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Displaying 105 of about 1604 resultsThis paper profiles the vulnerability, risk reduction, and adaptation to climate change of Indonesia. According to Indonesia’s National Action Plan Addressing Climate Change, the national adaptation agenda needs to focus on water resources, agriculture, fisheries, coastal and marine ecosystems, infrastructure and settlement, health, and forestry se…
This chapter introduces the importance of integrating climate change adaptation and disaster risk management principles in the water supply sector. It demonstrates why technical capacity and funding resources in this area should be enhanced to reduce risk. Indonesia’s location in a very active seismic zone naturally exposes it to significant geophysical…
Southeast Asia is home to an estimated 36 million people living below the international poverty line, about 5% of the global total. If efforts to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals in this region are to succeed, undertaking disaster risk-informed developments is not a choice, but a necessity. Natural hazards impact large areas throughout the…
This report discusses the costs of disasters that have been rising in many parts of the world due to an increase in exposed and vulnerable assets as well as the effects of climate change, including changing weather patterns and sea-level rise. Investments in disaster risk reduction (DRR) remain insufficient to manage these growing risks. To make DRR inv…
This fourth edition of explaining extreme events of the previous year (2014) from a climate perspective is the most extensive yet with 33 different research groups exploring the causes of 29 different events that occurred in 2014. A number of this year’s studies indicate that human-caused climate change greatly increased the likelihood and intensity for…
This paper addresses a need for a paradigm shift towards more proactive and adaptive drought management across South-East Asia. The report provides the evidence base for these interventions, including the recently adopted ASEAN Declaration on the Strengthening of Adaptation to Drought.
The report presents three policy tracks: i) reduce and prevent; ii)…
This case study is part of the UNRISD project “Transformative Adaptation to Climate Change in Coastal Cities” which explores adaptation decision-making processes and barriers to transformative solutions in order to inform more progressive policy making in the context of Southeast Asian coastal cities.
The paper investigates th…
This book is a compilation of six country case studies that discusses the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Safe Schools Initiative's (ASSI) best practices and key learnings from the implementation of comprehensive school safety frameworks.
The first phase of ASSI involved a series of consultations in nine of the member States w…
This working paper series explores resilience as a concept with growing attention in academic and policy discourses as well as within circles of practitioners (e.g. Manyena, 2006; Alexander, 2013; Weichselgartner and Kelman, 2015). This series is intended for international organizations, Non-Government Organizations (NGOs), funding agencies and private…
This report examines five countries - Indonesia, the Philippines, Costa Rica, Mexico and South Africa - that all have positive aspects regarding coordinated and coherent national financing of disaster risk reduction (DRR), yet issues remain regardless of progress made. The report makes recommendations based on the research targeted towards different act…
This document presents the work implemented through the “Building with Nature” project in developing a safe delta coastline in Northern Java which enables vulnerable communities and economic sectors to prosper, be more self-reliant and resilient against hazards. It argues that Building with Nature in Northern Java is a sustainable solution for a safe an…
This document features 17 case studies from children, community volunteers and village leaders who have taken part in the Child Centered Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation (4CA) Project implemented by Plan in Kefamenanu and Lembata, Indonesia. The case studies draw attention to the struggle of local population due to the climate chan…
IRGSC working paper no 4:
This paper addresses the fiscal gaps in resource experienced by local governments in developing countries to address overall stock of disaster risks and vulnerabilities because there are many other competing priorities. It looks at Indonesia, who developed a new form of risk governance by inviting non-state actors such as civi…
This report analyzes the activities and impacts of disaster risk reduction (DRR) programs for youth in Japan, through the Waseda Student Organization for the Education of Natural Disaster (WASEND), and in Indonesia, through the Bandung Disaster Study Group (BDSG). Additionally, the report summarizes the experiences of youth who participated in the DRR…
Environmental Emergencies News: Issue 6, April 2007, pages 2-3:
This article presents examples of indigenous disaster early warning, preparedness, and response including: mitigation efforts of the Banyala community in Budalang’I, Kenya; prediction of drought and floods in Swaziland, and drought and famine in Tanzania; disaster early warning of the Nene…