Peacemaking, Complex Emergencies, and Disaster Response: What Happens, How Do You Respond?
Abstract
In this paper we examine some of the requirements for disaster relief operations. This paper is part of a larger project for Commander in Chief, Pacific Fleet (CINCPACFLT) examining the ability of afloat naval forces to respond to disasters and other emergencies in the CINCPACFLT area of interest. Other papers in this series examine different aspects of afloat forces assisting in disaster relief operations. For an examination of the capabilities of afloat forces to respond to disasters, see [1]. For a synthesis of the work contained in this paper and [1], see [2]. In this paper we attempt to answer three interrelated questions: What disasters are likely to occur in CINCPACFLT's area of interest? How do these disasters evolve? What response is required, and who meets those requirements when the military does not show up? If you expand CINCPACFLT's area of interest to include those regions where CINCPACFLT may be called on to resource forces in support of another CINC, it turns out that almost every type of disaster occurs in CINCPACFLT's area of interest. They range from natural disasters (earthquakes, floods, droughts, typhoons) in the Pacific basin, to complex emergencies along the east coast of Mrica and the Asian subcontinent (Mghanistan). Although many disasters occur that CINCPACFLT may be interested in, military forces become involved in only a few of them every year. This winnowing process occurs across the spectrum of possible response; only the indigenous disaster management organization (if any) is guaranteed to respond to a particular disaster.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Feb 01, 1999
- Accession Number
- ADA593836
Entities
People
- E. D. Mcgrady
Organizations
- CNA ANALYSIS AND SOLUTIONS ALEXANDRIA VA