Key players Flashcards
4 main key players
insurers and governments
communities
aid donors
NGO’s
Role of insurers and governments
monthly payments to protect property
help communities recover from disasters
provide money to repair and rebuild
Advantage of insurers and government
since 2000 they have provided $1.3 trillion
Helped recover hurricane katrina
Disadvantage of Insures and governments
can be unaffordable
few people have insurance
Role of communities
the local people who are often first to respond
Advantages of communities
immediate search and rescue crucial for saving lives
Disadvantage of communities
limited resources
Example of community response
Afghanistan 2015
mountain communities set up small groups to travel in remote areas
The role of aid donors
help a country recover
comes from governments, intergovernmental bodies and NGO’s
Forms of aid
cash
personel
services
equipment
emergency aid
immediate help such as food, clean water and shelter for people displaced by a disaster event
short term aid
restoring water supplies to affected areas
providing temporary shelters for displaced people
long term aid
rebuild infrastructure
redevelop economy
managing programme
reduce impacts of future events
negatives of aid donors
poor distribution of systems
doesn’t encourage self help
aid donor scandal
hati 2010
nepalese aid workers implicated the introduction of cholera