Disaster risk reduction is a systematic approach in recognizing and reducing the risks of disasters. According to the UNISDR or the United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction, “The conceptual framework of elements considered with the possibilities to minimize vulnerabilities and disaster risks throughout the society, to avoid or to limit the adverse impacts of hazards, within the broad context of sustainable development.” The capital of the Kingdom of Bahrain, Manama is where the most of the commercial centers, government departments and other service centers are located. Although the State of Bahrain consists of different, majority of its population is on the main Island, Bahrain. Due to the large increase in population, inhabited areas expanded southwards to the desert and some new towns that have been established. Last 2009, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon launched a report regarding the curbing disaster risk, which examines the causes of disasters and the main risk drivers. The United Nations Strategy for Disaster Reduction study, entitled “Global A...
disaster and who is to preform those steps. With a clear, documented disaster recovery plan in place the risk from a disaster can be minimized. While there is no way to plan for every disaster that could happen, the likely disaster can be planned for and the risk minimize as much as possible. The disaster recovery plan is the documented efforts that IT will perform to minimize the risk of catastrophic failure. This document is a requirement for any IT audit that is performed on the Clinica Tepeyac information systems department.
In a state of national emergency, the United States government is expected to be efficient and organized. When Hurricane Katrina struck on August 25th, 2005, the United States government was not readily prepared for such an immense disaster. The mismanagement of relief efforts by the U.S. government led to a lack of adequate assistance to U.S. victims along with a prolonged restoration period for those in need. Had the government accepted more foreign aid and further prepared for the storm, hurricane Katrina may not have proved such a disaster in our nation’s history. This essay will explain how foreign aid was integrated into the relief effort. Additionally, this essay will explore the government’s refusal of aid from various countries willing to provide assistance and the lessons that can be learned from our nation’s actions in the aftermath of Katrina.
Government preparation efforts had been in the works for years prior to Hurricane Katrina striking the Gulf Coast. In fact a recent as 2004 a hurricane drill was hosted by FEMA simulating a disaster event rivaling that of Hurricane Katrina including the evisceration of the city in also a similar manner. This drill, otherwise known as the “Hurricane Pam” drill, caused enough of an effect to get additional funding for preventative measures.
On 29th May 2013, three gunmen and a suicide bomber attacked the ICRC office at Jalalabad in Afghanistan killing an Afghan guard on duty. Two days after the attack on the world’s most respected humanitarian organisation’s office, Taliban denied any role in the attack. Taliban spokesperson said that the group never targets those who truly serve the people (Reuters, The Express Tribune, May 31, 2013). This attack sent shockwaves across the humanitarian community, not because that ICRC was never attacked anywhere in the world but because the attack was the first of its kind on ICRC since it started working in Afghanistan in 1987.
The state CEMP describes the basic strategies, assumptions, operational objectives, and mechanisms through which the SERT will mobilize resources and conduct activities to guide and support local emergency management efforts through preparedness, response, recovery, and mitigation. To facilitate effective operations, the CEMP adopts a functional approach that groups the types of assistance to be provided by the 18 Emergency Support Functions (ESFs). Each ESF is headed by a primary state agency selected based on its authorities, resources, and capabilities in that ESF’s functional area. The primary agency appoints an Emergency Coordination Officer (ECO) to manage the ESF’s function in the State Emergency Operations Center (SEOC). The ECOs and staff of the Division, other state agencies, and private volunteer organizations and non-governmental agencies form the SERT. The primary goal of emergency management in the State of Florida is to ensure readiness to respond to and recover from the many consequences that can be generated by a disaster, whether it is natural, technological or man-made. The State of Florida Enhanced Hazard Mitigation Plan, Section 3 (Hazard Assessment) contains a detailed risk assessment of
My time at World Relief has come to a close or at least for now. After over two hundred hours spent with this organization over the course of an internship and volunteer hours I have gained a multitude of knowledge. I have been able to thoroughly compare and contrast the variations between World Relief and some of the other organizations I have worked for. World Relief opened my eyes to new possibilities, challenged me to learn new skills, and also made me more observant to conflicts as well.
Within the Emergency Management sector there is a constant evolution of the strategies, operations, and tactics used to address the hazards a community could be exposed to. This constant evolution can be achieved through training and exercise plans. The purpose and role of exercises in Emergency Management is to test and review emergency disaster plans prior its use in a emergency situation. The benefits managing an exercise program with in the community is it: (1) tests and validates policies, plans, procedures, training, and resources of stakeholders involved in emergency management operations; (2) identifies the capabilities of the community to address response and recovery phases of Emergency Management; (3) improves inter-agency coordination and communications.
