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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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The Growth Impact of Disasters in Developing Asia
(Asian Development Bank, 2019-06-30)
This paper estimates the growth impact of disasters, with a focus on developing Asia and its subregions. It finds that severe disasters slow down annual growth in the Pacific island countries by between 1 and 2 percentage points on average. This should ...
Striking a Balance: Centralising and Decentralising Disaster Management Through New Technologies
(S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, 2019-06-30)
In December 2017 the Centre for Non-Traditional Security Studies at RSIS identified four policy balances that must be struck when using emerging technologies in humanitarian operations. This report specifically explores how to balance the potential of ...
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Disaster Management: Can ASEAN Be a Global Leader?
(S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, 2019-05-08)Notwithstanding the growing frequency of natural disasters worldwide, it is difficult to strengthen disaster risk governance in ASEAN and globally. Several factors stand in the way. However, a recent pilot study in Thailand suggests that a regional ... -
The Roles of Local Governments in Disaster Management and Earthquake Reconstruction
(The Asia Foundation, 2019-04-30)In March 2019, Democracy Resource Center Nepal (DRCN), supported by The Asia Foundation, conducted field-level scoping research on the roles of local governments in reconstruction and disaster management. The objective was to document the perspectives, ... -
More Plastic Bags than Fish? East Asia’s New Environmental Threat
(S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, 2019-04-08)Marine plastic pollution is the new environmental threat facing mankind. This is also afflicting East Asia where six countries are major pollutants. While some in the region have started tackling this new menace, more can be done by all. -
International Humanitarian Assistance: What Must Change
(S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, 2019-03-11)For decades, international humanitarian assistance has been a supply-driven enterprise of rich countries funding multilateral and international organizations to distribute aid in poor and fragile states. To be more demand-driven, we should develop ... -
The Enabling Environment for Disaster Risk Financing in Sri Lanka: Country Diagnostics Assessment
(Asian Development Bank, 2019-02-28)This country diagnostic assessment seeks to strengthen financial preparedness for disasters in Sri Lanka, focusing on insurance and other risk transfer instruments. It explores the current application of disaster risk financing solutions by the government, ... -
Enabling Environment for Disaster Risk Financing in Fiji: Country Diagnostics Assessment
(Asian Development Bank, 2019-02-15)This country diagnostic assessment seeks to strengthen financial preparedness for disasters in Fiji, focusing on insurance and other risk transfer instruments. It explores the current application of disaster risk financing solutions by the government, ... -
The Enabling Environment for Disaster Risk Financing in Pakistan Country Diagnostics Assessment
(Asian Development Bank, 2019-01-30)This publication seeks to strengthen financial preparedness for disasters in Pakistan. It focuses on insurance and other risk transfer instruments and explores the current application of disaster risk financing solutions by the government, businesses, ... -
Striking a Balance: Emerging Technologies, Humanitarian Needs, and Other Public Goods
(S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, 2019-01-15)This report explores how to balance humanitarian uses of emerging technologies and other public goods. It draws on 10 semi-structured interviews conducted in Manila, Philippines in August 2018 with purposefully selected interlocutors representing both ... -
Striking a Balance: Disaster Responder's and Affected Communities' Interests in New Technologies
(S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, 2019-01-15)This report explores how to balance the needs of disaster responders and those of the disaster-affected when using emerging technologies. It draws on 10 semi-structured interviews conducted in Manila, Philippines in August 2018 with purposefully selected ... -
Disaster Preparedness and Local Governance in the Philippines
(Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2018-12-30)The high level of casualties, population displacements and economic costs from recent disaster events still point to necessary augmentations in disaster preparedness. Policy has to be revisited, institutional arrangements have to be reviewed and resource ...