Index
Climate-Induced Disasters in the Asia-Pacific Region: Response, Recovery, Adaptation
ISBN: 978-1-83909-987-8, eISBN: 978-1-83909-986-1
ISSN: 2040-7262
Publication date: 9 November 2020
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(2020), "Index", Neef, A. and Pauli, N. (Ed.) Climate-Induced Disasters in the Asia-Pacific Region: Response, Recovery, Adaptation (Community, Environment and Disaster Risk Management, Vol. 22), Emerald Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 213-219. https://doi.org/10.1108/S2040-726220200000022011
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INDEX
Note: Page numbers followed by “n” indicate end notes.
Accessibility
, 203–204
Accident
, 12
Adaptation
, 4
and environmental change
, 137–138
strategies in climate hazards
, 126–129
Adaptive capacity
, 115–116
Adaptive migration
, 196
Adaptive responses
, 136
Advisory Group on Climate Change and Human Mobility (AGCCHM)
, 197, 209n2
Agricultural activities
, 97
Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS)
, 168
ArcGIS 10.3
, 122
ArcMap
, 68
Asia-Pacific as risk-prone region
, 2–3
Asian Development Bank (ADB)
, 199
Autonomous responses
, 136
Avalanche risk
, 59
Ba River Catchment
, 61–63, 88
Black mangrove crab (Metopograpsus messor)
, 68
‘Building back better’
, 13–14, 19–22
Cambodian case study
comments on limitations of research
, 129
coping mechanisms and adaptation strategies
, 126–129
data analysis
, 122
local vulnerabilities to environmental hazards
, 124–126
methods to assess CBA
, 116–118
perceptions of environmental changes and climate-related hazards
, 122–124
PGIS
, 117
research design
, 119–122
results
, 122
rice
, 114–115
study area
, 118–119
vulnerability and adaptive capacity
, 115–116
Cambodian Climate Change Strategic Plan
, 139
Cancùn Adaptation Framework (2010)
, 194
Cassava
, 69–70
Causality
, 203
Climate adaptation strategy, insurance as
, 168–169
Climate change
, 60–61, 88, 91, 114, 136, 196
Climate change adaptation (CCA)
, 4, 116, 168–169
political shift to planned relocation as form
, 195–196
Climate Change Division of Ministry of Finance (CDD)
, 201
Climate-induced disasters
, 3–4
in Asia-Pacific region
, 4–5
iTaukei
, 5–6
making of Asia-Pacific as risk-prone region
, 2–3
private household insurance
, 6–7
Climate-induced migration
, 195–196
Climate-related hazards
, 122–124
Climate-sensitive activities
, 89
Climatological events
, 3
Commune Development Plans
, 141–142
Community
, 2
conducting assessments
, 35–36
in disaster response
, 27–28, 52–53
homogenous notions of heterogeneous communities
, 37–38
involvement
, 138
participation in NGO responses to disaster
, 39–41
responses to disaster
, 33–35
views in communities about responding agencies
, 35
Community-based adaptation (CBA)
, 116, 160, 168–169, 183, . See also Rural livelihoods adaptation
methods to assess CBA
, 116–118
strategies in SIDS
, 169–171
Coping strategies
, 116
in climate hazards
, 126–129
Customary forms of insurance in SIDS
, 175–176
Cyclone Namu (1986)
, 40
Cyclone Winston
, 70, 73, 77, 82n2, 88, 93, 95, 102–103
Deforestation
, 123
Dei Doh Kraom
, 118, 152
Dependency
, 48–49
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit GmbH (GIZ)
, 200
Development opportunity
, 194, 200, 208
Disaster
, 3, 12–13, . See also Climate-induced disasters
building back better’
, 20–21
disastering genders
, 89–92
doing development differently
, 21–22
as opportunity for alternatives
, 20
recovery
, 3
situating risk
, 21
Disaster management cycle
, 27
Disaster response
, 3–4, 29
communities and NGOs in
, 33–41
communities in
, 27–28
dependency and opportunism
, 48–49
factors enhancing or constrain agencies in
, 45
insufficient contextual experience
, 45–46
roles and responsibilities
, 46–47
touting experience not appreciated
, 47–48
transitioning between community development and disaster response
, 49–50
Disaster risk reduction (DRR)
, 12
analysis of global disaster risk management frameworks
, 14–22
constructing disasters as opportunities for development
, 12
linking disasters to development
