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close this bookAn Overview of Disaster Management (Department of Humanitarian Affairs/United Nations Disaster Relief Office - United Nations Development Programme , 1992, 136 p.)
close this folderPART THREE: DISASTER RESPONSE
close this folderChapter 9. Disaster response
close this folderAims of emergency and post-disaster assistance
View the document(introduction...)
View the documentWarning
View the documentEvacuation/migration
View the documentSearch and rescue
View the documentPost-disaster assessment
View the documentEmergency relief
View the documentLogistics and supply
View the documentCommunication and information management
View the documentSurvivor response and coping
View the documentSecurity
View the documentEmergency operations management
View the documentRehabilitation and reconstruction

Rehabilitation and reconstruction

Rehabilitation and reconstruction complete the disaster response activities. As much of this activity is within the scope of UNDP’s concern. Chapter 12 is devoted to it.

Q. In the following matrix of disaster response activities and agencies, select a disaster type of interest to you and fill in the matrix with the agency that has primary responsibility for that activity. Indicate agencies with secondary responsibilities.


Survivors

Local government

Nat’l gov’t disaster response focal point

Civil Defense

Police

Ministry of planning/finance

Ministry of public works

Ministry of housing

Ministry of health

Other government ministries

Red Cross/Red Crescent

Development Bank

UNDRO

UNDP

UNICEF

WFP

WHO

FAO

UNHCR

Other voluntary agencies, e.g.





Warning

























Evacuation

























Search and Rescue

























Assessment

























Emergency relief


























medical


























public health


























food


























shelter


























water


























sanitation


























clothing

























Logistics


























transport


























storage


























handling


























fuel

























Security

























Communication

























Information management

























Management coordination

























Social services

























Construction


























housing


























critical facilities


























schools


























electrical


























roads


























railroads


























sea or river ports


























airports

























Economic recovery


























agriculture


























irrigation


























fishing


























industry


























commerce