ABSTRACT
Project ......................................................................................................610 26.2.1 Nations face severe risks ........................................................610 26.2.2 The hazard prole is both similar and different in
each nation ...............................................................................611 26.2.3 The social construction of disasters is painfully evident ..................................................................................... 612 26.2.4 Past and current disasters have signicant impacts ..........613 26.2.5 The most common time to promote change is
immediately after a disaster ..................................................614 26.2.6 Nations have common and distinct forms of organization .............................................................................615 26.2.7 The participants in emergency management are expanding ................................................................................616 26.2.8 Countries have been reactive, but are becoming more
proactive ...................................................................................617 26.2.9 There is a global focus on terrorism .....................................618 26.2.10 Countries must learn from one another ..............................619
