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	Disaster management
		Various disasters like earthquake, landslides, volcanic eruptions, fires, flood and cyclones are natural hazards that kill thousands of people and destroy billions of dollars of habitat and property each year.
		These natural disasters are of (i) geophysical origin such as earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, land slides and (ii) climatic origin such as drought, flood, cyclone, locust, forest fire.
		Disaster reduction is a systematic work which involves with different regions, different professions and different scientific fields, and has become an important measure for human, society and nature sustainable development.
	www.gisdevelopment.net /application/natural_hazards/overview/nho0004.htm (671 words)

	Principles of Management Lesson 1 Introduction to Disaster Management: University of Wisconsin Disaster Management ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-04)
		Management consists of decision-making activities undertaken by one or more individuals to direct and coordinate the activities of other people in order to achieve results which could not be accomplished by any one person acting alone.
		Management is required whenever two or more persons combine their efforts and resources to accomplish a goal which neither can accomplish by acting alone.
		A major task of disaster managers and the agencies that they lead is to find a position which will take into account victims' needs and expectations and at the same time meet the organization's responsibilities to the donors.
	dmc.engr.wisc.edu /courses/principles/AA04-01.html (3241 words)

	WHAT DISASTER RESPONSE MANAGEMENT CAN LEARN FROM CHAOS THEORY
		Disaster workers are in constant motion at various locations through space and time as they simultaneously apply the Incident Command System (ICS) or other management systems and develop tactics to organize and implement their response.
		Disaster managers could be trained in skills that increase their ability to adapt to changing situations.
		Disaster managers and responders could be trained to: visualize the whole of the response; do process mapping; form "messy" groups and engage in group problem solving; and be functionally cross trained.
	www.library.ca.gov /CRB/96/05/over_2.html (14458 words)

	PA-03-178: INFORMATICS FOR DISASTER MANAGEMENT
		Disasters can be caused by nature or by man, through accident or by malice.
		Disaster management is heavily dependent on efficient flow of information and extraction of critical knowledge.
		In the context of disaster management NIBIB is interested in (i) technologies related to data reduction, data mining, and knowledge extraction; (ii) the enhancement of the utility of existing databases by development of tools for meta-databases and integrative services; and (iii) methods for timely, appropriate communication of pertinent knowledge to cognizant bodies.
	grants1.nih.gov /grants/guide/pa-files/PA-03-178.html (2670 words)

	Transforming Caribbean perception of disaster management
		Disaster Management is not only about hurricanes anymore.
		With the different areas coming to the fore in Disaster Management, CDERA has seen it fit to try and get the islands to focus on Disaster Management as a wider picture,” French explained.
		Jones will advise on an appropriate comprehensive disaster management strategy, which will be presented at a national consultation scheduled for April 15.
	www.stlucia.gov.lc /pr2003/transforming_caribbean_perception_of_disaster_management.htm (272 words)

	UN-HABITAT: Disaster Management Programme (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-04)
		The increasing occurrence of natural and human-caused disasters, including armed conflicts, is causing extensive loss of life, damage to property, and harm to the environment.
		Natural hazards become disasters when they impact the people and assets that are susceptible to their destructive effects and nowhere is this more significant than in the world’s cities, towns and villages.
		This exacerbates the fundamental challenges of the crisis management and recovery processes; how to bridge the gaps that have repeatedly emerged between emergency relief and sustainable development efforts, and how to provide local government, civil society and business organizations with practical strategies for mitigating and recovering from conflicts and natural disasters.
	hq.unhabitat.org /programmes/rdmu (814 words)

	Disaster Diplomacy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-04)
		Disaster can significantly influence and move along diplomatic processes which have already started but cannot by itself produce new diplomatic results or initiatives.
		The concept of Disaster Diplomacy can be expanded to examine the role of disaster in international affairs and international relations as well as applying the principles and results to internal political situations.
		As Disaster Diplomacy embraces a wider definition, it is guided by the Radix discussion involving the links amongst disasters, human rights, democratisation, and sustainable development.
	www.disasterdiplomacy.org (554 words)

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		Disaster Management Institutes mission is to equip the disaster victims — individuals or groups or agencies — with the resource to develop progressive solutions to physical, social and economical challenges of relief and reconstruction of facing them.
		The Institute is engaged in training, research and consultancy in the areas of disaster management, risk analysis, sustainable development, environmental impact assessment, pollution control and monitoring with the idea of optimal development of a global sustainable society.
		Disaster Management training is useful for NGOs or social work students or volunteers providing support and rehabilitation measures during disasters (natural and man-made), personnel of home guards, paramilitary organizations, civil defence personnel, scientists, meteorologists, and environmentalists as well as functionaries of rural development and primary health centres, administrative services, relief workers, etc. Go to http://ncdcnagpur.nic.in/prog-offered.htm
	www.sristi.org /english/dmis/dma.html (1434 words)

