CSIS-LSU Series on Disaster Management and Emergency Response

This series has been made possible through the generous support of the LSU Stephenson Disaster Management Institute (SDMI) and the Irene W. and C.B. Pennington Foundation of Baton Rouge.

The series provides a forum for government officials, experts, academics, and nongovernmental organizations dealing with disaster management and emergency response to discuss critical issues facing the United States’ ability to address disaster and emergency situations domestically and internationally.

Series events take place at CSIS in Washington every four to six weeks and cover such topics as:

• Expanding cooperation between the U.S. government and the private sector;
• Federal, state, and local cooperation in disaster relief;
• Natural disasters and risk management;
• Technology and natural disasters;
• Philanthropy;
• Crisis leadership and communication;
• Supply chain logistics;
• Transatlantic cooperation in disaster relief; and
• The role of the military in disaster relief.

Inaugural Event

 
CSIS launched the series with the event, A Strategic Review of the Gulf Oil Spill, featuring Admiral Thad Allen (USCG ret.), National Incident Commander for the Deepwater Horizon Response.

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