Strong, safe, and resilient : a strategic policy guide for disaster risk management in East Asia and the Pacific

Strong, safe, and resilient : a strategic policy guide for disaster risk management in East Asia and the Pacific /

Disaster risk management is essential in the fight against poverty. Disasters can, in an instant, wipe out decades of hard-fought poverty reduction and development gains and push countless households into poverty. Disasters disproportionally affect the poor: Vulnerable and marginalized groups, inclu...

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Online Access: Full text (MCPHS users only)
Other Authors: Jha, Abhas Kumar, 1966-, Stanton-Geddes, Zuzana
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington : World Bank Publications, 2013
Series:Directions in development (Washington, D.C.). Environment and sustainable development.
Subjects:
Emergency management > Pacific Area.
Emergency management > East Asia.
Disasters > Economic aspects.
Disasters > Social aspects.
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of Contents:
  • Executive Summary
  • Managing Risks in East Asia and the Pacific: An Agenda for Action
  • Strengthening Institutions and Outreach to Communities
  • Risk Identification
  • Risk Reduction: Measures and Investments
  • Emergency Preparedness: Weather, Climate, and Hydromet Services
  • Financial Protection: Risk Financing and Transfer Mechanisms
  • Sustainable Recovery and Reconstruction
  • Appendix A. Urbanization by Region
  • Appendix B. Large-Scale Disasters in Asia 2008-11
  • Appendix C. Vulnerability of Cities to Multiple Hazards in East Asia and the Pacific
  • Appendix D. Risk Identification Monitoring
  • Appendix E. Action Plan for Building Earthquake Resilience
  • Appendix F. Classification of Meteorological Services in East Asia and the Pacific
  • Appendix G. Weather and Climate Services Progress Model
  • Appendix H. Overview of World Bank Activities in East Asia and the Pacific.
  • C1; C2; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; Editors and Contributors; Abbreviations; Key Facts about Disasters; Key Facts about Prevention; Note to Decision Makers; Executive Summary; Where Are We Now?; Boxes; Box ES. 1 Key Terms; Figure ES. 2 Asia's Unique Urbanization in Terms of Growth of Population, Cities, and Densities; Figures; Figure ES. 1 East Asia and the Pacific Disasters in Economic Losses in 2011; Figure ES. 3 Risk Governance Capacity and World Bank Country Classification by Income; Where Do We Want to Be?
  • Figure ES. 4 Underinvestment of Low- and Low-to-Middle-Income Countries in Risk MitigationFigure ES. 5 Patterns in Jakarta between Slum and Flood-Prone Areas; What Needs to Be Done?; Figure ES. 6 Making Informed Decisions to Manage Risks and Build Resilience; How Can the World Bank Help?; Figure ES. 7 World Bank's DRM Framework and Examples of Engagements in East Asia and the Pacific; Notes; References; Chapter 1 Managing Risks in East Asia and the Pacific: An Agenda for Action; Key Messages for Policy Makers; Where Are We Now?
  • Figure 1.1 Impact of Natural Disasters in East Asia and the Pacific in the Last 30 YearsFigure 1.2 Weather and Climate-Related Disasters and Regional Average Impacts, 2000-08; Figure 1.3 Growing Assets in Asia; Where Do We Want to Be?; Figure 1.4 Normalizing Losses from Nongeophysical Disasters in South and East Asia and Pacific Countries with Different Methodologies; Box 1.1 Lessons from the Tohoku Earthquake; Box 1.2 Approaches to Dealing with Complex Failures and Uncertainty; What Needs to Be Done?; Figure 1.5 Robustness to Climate Change Uncertainties.
  • Figure 1.6 Formulating an Adaptive Strategy: Experience from the NetherlandsFigure 1.7 Informed Decision-Making Process to Manage Risks and Build Resilience; How Can the World Bank Help?; Box 1.3 The Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery; Box 1.4 Strengthening the Philippines' Resilience to Disasters; Notes; References; Chapter 2 Strengthening Institutions and Outreach to Communities; Key Messages for Policy Makers; Where Are We Now?; Box 2.1 Impact of Cyclone Nargis in the Republic of the Union of Myanmar; Box 2.2 Examples of DRM Legislation in the Region.
  • Where Do We Want to Be?Box 2.3 Lincolnshire Mapping of Critical Assets Case Study; Figure 2.1 Post-Disaster and Pre-Disaster Spending Levels; Box 2.4 Indonesia: Using CDD Programs to Respond to Disasters; What Needs to Be Done?; How Can the World Bank Help?; Box 2.5 Partnership with ASEAN; Box 2.6 Using Social Protection Mechanisms to Respond to Disasters; Notes; References; Chapter 3 Risk Identification; Key Messages for Policy Makers; Where Are We Now?; Figure 3.1 Elements of Risk Identification and Risk Reduction in DRM; Figure 3.2 Hazard, Exposure, and Risk Maps for Papua New Guinea.

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