The boy ready nations and disaster risk reduction : 19 countries in perspective / / edited by Michael H. Glantz

• Pubblicazione: Cham, Switzerland : , : Springer, , [2022]; ©2022
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (391 pages)
• Disciplina: 363.3472
• Soggetto topico: Emergency management; Catàstrofes naturals; Canvi climàtic; Gestió d'emergències
• Soggetto genere / forma: Llibres electrònics
• Persona (resp. second.): GlantzMichael H.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Notes on the Text -- Contents -- Introduction -- 1 Introduction to El Niño -- 2 El Niño and Its Effects -- 3 What El Niño Can Do: Mapping Global and Regional Hotspots -- 4 Forecasting El Niño and What It Means to Be "El Niño Ready" -- 5 Deconstructing Readiness -- 6 Limits to Readiness -- 7 Being Ready: The Who, the by When, and the to What Degree -- 8 Strategic and Tactical Responses -- 9 Using El Niño History and Science -- 10 Climate Change and ENSO -- 11 "Mostly El Niño": Uncertainty and Degrees of Attribution -- References -- East Asia -- China -- 1 Climate, Water, and Weather Setting -- 2 Strength and Reliability of El Niño Teleconnections in China -- 3 Forecasting El Niño -- 4 El Niño Analogue Years Noted -- 5 Early Warning -- 6 CMA's El Niño Information and Forecasts -- 7 First Observations of 2015-2016 El Niño -- 8 Impacts Across China -- 9 Regional Impacts of El Niño -- 10 Government and NMHS -- 11 Inter-Agencies Involved with El Niño Forecasts and Impacts -- 12 Media Coverage -- 13 Hurdles and Obstacles -- 14 El Niño-Related Surprises -- 15 Some Lessons Learned from El Niño Events -- References -- South Asia -- The Maldives -- 1 Political and Economic Setting -- 2 Climate of Maldives -- 3 Strength of El Niño Teleconnections in Maldives -- 4 Challenges in Communicating El Niño to and Its Impacts on Society -- 5 Forecasting El Niño for Maldives -- 6 Teleconnections During the 2014-16 El Niño and Their Impacts -- 6.1 2014-2016 El Niño Event -- 6.2 Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD) -- 6.3 Indian Ocean Warming -- 6.4 Madden-Julian Oscillation (MJO) -- 7 Climate Over Maldives, 2014-2016 -- 7.1 Rainfall -- 7.2 Temperature -- 8 What Were the Impacts on the Maldives? -- 8.1 Coral Bleaching -- 8.2 Flooding -- 8.3 Dengue -- 8.4 Fisheries -- 9 Hurdles and Obstacles -- 10 Lessons -- References -- Pakistan. ; 1 Political and Economic Setting -- 2 Strength of El Niño Teleconnections in Pakistan -- 3 Forecasting El Niño in Pakistan -- 4 El Niño Information and Forecasts -- 5 2015-2016 El Niño -- 5.1 Detection -- 5.2 Governance and Policy Response -- 6 Lessons Identified -- References -- Sri Lanka -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Political and Economic Setting and Vulnerability -- 3 Climate of Sri Lanka -- 4 Teleconnections with the Sri Lankan Climate -- 4.1 Impact of El Niño on Sri Lankan Climate -- 4.2 Influences of Indian Ocean Dipole -- 4.3 Indian Ocean Warming (IOW) -- 4.4 Madden-Julian Oscillation (MJO) -- 5 Forecasting El Niño -- 6 El Niño Information and Forecasting -- 7 Events During the 2014-2016 El Niño -- 8 Climate During the 2014-2016 El Niño -- 9 El Niño's Sectoral Impacts -- 9.1 Coral Bleaching -- 9.2 Drought in 2013-2014 -- 9.3 Flooding, October-December 2015 -- 9.4 Landslides and Floods, May 2016 -- 9.5 Hydropower -- 9.6 Rice Cultivation -- 9.7 Coconut Cultivation -- 9.8 Tea Cultivation -- 9.9 Dengue -- 10 Government and NMHS -- 11 