, 13–14
naturalising disaster
, 12–13
Discourse analysis
, 30–32
Diversification
, 159
Diversified livelihoods
, 97–99
Drought
, 78, 122
Earthquakes
, 58
El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO)
, 61
Engendering disasters
, 89–92
Environmental change
, 122–124, 137, 161n1
adaptation and
, 137–138
impacts of on livelihoods
, 136
local knowledge for adaptation to
, 60–61
rural livelihoods adaptation to
, 148–160
and temporal variation
, 136–137
Environmental determinism
, 12
Environmental hazards
, 168
‘Environmental refugee’ concept
, 195
Expatriates
, 45–48
Fa’asamoa
, 176, 187–188
Feminisation of vulnerability
, 89
Fiji, planned relocation in
, 197–201
Fiji Catchment
, 61–63
Fiji Locally Managed Marine Areas (FLMA)
, 80
Fiji Meteorological Service (FMS)
, 198
Flash flooding
, 126
Flood(ing)
, 30–31, 59
risk management
, 174
Focus groups
, 32–33
Forced displacement
, 194–197
Framing migration
, 195–196
Gender
, 6
blindness
, 91
and disasters
, 104–107
diversified livelihoods and changing gender roles
, 97–99
gendered roles analysis in Fiji’s disaster landscapes
, 94
inequalities
, 94
in NGO responses
, 44–45
perceptions of vulnerability to disasters
, 99–102
post-disaster recovery
, 102–104
responsibilities and livelihoods within household
, 95
roles and Cambodia
, 139
woman’s place as provider
, 95–97
Gendered vulnerability
, 107
Geographic information systems (GIS)
, 117
Global disaster risk management frameworks
analysis of
, 14
disasters as opportunity for alternatives
, 20–22
Hyogo Framework for Action (2005–2015)
, 16–18
Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction (2015–2030)
, 18–20
Yokohama Strategy and plan of action for safer world
, 14–16
Global Positioning Systems
, 117
Global resilience
, 16–17
Google Earth Pro
, 68
Green mangrove crab (Scylla paramamosain)
, 68
Heterogeneous communities, homogenous notions of
, 37–38
Homogenous notions of heterogeneous communities
, 37–38
Household
adaptation strategies
, 160
insurance
, 169
with natural Perils insurance
, 179–184
participation
, 7
Humanitarian organisations
, 28–29
Hydrological events
, 3
Hyogo Framework for Action (2005–2015)
, 16–18
Inalienability of Indigenous land
, 199
Inclusiveness of NGO responses
, 41–45
Index-based insurance products
, 173–174
Indian Ocean tsunami
, 18
Indigenous knowledge
, 117
Individual hazards
, 58
Individual responsibility for adaptation
, 171–175
Inherent variability region in rainfall patterns
, 146
significance and interpretation
, 147–148
temporal analysis of average inter-annual rainfall
, 146–147
Insurance
, 173
as climate adaptation strategy
, 168–169
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
, 116, 168, 194
Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre
, 194
International Organization for Migration (IOM)
, 194, 209n3
Interpreted disasters
, 28
Interrelated hazards
, 58
Intersectionality of exclusion
, 50–52
Interviews
, 93
(In)visible agents
, 52–53
iTaukei
, 60–61, 63, 88, 92, 199
Kastom
, 30
Kava (Piper methysticum)
, 96, 109n1
Kbal Kaoh
, 152–156
Kratie Province
, 115, 140
Kumara
, 69–70
Labelling techniques
, 12
Land challenges of relocation in Fiji
, 198–200
Landscapes of multiple hazards
, 78–79
Landslides
, 58–59
Livelihood
and disasters
, 104–107
diversification
, 92
livelihood-based challenges of relocation in Fiji
, 198–200
of multiple hazards
, 78–79
Local knowledge
, 19–20, 82n1, 117
for adaptation to environmental change
, 60–61
in preparing for and responding to hazards
, 79–81
Local vulnerabilities to environmental hazards
, 124–126
Lord Howe settlement
, 42–43
Lower Mekong Basin (LMB)
, 136, 138
Mana
, 68
Market exchange
, 160
Mataqali
, 199, 209n4
Mekong River
, 114–115, 118
and Cambodia
, 138–139
Meteorological droughts
, 61–62
Meteorological events
, 3
Ministry of Women, Youth, Children and Family (MWYCF)
, 41, 43
Mixed-method approaches
, 136
Moana Declaration
, 207, 209n7
Mobility
, 159
Moral hazard
, 173–174
Mosquito-borne illnesses
, 124
Multiple hazards
landscapes, livelihoods and cumulative impacts of
, 78–79
