Disaster Accountability Project
| Founded | 2007 |
|---|---|
| Founder | Ben Smilowitz |
| Focus | Disaster management |
| Method | organization, education, advocacy |
| Website | disasteraccountability.org |
The Disaster Accountability Project (DAP) is a non-partisan watchdog organization dedicated to improving disaster management systems. DAP was founded in 2007 by Ben Smilowitz as a reaction to the responses to hurricanes Katrina and Rita.[1] DAP is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization and is a 2008 Echoing Green fellowship organization.[2]
Initiatives
[edit]- Disaster Accountability Project Hotline - a toll free hotline through which survivors of a disaster, relief workers, and whistle-blowers can report gaps in relief services.[3]
- Federal Emergency Management Agency's ice policy - an effort to pressure FEMA to reverse its decision to only deliver ice for "medical emergencies" following a disaster.[4]
- FEMA Structural Reforms - among other reforms, DAP has advocated for the elevation of the FEMA Administrator to a U.S. Cabinet-level position.[5]
- Report on Southern Louisiana Emergency Preparedness[6] - a study conducted in 2009, which evaluated the emergency preparedness plans of 22 Southern Louisiana parishes based upon their comprehensiveness and accessibility to the general public.[7][8] The study revealed that 11 of the 22 parishes surveyed could not or would not produce copies of their emergency plans when requested.[9][10][11][12]
- ReliefOversight.org[13] - a website created as a response to the 2010 Haiti earthquake. ReliefOversight.org monitors the activities of relief organizations in disaster zones during the aftermath of a natural or man-made disaster.[14][15][16]
References
[edit]- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-10-12. Retrieved 2010-06-16.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Ben Smilowitz - Echoing Green". Echoinggreen.org. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
- ^ SCHMIDT, KATHRINE. "Got a beef with FEMA? Call this hotline". Houmatoday.com. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
- ^ "SunHerald.com : FEMA getting heat on ice". Archived from the original on 2008-06-11. Retrieved 2010-06-14.
- ^ "Group wants FEMA head in Cabinet". Politico.com. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
- ^ "» Report on 22 Southern Louisiana Parish Emergency Plans Released Disaster Accountability Blog: Public Accountability Requires Citizen Action (Disasteraccountability.org)". Archived from the original on 2009-07-21. Retrieved 2010-06-14.
- ^ "New report warns of gaps in Louisiana disaster plans". Nola.com. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
- ^ "Report Warns of Gaps in Louisiana Emergency Plans, Officials Skeptical". Insurancejournal.com. 7 May 2009. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
- ^ "Disaster Accountability Project". Emergencymgmt.com. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
- ^ King, Naomi. "Report calls local hurricane plan mediocre". Houmatoday.com. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
- ^ "Don't miss Project's findngs". Iberianet.com. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
- ^ Naomi King. "Report: Parish disaster plan lacking". Houmatoday.com. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
- ^ "Relief Oversight | Aid Work Accountability Made Public by Disaster Accountability Project". Archived from the original on 2010-02-04. Retrieved 2010-06-14.
- ^ "Web Sites Ask Public to Monitor Relief Efforts in Haiti". Philanthropy.com. 21 February 2010. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
- ^ "helphaitiquake". Helphaitiquake.blogspot.com. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
- ^ "Apps of Kindness: Civic Hackers Coding for Haiti Launch New Form of Volunteerism « Chrissie Brodigan". Archived from the original on 2010-06-23. Retrieved 2010-06-16.