Key players Flashcards

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4 main key players

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insurers and governments
communities
aid donors
NGO’s

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Role of insurers and governments

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monthly payments to protect property
help communities recover from disasters
provide money to repair and rebuild

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Advantage of insurers and government

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since 2000 they have provided $1.3 trillion
Helped recover hurricane katrina

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Disadvantage of Insures and governments

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can be unaffordable
few people have insurance

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Role of communities

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the local people who are often first to respond

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Advantages of communities

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immediate search and rescue crucial for saving lives

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Disadvantage of communities

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limited resources

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Example of community response

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Afghanistan 2015
mountain communities set up small groups to travel in remote areas

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The role of aid donors

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help a country recover
comes from governments, intergovernmental bodies and NGO’s

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Forms of aid

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cash
personel
services
equipment

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emergency aid

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immediate help such as food, clean water and shelter for people displaced by a disaster event

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short term aid

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restoring water supplies to affected areas
providing temporary shelters for displaced people

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long term aid

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rebuild infrastructure
redevelop economy
managing programme
reduce impacts of future events

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negatives of aid donors

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poor distribution of systems
doesn’t encourage self help

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aid donor scandal

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hati 2010
nepalese aid workers implicated the introduction of cholera

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NGO’s

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non governmental organisations

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NGO’s role in disaster management

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coordinate search and rescue
provide funds
develop reconstruction plans