qualitative approaches to understanding impact of
, 59–60
Narrative inquiry approach
, 26, 30–32
National Adaptation Plans
, 197
National Disaster Management Office (NDMO)
, 35, 49
Natural hazards
, 58
school approach
, 13
Naturalising disaster
, 12–13
Navala
, 73–77
Nawaqarua
, 68–73
Neoliberal rationality
, 16
Neoliberalism
, 174
Non-climatic factors
, 3
Non-food item kits (NFI kits)
, 44–45, 52
Non-governmental organisation (NGO)
, 5, 26, 28–29, 53
breadth of NGO consultation
, 36–37
community participation in NGO responses to disaster
, 39–41
disaster for people with disabilities
, 42
gender
, 44–45
targeting and inclusiveness of NGO responses
, 41
and volunteers
, 38
youth
, 41–42
Ocean earthquake
, 14
Opportunism
, 48–49
Ou Lung
, 118, 149–152
Pacific Conference of Churches (PCC)
, 201
Pacific Islands
, 88
Participatory approach
, 59
analysis
, 67–68
burden of disaster
, 58–59
Fiji and Ba River Catchment
, 61–63
findings
, 68
landscapes, livelihoods and cumulative impacts of multiple hazards
, 78–79
local knowledge for adaptation to environmental change
, 60–61
local knowledge in preparing for and responding to hazards
, 79–81
Navala
, 73–77
Nawaqarua and Votua
, 68–73
participatory mapping
, 77–78
qualitative approaches to understanding impact of multiple hazards
, 59–60
research design and data collection
, 65–67
research objectives
, 61
study site
, 63–65
Participatory geospatial approaches
, 59
Participatory GIS (PGIS)
, 117
Participatory mapping
, 5, 68, 93, 117, 122
Participatory research in Kratie Province, Cambodia
adaptation and environmental change
, 137–138
daily routine diaries
, 145–146
environmental change and temporal variation
, 136–137
gender roles and Cambodia
, 139
inherent variability region in rainfall patterns
, 146–148
Mekong River and Cambodia
, 138–139
observations, farm walks and structured conversations
, 146
qualitative data gathered through participatory processes
, 144
quantitative biophysical data
, 143–144
research aim and objectives
, 139–140
research approach
, 143
rural livelihoods adaptation
, 148–160
seasonal calendar workshops
, 144–145
study site
, 140–143
People-centred approach
, 18–19
PERSIAN-CDR
, 143–144
Place-based impacts of relocation
, 206–208
Planned relocation
in Fiji
, 197
Fiji’s relocation guidelines and link to long-term development objectives
, 200–201
findings
, 202
land and livelihood-based challenges
, 198–200
as pathway to ‘transformative development’
, 196–197
perspectives on causality and responsibility
, 203
perspectives on place-based impacts of relocation
, 206–208
perspectives on planned relocation as ‘adaptation’
, 203–206
research methodology
, 201–202
sudden and slow-onset triggers of relocation
, 198
voluntary
, 194–197
Political shift to planned relocation
, 195–196
Post-disaster
recovery
, 102–104
response by humanitarian organisations
, 28–29
PostColonial feminism
, 89–92
Prek Prasob
, 118, 141
Private household insurance
CBA strategies in SIDS
, 169–171
customary forms of insurance in SIDS
, 175–176
findings
, 177
and individual responsibility for adaptation
, 171–175
insurance as climate adaptation strategy
, 168–169
methodology
, 176–177
as new challenge to existing socio-cultural security networks
, 184–186
strong sense of individual responsibility for adaptation
, 177–179
technical and self-oriented approach to adaptation
, 179–184
Private household natural perils insurance
, 168
Qualitative approach
, 58–59
to understanding impact of multiple hazards
, 59–60
Quantitative biophysical data
, 143–144
Quantitative methods
, 58
Rapid-onset climatic hazards
, 3
Relocation
, 200
Resilience
, 4, 17, 89–90, 99, 104
engendering disasters, disastering genders
, 89–92
gender, livelihoods and disasters
, 104–107
hybrid research methodology
, 92
interviews
, 93
journals
, 93–94
narrating disasters
, 88–89
narrating gender and resilience
, 94–104
participatory mapping sessions
, 93
Talanoa
, 92–93
value of social networks
, 107–108
Responsibilisation
, 174
Responsibility
, 203
Rice
, 114–115
Risk
, 12
Rural livelihoods adaptation.
