scholarly journals After 2000 Stože Landslide: Part II - Development of landslide disaster risk reduction policy in Slovenia

2021 ◽  
pp. 39-59
Author(s):  
Matjaž Mikoš
Keyword(s):  
Natural Disasters ◽  
Risk Reduction ◽  
Debris Flows ◽  
Disaster Risk Reduction ◽  
Disaster Risk ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Hazard And Risk ◽  
The Village ◽  
Term Response ◽  
Landslide Disaster

More than 20 years after the 2000 Stože Landslide that devastated the village of Log pod Mangartom in NW Slovenia, this paper gives a review of the short-term response to and disaster relief provided for this catastrophic event, and further summarises this event’s effects on Slovenia’s efforts to improve its system of preventing natural disasters caused by various forms of landslides. Recent advances in reducing landslide disasters in Slovenia after 2000 are presented, including hazard and risk maps for landslides, rockfalls, and debris flows based on modern methodologies. Also, a short overview is given of Slovenian international cooperation on natural disasters. The developments in the landslide disaster risk reduction policy have unfortunately been less obvious in terms of the state taking preventive measures by adopting relevant legislation for adequate spatial planning.

scholarly journals Social Work and Community Based Disaster Risk Management in Pakistan

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 117-132
Author(s):  
Sajjad Hussain ◽  
Saira Miraj ◽  
Rani Saddique
Keyword(s):  
Natural Disasters ◽  
Risk Reduction ◽  
Disaster Risk Reduction ◽  
Oil Spills ◽  
Local Level ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Disaster Risk ◽  
Civil Unrest ◽  
The Government ◽  
Negative Impacts

Pakistan is exposed to various natural calamities due to its geophysical condition and climatic changes. In addition, man-made disasters also pose a threat to human lives and properties which includes industrial and transport disasters including oil spills, civil unrest, wars and conflicts. Although it is not possible to stop or prevent natural disasters, but the negative impacts of natural disasters can be minimized through human efforts. The government of Pakistan has adopted participatory approach as part of its policy for disaster management. This research paper is based on the analysis of secondary data for reviewing the existing policies with emphasis on disaster risk reduction in pre and post disaster period. The paper concludes that participation of target community is indispensable for disaster risk reduction on sustainable basis. The article suggests that community should be meaningfully involved in disaster risk reduction efforts at the local level. In this connection the role of social workers is indispensable for disaster risk reduction on sustainable basis.

The health impact of natural disasters

2018 ◽  
pp. 207-214
Author(s):  
Eric K. Noji ◽  
Anas A. Khan
Keyword(s):  
Natural Disasters ◽  
Risk Reduction ◽  
Natural Disaster ◽  
Disaster Risk Reduction ◽  
Current Knowledge ◽  
Health Impact ◽  
Disaster Risk ◽  
Knowledge Practice ◽  
Natural Disaster Risk ◽  
Comprehensive Framework

The complex and multifaceted nature of health risks secondary to natural disasters will require innovative, holistic, and problem-oriented approaches to risk and disaster management. The Hyogo Framework for Action 2005–2015 (HFA), the goal of which is to strengthen the resilience of nations and communities to natural disasters, is the inspiration for much of the current knowledge, practice, implementation, experience, and the science for natural disaster risk reduction. Natural disaster risk reduction offers a comprehensive framework where stakeholders can take coherent and complementary actions through political, social, technological, economic, and humanitarian processes to build resilience. The aim of the recent Hyogo initiative is to globally increase resilience and reduce vulnerability. This chapter will describe the current state of knowledge of the health consequences of natural disasters, the implications of these consequences for policy, and conclude with recommendations for action.

Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation in South Asia

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mihir Bhatt ◽  
Ronak B. Patel ◽  
Kelsey Gleason ◽  
Mehul Pandya
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Natural Disasters ◽  
South Asia ◽  
Risk Reduction ◽  
Climate Change Adaptation ◽  
Informal Economy ◽  
Disaster Risk Reduction ◽  
Social Impact ◽  
Disaster Risk ◽  
The Impact

Both the impact and the frequency of natural disasters and extreme events in South Asia are steadily increasing due to growing exposure and vulnerability. These vulnerabilities are compounded by fast economic growth and an increase in natural disasters across the region. Disaster losses in South Asia are rising and are felt across many domains. From the formal to the informal economy, natural disasters have increasingly strong impacts in terms of lives lost, social impact, and impediments to growth. New challenges in disaster risk reduction are emerging due to an increase in the duration and frequency of natural disaster events attributable to climate change. Though both climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction efforts exist to some degree throughout South Asia, integrating climate change adaptation into disaster risk reduction is critical to successful and inclusive growth of economies in the region. Challenges remain, and national and subnational governments are making some progress in policies aimed at both climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction. However, many of these efforts are planned, designed, and implemented separately, with limited understanding of how disaster and climate risk are linked. Moreover, progress is hindered by poor understanding of how integration of these concepts can result in better governance of risk in South Asia. Additionally, political will, capacity constraints, and institutional barriers must be overcome. Efforts by the international community are making progress in unifying these concepts, yet gaps and challenges still exist. The benefits of converging climate adaptation and disaster risk reduction in Asia are significant, from minimizing climate-related losses to more efficient use of limited resources and more effective and sustainable development.

