U.S. Agency For International Development These 2,816 records of foreign, natural and humanmade, disasters include dates Detailedinformation on disasters to which AID/OFDA has responded is http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/seg/hazard/resource/soc/disforgn.html
Extractions: Website: http://www.info.usaid.gov/ Disaster History File: The Disaster History File contains a quantitative record of all foreign disasters to which the Agency for International Development/Office of US Foreign Disaster Assistance, AID/OFDA, has responded since 1964, plus selected major disasters dating back to 1900. These 2,816 records of foreign, natural and human-made, disasters include: dates; locations; casualties; damages to housing, transportation, communications, and crops; and magnitude of impact. These records are worldwide excluding the US. The Disaster History File provides intervention information for the prediction of disaster patterns and response requirements. The Disaster History File's sources are published reports from the AID/OFDA, international organizations, and voluntary agencies. Detailed information on disasters to which AID/OFDA has responded is recorded in disaster case reports and OFDA's Annual Reports.
OCIPEP - Promoting Preparedness In Canada There are many kinds of natural or human made disasters, from floodsto chemical fires, which could occur in this country. Emergencies http://www.ocipep.gc.ca/info_pro/fact_sheets/general/G_promo_prep_can_e.asp
Extractions: Promoting Preparedness in Canada In Canada, between 1996 and 1998, three weather-related events - the Saguenay River flood (1996), the Red River flood (1997) and the ice storm in Eastern Canada (1998) - resulted in total damages of more than $9.2 billion. The Government of Canada alone paid out over $1.5 billion in disaster financial assistance. Millions of people's lives and livelihoods were also severely affected for extended periods of time. There are many kinds of natural or human made disasters, from floods to chemical fires, which could occur in this country. Emergencies - natural or human-induced - are a reality that we all have to face and for which we all have to prepare. To assist Canadians, the Office of Critical Infrastructure Protection and Emergency Preparedness (OCIPEP) works in co-operation with provincial and territorial governments and the private, voluntary and educational sectors to provide tools to help individuals become better prepared. Some of these include self-help brochures, fact sheets, posters and an extensive Web site. Following are a few examples.
DPA - International In General the organisation. Danish People's Aid is active within human made aswell as natural caused disasters. The relief http://www.asf.dk/English/Internationalt/generalt.htm
Extractions: Internationally - In general In the mid-eighties Danish People's Aids international activities became more extensive, beginning with the war in Eritrea and Tigra, followed by the earthquake in Armenia. Since then Danish People's Aid has been active in several countries. Danish People's Aid has specialized in disaster and emergency relief. That is why the organisation isn't occupied with development aid. This only occurs in co-operation with other organisations. The last years the need has shown, that the organisation several times has received appeals regarding entering development programmes as a natural extension of of the organisation's disaster and relief programmes. Danish People's Aid is or has been active in the following countries: Afghanistan Angola Albania Armenia Baltic Countries Bosnia Bulgaria Eritrea Ex-Yugoslavia Georgia Belarus Ingushetia Kazakhstan Kosovo Croatia Mozambique North Korea Pakistan Poland Rumania Russia Somalia Serbia Chechnya Turkey Ukraine Danish People's Aid has no limits in its mandate or in its international activities, which means that any person in need can be supported by the organisation. Danish People's Aid is active within human made as well as natural caused disasters. The relief programmes of Danish People's Aid are various depending on the need in each area. The most used activities are as followed:
Extractions: This section contains six learning activities that are mostly conceptual in nature, but practical in application. They aim at developing participants' understanding of concepts and terminology with regard to risk, both as it shapes the daily lives of people and communities, and as it impacts on the work of non-governmental and humanitarian organizations. The activities in this section 'set the stage' for further learning activities, as they stimulate critical thinking around issues of risk reduction as an essential component of development. Purpose
OAU Secretary General's Message On Africa Day, 25 May 2001 Message of Dr Salim Ahmed Salim, Secretarygeneral of the OAU that face us, includingthe HIV-AIDS pandemic, natural and human made disasters, abject poverty http://www.dfa.gov.za/docs/speech salim afriday.htm
Extractions: Updated: 25 May 2001 10:23:47 Department Current Issues Documentation Foreign Relations ... What's New Message of Dr Salim Ahmed Salim, Secretary-General of the OAU, on the Occasion of the 38th Anniversary of the Founding of the Organisation of African Unity (Africa Day) 25 May 2001, Addis Ababa Fellow Africans On the 25th of May, we shall be commemorating the thirty-eighth anniversary of the founding of our Continental Organization. This is a day when we celebrate not only the life and achievements of the Organization of African Unity as an institution but, equally profoundly, it is an occasion when we pay homage to our own collective aspirations and joint endeavours as Africans. These have been thirty-eight years of holding on together as a people, deriving strength in our common identity, and pursuing the vision of a shared destiny. As once again we celebrate this day, we take pride in sustaining our faith in each other and for maintaining and consolidating our bonds of unity and solidarity. The fundamental ideals and vision that our Continental Organization represents, particularly the quest for equality, freedom, dignity, solidarity and societal prosperity, have been the aspirations of our people since times immemorial. The struggles that have been waged in this continent against slavery, colonialism, apartheid and racist minority rule, and other forms of oppression and injustice, the blood that has been spilled, and the sacrifices that have been made have all been in the quest to realize these ideals.
