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Accepted Paper:
International collaboration models for DVI in natural disasters: Future Challenges
Lucy Easthope
Paper short abstract:
An examination of the challenges associated with multi-state collaboration to DVI responses
Paper long abstract:
A natural disaster resulting in fatalities is highly likely to overwhelm local resources and involve citizens from around the world thus requiring a truly global response.
This presentation firstly explores the challenges for responders when deploying as part of an inter-disciplinary and multi-national DVI response. These include political tensions, financial wranglings and an examination of the logistical challenges. It also highlights the problematic paradigms that currently influence Disaster Victim Identification and their compatibiliity with response to a "natural disaster". It goes on explore the implications, needs and tensions for affected communities particularly in relation to the use of DNA as a primary identifying criteria.
In conclusion it will outline potential models for collaboration in the natural disasters of the future.