Disaster risk management publications added to the SEA Change CoP resource library Disaster Risk Management is defined as the processes of designing, implementing, and evaluating strategies, policies, and measures to improve the understanding of disaster risk, foster disaster risk reduction and transfer, and promote continuous improvement in disaster preparedness, response, and recovery practices, with the explicit purpose of increasing human security, wellbeing, quality of life, and sustainable development [Abhas K. Jha & Zuzana Stanton-Geddes (Eds.), World Bank, 2013]. The following publications can be seen as value-added resources contributing to resource materials shared in a previous post. More resources can be found under our resource-tag ‘Climate and Disaster Risk Management’: seachangecop.org/taxonomy/term/629 July 2013: Climate-related disasters in Asia and the Pacific Along with the scientific association between greenhouse gases and the changes in the climate, the findings in this paper suggest that there is a link between increasing natural disasters in Asia and the Pacific and man-made emissions of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. seachangecop.org/node/2405 April 2013: Disaster risk management in post-2015 development goals – Potential targets and indicators This paper argues that including measures to promote disaster risk management (DRM) in the post-2015 development goals is needed to incentivise investment in advance of shocks to protect lives and livelihoods, but also to save money. It explores three scenarios for how DRM could be included in the post-2015 framework. seachangecop.org/node/2404 March 2013: The missing piece – Drought impacts monitoring A new report examines issues and processes for improving drought impacts monitoring. seachangecop.org/node/2413 February 2013: Strong, safe, and resilient – A strategic policy guide for disaster risk management in East Asia and the Pacific This report outlines the challenges and opportunities as well as new priorities for the disaster risk management (DRM) field in East Asia and the Pacific. It takes stock of the most important activities, highlights examples of global good practice and innovative products, and makes recommendations for reducing risks and building resilience in the short, medium, and long run seachangecop.org/node/2403 January 2012: Using multi-criteria evaluation and GIS for flood risk analysis in informal settlements of Cape town – The case of graveyard pond Many of the migrants have settled in informal settlements because they could not afford to rent or buy decent housing. Flood risk management techniques implemented by the authorities of the Cape Town City Council (CTCC) were not designed to support informal settlements. This study sought to investigate a methodology that the CTCC could use to improve flood risk assessment. seachangecop.org/node/2401 February 2008: Assessment of a flood management framework Computer models are increasingly being used in society in order to gain an understanding of complex scientific and social problems. Authors have been developing a multi-criteria based framework (SEMPAI), particularly designed for flood damage strategy assessment in developing countries. seachangecop.org/node/2400 November 2004: Evaluating a multi-criteria analysis (MCA) methodology for application to flood management and coastal defence appraisals This report lays down the theoretical background for the MCA-based methodology, in particular in terms of the scoring and weighting methods. Secondly, it reports on the two sets of case studies, how their progress molded the MCA-based approach to appraisal, how key issues raised in previous reports were dealt with and the key findings and their implication for the MCA-based methodology guidelines. seachangecop.org/node/2399
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