Annotated Worldwide Threat Assessment 2023
The Annual Threat Assessment of the US Intelligence Community is presented to Congress by the Director of National Intelligence (DNI). Since 2014, CHDS has produced …
Disaster Response & Recovery
Severe Winter Weather
From the Homeland Security Digital Library: a targeted, librarian-selected list of foundational, recently-released, or potentially important resources related to severe winter weather.
America in Transition: How Homeland Security Is Changing and What Leaders Need to Know In 2023
In this five-part interactive webinar series held December 2022 – January 2023, national experts will discuss the evolving homeland security and emergency management landscapes at …
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Insult to Injury: Disaster Displacement, Migrant Threat Perception, and Conflict in Host Communities
Environmental disasters are complex problems not only for the communities directly hit but also for areas that receive the people forced out of their homes. …
Disasters, Finances, Nutrients, and Climate Change: A Case for Waterless Sanitation Systems
The practice of sewering (transporting with underground pipes) human excreta began in the mid-1800s and propelled the United States into the current wastewater paradigm. Water …
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Realizing Resilience
Academics and practitioners see resilience as a critical driver of a community’s success or failure in recovering or bouncing back from disasters. Jill Raycroft discusses …
Realizing Resilience
Resilience is a term ubiquitously used to gauge how communities fare during and following disasters. Academics and practitioners see resilience as a critical driver of …
Using System Dynamics for Decision Support in Emergency Response: Asset Deployment to Minimize Fatalities Following a Mass Casualty Event
Tom Mackin proposes using system dynamics in a computer-aided approach to creating a maximally efficient patient triage and transport system during a mass casualty event. …
Disaster Economics
A collection of resources focused on the economic impacts of natural and other disasters. These impacts can be felt in a number of ways. “Capital …
How Should the National Guard Be Employed for The Next National Disaster?
Paul Jara discusses the complexity involved in activating DoD, DHS and National Guard resources in a multi-state disaster like COVID. While it has become commonplace …
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Disaster Fatigue
A collection of resources focused on disaster fatigue of first responders. Described by Fresno County Director of Behavioral Health Dawan Utecht, “Disaster fatigue is a …
Continuing Conversation: Housing and Shelter During a Pandemic
Join CHDS for a continuing conversation about the challenges and emerging model practices for housing, sheltering, and congregate population management during the pandemic.