Economic and Welfare Impacts of Disasters in East Asia and Policy Responses: The Case of Vietnamese Communities

2014 ◽  
pp. 51-73 ◽  
Author(s):  
Le Dang Trung
Keyword(s):  
East Asia ◽  
Welfare Impacts ◽  
Policy Responses

scholarly journals Four Colonies and a Kingdom: A Comparison of Fiscal, Trade and Exchange Rate Policies in South East Asia in the 1930s

2003 ◽  
Vol 37 (2) ◽  
pp. 429-460 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anne Booth
Keyword(s):  
East Asia ◽  
World Economy ◽  
South East Asia ◽  
Colonial Rule ◽  
Large Measure ◽  
Economic Interests ◽  
Policy Responses ◽  
Crucial Difference ◽  
Trade And Exchange ◽  
The Impact

In the latter part of the 1990s, several of the major economies in South East Asia underwent one of the worst economic crises in living memory. It is thus not surprising that economic historians with an interest in the region are re-examining the experience of the 1930s. One crucial difference between the crisis of the late 1990s and that of the early 1930s is that the latter was preceded, and in large measure caused, by problems in the world economy. When the industrial world fell into a severe economic depression in the early 1930s, most parts of Asia were affected, mainly through falling export receipts which in turn affected colonial budgets. A second difference was that most parts of South East Asia in the 1930s were still under colonial rule, and had little autonomy in framing or implementing economic policy. Only Thailand remained nominally independent, but even there the influence of foreign, especially British, economic advisers was considerable. Given the very different economic interests which the colonial powers (Dutch, French, American and British) had in their South East Asian colonies, and given the widely differing nature of the economic links between colony and metropole, it was to be expected that the impact of the 1930s slump, and the policy responses which it provoked, would vary. This indeed turned out to be the case.

A tale of three cities: water disaster policy responses in Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur and Metro Manila

Water Policy ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 17 (S1) ◽  
pp. 89-113 ◽  
Author(s):  
Keizrul Abdullah ◽  
Apichart Anukularmphai ◽  
Tadashige Kawasaki ◽  
Dolora Nepomuceno
Keyword(s):  
East Asia ◽  
Fold Increase ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
South East Asia ◽  
Kuala Lumpur ◽  
Local Conditions ◽  
Policy Responses ◽  
Metro Manila ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Water Disaster

Floods and typhoons are two of the greatest water disasters affecting South East Asia, causing misery and death to people, damaging properties, infrastructure and crops, and causing disruption to commerce and industry. In many cases the impact can be widespread, affecting not only individual households but also large parts of a country including agriculture areas, towns and cities, and sometimes even beyond national borders. The rapid pace of development has resulted in a disproportionate increase in runoff and a many-fold increase in river discharges leading to more frequent and more intense flooding. This situation is expected to be further aggravated due to the impact of global warming and climate change. To cope with such challenges, countries in South East Asia are developing their policy responses tailored to suit their local conditions and environment. This paper looks at the water disaster situation and the policy responses in three cities in South East Asia: Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur and Metro Manila, the capital cities of the Kingdom of Thailand, the Federation of Malaysia and the Republic of the Philippines, respectively. Although all three countries are in the same climatic zone, due to their geographical locations, water disasters impact differently on them and the remedial measures also differ.

SOUTH-EAST ASIAN FARMER PERCEPTIONS OF CLIMATE CHANGE

2017 ◽  
Vol 08 (03) ◽  
pp. 1740006 ◽  
Author(s):  
BABATUNDE O. ABIDOYE ◽  
PRADEEP KURUKULASURIYA ◽  
ROBERT MENDELSOHN
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Sri Lanka ◽  
East Asia ◽  
Knowledge Base ◽  
East Asian ◽  
Climate Change Impacts ◽  
South East Asia ◽  
Local Conditions ◽  
Farmer Perceptions ◽  
Policy Responses

A survey of farmers in Bangladesh, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Thailand, and Vietnam reveals that farmers are keenly aware of even slight changes in their climate. Over 90% of the farmers interviewed perceived small changes in temperature or precipitation patterns where they lived. Over half claimed to have changed their irrigation, timing, or crop choices because of climate change. Although the link between perceived changes and stated adaptations is weak, farmers are aware of the types of changes they need to make in response to climate change in South-East Asia. Adaptation responses must be firmly grounded in not only local conditions, but also the views of participants at the front lines of climate change impacts. The knowledge base of farmers grappling with the challenges of climate change must be taken into account when policy responses to support adaptation are formulated.

The nutrition transition, food retail transformations, and policy responses to overnutrition in the East Asia region: A descriptive review

2022 ◽  
Author(s):  
Oliver Huse ◽  
Erica Reeve ◽  
Phillip Baker ◽  
Daniel Hunt ◽  
Colin Bell ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
East Asia ◽  
Nutrition Transition ◽  
Food Retail ◽  
Policy Responses ◽  
East Asia Region
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