USA: creating a culture of preparedness is the best hope for disaster mitigation
This article, published by the Government Technology, highlights the challenges of making preparedness a real priority in USA. According to the website, the country still has a long way to implement preparedness as a main strategy to fight disasters.
"I believe for every dollar you spend on preparedness you save $9 in response," said Lt. Gen. Russel Honore, former commander of the Joint Task Force Katrina responsible for coordinating military relief efforts for areas across the Gulf Coast impacted by Hurricane Katrina.