Disaster recovery : experiences from past disasters offer insights for effective collaboration after catastrophic events : report to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, U.S. Senate.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

United States. Government Accountability Office

Contributor:

Czerwinski, Stanley J.

United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency--Rules and practice.

United States.

United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency.

Disaster relief--United States.

Disaster relief.

Emergency management--United States.

Emergency management.

Natural disasters--United States--Planning.

Natural disasters.

Interagency coordination--United States.

Interagency coordination.

Natural disasters--Planning.

Genre:

Rules and practice.

Rules

Physical Description:

1 online resource (iii, 56 pages) : illustrations, maps

Other Title:

Experiences from past disasters offer insights for effective collaboration after catastrophic events

Collaboration insights from past disasters

Place of Publication:

[Washington, D.C.] : U.S. Govt. Accountability Office, [2009]

Summary:

In the wake of the 2005 Gulf Coast Hurricanes, coordination and collaboration challenges created obstacles during the government's response and recovery efforts. Because of the many stakeholders involved in recovery, including all levels of government, it is critical to build collaborative relationships. Building on GAO's September 2008 report which provided several key recovery practices from past catastrophic disasters, this report presents examples of how federal, state, and local governments have effectively collaborated in the past. GAO reviewed five catastrophic disasters -- the Loma Prieta earthquake (California, 1989), Hurricane Andrew (Florida, 1992), the Northridge earthquake (California, 1994), the Kobe earthquake (Japan, 1995), and the Grand Forks/Red River flood (North Dakota and Minnesota, 1997) -- to identify recovery lessons. GAO interviewed officials involved in the recovery from these disasters and experts on disaster recovery. GAO also reviewed relevant legislation, policies, and the disaster recovery literature. GAO recommends the Secretary of Homeland Security direct the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to create a mechanism focused on sharing information and lessons learned regarding disaster recovery, including good collaborative practices.

Notes:

Title from cover screen (GAO, viewed Sept. 8, 2009).

"July 2009."

Includes bibliographical references.

"GAO-09-811."

OCLC:

436100027