	Disaster Management Photos (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-04)
		In Ambon in Maluku, Indonesia we prepared for the man made disaster of fighting by pre-positioning needed supplies in strategic areas in anticipation of wounded and refugees.
		In this way we were able to respond immediately, often while the clashes were still in progress we were distributing needed medicines, setting up temporary shelter and water tanks.
		The repatriation of 400,000 people was the end of a long term disaster, it was a major undertaking requiring planning, flexibility and the co-operation of all concerned.
	www.websitesrcg.com /disastermanagement/photos.html (579 words)

	Disaster Risk Management
		The countries are gradually shifting from disaster response to a more proactive approach to disaster management.
		The increase in the frequency of disasters and their associated damages in the region is part of a worldwide trend, which results from growing vulnerability and may reflect changing climate patterns.
		A closer analysis of what transforms a natural event into a human and economic disaster reveals that the fundamental problems of development that the region faces are the very same problems that contribute to its vulnerability to the catastrophic effects of natural hazards.
	www.iadb.org /sds/ENV/site_2493_e.htm (527 words)

	Maharashtra disaster management plan - an overview
		The Latur earthquake was felt at 6.4 on the Richter scale at Killari in Latur district of the Marathwada region as the epicentre, at 3.56 a.m.,on the 30th September 1993.
		The management policy adopted by the state government to reconstruct the disaster-affected economy is supported by a number of NGOs, private initiatives and the community.
		Maharashtra is the first state to prepare a comprehensive State Disaster Management Plan and also undertake risk assessment and vulnerability analysis of the state.
	www.gisdevelopment.net /application/natural_hazards/overview/nho0008.htm (638 words)

	National Disaster Office Home Page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-04)
		Disaster management is part of the portfolio of the Prime Minister who is also the chairman of the National Emergency Advisory Council.
		The National Disaster Office also located at the Emergency Operations Center at Fort Frederick, carries out disaster management functions for the government and secretarial functions for NERO.
		The National Disaster Office is headed by the National Disaster Coordinator, who also acts as Secretary to the National Emergency Advisory Council.
	www.spiceisle.com /nero (183 words)

	University of Wisconsin Disaster Management Center
		Serving the learning needs of disaster/emergency management professionals in the developing world since 1982, the University of Wisconsin–Disaster Management Center (UW–DMC) has worked closely with experts recognized for their field experience to develop disaster management training activities with a practical emphasis.
		The center's goal is to help improve the emergency management performance of non-governmental organizations, local and national governments, and international organizations, through a comprehensive professional development program in disaster management.
		This more traditional, on-site training is for professionals in both disaster management and refugee emergency management.
	dmc.engr.wisc.edu (156 words)

	DMTP - Disaster Management and Training Programme
		DMTP can help your Team achieve its full potential in crisis and disaster management through a rigorous programme of collective knowledge sharing...
		Provide disaster training and support to host governments, the UN system and for UN disaster related projects
		DMTP has "succeeded in placing the concept of the disaster management more firmly into the global dialogue on sustainable human development at both national government levels and at the international community level."
	www.undmtp.org (138 words)

	Disaster Management - Learning Curves
		Running any organization on a day-to-day basis is a monumental task for those involved, but imagine arriving at your office to find that it has been raided and the vast majority of your computing and communication equipment has been stolen.
		The solution is senior management commitment - if the senior management is not on-board, the plan will fail when used.
		Senior management involvement is critical - they control the purse strings - they control the organization.
	www.managementfirst.com /strategy/curves/disaster.htm (724 words)

	INDIGENOUS DISASTER MANAGEMENT CULTURE : (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-04)
		Using this paradigm, the present research was envisaged to examine the specialized disaster lore which the vulnerable or risk exposed people mentally process and store their knowledge so that they can retrieve as needed.
		To this end, the cyclone affected people of Bangladesh and Japan were selected to know their way of perceiving and predicting the onset of calamities, including local terminology used as and when warranted.
		Disaster and Fire Prevention office of the Wakayama City Hall administration, about 60 typhoons have crossed the prefecture since circa 772, of which 25 occurred in this century (Wakayama City, 1991).
	www.asa2000.anthropology.ac.uk /hassan/hassan.html (3356 words)

	ICC Chairman speaks at global disaster management conference
		While affirming that the primary responsibility for disaster management lies with national governments, Mr Park called on the private sector to fill public sector shortfalls should a nationwide disaster occur.
		The ICC Chairman, who is also Chairman of the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry and Chairman of Doosan Heavy Industries, spoke of a voluntary private sector disaster management system that had been established in Korea in 2003 by the Federation of Korean Industries.
		In addition, Mr Park expressed the need for companies to implement disaster management programmes at the corporate level in order to avoid and minimize the impact of a crisis.
	www.iccwbo.org /home/news_archives/2005/WCDR.asp (294 words)

