Indian Ocean Rim Association

2020 ◽  
pp. 169-194
Author(s):  
Jasdeep Kaur Dhami ◽  
Manbir Singh
Keyword(s):  
Indian Ocean ◽  
Palm Oil ◽  
Synthetic Fibers ◽  
Investment Promotion ◽  
Knit Fabrics ◽  
Animal Hair ◽  
Trade Potential ◽  
The Indian Ocean ◽  
Ammonium Dihydrogen Orthophosphate ◽  
Dihydrogen Orthophosphate

The Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA) is a regional forum that focuses on bringing together representatives of government, business, and academia, for promotion purposes. It depends on the principles of open regionalism for strengthening trade facilitation and investment, promotion, and social development of the region. Social, cultural, political, geographical, and economic linkages exist between 22 member nations. The main objective of this chapter is analyzing India's trade potential with IORA member nations. The main outcome of this chapter is that India should concentrate on ammonium dihydrogen orthophosphate for Australia, gold and semi-manufactured for Singapore, mineral or chemical fertilizers for Thailand, tankers for Malaysia, warp knit fabrics of synthetic fibers for Indonesia, ammonium dihydrogen orthophosphate for South Africa, palm oil and fractions for Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Mozambique, Tanzania, the United Republic of Yemen, crude palm oil for Kenya, bigeye tunas, frozen for Mauritius, and carded yarn of fine animal hair for Madagascar.

THE ROLE OF EDUCATION ON DISASTER PREPAREDNESS CASE STUDY OF 2012 INDIAN OCEAN EARTHQUAKES ON THAILAND’S

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Raya Muttarak ◽  
Wiraporn Pothisiri
Keyword(s):  
Indian Ocean ◽  
Emergency Preparedness ◽  
Disaster Preparedness ◽  
Formal Education ◽  
Disaster Experience ◽  
Individual Household ◽  
The Indian Ocean ◽  
The Individual

In this paper we investigate how well residents of the Andaman coast in Phang Nga province, Thailand, are prepared for earthquakes and tsunami. It is hypothesized that formal education can promote disaster preparedness because education enhances individual cognitive and learning skills, as well as access to information. A survey was conducted of 557 households in the areas that received tsunami warnings following the Indian Ocean earthquakes on 11 April 2012. Interviews were carried out during the period of numerous aftershocks, which put residents in the region on high alert. The respondents were asked what emergency preparedness measures they had taken following the 11 April earthquakes. Using the partial proportional odds model, the paper investigates determinants of personal disaster preparedness measured as the number of preparedness actions taken. Controlling for village effects, we find that formal education, measured at the individual, household, and community levels, has a positive relationship with taking preparedness measures. For the survey group without past disaster experience, the education level of household members is positively related to disaster preparedness. The findings also show that disaster related training is most effective for individuals with high educational attainment. Furthermore, living in a community with a higher proportion of women who have at least a secondary education increases the likelihood of disaster preparedness. In conclusion, we found that formal education can increase disaster preparedness and reduce vulnerability to natural hazards.

From Littoral to Ozone: On Mike Pearson’s Contributions to Indian Ocean History

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 12-24
Author(s):  
Edward A. Alpers
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
Indian Ocean ◽  
Great Circle ◽  
Historical Scholarship ◽  
The Indian Ocean ◽  
Seminal Article

In this article I examine two of Michael Pearson’s most important contributions to our understanding of Indian Ocean history: the concept of the littoral, which he first articulated in his seminal article on “Littoral society: the case for the coast” in The Great Circle 7, no. 1 (1985): 1-8, and his comment in The Indian Ocean (London and New York: Routledge, 2003, p. 9) that “I want it to have a whiff of ozone.” Accordingly, I review Pearson’s publications to see how he has written about these two notions and how they have influenced historical scholarship about the Indian Ocean.

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