Assessment Task: Evaluating Disaster $(2011$ Japan Earthquake$)$ Response and Recovery Measures

As a Disaster Response Expert team at an Emergency Management Consulting firm, you have been assigned to evaluate the response and recovery measures taken during a past disaster and identify what can be learned from the obstacles faced during those stages. You will prepare a $1012$ minutes pre$-$recorded video presentation on a real$-$life disaster of your choice from the provided options below, covering the following points:

$1.$ Provide an overview of the disaster $($when and where it occurred, the number of casualties, economic, environmental, and social costs, etc.$).$

$2.$ Discuss TWO examples in detail of disaster response measures taken during the response stage.

$3.$ Discuss ONE issue faced during the disaster response stage and how it affected response measures.

$4.$ Discuss TWO examples in detail of disaster recovery measures taken during the recovery stage.

$5.$ Describe ONE issue faced during the disaster recovery stage and how it impacted recovery measures.

$6.$ Recommend and justify TWO measures each that countries can implement in the mitigation and preparedness stage to help them better respond and recover from future disasters.

Learning outcomes assessed: $1.$ Demonstrate detailed knowledge and understanding of the main principles of disaster management from a logistics perspective.

$3.$ Evaluate the response and recovery phase of a disaster from a logistics perspective and identify how the skills utilized by practitioners impacted this.