Humanitarian Crises and Natural Disasters: A SADC Perspective

2013 ◽  
pp. 189-203
Keyword(s):  
Natural Disasters ◽  
Humanitarian Crises

Law on Natural Disasters

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ki-Gab Park
Keyword(s):  
Natural Disasters ◽  
International Cooperation ◽  
Natural Disaster ◽  
International Community ◽  
The State ◽  
Efficient Tool ◽  
International Solidarity ◽  
Cooperation Mechanism ◽  
Prior Consent ◽  
Humanitarian Crises

The chapter argues that natural disasters are common concerns in the international community. At the same time, the current international cooperation mechanism, based on the principle of equal sovereignty, require prior consent by the state affected by a natural disaster. Unfortunately, this is not always an efficient tool for the protection of victims. The globalization of problems and the proliferation of humanitarian crises make the veritable solidarity of the international community increasingly necessary, and therefore another high value, namely international solidarity or community obligations, should create direct and immediate obligations for all members of the international community. The main object of this chapter is to discuss the future-oriented direction of the law on natural disasters. This means, first, to ascertain the lex lata, especially customary rules. The chapter further offers some suggestions on possible ways for the international community to provide more effective relief for victims of natural disasters.

scholarly journals Community Building at the Time of Nargis: The ASEAN Response

2009 ◽  
Vol 28 (4) ◽  
pp. 3-22 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julio Santiag Amador
Keyword(s):  
Natural Disasters ◽  
Disaster Management ◽  
Community Building ◽  
Humanitarian Aid ◽  
International Aid ◽  
Management Policy ◽  
Slow Response ◽  
Sovereign State ◽  
Humanitarian Crises ◽  
Cyclone Nargis

Cyclone Nargis was one of the most powerful disasters to hit Myanmar and Southeast Asia. Myanmar was criticized internationally for its allegedly slow effort in allowing international aid to enter into the country. This paper examines the criticism levelled against the ASEAN for its slow response in providing aid to the beleaguered in Myanmar and relates that criticism to ASEAN's disaster management policy. It focuses on ASEAN's engagement with Myanmar in order to allow humanitarian aid to flow into the country. The paper suggests that in time ASEAN will have to move from its doctrine of non-intervention in the affairs of a sovereign state to one of non-indifference if it wishes to remain relevant. Ultimately, ASEAN will have to re-evaluate its own goals in order to be a more successful apparatus for interstate and regional affairs, especially with respect to humanitarian crises brought about by natural disasters.

Conflict, disasters, and humanitarian response

2018 ◽  
pp. 49-52
Author(s):  
Miriam Orcutt ◽  
Clare Shortall ◽  
Aula Abbara
Keyword(s):  
Natural Disasters ◽  
Communicable Diseases ◽  
Children Under Five ◽  
Under Five ◽  
Humanitarian Response ◽  
Humanitarian Crises ◽  
Provision Of Services ◽  
Women And Children ◽  
Effective Inclusion ◽  
Current Provision

With a growing number of people affected by conflict and protracted humanitarian crises worldwide and the increasing frequency of natural disasters, provision of healthcare to the most vulnerable within these populations, especially women and children, is a priority. From 1990 to 2013, almost 217 million people per year were affected by natural disasters and by 2015, at least 60 million people had fled their homes because of conflict and violence, nearly half of them were children. Armed conflict and natural disasters create morbidity and mortality spikes, with children under five being particularly affected. They also lead to mass population displacement and breakdown of health infrastructure; in turn leading to increases in communicable and non-communicable diseases. The current provision of services in these contexts are insufficient and there is increased emphasis on effective inclusion of these areas in the formation of all stages of humanitarian response.

Emergency Surgery Data and Documentation Reporting Forms for Sudden-Onset Humanitarian Crises, Natural Disasters and the Existing Burden of Surgical Disease

2012 ◽  
Vol 27 (6) ◽  
pp. 577-582 ◽  
Author(s):  
Frederick M. Burkle ◽  
Jason W. Nickerson ◽  
Johan von Schreeb ◽  
Anthony D. Redmond ◽  
Kelly A. McQueen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Natural Disasters ◽  
Emergency Surgery ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Sudden Onset ◽  
World Health ◽  
Surgical Patient ◽  
Publication Type ◽  
Surgical Disease ◽  
Humanitarian Crises ◽  
Medical Teams

