Climate-induced disasters in the Asia-Pacific region : response, recovery, adaptation / edited by Andreas Neef and Natasha Pauli.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Neef, Andreas, 1965- editor.

Pauli, Natasha, editor.

Series:

Community, environment and disaster risk management ; Volume 22.

Community, environment and disaster risk management ; Volume 22

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Natural disasters--Pacific Area.

Natural disasters.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xvi, 219 pages) : illustrations, maps.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Bingley, England : Emerald Publishing, [2021]

Summary:

In this volume, contributors look at response, recovery and adaptation to climate-induced disasters, in Asia-Pacific - the world's most disaster-prone region. Chapters examine case studies from Cambodia, Fiji, Solomon Islands and Samoa.

Contents:

Intro

Half Title Page

Series Editor Page

Title Page

Copyright Page

Contents

List of Tables, Figures and Plates

tables

Figures

Plates

List of Contributors

About the Contributors

Preface

Chapter 1: Climate-Induced Disasters in the Asia-Pacific Region - From Response and Recovery to Adaptation

Introduction: The Making of Asia-Pacific as a Risk-Prone Region

Definitions and Concepts

Structure of the Book

References

Chapter 2: Linking Disaster Risk Reduction to Development: The Evolution of 'Building Back Better' in International Disaster Management Frameworks

Introduction: Constructing Disasters as Opportunities for Development

Naturalising Disaster

Linking Disasters to Development

An Analysis of Global Disaster Risk Management Frameworks

The Yokohama Strategy and Plan of Action for a Safer World (1994)

Constructing a Culture of Prevention

Reconciling Local and Scientific Knowledge

Shying Away from Global Accountability

The Hyogo Framework for Action 2005-2015

The Emergence of a New Discourse: Constructing Global Resilience

The 'Window of Opportunity'

The Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030

A People-Centred Approach

'Building Back Better': A New Paradigm

The Role of Local Knowledge: Reframing Familiar Challenges

Discussion: Disasters as an Opportunity for Alternatives

Situating Risk

Doing Development Differently

Conclusion

Chapter 3: Intersections of Community Responses and Humanitarian Interventions in the Aftermath of the 2014 Floods in Solomon Islands

Introduction

Communities and Humanitarian Agencies in Disaster Response: A Brief Review

Communities in Disaster Response

Post-Disaster Response by Humanitarian Organisations

Situating Disaster in the Cultural Context of the Solomon Islands.

Methodological Framework

Research Approach: Narrative Inquiry and Discourse Analysis

Fieldwork: Semi-structured Interviews and Focus Groups

Findings I: Communities and NGOs in Disaster Response

Community Responses to the Disaster

Views in Communities about Responding Agencies

Breadth of NGO Consultation

Homogenous Notions of Heterogeneous Communities

NGOs and Their Volunteers: Relationships of Reciprocity?

Community Participation in NGO Responses to Disaster

Findings II: Targeting and Inclusiveness of NGO Responses

Youth: A Silenced Majority

On the Margins: Disaster for People with Disabilities

Gender: Structural and Practical Issues

Findings III: Factors that Enhance or Constrain Agencies in Disaster Response

Expatriates: Not 'Whites in Shining Armour'

Insufficient Contextual Experience

Roles and Responsibilities

'This Is Solomon Islands': Touting Experience Is Not Appreciated

Dependency and Opportunism: Two Sides of the Same Coin

Transitioning between Community Development and Disaster Response

Discussion

The Intersectionality of Exclusion: Avoiding Secondary Disaster

(In)visible Agents: Communities in Disaster Response

Chapter 4: A Participatory Approach to Understanding the Impact of Multiple Natural Hazards in Communities along the Ba River, Fiji

Qualitative Approaches to Understanding the Impact of Multiple Hazards

Local Knowledge for Adaptation to Environmental Change

Research Objectives

Fiji and the Ba River Catchment: Living with Floods, Cyclones and Drought

Methods

Study Site

Research Design and Data Collection

Analysis

Findings

Nawaqarua and Votua

Navala

Landscapes, Livelihoods and Cumulative Impacts of Multiple Hazards.

