SICOT contribution to natural disasters assistance

Military medical assistance following natural disasters: refining the rapid response.

The opinions or assertions are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of the Army Medical Department or the Department of Defense. All countries came into Egypt, to Joseph, to buy grain, because the famine was severe in all the earth Genesis 41:57 Since the beginning of recorded history, governments have provided humanitarian assistance during disasters due to natural hazards....

Behavioral Responses to Natural Disasters

Catastrophic events can dramatically alter existing social and economic relationships. The consequences can be long-lasting and give rise to heterogeneity of behavior across populations. We investigate the impact of a large negative shock on altruism, trust and reciprocity in 30 small Honduran communities diversely affected by Hurricane Mitch in 1998. We conduct a survey of communities and beha...

Natural Disasters

Epidemics after Natural Disasters

The relationship between natural disasters and communicable diseases is frequently misconstrued. The risk for outbreaks is often presumed to be very high in the chaos that follows natural disasters, a fear likely derived from a perceived association between dead bodies and epidemics. However, the risk factors for outbreaks after disasters are associated primarily with population displacement. T...

Links between Natural Disasters, Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Risk Reduction: A Critical Perspective