Emergency Preparedness, Response, and Strategic Communication for Natural Disasters

Toward development of comprehensive national disaster response plans: an evaluation of Nigeria's national disaster response plan, 2002

“…To undertake the above activities, it is necessary that effective collaboration and coordination among multiple stakeholders in a society affected by disaster are needed to build networks, develop targets, combine resources and undertake goal sharing among different actors, both governmental, private and non-governmental (Annamalai et al ., 2014; Abbasi and Kapucu, 2016; Mashi et al ., 2019). It has widely been shown that effective DM can best be achieved where networks are built and managed among critical stakeholders to particularly ensure connectivity among different line organizations, institutions, communities, individuals and agencies with a view to sharing information, knowledge, data and resources for the effective management of disasters (Hossain and Kuti, 2010; Cozzolino, 2012; Boersma et al ., 2021; Seeger et al ., 2021). Because DM works best when everyone works together, response plans need to be made that spell out each stakeholder's responsibilities, duties and expected contributions, as well as the type, level and direction of activities to be done in an emergency.…”

“…Damage assessment, behavior to avoid risks, behavior to be ready for a disaster, warning, evacuation, search and rescue operations, giving immediate and ongoing help/relief, repairing and building new infrastructure right away, protecting people by giving them shelter, moving them and evacuating them (Seeger et al ., 2021). The main aims of disaster response are to: restore and maintain life in the affected community, ensure the safety of the victims, improve their health and well-being; and raise the morale of the victims.…”