Response
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Definitions
Official European Definition
Other International Definitions
UNISDR
The provision of emergency services and public assistance during or immediately after a disaster in order to save lives, reduce health impacts, ensure public safety and meet the basic subsistence needs of the people affected [1]. Disaster response is predominantly focused on immediate and short-term needs and is sometimes called “disaster relief”. The division between this response stage and the subsequent recovery stage is not clear-cut. Some response actions, such as the supply of temporary housing and water supplies, may extend well into the recovery stage.
National Definitions
USA
Capabilities necessary to save lives, protect property and the environment, and meet basic human needs after an incident has occurred [2].