Extractions: links Documents and speeches Documents and speeches Key documents Background documents ... Key South African documents Annual Message of the OAU Secretary-General, Dr Salim Ahmed Salim, on the Occasion of the 38th Anniversary of the Founding of the OAU - Africa Day, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 23 May 2001 Fellow Africans On the 25th of May, we shall be commemorating the thirty-eighth anniversary of the founding of our Continental Organization. This is a day when we celebrate not only the life and achievements of the Organization of African Unity as an institution but, equally profoundly, it is an occasion when we pay homage to our own collective aspirations and joint endeavours as Africans. These have been thirty-eight years of holding on together as a people, deriving strength in our common identity, and pursuing the vision of a shared destiny.
GEO-3: GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT OUTLOOK Centre for Coordination of the Prevention of natural disasters in Central territoriesand populations when faced with natural and humanmade hazards (see http://www.unep.org/geo/geo3/english/471.htm
Extractions: UNEP DEWA UNEP.Net GEO-1 ... GEO-3 GEO: Global Environment Outlook 3 Past, present and future perspectives Contact Us Help Search GEO-3: Home GEO-3 Chapter 2 Disasters ... Table of contents Many countries, especially those located on islands, are vulnerable to natural disasters (see table below). The major concerns with regard to policy include the following (UNEP 1999): Improving management is critical to disaster reduction, especially non-structural mitigation actions using natural mechanisms. For example, wetlands reduce floods, woodlands reduce landslides and mangroves lessen the effect of coastal storms and extreme tides. In general, good land use maintains healthy ecosystems, provides resources and facilitates non-structural mitigation action. This strategy is particularly attractive in countries where risk insurance and structural mitigation come at a high price. Vulnerability to natural hazards of Caribbean countries hurricanes earthquakes volcanoes
Emergency Management Australia - Concepts And Principles Internet Extranet Schools Conference Centre disasters Database Home managementarrangements is to identify natural and humanmade hazards which may http://www.ema.gov.au/ema/emaInternet.nsf/AllDocs/RWP84F2F702EA595CABCA256C81004
Extractions: Homepage CMHS Programs Go to... Child, Adolescent, Family Community Support Coping With Traumatic Events Disaster Services HIV/AIDS Homelessness Managing Anxiety Mental Health Statistics Special Programs and Initiatives State Planning Features Topics Go to... Abuse Adolescents Alcoholism Alzheimer's Anxiety Bipolar Birth Defects Brain Cancer Conduct Disorder Consumer Depression Disabilities Disaster Relief Dual Diagnosis Eating Disorders Expenditures Genetics Grants Homelessness Insomnia Managed Care Parity School Violence Social Work Suicide Schizophrenia Therapy Navigation The 15+ Make Time to Listen...Take Time to Talk campaign's goal is to provide practical guidance to parents and caregivers about how to create time to listen and take time to talk with their children. The campaign provides practical guidance for parents and caregivers on how to strengthen their relationship with their children by spending at least 15 minutes of daily undivided time with them and focusing on them.
Nazarene Disaster Response 11, NDR is busy around the country helping victims of natural disasters as well. andlocal agencies to respond to victims of natural and humanmade disaster http://www.nazarenedisasterresponse.org/
Extractions: News as of April 9 Board of General Superintendents Request Call to Prayer During Conflict in Iraq "The Church of the Nazarene believes that the ideal world condition is that of peace and that it is the full obligation of the Christian Church to use its influence to seek such means as will enable the nations of the earth to be at peace and to devote all of its agencies for the propagation of the message of peace. However, we realize that we are living in a world where evil forces and philosophies are actively in conflict with these Christian ideals and that there may arise such international emergencies as will require a nation to resort to war in defense of its ideals, its freedom, and its existence" (Manual paragraph 904.8).
