From the Center for Disaster Philanthropy this Disaster Resource Playbook.
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Federal Shutdown
From Bloomberg News, 12/11: What Would a Federal Shutdown Mean.
Nightmare scenario: Trump Golfs While Secret Service Works Without Pay?
Excellent Recommendations for Recovery from TX
From a TX newspaper: Rebuilding commission calls Hurricane Harvey a “wakeup call” for Texas. A report by the Commission to Rebuild Texas says there is an urgent need to “future-proof” the Gulf Coast.
Direct link to report: Commission To Rebuild Texas Offers Post-Harvey Recommendations To Legislature. Be sure to read at least the 5 page executive summary.
Among the recommendations in the 178-page report, “Eye of the Storm,” based on lessons learned during the response to Hurricane Harvey, the State of Texas should:
• Form an ongoing recovery task force made up of county extension agents as well as staff from appropriate state agencies and nonprofit organizations;
• Predesignate a group of experts ready to assemble immediately for large-scale disasters to help response and early recovery efforts function more efficiently;
• Maintain a single, well-publicized State website for post-disaster information as well as investigate better use of 911, social media and mobile apps to communicate with the public and local officials;
• Develop catastrophic debris management procedures, encouraging local jurisdictions to adopt debris management plans as well as establishing a contracting template to protect against unscrupulous contractors;
• Expand the role of the Texas Department of Transportation in debris removal, a first during Harvey recovery, after future catastrophic storms; and
• Create a case management program at the state level to replace the federal version to speed up the response to individual needs.
Rebuild or Retreat?
After a Natural Disaster, Is It Better to Rebuild or Retreat? It’s a question that will become only more urgent as climate change continues to fuel extreme weather. This is second article in the NYTimes, reporting out from a conference in New Orleans.
Thanks to Chris Jones for the citation.
Disaster Recap
This NYTimes article does not provide much that is new, but it is a useful recap of recent experience and advice from officials affected. See: US Cities Prepare to Face New Disasters.
Federal Morale At All Time Low
From the Wash Post, this disheartening article about the low job satisfaction scores of federal agencies.
Reauthorization of NEHRP
CRS report on the National Earthquake Hazard Reduction Program. Dec. 2018.
The federal government has supported efforts to assess and monitor earthquake hazards and risk in the United States under the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program (NEHRP) since 1977. Four federal agencies responsible for long – term earthquake risk reduction coordinate their activities under NEHRP.
U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
National Science Foundation (NSF)
Federal Emergency Management Agency and
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).On November 27, 2018, Congress passed the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program Reauthorization Act of 2018 and sent the bill to President Trump on November 29. The 2018 NEHRP reauthorization act largely leaves the overall program structure in place, but modifies some of the intents and purposes of the original legislation, such as removing references to the goal of earthquake prediction, and substituting instead the goal of issuing early warnings and earthquake alerts. The new law also authorizes appropriations for NEHRP activities for each of the four NEHRP agencies through FY2023.
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UN Report on Understanding Risk
New Report from the UN: Understanding Risk; Proceedings from the 2018 Understanding Risk Forum. Direct link to full text of the report (160 pp.).
Looking for Information
The Diva is gathering background information on the impacts and effects of Hurricanes Florence and Michael. If you are a practitioner or researcher engaged in research for either of these major events she would like to chat with you.
[Contact: cbrubin@yahoo.com]
Recovery Without End
From Emergency Management magazine: Long-Term Recovery Never Ends for Some After Natural Disasters. Many victims of natural disaster find themselves left out of the recovery often relying on the generosity of others to bounce back. Nonprofits and others provide assistance, but the process is difficult to navigate.
