This workshop will explore ways to improve an all-of-government approach that increases resilience to international chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear or explosive (CBRNE) incidents.

Long-term disaster recovery touches on many segments of a community from emergency management, urban planning, public health, housing, and business/commercial aspects. This workshop will examine the integration of disaster recovery across disciplines, sectors, and jurisdictions.

No area is risk-free. All segments of society assume some level of risk and coexist with it. Often times, those living in high-natural disaster risk areas expect, explicitly or implicitly, that the government will provide assistance if and when a disaster event occurs.

This workshop focused on the role of pre-existing conditions in the impact, response, and recovery of these earthquake events; what was learned from the expected and the unexpected outcomes of these earthquakes; and how to use lessons from Haiti and Chile to reduce disaster risk.

This workshop identified ways to improve the flow, understanding, and utility of remotely sensed images and data before, during, and after disasters occur.