ABSTRACT
Natural disasters also facilitate the opening of political windows of opportunity for the expression of grievance both those generated by the disaster itself and those that precede the disaster. Disasters can generate insecurity, frustration, and intense grievances among deprived and victimized groups. The government's response to the disaster, as well as its mitigation policies pre-disaster, will determine the public's reaction. Poor countries are simply unable to adequately fund disaster mitigation projects, provide substantial disaster relief, or rebuild infrastructure. The loss of relief due to storage and transportation costs can be perceived by an apprehensive public as governmental corruption and theft. The government can move in troops, allegedly to provide disaster rescue and reconstruction assistance, while increasing their presence in insurgent territories under the guise of assisting victims and protecting aid shipments, thus legitimizing their intrusion in these regions.
