Posts Tagged ‘Hurricane Katrina’
A Look Back at Hurricane Katrina- A Radical New Role for Conflict Management Professionals
Posted on May 13 2014 under Conflict Dynamics, Previous Programs | Tags: Cindy Mazur, Conflict Connections Inc, conflict management, conflict resolution, crisis, disaster response, emergency response, Hurricane Katrina, Ombudsman, Pattie Porter, Zena Zumeta
Using Hurricane Katrina as a model, this speaker will discuss the phenomenology of disasters in America. Various deleterious factors can be forecast that impede effective emergency response. These factors can be better managed when one person is placed in a role to oversee and manage the crisis phase of a disaster. A Conflict Management Professional can unify the ad hoc crisis management team and ensure its accountability and engagement. Provision of a structural solution of this nature would signify a commitment by our government to mitigate human misery in disasters.
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