The Asian Tsunami And Post Disaster Aid

Author : Sunita Reddy
Publisher : Springer
Page : 330 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2018-07-11
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9789811301827

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The Asian Tsunami and Post-Disaster Aid by Sunita Reddy Pdf

Through the lens of the Asian tsunami, this book problematizes concepts that are normally taken for granted in disaster discourse, including relief, recovery, reconstruction and rehabilitation. The unprecedented flow of humanitarian aid after the Asian tsunami, though well-intentioned, showed adverse effects and unintended consequences in the lives of people in the communities across nations. Aid led not only to widespread relief and recovery but also to an exacerbation of old forms of inequities and the creation of new ones arising from the prioritization, distribution and management of aid. This, in turn, led to the incongruity between the needs and expectations of the affected and the agendas of aid agencies and their various intermediaries. This book examines the long-term consequences of post-disaster aid by posing the following questions: What has the aid been expended on? Where has the aid primarily been expended, and how? And what were the unintended consequences of post-disaster aid for the communities? This topical volume is of interest to social scientists, human rights and law researchers and environmental scientists interested in disaster studies.

Author : S. K. Jayasuriya,Peter McCawley
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2010-01-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781849806831

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The Asian Tsunami by S. K. Jayasuriya,Peter McCawley Pdf

The 2004 Asian tsunami was the greatest natural disaster in recent times. Almost 230,000 people died. In response, governments in Asia and the broader international community announced large aid programs. The resulting assistance effort was one of the largest humanitarian programs ever organised in the developing world. This book discusses the lessons of the aid effort for disaster protection policy in developing countries.

Author : Ngoh Tiang Tan,Allison Rowlands,Frances K. O. Yuen
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 174 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2013-05-13
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781136447112

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Asian Tsunami and Social Work Practice by Ngoh Tiang Tan,Allison Rowlands,Frances K. O. Yuen Pdf

Asian Tsunami and Social Work Practice presents an inside look at the complicated nature of disaster preparedness and how it relates to poverty, trauma, community development, and service delivery systems. Health, human services, and mental health professionals from countries still reeling from the devastations of the Asian Tsunami of 2004 reflect on the challenges facing survivors, the effects of the disaster, and interventions by the community and social work professionals. This unique book offers real-life accounts of practice models and the experiences of recovery from natural and man-made events. When disaster strikes, social workers and other human service professionals not only are the first responders, they are also called upon to help victims with the effects of trauma and displacement, providing social and emotional support in the recovery and rebuilding of families and communities. Asian Tsunami and Social Work Practice explores social interventions used in relief efforts to aid hundreds of thousands of people who were left at risk and in need in affected areas of South Asia and East Africa, including Thailand, Sri Lanka, India, Singapore, and Indonesia. Asian Tsunami and Social Work Practice examines: mental health practice in emergency response the connections between disability and disaster social and physical conditions after the tsunami of 2004 state and civil society responses in India service delivery frameworks the effective use of volunteers training programs for social workers and recovery workers the economic, social, and psychological impacts on survivors and much more Asian Tsunami and Social Work Practice is an invaluable aid for students, practice professionals, and educators in health and human services, as well as anyone working in international aid and disaster relief.

Author : Bimal Kanti Paul
Publisher : Springer
Page : 262 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2018-05-07
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783319772820

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Disaster Relief Aid by Bimal Kanti Paul Pdf

Disaster Relief Aid: Changes and Challenges provides a comprehensive analysis of disaster relief efforts undertaken globally during the last several decades, and examines the changes and challenges that have emerged over time. The book evaluates the current state of disaster relief and discusses how it may be improved. The author examines salient features of disaster relief operations and provides an overview of the development of global humanitarian assistance programs. The book also explores how disaster aid is channelled from non-affected areas to affected areas. Using five major natural and man-made disasters as case studies, the book analyses the nature and extent of emergency relief efforts undertaken for each. The final chapter covers the post-disaster convergence phenomenon; outlines the major challenges of international disaster relief operation and finally, posits recommendations on how to improve future disaster relief efforts. This is an essential interdisciplinary text on disaster response for both undergraduate and graduate students as well as an invaluable resource for disaster researchers, managers, and numerous international and national non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and international agencies.

