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

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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...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Moroney, Jennifer D. P., 1973- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Santa Monica, CA : RAND Corporation, 2013.
Series:Report ; RR-146-OSD
Subjects:
United States. > Department of Defense > Rules and practice > Evaluation.
United States. > Department of Defense.
Disaster relief > Pacific Area > Case studies.
Disaster relief > United States > Evaluation.
Humanitarian assistance > United States > Evaluation.
Humanitarian assistance > Pacific Area > Case studies.
Emergency management > Case studies.
Integrated operations (Military science) > Case studies.
Secours aux victimes de catastrophes > Pacifique, Région du > Études de cas.
Aide humanitaire > États-Unis > Évaluation.
Aide humanitaire > Pacifique, Région du > Études de cas.
Opérations intégrées (Science militaire) > Études de cas.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Human Rights.
Armed Forces > Civic action.
Disaster relief.
Disaster relief > Evaluation.
Emergency management.
Humanitarian assistance.
Integrated operations (Military science)
United States > Armed Forces > Civic action > Case studies.
Pacific Area.
United States.
DoD (HA/DR) operations
Case studies.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Cyclone Nargis (Burma)
  • Padang Earthquake, West Sumatra (Indonesia)
  • 2010 monsoon floods (Pakistan)
  • The Great East Japan Earthquake/Operation Tomodachi (Japan)
  • Findings and recommendations.

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