1. INTRODUCTION TO DISASTERS AND DISASTER MANAGEMENT an unpopulated area, for example, is a natural phenomena, not a These emergenciesare a form of humanmade emergencies in 1.3 Seven Causal Factors of disasters. http://www.reliefweb.org/library/mcda/refman/chapt1.html
Extractions: Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION TO DISASTERS AND DISASTER MANAGEMENT This chapter provides an overview of disaster management definitions and principles useful to military and civil defence planners in conducting humanitarian and disaster relief operations. MCDA - A national treasure. Within the resources of most nations, MCDA represents unique technological and logistical capabilities that can be mobilized on short notice in a self-contained, self sufficient and highly mobile fashion, to support lifesaving relief efforts on behalf of Affected States. Nearly all nations have at one time or another used their military assets and capabilities for national disaster relief. A number of nations have also done so in international relief operations lead by the UN, regional organizations, or bilaterally. UN Member States have recognized that natural or manmade disasters can pose as lethal a threat as that of war, to the stability of any society. Unfortunately, there are no diplomatic initiatives great enough to thwart earthquakes or negotiate an accidental nuclear power plant radiation release. Disasters do not recognize national borders and require international cooperation to prepare for and respond to their associated challenges and horrors.
Untitled Document to civil wars, violent ethnic conflicts and other humanmade disasters. (i) naturaldisasters are an outcome of the interaction between natural hazards and http://www.globenet.org/preceup/pages/fr/chapitre/reflreco/recom/f/a_b.htm
Extractions: 13.2 Sustainability in Human Settlements Development From Environmental Concerns to Sustainable Development Sustainable development brings together two strands of thought about managing human activity. The first concentrates on development, including a concern for equity, while the second looks to ensuring that development does not damage the planet's life support systems or in other ways jeopardize the interests of future generations. Within the context of human settlements, a commitment to sustainable development means adding additional goals to those that are the traditional concerns of local authorities. Meeting human needs has long been a central responsibility of city and municipal authorities. Their objectives generally include a desire for greater prosperity, better social conditions (and fewer social problems) and (more recently) better environmental standards within their jurisdiction. These have long been important concerns for urban citizens. A concern for "sustainable development" retains these conventional concerns but with two more added. The first is a concern for the impact of city-based production and consumption on the needs of all people, not just those within their jurisdiction. The second is an understanding of the finite nature of many resources (or ecosystems from which they are drawn) and of the capacities of ecosystems in the wider regional, national and international context to absorb or break down wastes.
Disaster Nursing Notes Given the general and specific functions (p. 5634) of the CHN and is more difficultfor the public to deal with human made disasters or natural disasters. http://www.don.armstrong.edu/faculty/dunn/disasternotes.htm
Extractions: Your text makes a very straight forward presentation of this topic. You can really work straight from your text with little need for interpretation of the text material from me. It isn't good use of your time for me to give back to you what you can read from the text. Therefore, I will pose some questions that will help you think about disasters and your role in them. Levels of Prevention and Disasters We studied the levels of prevention (LOP) last week. If you were serving on a community disaster board, as I am, how would you apply the levels of prevention to disaster preparedness, whether thinking about human made or made by nature disasters? (Hint: this question sounds like it might make a good essay exam question :-) The World Health Organization (WHO) defines disaster as "a situation where peoples normal means of support for life with dignity have failed as a result of natural or human-made catastrophe." That defintion is a bit different from the definition used in your text. What is that difference? WHO also considers the "d
Extractions: According to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), there are some 25 million IDPs in 40 countries around the world. The precise number is impossible to establish because of the constantly changing nature of conflicts and displacements and the objective difficulties in many field situations in identifying exactly who are internally displaced persons, and for how long they can be so described. Nevertheless the scale of human suffering is great and growing and the humanitarian imperative for international action is clear. Yet at the end of 2000 the international debate over internally displaced persons is highly charged, and characterized by rather mixed signals about the intentions and policies of states, be that individually or collectively. The enormous progress made in recent years in raising the IDP issue in international fora, the distillation of humanitarian and human rights law into The Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement , and the substantial practical humanitarian aid channeled by a number of powerful donor states all testify to the growing awareness of the critical human needs of internally displaced persons and the willingness of parts of the international community to address them.
Extractions: Helping young people avoid or overcome emotional problems in the wake of violence or disaster is one of the most important challenges a parent, teacher, or mental health professional can face. The National Institute of Mental Health and other Federal agencies are working to address the issue of assisting children and adolescents who have been victims of or witnesses to violent and/or catastrophic events. The purpose of this fact sheet is to tell what is known about the impact of violence and disasters on children and adolescents and suggest steps to minimize long-term emotional harm. Research has shown that both adults and children who experience catastrophic events show a wide range of reactions. Some suffer only worries and bad memories that fade with emotional support and the passage of time. Others are more deeply affected and experience long-term problems. Research on post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) shows that some soldiers, survivors of criminal victimization, torture and other violence, and survivors of natural and man-made catastrophes suffer long-term effects from their experiences. Children who have witnessed violence in their families, schools, or communities are also vulnerable to serious long-term problems. Their emotional reactions, including fear, depression, withdrawal or anger, can occur immediately or some time after the tragic event. Youngsters who have experienced a catastrophic event often need support from parents and teachers to avoid long-term emotional harm. Most will recover in a short time, but the few who develop PTSD or other persistent problems need treatment.
