Government vs. Governance in Natural Disasters

Government is an institutional super structure that society uses to translate politics into policies and legislation. Governance is the outcome of the interaction of government, the private sector and civil society throughout the political process, policy development, and program design and service delivery. Natural disasters are catastrophic events that occur all over the world almost every day. They destroy cities, kill people and make lots of economical, social and environmental damages. Governments and governances have a lot of impacts on pre- and post-disaster activities. But their roles are different in many extents. In this study we compare roles of government and governance in natural disasters. Research is based on comparative studies of governance in natural disasters in few countries including Iran. The results present the differences among countries..