Topic: Disaster Management
In the Background reading for this Module is based on Velasquez, M., Andre, C., Shanks, T., Meyer, M. (2009).Thinking ethically: A framework for moral decision making.
PRINCIPLES FOR RELIEF PLANNING:
The primary responsibility for disaster relief lies with the affected government;
Country response capacity has to be preferred over outside assistance, in order not to destroy self-help capacities;
The same principle applies to the local situation: community response capacities have to be preferred over government assistance;
Assistance is based on priority humanitarian needs, which have to be determined prior to the disaster;
Relief measures have to be planned in the context of long-term development. This gives an opportunity to reduce vulnerability to future disasters
For this assignment you are to assignment questions to discuss the ethics of disaster relief.
1) In your opinion, is there a potential ethical conflict with any of the principles for relief planning? If so, which of the following ethical approaches can be applied in this case?
– UTILITARIAN APPROACH
– RIGHTS APPROACH
– FAIRNESS OR JUSTICE APPROACH
– COMMON-GOOD APPROACH
– VIRTUES APPROACH
[Taken from Thinking ethically: A framework for moral decision making].
2) In your opinion was the compensation to the victim’s families from the 9-11 terrorists attacks on America raised the expectations of a similar compensation to victims from other disasters. If you considered it ethical to provide compensation to the victims of 9-11 would you apply the same ethical approach to the victims of Hurricane Katrina? If not, would you apply another ethical approach? What about the victims of future major disasters?
3) What is your opinion of compensation for disaster relief workers injured during relief operations?
Please provide an adequate justification supporting your response to the above assignment questions to assignment questions to discuss
Expectations
Length: 3 pages.
References: 4 in APA format).
Organization: Subheadings should be used to organize your paper according to question
Format: APA format
For this module please review the following Internet sites and links before proceeding to the Case Assignment for this Module:
Key Reference
National Response Framework, Department of Homeland Security (2008). Retrieved May 31, 2011 from https://www.fema.gov/pdf/emergency/nrf/nrf-core.pdf.
National Response Framework, Emergency Support Function Annexes: Summaries of the ESF Annexes, Support Annexes (2008). DHS. Retrieved May 31, 2011 from https://www.fema.gov/pdf/emergency/nrf/nrf-overview.pdf
National Incident Management System (NIMS), Department of Homeland Security (2008). Retrieved May 31, 2011 from https://www.fema.gov/emergency/nims/