Implementation of landslide disaster risk reduction policy in Uganda

2017 ◽  
Vol 24 ◽  
pp. 326-331 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sowedi Masaba ◽  
David N. Mungai ◽  
Moses Isabirye ◽  
Haroonah Nsubuga
Keyword(s):  
Risk Reduction ◽  
Disaster Risk Reduction ◽  
Disaster Risk ◽  
Landslide Disaster

scholarly journals PERAN FORUM PENGURANGAN RESIKO BENCANA DESA PASAWAHAN KABUPATEN GARUT DALAM KESIAPSIAGAAN BENCANA

2017 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
. Handriyana ◽  
Sofyan Cholid
Keyword(s):  
Risk Reduction ◽  
Emergency Preparedness ◽  
Disaster Preparedness ◽  
Disaster Risk Reduction ◽  
Disaster Risk ◽  
Village Level ◽  
The Government ◽  
Disaster Potential ◽  
Set Up ◽  
The Village

Disaster Risk Reduction Forum is an organization set up to assist the government in terms of disaster risk reduction at stage one emergency preparedness. During this Forum PRB only until the district / city level, in Garut regency are Forum PRB to the village level in the village Pasawahan. PRB Forum Pasawahan Village is a forum that embodies elements of society that focuses on disaster risk reduction. Therefore in this paper will discuss the role of the forum on disaster risk reduction (DRR) Pasawahan Desa Garut district in an effort to improve disaster preparedness. Qualitative approach is used with a descriptive design and data collection methods are in depth interview, documentation study, and field observation. PRB Forum in Pasawahan Village is an organization formed independently by the community with the purpose of reducing high disaster risk in Pasawahan Village. The presence of PRB forum on a village level became an interesting attention to conduct disaster preparedness in Pasawahan Village, which has a high disaster potential. The result of this research shows is PRB Forum in Pasawahan Village conducted a series of preparedness to create a disaster preparedness

scholarly journals RISK REDUCTION IN SCHOOLS IN DISASTER-PRIED AREAS IN WETLAND ENVIRONMENT BANJAR DISTRICT

Jurnal Socius ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 96
Author(s):  
Herry Poda Nugroho Putro ◽  
Eva Alviawati ◽  
Syarifuddin Syarifuddin
Keyword(s):  
High Schools ◽  
Social Studies ◽  
Natural Disasters ◽  
Risk Reduction ◽  
Junior High School ◽  
Disaster Risk Reduction ◽  
Junior High ◽  
Disaster Risk ◽  
Junior High Schools ◽  
Social Studies Teachers

The research location is in Middle School Sungai Tabuk 3 and Sungai Tabuk 4. Sungai Tabuk is a sub-district in Banjar Regency with a high threat level of floods and forest and land fires. Data collection through questionnaires, observation, and tests competence students. Data analysis with t test. The results showed 140 social studies teachers in Banjar Regency 56.6% had integrated natural disasters in social studies learning, the model developed was modified scientific inquiry learning frompre-disaster, disaster events, and post-disaster. There is an increase in student competence regarding disaster risk reduction, where t (count)> t (table) on trials first at SMPN 4 with trials second at SMPN 3. These findings lead to the conclusion that learning scientific with effective inquiry for student disaster risk reduction, relevant for social studies learning, relevant to increasing student activity, an effective inquiry model for improving the quality of social studies learning processes and products in junior high schools. The findings of this study have positive implications for the development of social studies learning about natural disasters in junior high schools. The practical implications of the findings of this study are an increase in the ability of social studies teachers and the socialization of inquiry models for reductionrisk disaster in Junior High School

Introductory Remarks by Katja Samuel

2019 ◽  
Vol 113 ◽  
pp. 127-128
Author(s):  
Katja Samuel
Keyword(s):  
Natural Disasters ◽  
Risk Reduction ◽  
Disaster Risk Reduction ◽  
Disaster Risk ◽  
Disaster Prevention ◽  
Cost Estimates ◽  
Insurance Sector ◽  
Sendai Framework

The scale and impact of disasters is rising exponentially, with insurance sector cost estimates for “natural” disasters increasing from $188 billion (2016) to $300 billion (2017). In response, the global shift since the 1990s, reflected in the Sendai Framework on Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) (2015–2030), has been toward concentrating resources on disaster prevention and mitigation, including through improved preparedness and response mechanisms.

Application of RPAs to disaster risk reduction in Brazil: application in the analysis of urban floods

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elaiz Aparecida Mensch Buffon ◽  
Francisco Mendonça
Keyword(s):  
Natural Disasters ◽  
Risk Reduction ◽  
Disaster Risk Reduction ◽  
Scientific Computing ◽  
Remote Sensing Data ◽  
Disaster Risk ◽  
Urban Floods ◽  
Remote Sensors ◽  
Aircraft Systems ◽  
Remotely Piloted Aircraft

Geotechnologies have significant potential for application in socio-environmental analysis coupled to disaster risk reduction. Equipment and applications are available that are supported by scientific computing, promoting advances in the acquisition and processing of remote sensing data. Among these are of two types: (a) the associated equipment to technology LIDAR (Light Detection and Ranging), and b) Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS) with platforms of remote sensors. Have been observed in recent an expansion of studies that have the potential for application of the sensors equipped in RPAS for environmental studies, especially those that evaluate the impacts of natural disasters. In this context, the aim of this research is to demonstrate the possibilities of applications in the collection of data of interest in the management of natural disasters using RPAS. Associated with this task is also the prospect of putting at stake some techniques of scientific computing necessary for the implementation of applications. What seeks to, with these activities, to contribute to the advancement of the employment of RPAS in managing and preventing the risk of natural disasters.

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