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Displaying 15 of about 22 resultsThis study analyses international financial flows to nine countries for the 18 months after recent crises—drought, flood, cyclone, earthquake, and epidemic. It complements the Centre’s analysis of funding flows to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic, exploring similarities and differences for funding flows for natural hazards. International funding of…
This paper uses geospatial analyses to create a COVID Vulnerability Mapping Dashboard that examines and displays social vulnerability indices at the national and subnational levels in Indonesia. The COVID-19 pandemic has emerged as a threat to global health security.The dashboard answers three main questions:Where are the vulnerable populations;What is…
This report shares inspiring stories of epidemics that didn’t happen, or whose impact was lessened, because of careful planning and swift strategic action. These epidemics that didn’t happen show us how the trajectory of an epidemic can be fundamentally altered when a country invests in and prioritizes preparedness for infectious disease outbreaks and r…
This case study outlines the adaptation and roll-out of an Epidemic Control for Volunteers' (ECV) Toolkit and Training Manual in Indonesia by the Indonesian Red Cross (Palang Merah Indonesia) in 2014.
It includes background on the country's health-related vulnerabilities; the role that Palang Merah Indonesia plays in supporting the government's health…
This study finds that 17 million people were newly displaced by sudden-onset disasters worldwide in 2009, and over 42 million people in 2010. To meet this challenge, the study recommends that greater collaboration is required between those working in the fields of humanitarian action, disaster risk reduction, climate change adaptation and development. I…
This study was conducted to review eight major natural disasters in Indonesia that were followed by outbreaks of infectious disease. Results emphasize the importance of integrated health education in schools and community-based disaster risk reduction (DRR) plans, including information dissemination, to create resilient communities. Water-borne and air-…
This user-friendly handbook provides an overview of several 'natural' disasters that occurred in the world in 2005, and contains good practices submitted by ADRC member countries to share knowledge among relevant stakeholders in order to contribute to global disaster risk reduction, in regard to the progression on the implementation of the Hyogo Framewo…
The aim of this synopsis is to provide a concise introduction to urban climate change resilience, including the core concepts and principles, relevant processes, experiences from implementation, and outcomes sought from a UCCR-based approach. This synopsis communicates the principles, processes, and practices associated with UCCR in a succinct and…
Climate and Development, volume 7, issue 3, 2015, doi:10.1080/17565529.2014.951012:
This study examines a Red Cross Red Crescent pilot project in Kenya, Tanzania, Vietnam, and Indonesia that incorporated climate information and considerations in health operations.
The investigation looks at three elements of programming: baseline community perceptions…
This publication collects the efforts made by universities in the response and preparedness toward the COCVID-19 pandemic as well as other hazards such as earthquakes, fires, and anthropogenic hazards. This compilation includes 26 case studies from 13 countries. It aims to keep a record of what happened and success and failures to learn from the experie…
Climate change, disasters, pandemics, and demographic changes will increase pressures on already strained health systems. To strengthen the resilience of health systems to shocks and pressures, this note outlines five principles and priority areas for action.
Foundations: Building the capacity of health systems to effectively manage routine demands i…
This issue of Southasiadisasters.net is titled ‘Perspectives on the Pandemic: COVID-19 in South Asia’ and brings forth different perspectives on managing the COVID-19 outbreak in South Asia. South Asia is unlike other regions in the world, it is culturally diverse, economically dynamic and demographically young. Moreover, South Asia is also the world’s…
The Coronavirus Disease-19 (COVID-19) pandemic undoubtedly presents an imminent danger to all countries around the world. Disaster-prone countries tend to suffer greater damage from this pandemic taking into account that it is almost impossible to halt the probability of disaster occurrence, even when the pandemic starts to reach its epidemiological pea…
The government of Indonesia has developed a guide for school reopening in the academic year in a time of pandemic to promote community safety in view of face-to-face learning. This guide will serve as a reference for the local authorities which decide to reopen schools, based on existing regulations with principles for the health and safety of all stude…
This paper examines the responses of ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nation) member countries to the COVID-19 pandemic, including the limits of regional cooperation, as cross-border and multi-sector cooperation are essential components of coordinated efforts to contain the spread of COVID-19 infections. ASEAN has pre-existing cooperative framework…