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Humanity amid conflict, terror and catastrophe: hypothetical but possible scenarios

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 November 2007

Anthea Sanyasi
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Abstract

This article offers an understanding of the nature, scale and complexity of two hypothetical yet possible events and their potentially overwhelming impact upon health, security and socioeconomic productivity. It describes a no-warning CBRNE incident and a gradual rising-tide emergency with a newly emerging infectious disease, summarizing a range of likely response actions, impacts and constraints, particularly for the humanitarian community.

Type
Catastrophic events
Information
International Review of the Red Cross , Volume 89 , Issue 866: Catastrophic events , June 2007 , pp. 305 - 327
Copyright
Copyright © International Committee of the Red Cross 2007

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