What is the link between dealing with natural disasters and potential human-made disasters?
– All of these disasters result in human suffering and should be tackled by the international community. Perhaps we could dedicate the new century to reducing all aspects of human suffering. However, these potential disasters differ, have various causes and solutions, and affect nations differently. It will be hard to get universal agreement on how to address such complex global problems. It may be worthwhile to treat these several categories of disasters separately in the short term. ยท Dealing with disasters requires co-operation between many disciplines and between the public and private sectors. How can this best be achieved? – First by establishing an organizational structure Once a structure is in place, a strategic plan or road map will have to define the roles to be played by professionals in diverse disciplines and by public and private sectors. All are currently involved one way or another but not in a truly collaborative enterprise. They meet and share information – more on d
