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Displaying 15 of about 234 resultsThis paper looks at the role social capital has played in the survival of an understudied and vulnerable group in the Philippines during the COVID-19 pandemic - the survivors of Typhoon Haiyan (locally known as Typhoon Yolanda) living in resettlement sites north of Tacloban City. Using a qualitative approach to analysis 357 household surveys of resettle…
This issue of Southasiadisasters.net is titled ‘Reaching the Last Citizen in the Pandemic: An Agenda for Panchayats’ and focuses on the important theme of effective local governance in the age of the pandemic. It deliberates on what good lessons can be drawn from PRI ecosystem and what measures can be taken to further strengthen its response capacities.…
This paper presents the findings of a case study investigating how disaster displacement affected zoonotic disease transmission risk following the 2010 ‘superfloods’ in Sindh province, Pakistan. Projected increases in human and animal displacement driven by climate change, disasters and related environmental degradation will have significant implication…
This 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 is the third edition of the Suffering in Silence report. The aim of this report is to highlight those humanitarian crises in 2018 that, though large, have received little public attention. In the final section, it also addresses the question of how to ensure better coverage, outlining eight steps to help shine a light on forgotten crises.
Using th…
This report focuses on the state of governance and coordination of health emergency preparedness and response, with a particular focus on activities that have occurred since the 2014-16 West Africa Ebola outbreak. Preparedness and response exist as two phases within a broader cycle of health emergency management. Preparedness is typically considered…
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a serious risk for flood vulnerable communities in Nepal as the monsoon season begins in earnest while coronavirus cases are increasing and the Nepalese economy is struggling with lockdown and reduction in remittances from those working abroad.
To enable action to reduce the risks facing communities Mercy Corp…
As countries continue to meet the immediate needs of the COVID-19 pandemic, the crisis is forcing policymakers to consider the unavoidable trade-offs between saving lives and preserving jobs and livelihoods. Throughout Asia-Pacific, governments are considering options for restarting their economic engines and putting people back to work, including in ke…
The COVID-19 epidemic was declared a Global Pandemic by WHO on 11 March 2020. The outbreak began in the Chinese city of Wuhan in December 2019. For the first time since the outbreak began, there have been no new confirmed cases caused by local transmission in China reported for five consecutive days up to 23 March 2020. This is an indication that the so…
This brief outlines a webinar that was held by the United Nations Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) Regional Office for Africa whose objective was to discuss emerging issues relating to Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) and increasing vulnerability from COVID-19 impacts as well as to offer recommendations on how to continue working on DRR to multiple haz…
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is both a health pandemic that is killing thousands and a socio-economic crisis that is threatening the welfare of millions. Although the pandemic affects people across all walks of life, certain groups are more impacted than others.
This brief, developed by the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction, Regional Office…
This compilation of poems and slogans written in Hindi and English by high school students provides strong message on the importance of protecting the environment in order to reduce the risk of disasters and achieve sustainable development. Its aim is to raise public awareness about disaster risks related to natural hazards, such as earthquake, flood, d…
The measures enforced to prevent the spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has led to dramatic changes in standard operating systems and the ordinary ways of doing businesses in all sectors that are established based on physical contacts and movements of people. This change is no exception in addressing natural disasters and managing disaster ri…
While the COVID-19 pandemic has spread like wild fire, some parts of the world have bucked the trend through careful planning, imaginative use of technology, efficient deployment of available resources, and community participation. Such efforts are leading to inspiring success stories. The state of Karnataka is located in the south-western region of Ind…
This guidance document presents the local government's response to COVID-19 in Korea. The measures taken are categorised under the following themes:
Innovative public health administration (pp. 2-4);
Support and management of self-quarantine (pp. 5-7);
Local economic recovery (pp. 8-10);
Transparent disclosure of information (p. 11).
For more co…