, See also Community-based adaptation (CBA)
adaptive responses to temporal variability and environmental uncertainty
, 158–160
daily routine diaries
, 156–158
Dei Doh Kraom
, 152
Kbal Kaoh
, 152–156
key decision-making periods
, 156
Ou Lung
, 149–152
seasonal calendars
, 148–149
to seasonal variability and environmental change
, 148
Thma Reab
, 149
Samoa
, 169
private household insurance effects in
, 168–186
Seasonal variability, rural livelihoods adaptation to
, 148–160
Semi-structured interviews
, 32–33
Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction (2015–2030)
, 18
‘building back better’
, 19
people-centred approach
, 18–19
role of local knowledge
, 19–20
Small island developing states (SIDS)
, 168
CBA strategies in
, 169–171
customary forms of insurance in
, 175–176
Social contract
, 174
Social insurance
, 52
Social networks, value of
, 107–108
Solomon Islands
, 26
communities and NGOs in disaster response
, 33–41
communities in disaster response
, 27–28
factors enhancing or constrain agencies in disaster response
, 45–50
(in)visible agents
, 52–53
intersectionality of exclusion
, 50–52
narrative inquiry and discourse analysis
, 30–32
post-disaster response by humanitarian organisations
, 28–29
semi-structured interviews and focus groups
, 32–33
situating disaster in cultural context of
, 30
targeting and inclusiveness of NGO responses
, 41–45
Stori
, 32–33
Talanoa
, 4, 32–33, 67, 88, 92–93, 101, 103, 176
Temporal analysis of average inter-annual rainfall
, 146–147
Thematic analysis
, 94
Thma Reab
, 118, 149
Topographic maps
, 121
Traditional local risk reduction approaches
, 16
Transformative adaptation
, 4
Transformative development
, 196–197
Tropical Cyclone (TC)
, 88, 195
Tsunami
, 14, 59
Turaga-ni-koro (village headman)
, 66
Typhoid
, 124
Underdevelopment
, 5, 12
United Nations (UN)
, 168
United Nations Development Program (UNDP)
, 203
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
, 171
United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA)
, 26
United Nations Refugee Agency
, 197
University of the South Pacific (USP)
, 173
Uraura
, 68
Vanua
, 7, 199
Voluntary planned relocation
, 194
planned relocation as pathway to ‘transformative development’
, 196–197
political shift to planned relocation as climate change adaptation form
, 195–196
Votua
, 68–73
Vulnerability
, 4–5, 12, 15, 89–90, 115–116
conceptualising
, 106
gendered vulnerability
, 107
no vulnerability differentiated by gender
, 99–100
perceived through experience
, 100
perceptions of disasters
, 99
preparing for disasters
, 101–102
unprepared for vulnerable
, 100–101
Window of Opportunity
, 17–18
Women
in development
, 90–91
empowerment
, 90
place as provider
, 95–97
Yaqona ceremony
, 66, 92
Yavusa (tribal chiefs)
, 66
Yokohama Strategy
constructing culture of prevention
, 15
and plan of action for safer world
, 14
reconciling local and scientific knowledge
, 15–16
shying away from global accountability
, 16
Youth involvement in NGO responses
, 41–42
- Prelims
- Chapter 1: Climate-Induced Disasters in the Asia-Pacific Region – From Response and Recovery to Adaptation
- Chapter 2: Linking Disaster Risk Reduction to Development: The Evolution of ‘Building Back Better’ in International Disaster Management Frameworks
- Chapter 3: Intersections of Community Responses and Humanitarian Interventions in the Aftermath of the 2014 Floods in Solomon Islands
- Chapter 4: A Participatory Approach to Understanding the Impact of Multiple Natural Hazards in Communities along the Ba River, Fiji
- Chapter 5: Embodying Resilience: Narrating Gendered Experiences of Disasters in Fiji
- Chapter 6: Participatory GIS and Community-based Adaptation to Climate Change and Environmental Hazards: A Cambodian Case Study
- Chapter 7: Seasonal Livelihoods and Adaptation Strategies for an Uncertain Environmental Future: Results from Participatory Research in Kratie Province, Cambodia
- Chapter 8: The Effects of Private Household Insurance on Climate Change Adaptation Strategies in Samoa
- Chapter 9: Planned Relocation as a Contentious Strategy of Climate Change Adaptation in Fiji
- Index