Local Knowledge in Preparing for and Responding to Hazards

Conclusions

Chapter 5: Embodying Resilience: Narrating Gendered Experiences of Disasters in Fiji

Introduction: Narrating Disasters

Engendering Disasters, Disastering Genders: PostColonial Feminism

A Hybrid Research Methodology

Talanoa

Interviews

Participatory Mapping Sessions

Journals

Narrating Gender and Resilience: An Analysis of Gendered Roles in Fiji's Disaster Landscapes

Responsibilities and Livelihoods within the Household

A Woman's Place as Provider

Diversified Livelihoods and Changing Gender Roles

Perceptions of Vulnerability to Disasters

There Is No Vulnerability Differentiated by Gender

Vulnerability Is Perceived through Experience

The Unprepared Are Vulnerable

Preparing for Disasters

Post-Disaster Recovery

Discussion: Embodying Resilience

Gender, Livelihoods and Disasters

The Value of Social Networks

Chapter 6: Participatory GIS and Community-Based Adaptation to Climate Change and Environmental Hazards: A Cambodian Case Study

Vulnerability and Adaptive Capacity

Methods to Assess Community-based Adaptation

Research Aim and Objectives

Study Area

Research Design

Data Analysis

Results and Discussion

Perceptions of Environmental Changes and Climate-related Hazards

Local Vulnerabilities to Environmental Hazards

Coping Mechanisms and Adaptation Strategies in the Face of Climate Hazards

Some Comments on Limitations of the Research

Concluding Remarks

Chapter 7: Seasonal Livelihoods and Adaptation Strategies for an Uncertain Environmental Future: Results from Participatory Research in Kratie Province, Cambodia

Environmental Change and Temporal Variation.

Adaptation and Environmental Change

The Mekong River and Cambodia

Gender Roles and Cambodia

Research Approach

Quantitative Biophysical Data

Qualitative Data Gathered through Participatory Processes

Daily Routine Diaries

Observations, Farm Walks and Structured Conversations

Findings I: A Region of Inherent Variability in Rainfall Patterns

Temporal Analysis of Average Inter-Annual Rainfall

Analysis of Temporal Monthly Rainfall Variation

Significance and Interpretation

Findings II: Rural Livelihoods Adapt to Seasonal Variability and Environmental Change

Seasonal Calendars and Key Decision-Making Periods

Thma Reab

Ou Lung

Dei Doh Kraom

Kbal Kaoh

Key Decision-Making Periods

Daily Routine Diaries: Experiences of Individual Women

Adaptive Responses to Temporal Variability and Environmental Uncertainty

Chapter 8: The Effects of Private Household Insurance on Climate Change Adaptation Strategies in Samoa

Introduction: Insurance as Climate Adaptation Strategy

Community-Based Climate Adaptation and Private Natural Perils Insurance in SIDS: A Brief Review

Relevance of CBA Strategies in SIDS

Private Household Insurance and Individual Responsibility for Adaptation

Customary Forms of Insurance in SIDS

Methodology

Strong Sense of Individual Responsibility for Adaptation within the Community

Technical and Self-oriented Approach to Adaptation by Households with Natural Perils Insurance

Private Household Insurance as a New Challenge to Existing Socio-Cultural Security Networks in Samoa

Discussion and Conclusion

Chapter 9: Planned Relocation as a Contentious Strategy of Climate Change Adaptation in Fiji.

Introduction: Voluntary Planned Relocation as an Alternative to Forced Displacement

Understanding the Political Shift towards Planned Relocation as a Form of Climate Change Adaptation

Planned Relocation as a Pathway to 'Transformative Development'

Understanding the Context of Planned Relocation in Fiji

The Sudden and Slow-onset Triggers of Relocation in Fiji

The Land and Livelihood-based Challenges of Relocation in Fiji

Fiji's Relocation Guidelines and Their Link to Long-Term Development Objectives

Research Methodology

Perspectives on Causality and Responsibility

Perspectives on Planned Relocation as 'Adaptation'

Perspectives on the Place-based Impacts of Relocation: De-bunking the Dominant Narrative

Index.

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ISBN:

1-83909-986-0

OCLC:

1235597268