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Record Nr.

UNINA9910220121203321

Autore

Moroney Jennifer D. P. <1973->

Titolo

Lessons from Department of Defense disaster relief efforts in the Asia-Pacific Region / / Jennifer D. P. Moroney [et al.]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Santa Monica, Ca : , : RAND Corporation, , 2013

ISBN

0-8330-8195-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xxviii, 146 pages) : color illustrations, color maps

Collana

Report  Lessons from Department of Defense disaster relief efforts in the Asia-Pacific Region

Disciplina

363.3480973

Soggetti

Disaster relief - Pacific Area

Humanitarian assistance - Pacific Area

Humanitarian assistance - United States - Evaluation

Integrated operations (Military science)

Electronic books.

United States Armed Forces Civic action Case studies

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

"Prepared for the Office of the Secretary of Defense."

Nota di contenuto

Introduction Cyclone Nargis (Burma) Padang Earthquake, West Sumatra (Indonesia) 2010 monsoon floods (Pakistan) The Great East Japan Earthquake/Operation Tomodachi (Japan) Findings and recommendations

Sommario/riassunto

The Department of Defense has long been able to play a major role in international humanitarian assistance and disaster response (HA/DR) due to its unique capabilities, manpower, and forward-deployed resources. The Asia-Pacific region is of particular importance to the United States because it bears the brunt of more than half of the world's natural disasters and is home to numerous key U.S. allies. In an effort to improve the effectiveness of HA/DR operations in the future, this report analyzes recent operations in Burma, Indonesia, Pakistan, and Japan, and identifies lessons that have emerged in the areas of (1) interagency coordination, (2) communication with the affected country, (3) coordination with other state and non-state actors, (4) prospects for U.S. security cooperation and building partner capacity for HA/DR, and



(5) prospects for the increased involvement of regional organizations in HA/DR. This report also identifies complementary capabilities and comparative advantages that exist around the region, presents options for leveraging these capabilities to deal with future disasters, and assesses various crisis management mechanisms involving allies and partners that can be applied to other contingencies.