The Response to Hurricane Katrina

Author(s)
Moynihan, D. P.
Publication language
English
Pages
11pp
Date published
01 Jan 2009
Publisher
International Risk Governance Council
Type
After action & learning reviews
Keywords
Disaster preparedness, resilience and risk reduction, Disasters, Hurricanes, Leadership and Decisionmaking, Urban
Countries
United States of America
Organisations
IRGC

This is an overview of the humanitarian response to Hurricane Katrina and offers a couple of lessons learned. The paper is divided into the following sections:

  • Overview of the risks
  • Stakeholders involved
  • Risk handling deficits and risk handling process
  • Conclusions