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A framework for disaster management
Promoting dialogue among habitat for humanity s worldwide partners2012: Volume 19 Number 1 disaster risk reduction and responseA framework for disaster managementcontentsDisaster management should never begin with the disaster , nor should it end when rescue operations are , disaster management should be understood to be an ongoing process, from preparations that will reduce risks, to response , to mitigation based on lessons edition of The Forum examines how habitat for humanity and its partners have approached each phase of the disaster manage-ment illustration of the disaster management cycle at right shows the different phases in the process of reducing the risk of disasters and responding to them when they occur. Although this framework shows each phase starting and finishing independently, in reality several phases take place concurrently. For example, the recovery phase, which includes reconstruction, starts on Day One after a disaster , as families start to salvage materials to be used in the construction of is important to start reading this framework from the predisaster risk-reduction stage, because many interventions can be done before a disaster to reduce the vulnerability of nations, communities and families.
Rather, disaster management should be understood to be an ongoing process, from preparations that will reduce risks, to response, to mitigation based on lessons learned. This edition of The Forum examines how Habitat for Humanity and its partners have approached each phase of the disaster manage-ment cycle. The illustration of the disaster
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