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049 _aAlfaisal Main Library
050 0 0 _aHV555.U6
_bN665 2011
245 0 4 _aThe nongovernmental sector in disaster resilience :
_bconference recommendations for a policy agenda /
_cJoie Acosta ... [et al.].
264 1 _aSanta Monica, CA :
_bRAND,
_c2011.
300 _aix, 40 pages ;
_c28 cm
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
337 _aunmediated
_bn
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
338 _avolume
_bnc
_2rdacarrier
490 1 _aConference proceedings ;
_v282
500 _a"This work was carried out in collaboration with the RAND Gulf States Policy Institute, and within the divisions of RAND Infrastructure, Safety, and Environment and RAND Health"--Preface.
500 _a"RAND Gulf States Policy Institute."
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 37-40).
505 0 _aIntroduction -- A national policy agenda to improve nongovernmental organizations' involvement in disaster response and recovery -- Session 1 summary : the role of NGOs in disaster response and recovery -- Session 2 summary : the role of NGOs in supporting displaced and returned populations -- Session 3 summary : the role of NGOs in postdisaster mental health services and psychological recovery -- Future research opportunities -- Next steps and conclusions -- Appendix: Expert panel members, by session.
520 _aNongovernmental organizations (NGOs) are instrumental in communities’ resilience to natural and man-made disasters. But, despite national progress, the plans and processes for their involvement are not well-defined. This report summarizes three interrelated conference sessions that RAND researchers convened during the Louisiana Association of Nonprofit Organizations annual conference in August 2010. The purpose of the three sessions was to generate a national policy agenda that summarizes the challenges to involving NGOs in disaster response and recovery and to identify potential policy and program recommendations to address these challenges, with a specific emphasis on two types of populations, which were most in need after recent disasters: displaced and returning individuals and individuals with mental health needs. Panelists and conference attendees were asked to identify recommendations that would assist NGO involvement in disaster response and recovery. Those recommendations were then summarized by RAND researchers and were categorized into five areas: defining and formalizing roles for NGOs, structure and integration of governmental and nongovernmental organizations in common plans, information sharing, service capacity, and resource allocation. Based on the conference discussion, this report also contains RAND recommendations for future research to inform implementation of the policy agenda.
530 _aAlso available on the internet via WWW in PDF format.
588 _aDescription based on print version record.
650 0 _aDisaster relief.
650 0 _aNon-governmental organizations.
650 2 _aDisaster Planning
_xorganization & administration.
650 2 _aHealth Services Needs and Demand.
650 2 _aMental Health.
650 2 _aPrivate Sector
_xorganization & administration.
655 7 _aElectronic books.
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700 1 _aAcosta, Joie D.
_eauthor.
700 1 _aChandra, Anita.
_eauthor.
700 1 _aSleeper, Sally.
_eauthor.
700 1 _aSpringgate, Benjamin F.
_eauthor.
710 _aRand eBooks.
830 0 _aConference proceedings (Rand Corporation) ;
_v282
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