I found a lot of useful information to include in this paper. A database I found really interesting was Natural News; it had a bunch of interesting facts. According to Natural News, the number natural disasters in the past 20 years have increased by four times the amount. The Earth experiences approximately 500 natural disasters per year compared to 120 a year in the 1980’s. In the 1980’s around 175 million people were affected by natural disasters per year and now it has increased by 70 percent to nearly 255 million people. The increasing number of natural disasters has primarily hurt third world countries the most. They don’t have the resources nor are they able to recover from such devastating tragedies (Natural
In this week’s Disaster Management lecture and seminar course we discussed mainly the two phases of Response and Recovery. In these phases they cover what is vital and crucial to individuals, towns, communities, cities, states, all who have been affected by a disaster. These two phases come in hand when and after a disaster strikes an overpopulated area. In class Professor Urby introduced the class to a guest speaker Adrian Dominguez the University Safety and Risk Manager of Texas A&M International University and Jessica Perez the University Environmental Health and Safety officer in Texas A&M International University.. Dominguez explained his credentials as of working in the TAMIU safety and emergency management department. He discussed his involvement in the National Incident Management System (NIMS) and how his involvement with that organization influenced his own process of risk management in TAMIU. Dominguez was able to implement the five phases of emergency management, prevention, preparedness, mitigation, response and recovery into his experience into the field of
Over the years Jamaica is faced with a number of disasters destroying the social, physical and economic well-being of persons. National Disaster Plan (1997) indicates that it is a constant challenge that constraint the country in achieving sustainable development compounded by social issues such as poverty, the location of hu...
Wherever a disaster occurs and whenever humans are involved, a disaster management is put into place using a...
Introduction Disaster Recovery Planning is the critical factor that can prevent headaches or nightmares experienced by an organization in times of disaster. Having a disaster recovery plan marks the difference between organizations that can successfully manage crises with minimal cost, effort and with maximum speed, and those organizations that cannot. By having back-up plans, not only for equipment and network recovery, but also detailed disaster recovery plans that precisely outline what steps each person involved in recovery efforts should undertake, an organization can improve their recovery time and minimize the disruption time for their normal business functions. Thus, it is essential that disaster recovery plans are carefully laid out and updated regularly. Part of the plan should include a system where regular training occurs for network engineers and managers.
Natural Disasters can occur anywhere at anytime. Some are more predictable than others, but they all bring hardship to everyone’s life. Examples of natural disasters are Earthquakes (Haiti 2010), Tornadoes, Tsunami, Hurricanes, Wild Fires, Winter Storms, Heat waves, Mudslides and Floods. Regardless of what kind of disaster occurs, bottom line, everyone needs to be prepared mentally and physically to deal with the aftermath. Education is the first step to prepare you to deal with any major disaster. Three of the major disasters that can potentially disrupt normal day to day operations in our lives, are Hurricanes, Tsunamis and Tornadoes.
Emergency planning is conducted in the face of apathy by some and resistance from others (Auf der Heide, 1989, McEntire, 2003, Quarantelli, 1982b). A basic reason for apathy is that most people, citizens and public officials alike, don't like to think about their vulnerability to disasters. A common objection to planning is it consumes resources, that, at the moment, might seem like more pressing community issues—police patrols, road repairs, school expansion, and the like. Planning mandates help (for example, radiological emergency planning after the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant accident and chemical emergency planning under the Emergency Planning and Community Right to Know Act of 1986—SARA Title III after Bhopal), but are insufficient
The increase in unpredictable natural disasters events for a decade has led to put the disaster preparedness as a central issue in disaster management. Disaster preparedness reduces the risk of loss lives and injuries and increases a capacity for coping when hazard occurs. Considering the value of the preparatory behavior, governments, local, national and international institutions and non-government organizations made some efforts in promoting disaster preparedness. However, although a number of resources have been expended in an effort to promote behavioural preparedness, a common finding in research on natural disaster is that people fail to take preparation for such disaster events (Paton, 2005; Shaw 2004; Spittal, et.al, 2005; Tierney, 1993; Kenny, 2009; Kapucu, 2008; Coppola and Maloney, 2009). For example, the fact that nearly 91% of Americans live in a moderate to high risk of natural disasters, only 16% take a preparation for natural disaster (Ripley, 2006).