Disaster Recovery - Stakeholder Engagement

A disaster recovery working group has recently been developed featuring a partnership between DHS, HUD and the White House. The goal of this collaboration is to strengthen the ability of the federal government in assisting disaster-affected areas. As part of this effort, a list of several open ended questions have been posed to disaster recovery stakeholders nationwide.

NADO would like to hear your thoughts on these issues. Please respond to one or several of the questions using the comments section below.

- Are there clear phases in the disaster recovery process that are useful milestones?
- What features of Federal disaster recovery assistance are most important to you?
- How would you measure progress and what specific metrics should be considered for a successful disaster recovery?
- What are best practices in managing recovery from disasters?
- What are the appropriate state, local, and tribal, roles in leading disaster recovery efforts?
- How can the nonprofit and private sectors be better integrated into recovery?
- What are best practices for community recovery planning that incorporates public input?
- How can federal, state, and local disaster planning and recovery processes and programs be best coordinated?
- As disaster recovery is primarily a state and local leadership issue, what are best practices for the timing (including start and end) and form of federal assistance and coordination?
- What are the greatest capacity challenges that local and state governments face in disaster recovery and what are the best practices for increasing that capacity?
- What are best practices for marshaling Federal assistance -- both financial and professional support - to support state and local efforts to recover from a disaster, and how can we work together to better leverage existing Federal grant dollars?
- What unmet needs are common to most disasters that do not seem to be adequately addressed under the current systems and programs?
- What are best practices for integrating economic and environmental sustainability into recovery?
- What are best practices for integrating mitigation and resilience into recovery?

More information on these stakeholder questions can be found directly at: http://disasterrecoveryworkinggroup.gov/stakeholdersquestions.cfm