Concepts, Issues & Cases: the adverse impacts of climate change and disasters. The impacts on natural, agricultural,humanmade and human not nearly as affected as natural systems with http://www.padrigu.gu.se/EDCNews/Research/ClimateChange-Dev.html
Extractions: World Bank Further reading on related subjects: Climate Change and Conflict - German comprehensive research report Expert on "Resource Wars" deciphers the motives of the Bush administration Urgent research issue: War in Iraq as a consequence of US failure to address fossil fuel dependence Humanitarian challenges and refugees: Major research effort - Internally Displaced People - Global Survey 2002 Major policy effort: Focusing international efforts on plight of 25 million IDPs IDPs - a collection of IRIN case stories
FAO Press Release 00/64 Dr. Diouf said that a number of problems human-made and natural disasters - areleading the number of people affected by these disasters has increased http://www.fao.org/WAICENT/OIS/PRESS_NE/PRESSENG/2000/pren0064.htm
Extractions: Back to archive Press Release 00/64 Rome, 28 November 2000 - The Member countries of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) have endorsed the Director-General's proposal to hold a "World Food Summit: five years later" during the next session of the FAO Conference in November 2001, the Organization announced today. FAO Director-General Dr. Jacques Diouf proposed the meeting to review progress in implementing the World Food Summit Plan of Action five years after that Summit, held in Rome in November in 1996, where 186 countries, 112 of them represented by their Head of State or Government or their depute, pledged to cut by one half the number of 800 million hungry people by 2015. FAO's governing Council unanimously supported "a reaffirmation of commitment to the objectives of the 1996 World Food Summit, and of the need to intensify efforts to reach the Summit's target by 2015." It recognised that the Director-General's intention was to mobilize political will to fulfill the undertakings made in Rome in 1996. Council members agreed that it was appropriate and desirable that the review be carried out at the highest political level and include the participation of civil society. The Director-General announced that he would invite Heads of State or Government to the meeting, and this was also supported by the Council.
Network Security By Net Tech USA security has often been on humanmade disasters, such as due to human error or naturaldisasters is to In general backups of sensitive information should have http://www.ntusa.com/security.aspx
Extractions: - Jason Dixon What If you walked into your office this morning and could not access any data on your company computers, or if all the data was scrambled beyond recognition? Would it be inconvenient or catastrophic? For many companies, the latter would be the best description. Next question . Do you have the appropriate security measures in place to prevent this from happening - and to recover when it does happen. Because it will happen to you, in some degree, if you use computers. Security is the challenge we face in the process of protecting the information assets of our business. Threats to this information come from a multitude of directions, but can be broken down into two categories: logical and physical. Logical access controls involve the use of computer hardware and software to prevent or detect unauthorized access. For example, requiring users to input user identification number, passwords or other identifiers that are linked to predetermined access privileges. Logical controls should be designed to restrict legitimate users to the specific systems, programs and files that they need and prevent others, such as hackers, from entering the system at all. Consult our
HAZARDS 2002 and ideas on the subject of natural and human sea level rise, marine biological hazards,etc.), Human made hazards (air and Lessons drawn from past disasters. http://www.hazards2002.metu.edu.tr/
Extractions: May 30.2002 Deadline for Abstract submission June 30.2002 Notification of Authors August 15, 2002 Deadline for Preregistration September 1, 2002 Deadline for cancellation of hotel accommodation and tour reservation. October 3-6, 2002 Prepared by: Dogan Kisacik NINTH INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON NATURAL AND HUMAN-MADE HAZARDS Disaster Mitigation in the Perspective of the New Millennium Falez Hotel Antalya, TURKEY E-mail haz2002@metu.edu.tr Host Institutions Disaster Management Implementation Earthquake Engineering Research Center and Research Center new new new new new new new new new new new new new Natural and human made disasters are still causing devastating suffering for humanity in the new millennium. Identification of risks, analysis of hazards and effective mitigation as well as preparedness against disasters pose important challenges for both the research community and for the society at large. It is acknowledged that an interdisciplinary approach is necessary for finding solutions for the protection of populations, the environment and the structures.