Interagency Activities Dealing with El Niño Forecasts and Impacts -- 12 Media Coverage -- 13 Lessons Learned from El Niño Events -- References -- Southeast Asia -- The Philippines -- 1 The Philippines Context -- 2 Society -- 3 Economy -- 4 Geopolitical Structure -- 5 Research Method -- 6 An Overview of the 2015-2016 El Niño Event -- 7 Forecasting El Niño -- 8 The Media -- 9 "El Niño Readiness" Discourse: A Thematic Analysis -- 10 El Niño Impacts -- 11 Additional Noteworthy Impacts -- 12 Preparedness -- 13 Barriers to Preparedness -- 14 El Niño Discourse's Dominant Voices -- 15 Other Voices -- 16 Conflicting Voices -- 17 Concluding Comments -- References -- Myanmar -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Global El Niño Situation in Early 2016 -- 3 A Brief History of El Niño in Myanmar -- 4 The 2016 El Niño Outlook Forum (ENOF). ; 5 Way Forward -- References -- Timor-Leste -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Drought, Agriculture, and Food Insecurity in Timor-Leste -- 3 The El Niño-Triggered Food Crisis of 2015-16 -- 3.1 El Niño Impacts in Timor-Leste -- 3.2 Timing of Impacts and Mitigative Actions Taken -- 3.3 Challenges Faced During the Drought Response -- 4 Modernizing Timor-Leste's NDMG to Support a Food Security EWS -- 4.1 Food Security-Focused Climate Products and Services -- 4.2 NDMG and User Interface -- 4.3 NDMG Modernization: Part of Broader Development and Investment Planning -- 5 Conclusions -- References -- Vietnam -- 1 Political and Economic Setting -- 2 ENSO-Related Risk Management Systems in Vietnam -- 3 El Niño Teleconnections in Vietnam -- 4 Analogue Year Data -- 5 Forecasting and Early Warning El Niño -- 6 The 2015-16 El Niño -- 7 Impacts of the 2015-16 El Niño on Vietnam -- 7.1 Agriculture and Food Security -- 7.2 Electricity Production -- 7.3 Health and Water Security -- 7.4 Sudden-Onset Extreme Events -- 7.5 Biodiversity and Ecology -- 8 Hurdles and Obstacles -- 9 Some Lessons Learned from El Niño Events in Vietnam -- 10 Vietnam Country Case Study Executive Summary -- References -- South Pacific -- Fiji -- 1 Fiji Context: Political and Economic Setting -- 2 Strength of El Niño Teleconnections in Fiji -- 3 Response to the 2015-16 El Niño Forecast -- 4 First Forecast of the 2015-16 El Niño -- 5 Analogue Years Noted Before the 2015-16 El Niño Event -- 6 Forecasting the 2015-16 El Niño -- 7 The 2015-16 El Niño Early Warning -- 8 The 2015-16 El Niño Impacts in Fiji -- 9 Tropical Cyclone Winston: Early Warning and Response -- 10 Media Coverage of the 2015-2016 El Niño -- 11 Regional Impacts of El Niño 2015-16 -- 12 National Hydrological and Meteorological Services (NHMSs) -- 13 Hurdles and Obstacles -- 14 Lessons Learned from the 2015-16 El Niño -- References. ; Pacific Islands Region -- 1 Introduction -- 2 El Niño's Potential Impacts in the Pacific Region -- 3 Preparedness for El Niño -- 4 Conclusions -- References -- Sub-Saharan Africa -- Ethiopia -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Climate-Related Hazards and Disaster -- 3 Different Governments, Different Levels of Preparedness -- 4 El Niño and the Ethiopian Economy -- 5 Ethiopian Preparedness and the 2015-16 El Niño -- 6 Impacts of and Responses to the 2015-16 El Niño -- 7 Resource Mobilization -- 8 Hurdles and Obstacles -- 9 Lessons Learned -- 10 Conclusions -- References -- Kenya-Regional -- 1 Introduction and Setting -- 2 The East African Climate -- 3 Conclusions and Recommendations -- References -- Kenya-Local -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Enabling Effective Preparedness and Response to Early Warning -- 3 Data Collection Methods -- 4 Study Area and Broader Context -- 5 Findings and Discussion -- 5.1 2015-16 El Niño Predictions in Kenya -- 5.2 Micro-Level Understanding and Perception of the El Niño Phenomenon -- 5.3 Micro-Level Impacts of the El Niño Rains, 2015 -- 5.4 Effectiveness of El Niño Early Warning Dissemination at the Local Level -- 5.5 Community Response and Preparedness Actions -- 6 Conclusions and Recommendations -- References -- South Africa -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Socio-Political and Environmental Context of South Africa -- 2.1 Introduction to South Africa -- 2.2 Socioeconomic Context -- 2.3 Weather and Climate Patterns in South Africa -- 3 El Niño in South Africa: Science, Detection, and Impacts -- 3.1 El Niño Detection and Warning Issuance in South Africa -- 3.2 Past and Current El Niños -- 3.3 Impacts of the 2015-16 El Niño in South Africa -- 4 To Be Forewarned is to Be Forearmed: How South Africa Responded to the 2015-16 El Niño-Related Droughts -- 4.1 Governmental Structure, Legislation, and Processes -- 5 Response to the 2015-16 El Niño. ; 5.1 Response to Early Warnings -- 6 Response to Drought Impacts -- 7 Drought (Mis-)Management -- 8 El Niño in the Media -- 9 Lessons Learned for El Niño Readiness in South Africa: Insights from El Niño -- 9.1 Evolution of Drought Management Practices -- 9.2 Lessons Learned and Recommendations -- References -- Latin America -- Central America -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Central American Context -- 3 Contending with Hydrometeorological Hazards in Central America -- 4 From Major Disasters to Prevention -- 5 El Niño in Central America -- 6 El Niño 2015-16: Early Forecasts and News Reports -- 7 El Niño Reporting on Central American Internet News Sites -- 8 The Credibility of the Region's NMHSs -- 9 Concluding Comments -- References -- Cuba -- 1 Political and Economic Setting -- 2 El Niño Teleconnections: Regional Impacts of El Niño -- 3 Impacts in Cuba -- 4 Forecasting El Niño -- 5 Suggested Analogue El Niño Years Noted During the 2015-16 Event -- 6 Early Warning -- 7 El Niño Information and Forecasts -- 8 First Indicators of the 2015-16 El Niño -- 9 Government and the NMHS -- 10 Inter-agencies Involved in El Niño Forecasting and Response -- 11 Media Coverage -- 12 Hurdles and Obstacles -- 13 El Niño-Related Surprises in Cuba -- 14 Lessons Learned from El Niño Events -- References -- Ecuador -- 1 Setting -- 2 The 2015-16 El Niño Event -- References -- The Panama Canal -- 1 Setting -- 2 The Strength of El Niño Teleconnections in Panama -- 3 Forecasting El Niño -- 3.1 Previous El Niño Years -- 4 Early Warning -- 5 The Source of Panama's El Niño Information and Forecasts -- 5.1 Formation of the 2015-16 El Niño -- 6 2015-16 El Niño Impacts on Panama -- 7 Regional Impacts of El Niño -- 8 Government and the NMHS -- 9 Inter-Agencies Involved with El Niño Forecasts and Impacts -- 9.1 Media Coverage -- 10 Hurdles and Obstacles. ; 10.1 Lessons Learned from Past and Current El Niño Events.
• Titolo autorizzato: The boy ready nations and disaster risk reduction
• ISBN: 9783030865030; 9783030865023
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910551830003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Disaster Studies and Management