AsianDevelopmentBank6ADBAvenue,MandaluyongCity1550MetroManila,PhilippinesTel+6326324444Fax+6326362444www.adb.orginformation@adb.orgISBN978-971-561-006-3PublicationStockNo.041508PrintedinthePhilippinesDisasterManagement:ADisasterManager'sHandbookThishandbookisareadyreferenceguideforthoseactivelyinvolvedwithmanagementofnaturaldisastersbefore,during,andafterdisastersituationsindevelopingmembercountries.ItdrawsupondisastermanagementpracticesinAsiaandthePacificandendeavorstorelaterealisticallytotheneedsofnationaldisastermanagers.AbouttheAsianDevelopmentBankADB’svisionisanAsiaandPacificregionfreeofpoverty.Itsmissionistohelpitsdevelopingmembercountriessubstantiallyreducepovertyandimprovethequalityoflifeoftheirpeople.Despitetheregion’smanysuccesses,itremainshometotwothirdsoftheworld’spoor:1.8billionpeoplewholiveonlessthan$2aday,with903millionstrugglingonlessthan$1.25aday.ADBiscommittedtoreducingpovertythroughinclusiveeconomicgrowth,environmentallysustainablegrowth,andregionalintegration.BasedinManila,ADBisownedby67members,including48fromtheregion.Itsmaininstrumentsforhelpingitsdevelopingmembercountriesarepolicydialogue,loans,equityinvestments,guarantees,grants,andtechnicalassistance.DISASTERMANAGEMENT:ADisasterManager’sHandbookDISASTERMGMT_FINAL_APPROVEDcopy.pdf2/3/1211:02:54AMDisasterManagementADisasterManager’sHandbookW.NickCarter©1991,2008AsianDevelopmentBankAllrightsreserved.Published2008.PrintedinthePhilippines.Cataloging-In-PublicationDataPublicationStockNo.041508ISBN978-971-561-006-3Cataloging-In-PublicationDataCarter,W.Nick.Disastermanagement:adisastermanager’shandbook.MandaluyongCity,Phil.:AsianDevelopmentBank,2008.1.Disastermanagement.I.AsianDevelopmentBank.TheviewsexpressedinthisbookarethoseoftheauthorsanddonotnecessarilyreflecttheviewsandpoliciesoftheAsianDevelopmentBank(ADB)oritsBoardofGovernorsorthegovernmentstheyrepresent.ADBdoesnotguaranteetheaccuracyofthedataincludedinthispublicationandacceptsnoresponsibilityforanyconsequenceoftheiruse.Useoftheterm“country”doesnotimplyanyjudgmentbytheauthorsorADBastothelegalorotherstatusofanyterritorialentity.ADBencouragesprintingorcopyinginformationexclusivelyforpersonalandnoncommercialusewithproperacknowledgmentofADB.Usersarerestrictedfromreselling,redistributing,orcreatingderivativeworksforcommercialpurposeswithouttheexpress,writtenconsentofADB.6ADBAvenue,MandaluyongCity1550MetroManila,PhilippinesTel+6326324444Fax+6326362444www.adb.orgFororders,pleasecontact:DepartmentofExternalRelationsFax+6326362648adbpub@adb.orgContentsListofAcronymsixPrefacexiForewordxiiiIntroductoryNotesxviiPARTI-BASICDISASTERMANAGEMENTASPECTSChapter1TheSignificanceofDisaster3TheTraditionalDisasterThreat3TheNewDisasterThreats4TheGeographyofDisaster5TheModernLossFactor6MajorAspectsofSignificance6Chapter2TheDisasterThreat9TheGeneralEffectsofDisaster10OutlinesofIndividualDisasters10ProcessofDefiningtheDisasterThreat21UseofDisasterThreatInformation22Chapter3NationalDisasterManagementPolicy25ClearDefinitionofNationalPolicy25TheProcessofPolicyDefinition26MainElementsofNationalPolicy29ArrangementsforMonitoringandReview31Chapter4MajorRequirementsforCopingwithDisaster35ScopeofDisaster-RelatedAction35ThePhilosophyforCopingwithDisaster36FoundationFactors37Organization37Planning41UseofResources43SpecialistSkills45TrainingNeeds46IVDisasterManagementChapter5...