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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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Simultaneous Disasters in Southeast Asia: Is Risk Outpacing Resilience?
(S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, 2017-10-30)Since Southeast Asian leaders signed the ASEAN Agreement on Disaster Management and Emergency Response (AADMER) in 2005, the region has prioritised developing national and regional disaster management capabilities to respond to disasters. However, the ... -
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 ... -
Managing Natural Disaster Risks: A Need of the Hour
(Institute of Policy Studies of Sri Lanka, 2017-08-01)This Policy Insight is based on the comprehensive chapter on "Improving Natural Disaster Risk Management in Sri Lanka" in the 'Sri Lanka: State of the Economy 2017 Report' - the flagship publication of the Institute of Policy Studies of Sri Lanka. -
Towards an Inclusive Disaster Risk Reduction Management Process
(Foreign Service Institute, 2017-06-30)The United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR) has pointed out that gender inequalities constrain the control of women and girls over important decisions that affect their lives and restrain their access to vital resources. Existing ... -
A Review of Philippine Government Disaster Financing for Recovery and Reconstruction
(Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2017-06-30)The study provides an assessment of the disaster risk financing mechanisms in the Philippines. It looks at the sources and levels of disaster financing specifically for recovery and reconstruction. It also looks at the adequacy and execution of the ... -
Guidance to the Chemicals in Products (CiP) Programme for non-governmental organizations representing the public interest (NGOs)
(Sustainable Development Policy Institute, 2017-06-27)Chemicals have been recognized as benefit as well as problem for many years. Hazardous chemicals in consumer products pose unnecessary and avoidable health risks to all consumers, although some groups, such as children, adolescents, pregnant women, and ... -
Have we institutionalized DRRM in the Philippines?
(Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2017-05-30)Slow economic development, wealth distribution disparities, high population growth, and rapid urbanization are some of the factors that increase the country's vulnerability to disasters. As such, an effective disaster risk reduction and management ... -
Have we institutionalized DRRM in the Philippines?
(Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2017-05-30)Slow economic development, wealth distribution disparities, high population growth, and rapid urbanization are some of the factors that increase the country’s vulnerability to disasters. As such, an effective disaster risk reduction and management ... -
An Analysis of the Incidence and Human Costs of Violent Conflicts in the Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao
(The Asia Foundation, 2017-04-30)Like other developing countries, the Philippines has a long history of internecine warfare or conflicts, especially in Mindanao where the secessionist conflicts alone since the 1970s have resulted in enormous human and economic costs. That this and ...