Disaster Resilience in Asia: A Special Supplement of Asia’s Journey to Prosperity: Policy, Market, and Technology Over 50 Years
Asian Development Bank | July 2021
Abstract
The Asia and Pacific region has seen tremendous economic and social progress since the 1960s. Yet, the region remains vulnerable to disaster risk that threatens its hard-won gains. Over the years, developing Asia has endured a growing number of disasters triggered by natural hazards. As a result, numerous lives, livelihoods, and communities have been damaged or lost. The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic is testament to the debilitating effects of such a disaster on people, businesses, and economies. Indeed, in 2020, developing Asia suffered its first economic contraction in 6 decades. Now more than ever, the region must find ways to reduce its vulnerability to hazards and build economic resilience.
Citation
Asian Development Bank. 2021. Disaster Resilience in Asia: A Special Supplement of Asia’s Journey to Prosperity: Policy, Market, and Technology Over 50 Years. © Asian Development Bank. http://hdl.handle.net/11540/13845. License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.PDF ISBN
978-92-9262-894-9 (electronic)
978-92-9262-895-6 (ebook)
Print ISBN
978-92-9262-893-2
Keywords
Pandemic
Disaster preparedness
Disaster prevention
Disaster management
Emergency relief
Flood control
Fire prevention
Natural disasters
Man-made disasters
Post-conflict recovery
Fragile states
Governance
Good Governance
Political Leadership
Public Administration
Business Ethics
Governance
Corporate Governance Reform
Governance Approach
Governance Quality
Public Sector Projects
Public Sector Reform
Political Leadership
Political Power
Institutional Framework
Government
Government accounting
Government
Institutional Framework
Public Administration
Business Ethics
Political Leadership
Public enterprises
Public finance
Public enterprises
Localisation
Surveillance
Data collection
Security
Innovation
Technology
Bureaucracy
Cabinet system
Common good
Executive power
Government
Political obligation
Public management
Government accountability
Transparency in government
Political ethics
Government spending policy
Government services
Democracy
Democratization
Elections
Local government
Government business enterprises
Police power
Local government
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