1Preface
81Chapter
2Chapter
825 The Role of UN in Complex Emergencies
31 Nature, Humanity and Development
835.1 Disaster Management and The United Nations System, United Nations Disaster
41.1 introduction
845.2 Relief Coordinator (UNDRO), UNDRO Mandate in Disaster Relief and Management
51.2 Nature and Dimension of the Challenge
855.2.1 General Assembly
61.3 Disasters and Development
865.2.2 Guiding Principles
71.4 Sustainable Development
875.2.3 Prevention, Preparedness
81.4.1 Effect of Human Actions and Behaviour
885.3 Stand-By Capacity, Consolidated Appeals; Coordination, Cooperation
91.4.2 The Environmental View
895.3.1 Leadership; Continue From Relief To Rehabilitation And Development
101.5 Disruption of Development by Disasters
905.3.2 International Decade For Natural Disaster Reduction, Yokohama Conference
111.5.1 Loss of Resources
915.3.3 Kobe Conference, Plan of Action
121.5.2 Interruption of Programs
925.4 Exercise
131.5.3 Impact on Investment Climate
93Chapter
141.5.4 Impact on Non-Formal Sector
946 International Agencies for Disaster Response
151.5.5 Social and Political Implications
956.1 Department of Humanitarian Affairs (DHA), Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC), The Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA)
161.6 How Development May Cause Disasters
966.1.1 (UNICEF), United Nations’ Development Programme (UNDP)
171.7 Development Opportunities Afforded by Disasters: 1.7.1 Incorporating Mitigation Measures into Regular Development
976.1.2 The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNCHR)
181.8 Varied Impact on States in India : 1.8.1 Industrialized States
986.2 World Food Programme (WFP)
191.9 Exercise
996.2.1 Goals and Strategies
20Chapter
1006.2.2 World Health Organization (WHO)
212 Hazards and Disasters
1016.2.3 International Committee Of The Red Cross (ICRC)
222.1 Definitions and Principles
1026.2.4 International Federation Of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC)
232.2 Emergency
1036.2.5 International Organization For Migration (IOM)
242.3 Vulnerability
1046.2.6 The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
252.4 Population displacements
1056.2.7 The UN and the Role of NGO
262.5 Complex emergencies
1066.3 Exercise
272.6 Classification of Disasters
107Chapter
282.7 Levels of Disaster
1087 Disaster Mitigation
292.7.1 Effect of Disasters
1097.1 What Is Mitigation
302.7.2 Causal Factors of Disasters
1107.1.1 Targeting Mitigation Where It Has Most Effect
312.7.3 Phases of Disaster
1117.1.2 Actions to Reduce Risk
322.7.4 Rapid Onset Disasters
1127.1.3 The Menu of Mitigation Actions, Disaster Management Cycle
332.7.5 Slow Onset Disasters
1137.1.4 Classification of Mitigation Measures
342.8 Exercise
1147.1.5 Investing in Disaster Mitigation
35Chapter
1157.1.6 Disaster Mitigation as a Development Theme
363 Dimensions and Typology of Disasters
1167.1.7 Role of Private Sector
373.1 Calamities of Meteorological/ Climatic Origin, Calamities of Hydrological Origin
1177.1.8 Effectiveness of Mitigation Packages
383.2 Calamities of Geological Origin, Human Epidemics and Pandemics
1187.2 Exercise
393.3 Common Confusion
119Chapter
403.4 Disease Event Classification
1208 Coordination
413.5 Definitions
1218.1 Definitions
423.6 Epidemic vs. Pandemic
1228.1.1 Objectives of Co-Ordination
433.7 Phases of a Pandemic: 3.7.1 WHO Stages of a Flu Pandemic
1238.1.2 Improved Efficiency
443.8 Notable Pandemics in History
1248.1.3 cost-effectiveness and Speed of Humanitarian Assistance
453.8.1 Exotic Animal Diseases, Insect and Vermin Plagues, Calamities of Extra-Terrestrial Origin
1258.1.4 Achieving Co-Ordination
463.8.2 Mosquitoes
1268.1.5 Techniques Which Facilitate Coordination
473.8.3 Flies, Midges
1278.1.6 Barriers To Inter-Organizational Coordination
483.8.4 Bed Bugs
1288.1.7 Coordination Activities
493.8.5 Lice, Fleas
1298.1.8 Collaboration
503.8.6 Ticks
1308.1.9 Joint Strategic Planning and Programming
513.8.7 The Diseases
1318.2 Exercise
523.8.8 Malaria
132Chapter
533.8.9 The Chikungunya Virus
1339 Disaster Risk Assessment
543.8.10 Dengue Fever
1349.1 Definitions and Concepts
553.8.11 Yellow Fever
1359.2 Risk, Risk Assessment, Risk Mapping
563.8.12 West Nile Disease
1369.2.1 Hazard Assessment
573.8.13 Japanese Encephalitis
1379.2.2 Vulnerability Assessment
583.8.14 Filariasis
1389.2.3 Capacity Assessment
593.8.15 Sleeping Sickness
1399.2.4 People’s Perception of Risk
603.8.16 The Leishmaniases
1409.3 Risk Identification
613.8.17 Lyme Disease
1419.4 Factors Influencing Disaster Risk
623.8.18 Tick-borne Meningoencephalitis
1429.5 Assessing Risk in a Context of Uncertainty
633.8.19 The Tick-borne Spotted Fevers
1439.6 Understanding Disaster Risk Assessment
643.9 How are toxic materials hazardous to health?
1449.7 Phases in Risk Assessment, Limitations of Risk Assessment
653.10 How are toxic materials classified under WHMIS?
1459.8 Integrating Disaster Risk
663.11 How are toxic materials classified under GHS?
1469.9 Disaster Risk Management : 9.9.1 Disaster Risk
673.12 Natural disasters
1479.10 Disaster Aid: 9.10.1 Disaster Insurance
683.13 Anthropogenic disasters
1489.11 Catastrophe Insurance vs. Hazard Insurance
693.14 Monitoring and assessment
1499.12 Exercise
703.15 Support for the impacted population
150Chapter
713.16 Removal of discretionary demand
15110 Information Management and Dissemination
723.17 Modal shift: 3.17.1 Climate Change, Typology of Disasters, Earthquakes, Tsunamis
15210.1 Managing Information in Emergencies, Identification of Information Needs
733.18 Exercise
15310.2 Steps in Operations Planning, Data Gathering and Emergency Management : 10.2.1 Basic Parameters in Information Dissemination
74Chapter
15410.3 Management Function, Establishing the Baseline, Category of Data
754 Public Health and Disasters
15510.4 Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Global Positions Systems (GPS): 10.4.1 The World Wide Web, Data Analysis and Information Production, Information
764.1 Biological Effects of Massive Chemical Exposures, The Impact of Disasters on Human Health
15610.5 Exercise
774.2 Biological Hazards, Chemical Hazards, Physical Hazards
157Glossary
784.3 Sociological Hazards, Feeding Mega Doses, Cancer And The Environment
158Appendix
794.4 Infectious Diseases, Anthrax, Foodborne Diseases, Dengue Fever, Flu : 4.4.1 WHO’s Goal
159Index
804.5 Exercise
