It is estimated that approximately five million Brazilians have been affected by natural disasters in the past four years. In addition to the financial loss, the major consequences are the negative social impact and the high number of deaths, which should be minimized by Government Agencies. However, the aforementioned Agencies have shown to be partially or completely incapable of properly reacting against these disasters due to numerous mishaps that have not yet been fully identified. To this end, aiming at the adequate structuring of the problematic situation, the method of Strategic Options Development and Analysis has been employed. Through this method, it was possible to map out the Civil Defense System of the state of Sao Paulo, enabling the identification of several obstacles and the establishment of a broad understanding on the matter. Therefore, we expect that our findings may be used as a starting point for future researches aimed at developing solutions to the previously mentioned problems.
Strategic Options Development and Analysis; Disaster management
