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Directions
Please make discussion posts that are thought provoking, causing discussion of the unit topics with perceptions, ideas, and supported facts.
1. Answer at least 2 of the following questions in DETAIL
Each question should be researched and properly cited
Unit 5 Discussion Questions
1. What is a disaster recovery center?
2. What are four types of assistance provided by the Disaster housing Program and what limits are there?
3. What federal agencies in addition to FEMA provide recovery assistance, and what is a NVOAD, and what does it do?
4. Name some examples of policy areas and tools that should be considered by decision makers as they develop their recovery plan. Explain why each should be considered.
5. Why do poor nations often place disaster management so low in terms of budgetary priority?
6. When does a disaster require international involvement? Give examples.
7. What four important issues that influence the response process to assisting foreign nations are listed in this chapter? Describe each.
8. How does the United States provide assistance to disaster-affected nations and give recent examples?
9. Name one international financial institution, and describe how it assists in the aftermath of an international disaster and give a recent example of such assistance.
10. What are the three main groupings of disaster response performed by the UN OCHA and give examples?