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The ethical dilemma posed by the relationship between disaster response and on-going development should not lead us to cm tail our responses to the needs of disaster victims. A failure to respond to such suffering would pose its own serious moral challenge. Rather, the dilemma prompts us to find new ways to plan and conduct disaster responses so that they support rather than undermine ongoing, basic development. In reality, the only permanent and, therefore, ethically legitimate disaster relief strategy is one which helps victims to achieve their own long-term development, including a reduction of their disaster vulnerability.

Q. What questions for accountability are suggested by the author?

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For donors:

- have resource allocations been tracked?
- have appropriate groups received assistance?
- do financial records support operational reports?

For disaster survivors:

- does assistance increase or decrease dependency?
- are local markets disrupted and economies destabilized?
- is community inequality exacerbated or diminished?