Books in the Disaster Risk Reduction series

This book is a pioneering regional work and provides a balanced approach of theory and practice in disaster risk reduction (DRR) in Pakistan.

Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) and Disaster Risk Reduction Education (DRRE) have overlapping areas of concern focusing on strengthening the link to local communities.

This book focuses on exploring the linkages between natural disasters and sustainable development at the global, regional, and national levels. Similarly, slow onset disasters-often associated with global climate change-pose threats to development, livelihoods, food security, and long-term sustainable development.

This book includes selected papers presented at the international expert forum on "Mainstreaming Resilience and Disaster Risk Reduction in Education," held at the Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand on 1-2 December 2017. The journey towards disaster risk reduction and resilience requires the participation of a wide array of stakeholders ranging from academics to policymakers, to disaster managers. Given the multifaceted and interdependent nature of disasters, disaster risk reduction and resilience require a multidisciplinary problem-solving approach and evidence-based techniques from the natural, social, engineering, and other relevant sciences.Traditionally, hazard and disaster-related studies have been dominated by the engineering and social science fields. In this regard, the main purpose of this book is to capture the multidisciplinary and multisectoral nature of disaster risk reduction, and to gather existing data, research, conceptual work, and practical cases regarding risk reduction and its ties to sustainable development under a single "umbrella." Along with the sustainability aspect, the book also links disaster risk reduction with development, technology, governance, education, and climate change, and includes discussions on challenges, solutions, and best practices in the mainstreaming of disaster risk reduction.

IntroductionEmily Chan, Chinese University of Hong Kong, and Rajib Shaw, Keio University, Japan Part 1:Chapter 1: Overview of H-EDRM and health issues in DRR: Practices and challengesEmily Chan, Chinese University of Hong Kong, and Rajib Shaw, Keio University, JapanPart 2:Chapter 2: Public health prevention hierarchy in disaster contextEmily Chan, Chinese University of Hong KongChapter 3: Key public health challenges for H-EDRM in the twenty-first century: Demographic and epidemiological transitionsEmily Chan, Chinese University of Hong KongChapter 4: Evidence gaps in bottom-up resilience building of H-EDRM in AsiaEmily Chan, Chinese University of Hong KongChapter 5: H-EDRM in international policy agenda I: Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030 Emily Chan, Chinese University of Hong Kong, and Rajib Shaw, Keio University, Japan Chapter 6: H-EDRM in international policy agenda III: Paris climate agreementEmily Chan, Chinese University of Hong Kong, and Rajib Shaw, Keio University, Japan Chapter 7: H-EDRM in international policy agenda IV: 2030 Sustainable Development Goals and New Urban Agenda (Habitat III)Rajib Shaw, Keio University, Japan, and Emily Chan, Chinese University of Hong KongPart 3:Chapter 8: Health issues and DRR in India: Some reflectionsR. Krishnamurthy, University of Madras, India Chapter 9: Health issues and disaster risk reduction perspectives in ChinaEmily Chan, Chinese University of Hong KongChapter 10: Health emergencies and DRR in Pakistan: examples and achievementsAtta-ur Rahman, University of Peshawar, Pakistan Chapter 11: Bangladesh public health issues and implications to flood risk reductionAkiko Matsuyama and Maiko Sakamoto, University of Tokyo, Japan Chapter 12: Epi-Nurse: health emergency perspectives in NepalSakiko Kanbara, Kochi University, Japan Chapter 13: Health emergency and public involvement in PhilippinesMa. Regina Justina E. Estuar, Ateneo University, PhilippinesChapter 14: Smart water solutions for health emergency in he delta region of BengalBhaswati Ray, University of Calcutta, India, Md. Anwarul Abedin, Bangladesh Agriculture University and Rajib Shaw, Keio University, Japan  Chapter 15: Community networking for healthcare in case of disaster: Examples from small and medium sized cities in JapanKenji Isayama, Hiroshima International University, Japan and Rajib Shaw, Keio University, Japan Part 4:Chapter 16: Future perspectives of H-EDRM and risk reduction in Asia Emily Chan, Chinese University of Hong Kong, and Rajib Shaw, Keio University, Japan  

While the experiences of disaster risk reduction and climate change implementation in Southeast Asian countries have been well documented, tacit knowledge from emergency response and recovery from these countries has not been transformed into explicit knowledge.

China, where COVID-19 started, has developed and utilized different types of technologies, including both traditional and disruptive technologies, to address the pandemic risks.

This book explores how climate change and disaster risks threaten human security in Asia. Climate change and disaster risks have emerged as major human security challenges in the twenty-first century, and are an imminent ¿threat multiplier¿ with the potential to harm the vital core of human life and curtail people¿s freedom and ability to live with dignity. Climate change and disaster risks undermine the security of individuals, communities, nations, and the world, considering the increasing trend in the frequency and magnitude of hydro-meteorological disasters and the projections on their future adverse impacts.Despite recent advances in the literature, there is still a major gap in understanding the relationship and linkages between climate change, disaster risks, and human security, particularly as gleaned from the Asian experience. Asia is the world¿s most vulnerable region in terms of the quantity and magnitude of impacts from various forms of disaster. At the same time,it has developed a number of innovative responses to address those risks, offering a wealth of experience. Exploring and capitalizing on the Asian perspective, this book provides valuable resource material for students, academics, researchers, policymakers, and development practitioners working in these areas.

