Inclusion

India’s deadly heatwave shows that countries need to switch from disaster management to managing the risks, in line with the new Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction, according to one of the country’s leading experts on development.

Southasiadisasters.net, issue no. 129, April 2015

This issue offers a view of what top leadership in South Asia are thinking about managing disaster risk for sustainable development. It highlights the country statements issued by the dispensations of

UNISDR interviewed Mihir R. Bhatt, Head of All India Disaster Mitigation Institute to explain what heat waves are, how they are impacting India and possible solutions that can be incorporated in implementing Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction in Asia. Mihir R. Bhatt said,'No national landscape of risk can be drawn out in Asia without including heatwave risk'...

Earth’s Future, 3 133–142, doi:10.1002/2014EF000278.

This paper presents, analyzes, and critiques a decision-making flowchart to support actions for Small Island Developing States (SIDS) dealing with climate change-linked migration. The flowchart

This report lays out key recommendations on how to prevent and respond to violence against women and girls in disasters, which include making protection measures a part of disaster preparedness, putting greater effort into making protection a ‘mainstream’

The Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction will be presented to the platform by the Office of Environment and Emergency Management. National government departments, bilateral and donor partners and foreign embassies will present their respective programmes and projects, towards enhancing safety and resilience in the face of climate change and disasters.

'The youth are playing a vital role in our pursuit for overall disaster resilience. They have served as a beacon of hope and catalyst of action,' said Senator Paolo Benigno 'Bam' Aquino, chairman of the Senate Committee on Youth. The Senate passed on Monday amendments to the Act, which aims to mobilize the support of young Filipinos during calamities and disasters...

According to Prof. Dr Euis Sunarti, the results of a recent study show the importance of families and communities in Indonesia developing resilience to withstand adverse impacts of any disaster. Poor families suffer a higher percentage of loss and their recovery ability is low and long. Natural disaster risk is intimately connected to processes of human development...