Research Catalog

Title

Lessons from Department of Defense disaster relief efforts in the Asia-Pacific Region / Jennifer D.P. Moroney, Stephanie Pezard, Laurel E. Miller, Jeffrey Engstrom, Abby Doll.

Author

Moroney, Jennifer D. P., 1973-

Publication

• Santa Monica, CA : RAND Corporation, [2013]
• ©2013

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Additional Authors

Rand Corporation. National Security Research Division.

Description

xxviii, 146 pages : color illustraions, color maps; 23 cm

Summary

The Department of Defense has long been able to play a major role in international humanitarian assistance and disaster response (HA/DR) due to its unique capabilities, manpower, and forward-deployed resources. The Asia-Pacific region is of particular importance to the United States because it bears the brunt of more than half of the world⁰́₉s natural disasters and is home to numerous key U.S. allies. In an effort to improve the effectiveness of HA/DR operations in the future, this report analyzes recent operations in Burma, Indonesia, Pakistan, and Japan, and identifies lessons that have emerged in the areas of (1) interagency coordination, (2) communication with the affected country, (3) coordination with other state and non-state actors, (4) prospects for U.S. security cooperation and building partner capacity for HA/DR, and (5) prospects for the increased involvement of regional organizations in HA/DR. This report also identifies complementary capabilities and comparative advantages that exist around the region, presents options for leveraging these capabilities to deal with future disasters, and assesses various crisis management mechanisms involving allies and partners that can be applied to other contingencies.

Series Statement

[Report] ; RR-146-OSD

Uniform Title

Research report (Rand Corporation) ; RR-146-OSD.

Alternative Title

• Lessons from DoD support to foreign disasters in the Asia-Pacific Region
• Disaster relief efforts in the Asia-Pacific Region

Subjects

• Humanitarian assistance > United States > Evaluation
• Humanitarian assistance > Pacific Area > Case studies
• Integrated operations (Military science) > Case studies
• United States > Department of Defense > Rules and practice > Evaluation
• DoD (HA/DR) operations
• Emergency management > Case studies
• United States > Armed Forces > Civic action > Case studies
• Disaster relief > Pacific Area > Case studies
• Disaster relief > United States > Evaluation

Note

• At head of title: RAND National Security Research Division.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (pages 131-146).

Contents

Introduction -- Cyclone Nargis (Burma) -- Padang Earthquake, West Sumatra (Indonesia) -- 2010 Monsoon Floods (Pakistan) -- The Great East Japan Earthquake/Operation Tomodachi (Japan) -- Findings and Recommendations -- Appendix: Tracking PACOM AOR Militaries' Capabilities for HA/DR.

Call Number

JFE 17-11202

ISBN

• 9780833080431
• 0833080431

LCCN

2013022939

OCLC

858777970

Author

Moroney, Jennifer D. P., 1973- author.

Title

Lessons from Department of Defense disaster relief efforts in the Asia-Pacific Region / Jennifer D.P. Moroney, Stephanie Pezard, Laurel E. Miller, Jeffrey Engstrom, Abby Doll.

Publisher

Santa Monica, CA : RAND Corporation, [2013]

Copyright Date

©2013

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Series

[Report] ; RR-146-OSD

Research report (Rand Corporation) ; RR-146-OSD.

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references (pages 131-146).

Connect to:

http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_reports/RR146.html

Indexed Term

DoD (HA/DR) operations

Added Author

Rand Corporation. National Security Research Division.

Report No.

RAND/RR-146-OSD

Research Call Number

JFE 17-11202