	Amazon.com: Disaster Management and Preparedness: Books (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-04)
		Disaster Management and Preparedness details a new and innovative method for preparing companies and organizations to address the substantial risk of disasters in the workplace.
		Technological progress and terrorist activities has forced safety professionals to rethink their modus operandi for disaster preparedness and expand their proactive measures to safeguard assets on all levels and at all times.From natural disasters to acts of terrorism, you never know when something catastrophic will happen to your organization.
		Disaster Management and Preparedness gives you the how-tos for avoiding the common mistakes which turn natural and man-made catastrophes into economic disasters.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/156670524X?v=glance (839 words)

	Rescue Training Associates, Inc. - Technical Rescue, Disaster Management, HazMat and WMD Training
		In-depth chemistry, as it relates to hazardous materials, the medical management of victims, and the development and management of the hazardous materials components of the medical support system are the three primary focuses of this course.
		The Community Integrated Disaster Response Exercise, otherwise known as CIDRE, is a multi-track (command, rescue, medical, interoperability and communications), 4-day training and exercise program that features expert instruction in disaster management, interoperability and deployment operations.
		Taught by experienced disaster response personnel who were involved with the rescue and unified command operations at the OKC bombing, the Value Jet crash, the World Trade Center collapse and many other disasters, this class is designed for everyone involved with disaster management administration and/or response operations.
	rescuetrain.com (346 words)

	Disaster preparedness and response
		Disaster preparedness information provides a number of resources, including jumping off points to many valuable information sources.
		The National Institute of Disaster Restoration is a division of the Association of Specialists in Cleaning and Restoration, a trade organization for carpet cleaners.
		We have worked with FEMA on a number of disasters and have significant experience in disaster response and recovery including floods, fires, tornadoes, pest infestations, mold outbreaks, hurricanes, earthquakes and construction disasters.
	palimpsest.stanford.edu /bytopic/disasters (2216 words)

	Crisis, Disaster, and Risk Management (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-04)
		Emphasis is on these areas: Emergencies and Disasters, Travel and Transportation, Immigration and Borders, Research and Technology, and Threats and Protection.
		IAEM is an association of local (city and county) emergency management officials.
		Maintained by emergency management researcher, consultant, and educator Claire Rubin, this site provides an extensive set of links to recent research reports and other documents on emergency management, terrorism, homeland security, state and local government, critical infrastructure, health and medicine, policy analysis, and risk management.
	www.gwu.edu /gelman/guides/sciences/crisis.html (2358 words)

	Disaster Management in North East India
		Disasters wipe out years of development in a matter of hours.
		And reducing the risk posed by disasters is not an optional extra- it is central to the very success of development itself.
		This website is an attempt to highlight the need to have disaster management in focus for all developmental planning in this Geo-politically sensitive region.
	www.necouncil.nic.in /dimnec/index.htm (160 words)

	National Disaster Medical System
		The National Disaster Medical System (NDMS) is a section within the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Response Division, Operations Branch, and is responsible for supporting Federal agencies in the management and coordination of the Federal medical response to major emergencies and Federally declared disasters including:
		NDMS is a nation-wide partnership embracing communities with world-class medical and emotional care in the wake of a natural or manmade disaster.
		It is the mission of the National Disaster Medical System to design, develop, and maintain a national capability to deliver quality medical care to the victims of - and responders to - a domestic disaster.
	www.ndms.dhhs.gov (239 words)

	UN Programme on Space Applications: Space Technology and Disaster Management (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-04)
		The STDM programme organised between 2000-2004 a series of regional workshops on the use of space technology for disaster management, bringing the results of the regional workshops to a final international workshop, which was held in Munich in October 2004.
		In 2005 STDM will continue with regional workshops, will strengthen the various Regional Task Forces formed as a result of the regional workshops and support a number of projects aimed at incorporating the use of space technology for disaster management activities (see Planned Activities for the information on activities to be carried out in 2005).
		OOSA was present to ensure that the past and future contributions of space technology to disaster reduction and disaster management were reflected in the various outcome documents.
	www.oosa.unvienna.org /SAP/stdm (695 words)

	Maldives Disaster Management Center
		The informaion contained on this paper is extracted from the original project documnet titled "Island Livelihood Revitalization and Development Programme" prepared by BDAG with assistance from the line ministries and BML.
		The government has decided to provide a house of three bedrooms to every individual home owner whose property was damaged beyond repair during the Maldives Tsunami disaster.
		Following are the requirements of a house that would be built under the post-tsunami disaster reconstruction programme.
	www.tsunamimaldives.mv (298 words)

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