05545nam 22007091 450 991046289170332120200520144314.00-8213-9831-8(CKB)2670000000340150(EBL)1154782(OCoLC)831117420(SSID)ssj0000834552(PQKBManifestationID)11504778(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000834552(PQKBWorkID)10980802(PQKB)11518118(MiAaPQ)EBC1154782(Au-PeEL)EBL1154782(CaPaEBR)ebr10796135(CaONFJC)MIL464613(EXLCZ)99267000000034015020130111d2013 uf 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrStrong, safe, and resilient a strategic policy guide for disaster risk management in East Asia and the Pacific /Abhas K. Jha and Zuzana Stanton-Geddes, editorsWashington, DC :The World Bank,2013.1 online resource (205 p.)Directions in developmentDescription based upon print version of record.0-8213-9805-9 Includes bibliographical references.C1; C2; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; Editors and Contributors; Abbreviations; Key Facts about Disasters; Key Facts about Prevention; Note to Decision Makers; Executive Summary; Where Are We Now?; Boxes; Box ES.1 Key Terms; Figure ES.2 Asia's Unique Urbanization in Terms of Growth of Population, Cities, and Densities; Figures; Figure ES.1 East Asia and the Pacific Disasters in Economic Losses in 2011; Figure ES.3 Risk Governance Capacity and World Bank Country Classification by Income; Where Do We Want to Be?Figure ES.4 Underinvestment of Low- and Low-to-Middle-Income Countries in Risk MitigationFigure ES.5 Patterns in Jakarta between Slum and Flood-Prone Areas; What Needs to Be Done?; Figure ES.6 Making Informed Decisions to Manage Risks and Build Resilience; How Can the World Bank Help?; Figure ES.7 World Bank's DRM Framework and Examples of Engagements in East Asia and the Pacific; Notes; References; Chapter 1 Managing Risks in East Asia and the Pacific: An Agenda for Action; Key Messages for Policy Makers; Where Are We Now?Figure 1.1 Impact of Natural Disasters in East Asia and the Pacific in the Last 30 YearsFigure 1.2 Weather and Climate-Related Disasters and Regional Average Impacts, 2000-08; Figure 1.3 Growing Assets in Asia; Where Do We Want to Be?; Figure 1.4 Normalizing Losses from Nongeophysical Disasters in South and East Asia and Pacific Countries with Different Methodologies; Box 1.1 Lessons from the Tohoku Earthquake; Box 1.2 Approaches to Dealing with Complex Failures and Uncertainty; What Needs to Be Done?; Figure 1.5 Robustness to Climate Change UncertaintiesFigure 1.6 Formulating an Adaptive Strategy: Experience from the NetherlandsFigure 1.7 Informed Decision-Making Process to Manage Risks and Build Resilience; How Can the World Bank Help?; Box 1.3 The Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery; Box 1.4 Strengthening the Philippines' Resilience to Disasters; Notes; References; Chapter 2 Strengthening Institutions and Outreach to Communities; Key Messages for Policy Makers; Where Are We Now?; Box 2.1 Impact of Cyclone Nargis in the Republic of the Union of Myanmar; Box 2.2 Examples of DRM Legislation in the RegionWhere Do We Want to Be?Box 2.3 Lincolnshire Mapping of Critical Assets Case Study; Figure 2.1 Post-Disaster and Pre-Disaster Spending Levels; Box 2.4 Indonesia: Using CDD Programs to Respond to Disasters; What Needs to Be Done?; How Can the World Bank Help?; Box 2.5 Partnership with ASEAN; Box 2.6 Using Social Protection Mechanisms to Respond to Disasters; Notes; References; Chapter 3 Risk Identification; Key Messages for Policy Makers; Where Are We Now?; Figure 3.1 Elements of Risk Identification and Risk Reduction in DRM; Figure 3.2 Hazard, Exposure, and Risk Maps for Papua New GuineaWhere Do We Want to Be?Disaster risk management is essential in the fight against poverty. Disasters can, in an instant, wipe out decades of hard-fought poverty reduction and development gains and push countless households into poverty. Disasters disproportionally affect the poor: Vulnerable and marginalized groups, including women, children, the elderly, and people with disabilities, are at particular risk.East Asia and the Pacific is the most disaster-stricken region in the world, suffering from small recurrent as well as rare high-impact events. East Asia is rapidly urbanizing, and cities are becoming disaster hoDirections in development (Washington, D.C.)DisastersEconomic aspectsDisastersSocial aspectsEmergency managementEast AsiaEmergency managementPacific AreaElectronic books.DisastersEconomic aspects.DisastersSocial aspects.Emergency managementEmergency management363.34/6095363.346095Jha Abhas Kumar1966-869904Stanton-Geddes Zuzana869906MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910462891703321Strong, safe, and resilient1973487UNINA