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- Summary:
- The document National Systems and Institutional Mechanisms for the Comprehensive Management of Disaster Risk states that disaster policy in Latin America and the Caribbean places almost exclusive emphasis on the response component, neglecting causes of disaster often revolving around the complex relationship between human action and natural hazard. Reducing the devastation of disasters requires a comprehensive approach incorporating various components of society and government. The document also elaborates on how to generate the political and economic will for sustainability. The creation of a national disaster system brings all these elements together by uniting institutions, financial mechanisms, regulations, and policies towards disaster risk management. A formal national disaster organizational structure must be established with a ministry responsible for disaster affairs, a council to determine which priorities require an infusion of resources, and an operations group to coordinate response efforts. They must be integrated into development goals, institutionalized through legislation with responsibilities written into law, thus increasing legitimacy and consensus around the system. Maintaining education programs keeps the population informed of continued risk so they understand the relevancy of the system. And most importantly, institutionalization of disaster policy needs to include major economic planners, facilitating the incorporation of disaster management into development policy. A comprehensive national disaster system must take into account the various phases of disaster planning: the before, the during, and the after. This requires identifying risks, mitigating against risks, using risk transfer mechanisms, preparing populations for disaster, responding to disasters, rehabilitating and building back better after. An important debate within the literature is whether or not the national government should be the most active component in establishing and running such a system, or whether the focus should be on promoting community based programs that address identified needs and empower local populations. The document argues that the two perspectives can be complementary, whereby national government policy-makers work to support local risk management initiatives, and feedback mechanisms are established that allow for the active participation of communities in the organizational structure of the national system. ( English )
- Subject:
- General Risk Management ( English )
- Scope and Content:
- Executive Summary p. iii; 1. Introduction p. 1; 2. Elements of Comprehensive Disaster Management p. 3; 2.1 Risk Identification p. 4; 2.2 Mitigation p. 5; 2.3 Risk Transfer p. 7; 2.4 Preparedness p. 11; 2.5 Emergency response p. 13; 2.6 Reconstruction and rehabilitation p. 13; 3. Country Experiences with Disaster Management Systems p. 14; 3.1 Japan and the United States p. 16; 3.2 France, Hungary and the UK p. 18; 3.3 Fiji and India p. 21; 3.4 Insights from Country Experiences p. 23; 4. Designing Effective National Disaster Systems p. 24; 4.1 Explicit and Appropriate National Disaster Strategy p. 24; 4.2 Integrating Key Players p. 25; 4.3 Providing Sufficient Resources p. 27; 5. Sustainability of National Systems p. 28; 5.1 Political sustainability p. 29; 5.2 Financial sustainability p. 31; 6. Conclusion p. 32; Appendix A: National Risk Management Systems in Latin America and the Caribbean 33; Appendix B: Case Study - United States p. 40; References p. 52 ( English )
- Citation/Reference:
- Freeman, P.K., Martin, L.A. (2001). National systems and institutional mechanisms for the comprehensive management of disaster risk phase I. Inter-American Development Bank (IDB).
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- Florida International University
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- Resource Identifier:
- FI13022725
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