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Figure 4: The disaster universe (Fred Cole, personal communication).

DISASTER UNIVERSE (after Fred Cole, OFDA)

ORGANISATIONS

Government

  Disaster Center
  Chief of State
  Ministries:
  Social Affairs
  Defense
  Home Affairs
  Educational
  External Affairs
  Agriculture
  Health
  Finance
  Planning
  Communications
  Transportation
  Public Works
  Water Resources
  Housing
  Labor

  Scientific Agencies
  Legislation

Private Sector

  Red Cross/Crescent
  Voluntary Agencies
  Scientific Institutions
Commercial Enterprises

International Organizations
  UNDRO
  ENDP
  UNEP
  UNHCII
  ICU
  ITU
  IBAD
  WHO
  FAO
  WMO
  ESCAP
  ASEAN
  LORCS
  ICRC

Bilateral Development
Regional Organizations

DISASTER TYPES

Meteorological

  Cyclone
  Storm Surge
  Tornado
  Storm
  Heat Wave

Geological

  Earthquake
  Landslide
  Avalanche
  Volcano

Man-Made

  Civil Strife
  Fire
  Accident
  Famine

Hydrological

  Drought
  Flood
  Flash Flood

Epidemic Environmental

  Deforestation
  Blight
  Pollution

DISCIPLINES

Physical Sciences
GEOGRAPHY
  Macrozoning
  Microzoning
  Cartography
  Demography

GEOLOGY
  Salmnology
  Volcanology

  Geomorpholoyg
HYDROLOGY
  Ground Water
  Flood Control
METEOROLOGY
  Climatology
  Weather

  Modification OCEANOGRAPHY

Applied Sciences
ARCHITECTURE ENGINEERING
  Seismic
  Construction

REMOTE SENSING MANAGEMENT
  Budgeting
  Accounting
  Personnel
  Information mgmt
.
ANTHROPOLOGY EDUCATION
  Training
TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER
ECONOMICS
POLITICAL SCIENCE
CIVIL SYSTEM
  Search & Rescue
  Fire

COMMUNICATIONS LOGISTICS
  Transportation
  Packaging
  Distribution

HEALTH
  Epidemiology
  Medicine
  Nutrition
  Pharmacology
  Sanitation

AGRICULTURE
  Crops
  Livestock

 

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TECHNOLOGY
  Satellites
  Aircraft         Reconnaissance
  Ground

     Sensors
Communications
  Information
    Systems
  Transportation
  Medical

     Systems
  Delivery

     Systems
  Shelter
  Food/Water
  Packaging
  Storage
  "Appropriate"
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