Author : Pradyumna Prasad Karan,Shanmugam P. Subbiah
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2011-01-01
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780813126524

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The Indian Ocean Tsunami by Pradyumna Prasad Karan,Shanmugam P. Subbiah Pdf

December 2004, a tsunami swept over the coasts of Indonesia, Sri Lanka, India, Thailand, and other South Asian countries, leaving hundreds of thousands dead and many more without the resources to rebuild their lives. With casualties as far away as Africa, the aftermath was overwhelming: ships could be spotted miles inland; cars floated in the ocean; legions of the unidentified deadùan estimated 225,000ùwere buried in mass graves; relief organizations struggled to reach rural areas and provide adequate aid to survivors. The Indian Ocean Tsunami: The Global Response to a Natural Disaster is the first comprehensive assessment of the environmental, social, and economic costs of this tragedy. Soon after the tsunami, an international team of geographers, geologists, anthropologists, and political scientists traveled to the most damaged areas to observe and document the tsunami's impact. The Indian Ocean Tsunami draws on data collected by this team. Editors Pradyumna P. Karan and Shanmugam P. Subbiah, along with contributors from multiple disciplines, examine numerous issues that arose in the aftermath of the tsunami, such as inequities in response efforts, unequal distribution of disaster relief aid, and relocation and housing problems. The Indian Ocean Tsunami is organized into several sections, the first of which deals with the ecological destruction of the tsunami. It includes case studies and photographs of the damage in Japan, Indonesia, South India, and other areas. The second section analyzes the economic and social aspects of the aid responses, specifically discussing the role of NGOs in tsunami relief, the strengths and weaknesses of the reconstruction process, and the lessons the tsunami offers to those who are responsible for dealing with future disasters. In the tsunami's aftermath, the inadequacies of governmental and privately funded aid and the challenge of rehabilitating devastated ecosystems quickly became apparent. With this volume, Karan and Suhbiah illuminate the need for the development of efficient, socially and environmentally sustainable practices to cope with environmental disasters. They suggest that education about the ongoing process of recovery will mitigate the effects of future natural disasters. Including maps, photographs, and statistical analyses, The Indian Ocean Tsunami is a clear and definitive evaluation of the tsunami's impact and the world's response to it.

Author : Monica Lindberg Falk
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 206 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2014-09-19
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781317690139

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Post-Tsunami Recovery in Thailand by Monica Lindberg Falk Pdf

Of all the huge natural disasters that claimed the lives of thousands in Asia, the Indian Ocean tsunami in 2004 was the largest, estimated to have killed more than 230,000 people. The scope of damage brought about by this natural disaster urges focus on recovery and post-disaster reconstruction from several perspectives. Here we find an in-depth ethnography of Thailand and the role of culture and religion as an underpinning issue in post-disaster recovery. Following the post-tsunami recovery over five years, the book provides knowledge on socio-cultural responses from affected local communities after natural hazards, and is based on original material collected in Thailand after the 2004 tsunami. With a focus on how culture and religion interplay in the processes of building resilience and decreasing vulnerability, it gives a deeper understanding of how disasters are experienced and dealt with on a local level. It examines survivors’ experiences of rituals and ceremonies that became a part of the survivors’ lives in new ways after the tsunami, offering psychological reassurance and religious efficaciousness as well as communication links between themselves and the deceased. Using observations, narratives and material from in-depth interviews with survivors, relatives, relief workers, officials and Buddhist monks and nuns, this book contributes to the research on anthropology of disaster and to the development of research on cultural resilience and religion in post-disaster recovery. It will be of interest to scholars of Disaster Studies, Buddhist Studies and Asian Studies.

Author : Dennis B. McGilvray,Michele R. Gamburd
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 209 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2013-05-13
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781135150624

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Tsunami Recovery in Sri Lanka by Dennis B. McGilvray,Michele R. Gamburd Pdf

The Indian Ocean Tsunami, which devastated 70 percent of Sri Lanka’s coastline and killed an estimated 35,000 people, was remarkable both for the magnitude of the disaster and for the unprecedented scale of the relief and recovery operations mounted by national and international agencies. The reconstruction process was soon hampered by political patronage, by the competing efforts of hundreds of foreign humanitarian organizations, and by the ongoing civil war. The book is framed within this larger political and social context, offering descriptions and comparisons between two regions (southwest vs. eastern coast) and four ethnic communities (Sinhalese, Tamils, Muslims, and Burghers) to illustrate how disaster relief unfolded in a culturally pluralistic political landscape. Approaching the issue from four disciplinary perspectives - anthropology, demography, political science, and disaster studies - chapters by experts in the field analyse regional and ethnic patterns of post-tsunami reconstruction according to different sectors of Sri Lankan society. Demonstrating the key importance of comprehending the local cultural contexts of disaster recovery processes, the book is a timely and useful contribution to the existing literature.

