Lessons from Department of Defense Disaster Relief Efforts in the Asia-Pacific Region

• Main Author: Moroney, Jennifer D. P. (auth)
• Other Authors: Pezard, Stephanie (auth), Miller, Laurel E. (auth), Engstrom, Jeffrey (auth), Doll, Abby (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: RAND Corporation 2013
• Subjects: Asian history; Treaties & other sources of international law; Human rights; Social impact of disasters; Political Science; Sociology; History
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

The Department of Defense has long played a major role in humanitarian assistance/disaster response (HA/DR) operations due to its unique capabilities, manpower, and forward-deployed resources. The Asia-Pacific region is of particular importance because it bears the brunt of the majority of the world...