Emergencies and Disasters in Drinking Water Supply and Sewerage Systems: Guidelines for Effective Response (AIDIS - Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) / Organización Panamericana de la Salud (OPS) - WHO - OMS, 2002, 100 p.): CHAPTER 2: EMERGENCY AND DISASTER PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE: (introduction...)

Emergencies and Disasters in Drinking Water Supply and Sewerage Systems: Guidelines for Effective Response (AIDIS - Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) / Organización Panamericana de la Salud (OPS) - WHO - OMS, 2002, 100 p.)

CHAPTER 2: EMERGENCY AND DISASTER PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE

		*(introduction...)*
		EMERGENCY AND DISASTER MANAGEMENT
		THE EMERGENCY AND DISASTER UNIT
		THE EMERGENCY OPERATIONS COMMITTEE
		THE SITUATION ROOM
		DECLARING STATES OF ALERT OR EMERGENCY
		EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLANS

(introduction...)

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Designing an Emergency and Disaster Prevention and Response Program essentially involves carrying out the tasks outlined in the previous chapter, as well as others that will be described below. This chapter will focus in greater detail on the Emergency Operations Plans.

If you would like more information on disaster prevention and mitigation measures for water supply and sewerage systems, please consult the bibliography at the end of this book.