all forms of geographically referenced information. GIS allows us to view‚ understand‚ question‚ interpret‚ and visualize data in many ways that reveal relationships‚ patterns‚ and trends in the form of maps‚ globes‚ reports‚ and charts. A GIS helps you answer questions and solve problems by looking at your data in a way
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terrorism or other man-made disasters.” It enhanced FEMA’s responsibilities and its authority within DHS and transferred many functions of DHS’s former Preparedness Directorate to FEMA. According to PKEMRA‚ FEMA leads and supports the Nation in a risk-based‚ comprehensive emergency management system of preparedness‚ protection‚ response‚ recovery‚ and mitigation. HOMELAND SECURITY ACT OF 2002 created the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) as an executive department of the United States. The Homeland
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