This book discusses the impact of climate change, land use and land cover, and socio-economic dynamics on landslides in Asian countries.

This book analyzes recent advances, trends, challenges and potentials of the role of media in disaster risk reduction. Collaboration, co-design and co-delivery with other stakeholders in science technology, private sectors, and civil society are found to be effective in reaching people and communities.The media is considered to be of utmost importance in all phases of disasters, before, during and after, with different types of media having different proactive roles to play in disaster risk reduction. Before disasters, they play essential roles not only in bringing early warning to people but also in enhancing their perception of the need to take action. At during- and post-disaster response recovery phases, community radio and social media are the key. These necessitate a resilient media infrastructure as the core of uninterrupted coverage.Media literacy has become an important issue for several stakeholders, including governments. In addition, more focus is placed on media governance to look at the priorities of disaster risk reduction initiatives within the media. All of these are considered to lead to trust in the media, which further improves people¿s disaster response actions based on information from the media, before and during disasters.Covering different aspects of media, this book is a valuable source for students, researchers, academics, policy-makers and development practitioners.

IntroductionEmily Chan, Chinese University of Hong Kong, and Rajib Shaw, Keio University, Japan Part 1:Chapter 1: Overview of H-EDRM and health issues in DRR: Practices and challengesEmily Chan, Chinese University of Hong Kong, and Rajib Shaw, Keio University, JapanPart 2:Chapter 2: Public health prevention hierarchy in disaster contextEmily Chan, Chinese University of Hong KongChapter 3: Key public health challenges for H-EDRM in the twenty-first century: Demographic and epidemiological transitionsEmily Chan, Chinese University of Hong KongChapter 4: Evidence gaps in bottom-up resilience building of H-EDRM in AsiaEmily Chan, Chinese University of Hong KongChapter 5: H-EDRM in international policy agenda I: Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030 Emily Chan, Chinese University of Hong Kong, and Rajib Shaw, Keio University, Japan Chapter 6: H-EDRM in international policy agenda III: Paris climate agreementEmily Chan, Chinese University of Hong Kong, and Rajib Shaw, Keio University, Japan Chapter 7: H-EDRM in international policy agenda IV: 2030 Sustainable Development Goals and New Urban Agenda (Habitat III)Rajib Shaw, Keio University, Japan, and Emily Chan, Chinese University of Hong KongPart 3:Chapter 8: Health issues and DRR in India: Some reflectionsR. Krishnamurthy, University of Madras, India Chapter 9: Health issues and disaster risk reduction perspectives in ChinaEmily Chan, Chinese University of Hong KongChapter 10: Health emergencies and DRR in Pakistan: examples and achievementsAtta-ur Rahman, University of Peshawar, Pakistan Chapter 11: Bangladesh public health issues and implications to flood risk reductionAkiko Matsuyama and Maiko Sakamoto, University of Tokyo, Japan Chapter 12: Epi-Nurse: health emergency perspectives in NepalSakiko Kanbara, Kochi University, Japan Chapter 13: Health emergency and public involvement in PhilippinesMa. Regina Justina E. Estuar, Ateneo University, PhilippinesChapter 14: Smart water solutions for health emergency in he delta region of BengalBhaswati Ray, University of Calcutta, India, Md. Anwarul Abedin, Bangladesh Agriculture University and Rajib Shaw, Keio University, Japan  Chapter 15: Community networking for healthcare in case of disaster: Examples from small and medium sized cities in JapanKenji Isayama, Hiroshima International University, Japan and Rajib Shaw, Keio University, Japan Part 4:Chapter 16: Future perspectives of H-EDRM and risk reduction in Asia Emily Chan, Chinese University of Hong Kong, and Rajib Shaw, Keio University, Japan  

In contrast, with the advent of science and technology, scientists and engineers have become owners of advanced technologies, which have contributed significantly to reducing disaster risks across the globe.

This book includes selected papers presented at the international expert forum on ¿Mainstreaming Resilience and Disaster Risk Reduction in Education,¿ held at the Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand on 1¿2 December 2017. The journey towards disaster risk reduction and resilience requires the participation of a wide array of stakeholders ranging from academics to policymakers, to disaster managers. Given the multifaceted and interdependent nature of disasters, disaster risk reduction and resilience require a multidisciplinary problem-solving approach and evidence-based techniques from the natural, social, engineering, and other relevant sciences.Traditionally, hazard and disaster-related studies have been dominated by the engineering and social science fields. In this regard, the main purpose of this book is to capture the multidisciplinary and multisectoral nature of disaster risk reduction, and to gather existing data, research, conceptual work, andpractical cases regarding risk reduction and its ties to sustainable development under a single ¿umbrella.¿ Along with the sustainability aspect, the book also links disaster risk reduction with development, technology, governance, education, and climate change, and includes discussions on challenges, solutions, and best practices in the mainstreaming of disaster risk reduction.