Author : Kalinga Seneviratne
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Disaster relief
ISBN : OSU:32435079374757

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Media's Challenge by Kalinga Seneviratne Pdf

Author : John Hannigan
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 234 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2013-04-17
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780745663111

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Disasters Without Borders by John Hannigan Pdf

Dramatic scenes of devastation and suffering caused by disasters such as the 2011 Japanese earthquake and tsunami, are viewed with shock and horror by millions of us across the world. What we rarely see, however, are the international politics of disaster aid, mitigation and prevention that condition the collective response to natural catastrophes around the world. In this book, respected Canadian environmental sociologist John Hannigan argues that the global community of nations has failed time and again in establishing an effective and binding multilateral mechanism for coping with disasters, especially in the more vulnerable countries of the South. Written in an accessible and even-handed manner, Disasters without Borders it is the first comprehensive account of the key milestones, debates, controversies and research relating to the international politics of natural disasters. Tracing the historical evolution of this policy field from its humanitarian origins in WWI right up to current efforts to cast climate change as the prime global driver of disaster risk, it highlights the ongoing mismatch between the way disaster has been conceptualised and the institutional architecture in place to manage it. The book’s bold conclusion predicts the confluence of four emerging trends - politicisation/militarisation, catastrophic scenario building, privatisation of risk, and quantification, which could create a new system of disaster management wherein 'insurance logic' will replace humanitarian concern as the guiding principle. Disasters Without Borders is an ideal introductory text for students, lecturers and practitioners in the fields of international development studies, disaster management, politics and international affairs, and environmental geography/sociology.

Author : Lynn Ann Letukas
Publisher : ProQuest
Page : 74 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Disaster relief
ISBN : 0549925252

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Is Aid a Social Problem? by Lynn Ann Letukas Pdf

Utilizing a social problems framework, this thesis will explore how media in donor and recipient countries construct meaning and action following the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami. This research is of empirical interest as the scope of most social problems research has focused on case studies or historical analyses within the United States with little research focus on social problems theory cross-nationally. Additionally, prior social problems research that has focused on disasters has largely consisted of case studies without utilization of a theoretical approach. This research involves a content analysis of two English-language, national newspapers from each of three recipient countries impacted by the Indian Ocean tsunami (India, Indonesia and Thailand), as well as two national newspapers from a Western donor country (United States). It compares how these four countries interpreted post-tsunami aid during a one year period, December 26, 2004 to December 26, 2005 (n = 1,054). Findings show that the media interpretation of relief efforts diverged significantly between donor and recipient countries and that these constructions are rooted in the political economy and sociocultural structure of each nation. Findings provide a better understanding of cross-national media construction, emphasize how media shape popular opinion and agenda setting procedures, and allow for an understanding of diverse interests portrayed by international media following a disaster.

Author : Patrick Daly,R Michael Feener,Anthony J S Reid
Publisher : Institute of Southeast Asian Studies
Page : 295 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9789814345194

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From the Ground Up by Patrick Daly,R Michael Feener,Anthony J S Reid Pdf

The tsunami that struck a dozen countries around the Indian Ocean on 26 December 2004 evoked international sympathy on a scale beyond any previous natural disaster. The international relief effort broke all records both in scale and diversity, with seven billion U.S. dollars donated from all over the world through public and private agencies for Sumatra alone. Simply as a reconstruction effort, therefore, the disbursement of those funds and the rebuilding of housing, infrastructure, and economy posed major national and international challenges. However this was not simply a reconstruction effort. Aceh at that time was a war zone, with Indonesia's military engaged in a major operation to crush a separatist rebellion that had been simmering since 1976. Even though the funds had been donated for tsunami relief, any real reconstruction of Aceh had to consider the impact of the conflict on the well-being of the population, as well as governance and administrative capacities. This volumes serves the purpose not only of discussing some of the lessons of the Aceh reconstruction and peace processes, but also of maintaining critical links between Aceh and the international community after the initial tranches of aid expire.

