The Council on Foreign Relations has posted an overview of how the U.S. responds to disasters, providing overviews of the presidential disaster declaration process, the federal agencies that are involved in disaster response, and the types of assistance they provide. It concludes with a list of what the Council on Foreign Relations considers to be some of the greatest challenges to disaster manaegement in the U.S. These include an increase in the number of natural disasters, human development patterns, logistical challenges, insurance shortcomings, and a lack of resilience. Council on Foreign Relations.