AbstractFollowing large-scale disasters and major complex emergencies, especially in resource-poor settings, emergency surgery is practiced by Foreign Medical Teams (FMTs) sent by governmental and non-governmental organizations (NGOs). These surgical experiences have not yielded an appropriate standardized collection of data and reporting to meet standards required by national authorities, the World Health Organization, and the Inter-Agency Standing Committee's Global Health Cluster. Utilizing the 2011 International Data Collection guidelines for surgery initiated by Médecins Sans Frontières, the authors of this paper developed an individual patient-centric form and an International Standard Reporting Template for Surgical Care to record data for victims of a disaster as well as the co-existing burden of surgical disease within the affected community. The data includes surgical patient outcomes and perioperative mortality, along with referrals for rehabilitation, mental health and psychosocial care. The purpose of the standard data format is fourfold: (1) to ensure that all surgical providers, especially from indigenous first responder teams and others performing emergency surgery, from national and international (Foreign) medical teams, contribute relevant and purposeful reporting; (2) to provide universally acceptable forms that meet the minimal needs of both national authorities and the Health Cluster; (3) to increase transparency and accountability, contributing to improved humanitarian coordination; and (4) to facilitate a comprehensive review of services provided to those affected by the crisis.BurkleFMJr, NickersonJW, von SchreebJ, RedmondAD, McQueenKA, NortonI, RoyN. Emergency surgery data and documentation reporting forms for sudden-onset humanitarian crises, natural disasters and the existing burden of surgical disease. Prehosp Disaster Med.2012;27(6):1-6.

scholarly journals Not all Natural Disasters are Covered Equal: A Focus on Canadian Media

2018 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 46-71
Author(s):  
Aaida Mamuji ◽  
Bilel Kchouk
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Natural Disasters ◽  
Federal Government ◽  
Media Coverage ◽  
News Coverage ◽  
Sudden Onset ◽  
Quantitative And Qualitative Research ◽  
Humanitarian Crises ◽  
Relief Efforts ◽  
Slow Onset

When Canada launches a Matching Fund in response to natural disasters abroad, the federal government commits to match dollar-for-dollar donations made by the Canadian public to eligible charities participating in disaster-relief efforts. In this study, we used both quantitative and qualitative research methods to analyze Canadian news coverage in response to these humanitarian crises. We found that there was variance in media coverage depending on the nature of the natural disasters, namely whether the disasters were sudden-onset or slow-onset. Sudden-onset disasters not only benefited from more television airtime and print media, the content of coverage was characteristically different than slow-onset disasters.

scholarly journals Alternative Methods of Financing Humanitarian Crises. Crowdfunding

2021 ◽  
Vol 66 (4) ◽  
pp. 531-546
Author(s):  
Katarzyna Wierzbicka ◽  
Joanna Prystrom
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Population Growth ◽  
Natural Disasters ◽  
Humanitarian Aid ◽  
Armed Conflicts ◽  
Alternative Methods ◽  
Civil Protection ◽  
Continuous Increase ◽  
Humanitarian Crises ◽  
The World

Abstract There is a continuous increase in the number of humanitarian crises around the world. The number of armed conflicts and attacks on civilians is increasing at an alarming rate. Natural disasters compounded by climate change and population growth are also occurring more frequently and with increasing intensity. Given that over 60 million people have been forcibly displaced worldwide, prolonged forced displacement has become the biggest humanitarian, development, political and economic challenge. The needs are increasingly outweighing resources, and humanitarian aid and civil protection are becoming increasingly complex. Funds for humanitarian aid come from the budgets of individual countries. In situations of severe crisis, other state authorities may also decide to grant humanitarian aid from the funds at their disposal. In addition, there are many options for providing humanitarian aid. The purpose of the article is to present methods as crowdfunding for financing humanitarian crises that do not belong to state funds. Most often they come from community collections or projects where more people are involved. It must be admitted, however, that this assistance still seems disproportionately small in relation to the needs.

scholarly journals Women Without a Nation

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 85-95
Author(s):  
Amanda Zanco
Keyword(s):  
Natural Disasters ◽  
Armed Conflict ◽  
Life Experiences ◽  
Short Paper ◽  
Refugee Crisis ◽  
Ethical Reflection ◽  
Mainstream Media ◽  
Doctoral Research ◽  
Refugee Women ◽  
Humanitarian Crises

Photography has the ability to provoke ethical reflection and to provide an emotional connection to the reality of individual suffering (Hariman & Lucaites, 2016). Therefore, given the remarkable importance of visual communication in covering humanitarian crises, this short paper aims to problematize humanitarian photography practice and reflect on alternative ways of framing representations of refugee women’s life experiences outside mainstream media. Thus, I propose here an initial conversation regarding my doctoral research that focuses on self-representation of refugee women. I aim to investigate how self-representation can challenge the way to document refugee women’s life experiences by constructing through visual narration their identities and exiled memories. Therefore, the objective of this paper is to deromanticize the humanitarian discourse by reflecting on the photographer’s role in the field and by exploring alternative photography practices that frame nations affected by crises. The word crisis governs my work not only because refugee women are victims of a global refugee crisis resulting from armed conflict, natural disasters, and diseases, but also because of the daily subjective crises that these women face in lands that they now call home. Through self-representation, they can construct their stories beyond the problematic of conflicts. Thus, by reflecting on the activist potential of self-representation in framing of refugee memories it is possible to think of new opportunities to make their struggles visible in times of crisis.  

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