Author : International Court of Justice
Publisher : United Nations
Page : 92 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2007-09-23
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9789213630228

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Migration, Development and Natural Disasters by International Court of Justice Pdf

According to the present report, the recent Asian tsunami highlights the need to take migrant communities, both regular and irregular, into account when planning for natural disasters in order to ensure they are treated in accordance with the core principles of international human rights law and international humanitarian law. The report concludes that a number of measures need to be taken to ensure that migrants are fairly treated in the aftermath of a disaster, including the setting up of systems to monitor their immediate, medium and long-term well-being.

Author : Minako Sakai,Edwin Jurriëns,Jian Zhang,Alec Thornton
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 298 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2014-01-03
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781134657254

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Disaster Relief in the Asia Pacific by Minako Sakai,Edwin Jurriëns,Jian Zhang,Alec Thornton Pdf

A UN report recently found that the Asia Pacific is the world’s most disaster-prone region. Indeed, considering that the region accounts for more than half of the total number of disasters in the world, building capacity and resilience to mitigate the devastating impact of disasters is a pressing task for local actors. This book takes a regional, multidisciplinary and multi-actor approach to improve understandings of how various actors respond to natural and human-induced disasters in the Asia-Pacific region. It examines the ideas and activities of four different categories of agents: civil society; military and state institutions; local cultural knowledge and the media; and economic initiatives, and these themes are approached from various academic disciplines, ranging from anthropology and cultural studies to economics, human geography and political science. The contributors draw their findings from a variety of countries in the region, including China, Fiji, India, Indonesia, Japan, Myanmar and Samoa, and importantly, focus on the interconnection between vulnerability and resilience. In turn, the book highlights how the nature and magnitude of disasters are influenced by social conditions, and aims to contribute to policies that prioritize development opportunities to enhance resilience. Further, it explores the complicated and multifaceted role of agency in building resilience, and presents a comparative framework for analysis and key findings from the Asia-Pacific region. The focus of this book on recent and ongoing disasters makes it a topical and timely contribution to the growing field of disaster management, and as such it will appeal to students and scholars of environmental studies, development studies and Asian politics.

Author : Caroline Brassard,David W. Giles,Arnold M. Howitt
Publisher : Springer
Page : 203 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2014-11-18
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9784431551577

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Natural Disaster Management in the Asia-Pacific by Caroline Brassard,David W. Giles,Arnold M. Howitt Pdf

The Asia-Pacific region is one of the most vulnerable to a variety of natural and manmade hazards. This edited book productively brings together scholars and senior public officials having direct experience in dealing with or researching on recent major natural disasters in the Asia-Pacific. The chapters focus on disaster preparedness and management, including pre-event planning and mitigation, crisis leadership and emergency response, and disaster recovery. Specific events discussed in this book include a broad spectrum of disasters such as tropical storms and typhoons in the Philippines; earthquakes in China; tsunamis in Indonesia, Japan, and Maldives; and bushfires in Australia. The book aims to generate discussions about improved risk reduction strategies throughout the region. It seeks to provide a comparative perspective across countries to draw lessons from three perspectives: public policy, humanitarian systems, and community engagement.

Author : Patrick Daly,R. Michael Feener
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 437 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2016-04-06
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781107073579

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Rebuilding Asia Following Natural Disasters by Patrick Daly,R. Michael Feener Pdf

Providing a detailed and comparative assessment of the humanitarian responses to a series of major disasters in Asia over the past two decades, including massive earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and tsunamis, this book explores complex and changing understandings and practices of relief, recovery, and reconstruction. These critical investigations raise questions about the position and responsibilities of a growing range of stakeholders, and provide in-depth explorations of the ways in which local communities are transformed on multiple levels - not only by the impact of disaster events, but also by the experiences of rebuilding. This timely volume highlights how the experiences of Asia can contribute towards post-disaster responses globally, to safeguard future communities and reduce vulnerabilities. This is a valuable resource for academic researchers interested in post-disaster transformations and development studies, practitioners in NGOs, and government officials dealing with disaster response and disaster risk reduction.