 | An Overview of Disaster Management (Department of Humanitarian Affairs/United Nations Disaster Relief Office - United Nations Development Programme , 1992, 136 p.) |
 |  | PART TWO: DISASTER PREPAREDNESS |
| | Chapter 7. Disaster preparedness |
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Preparedness for slow onset and sudden onset disasters
Preparedness activities for slow onset disasters often vary from those of sudden onset. Slow onset disasters may require more active involvement on the part of planners, especially in terms of monitoring early warning systems, for famine, war, and civil strife. The remedial response to problems indicated by the early warning (of potential disasters) is an extension of preparedness.
Preparedness for sudden onset disasters include the monitoring of the predictions and warnings of disasters that may occur within a matter of days or hours. The emergency may develop over a very brief time frame and depend on a very different set of procedures and resources than the slow onset emergency.
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Q. On the following list of disaster preparedness components identify at least one responsibility that you, in your official capacity, can or should assume for that component. If you have none, list who is the most responsible agency in your country for that component. | |
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Assessing vulnerability
___________________________________________ Planning
______________________________________________________ Institutional framework
___________________________________________ Information systems
_____________________________________________ Resource base
_________________________________________________ Warning systems
_______________________________________________ Response mechanisms
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