 | An Overview of Disaster Management (Department of Humanitarian Affairs/United Nations Disaster Relief Office - United Nations Development Programme , 1992, 136 p.) |
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| | Chapter 7. Disaster preparedness |
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Preparedness within the United Nations 2
2 The remainder of this chapter is from the UNDP/UNDRO Disaster Management Manual.
The UN system at the country level must be able to facilitate and deliver appropriate and co-ordinated assistance in an emergency. The UN Disaster Management Team (UN-DMT) is the standing inter-agency body for this.
The UN-DMT should meet at regular intervals to:
· review prevention and preparedness arrangements within the country, including the progress of any relevant ongoing development projects· review preparedness arrangements within the UN team of agencies (as described below)
· discuss the analysis and interpretation of data from in-country and external famine early warning systems
· decide on any specific actions to be taken by members of the group individually and/or collectively
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Q. Match the list of disaster preparedness components with the list of examples of each component. | |
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Disaster preparedness components | |
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1. ____ |
Vulnerability assessment |
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2. ____ |
Planning |
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3. ____ |
Institutional framework |
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4. ____ |
Information systems |
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5. ____ |
Resource base |
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6. ____ |
Warning systems |
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7. ____ |
Response mechanisms |
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8. ____ |
Public education and training |
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9. ____ |
Rehearsals |
Examples
A. Updates to vulnerability assessments
B. Assessment teams and search and rescue
C. A map showing a population living in a flood zone
D. Practice
E. Designing the activities promoting disaster preparedness
F. The required material and logistical support for an emergency
G. Organizational arrangements to maximize coordination
H. A poster explaining what to do when an earthquake hits
I. Communications procedures as part of the system
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