Civil society organization and disaster risk reduction : the Asian dilemma / Rajib Shaw, Takako Izumi, editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Shaw, Rajib, editor.

Izumi, Takako, editor.

Series:

Disaster risk reduction

Disaster risk reduction, methods, approaches and practices

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Emergency management--Asia.

Emergency management.

Civil society--Asia.

Civil society.

Asia.

Physical Description:

xi, 292 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Tokyo ; New York : Springer, [2014]

Summary:

Civil society organizations (CSOs) have played important roles over the years in the disaster field. Starting from the traditional approach of response and relief, the emphasis has gradually shifted to disaster risk reduction. From international nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) to national and local NGOs, all stakeholders have recognized the significance of and need for community-based risk reduction. In their different capacities they have endeavored to establish links to the policy options at the local and national levels. There still are many issues that remain untouched by CSOs, however, and local CSOs face special challenges in resources in terms of human, financial, and technical issues. Drawing examples from Asia, this book is structured on the roles of CSOs according to the Hyogo Framework for Action priority areas: policy making, risk assessment, education and training, underlying risk factors, and response-recovery. The primary target groups for this book are students and researchers in the fields of environment, disaster risk reduction, and climate change studies. The book provides a clear view of the current trends of research in the field and furnishes basic knowledge on these important topics. Another target group comprises practitioners and policy makers, who will be able to apply the knowledge collected here to policy and decision making.

Contents:

1. Civil society and disaster risk reduction: an Asian overview / Rajib Shaw and Takako Izumi

2. Role of civil society organizations in policy and advocacy in risk reduction / Takako Izumi and Rajib Shaw

3. Disaster risk reduction national platform and strategic national action plan in Afghanistan / Takeshi Komino

4. Policy and advocacy: role of civil society in disaster management bill processes in Indonesia / Parlan Hening

- 5. CSOs and the challenges in risk and vulnerability assessment / Loran Victoria, Loreine dela Cruz and Benigno Balgos

6. Risk and vulnerability assessment: experience of Nepal / Amod M. Dixit

7. Civil society and knowledge, education and training in risk reduction / Takako Izumi and Rajiib Shaw

8. Knowledge, education and training for risk reduction: specific case of Myanmar, Vietnam and Japan / Yasutaka Ueda, Mitsuko Shikada, Eriko Matsumoto, Yuko Nakagawa and Rajib Shaw

9. Civil society and cross-cutting issues for risk reduction: food security, health, human security, environment and microfinance / Takako Izumi and Rajib Shaw

10. Microfinance: role of NGOs in DRR / Gulsan Ara Parvin and Rajib Shaw

11. Role of NGOs and CBOs in a decentralized mangrove management regime and its implications in building coastal resilience in India / Rajarshi DasGupta and Rajib Shaw

12. Disability-inclusive DRR: information, risk and practical-action / Alex Robinson and Sae Kani

13. Community-based response and recovery: role of civil societies / Takako Izumi and Rajib Shaw

14. Community based response and recovery: specific issues / Shivangi Chavda and Manu Gupta

15. Opportunities and challenges of role of civil societies in risk reduction / Rajib Shaw and Takako Izumi.

ISBN:

9784431548768

4431548769

OCLC:

869267081