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Asia and the Pacific suffer from severe natural disasters with catastrophic consequences to the wellbeing and future livelihood of many vulnerable people. Keep up to date on the best ideas to mitigate natural and manmade disasters.
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Prioritize Disaster Resilience-- With the region facing ever-higher disaster risks, developing Asia needs to build its resilience before catastrophe strikes through better planning, setting aside government budget, and taking out insurance like "cat" bonds.
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Disaster Response Regional Architectures: Assessing Future Possibilities
(S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, 2017-09-30)
This report captures the workshop discussions and presents key findings and recommendations for policymakers and decision-makers in governments, international organizations, academic institutions, and civil societies. Reference to the Indo-Asia-Pacific ...
Fiji: Tropical Cyclone Winston Emergency Reconstruction Response
(Asian Development Bank, 2017-09-30)
The extremely destructive Category 5 Tropical Cyclone Winston struck Fiji in February 2016, causing the tragic loss of 44 lives. Damage to property and the consequent economic disruption were valued at about one fi fth of the country’s gross domestic ...
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NTS Bulletin March 2018
(S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, 2018-03-30)There are biological, social and economic conditions and processes that make women more vulnerable to natural disasters such as floods, droughts and tropical storms. All of which affect the Southeast Asian region frequently and intensively. From having ... -
Natural Disasters, Public Spending, and Creative Destruction: A Case Study of the Philippines
(Asian Development Bank Institute, 2018-03-15)Typhoons, floods, and other weather-related shocks can inflict suffering on local populations and create life-threatening conditions for the poor. Yet, natural disasters also present a development opportunity to upgrade capital stock, adopt new ... -
Managing Disasters: Three Key Elements in ASEAN Cooperation
(S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, 2018-03-07)As the world’s most disaster-prone region, cooperation in disaster response and management in ASEAN has been critical. Where will the successes of this regional cooperation take us? -
Philippine City Disaster Insurance Pool: Rationale and Design
(Asian Development Bank, 2018-02-28)This report presents the rationale for and design of a city government disaster insurance pool in the Philippines. Insurance pools help governments enhance their financial preparedness for disasters, focusing on the provision of rapid post-disaster ... -
Preliminary Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Study of China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) Northern Route Road Construction Activities in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK), Pakistan
(Sustainable Development Policy Institute, 2018-01-30)Pakistan-China relations date back to the Silk Route, but the formal ties began in 1950. Pakistan was the first Muslim country to recognize China as People's Republic and Pakistan International Airlines was the first airline in the world to operate a ... -
Society-Driven Disaster Response: New Model from China?
(S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, 2018-01-30)The rise of a non-governmental relief sector in China, capable of cross-sector coordination in time of crisis, suggests that even in restrictive political environments social actors can play bigger roles in disaster response. -
Humanitarian Technology: New Innovations, Familiar Challenges, and Difficult Balances
(S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, 2017-12-30)Many new technologies hold significant promise to improve aid delivery. Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) are beaming data directly to software programmes to produce real-time maps of disaster-affected areas and populations in extremis. Artificial ... -
Financing post disaster reconstruction in the Philippines
(Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2017-12-30)In the last decade, natural disasters in the Philippines have resulted in significant damage of physical assets. For instance, recent Typhoons Lawin (Haima) and Nina (Nockten) and the Surigao earthquake, all of which occurred within just five months, ... -
Institutional Issues on Disaster Risk Reduction and Management
(Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2017-12-30)Ensuring the realization of the full potential of the incumbent DRRM policy requires appropriate sectoral and institutional translation of its espoused principles; reflecting more refined institutional arrangements, and policy and resource support. ... -
Strengthening Flood Risk Management Policy and Practice in the People’s Republic of China: Lessons Learned from the 2016 Yangtze River Floods
(Asian Development Bank, 2017-12-30)In the People’s Republic of China (PRC), recent flood events revealed that the majority of flood damages does not come from the main stem river but from small- to moderate-sized river sub-basins. This paper reviews recent flood experience in the PRC ...