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'We should all do our part in building and strengthening people’s resilience to climate change and other disasters. ASEAN should help its member-states to be more climate-resilient by adopting and implementing regional programs on disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation,' Riza Bernabe said...
Using recent examples taken from fresh water policies in Indonesia, Jonatan A. Lassa argues in his opinion piece in the Jakarta Post that climate adaptation used by local governments can be coercive, which exacerbates vulnerability and marginality...
'A lack of adaptive measures and the interplay between future climate change and demographic dynamics in Asia could potentially create a complex and widespread food crisis in the region. The negative impact of climate change is likely to be worse in the vulnerable and impoverished regions'...
In the wake of the latest eruption of Mount Kelud volcano in East Java, Jonaan A. Lassa, a research fellow with the Centre for Non-Traditional Security at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS), Nanyang Technological University in Singapore calls for an improved early warning system, disaster risk communication procedures and better disaster risk management in Indonesia...
'We have to install the most advanced technology as a warning system and for the prevention of natural disasters. This will ensure capital inflow and investments to disaster-prone areas continue flourishing,' Syamsul Maarif, chairman of Indonesia’s National Disaster Mitigation Agency told the 7th Senior Disaster Management Officials Forum...
'The private sector recognizes that it has a crucial role to play in preventing and reducing disaster risk, as companies are not only exposed to natural hazards, but also often contribute to increased disaster risk while driving economic growth,' said the chair’s summary at the Global platform conference on disaster risk reduction...
Businesses suffer direct losses when they have invested in locating factories, offices, plants, warehouses and other facilities in locations exposed to hazards such as floods, cyclones, earthquakes or tsunamis, without adequately investing to reduce the risks. Policy makers and business leaders from around the world gathered in Geneva from May 19 to 23 for the Fourth Session of the Global Platform...
The tsunami master plan included four major components, strengthening the early-warning system; temporary-shelter development and improvement; enhancing capacity on disaster-risk reduction readiness; and developing independence in dealing with disasters...
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