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Dr Minako Sakai ([email protected])
The University of New South Wales
Agency in Asia Pacific Disaster Relief:
Connectivity, conflict and community resilience
Outline
Background of this project
Methodology
Approaches
◦ Geographical scope
◦ Conceptual framework
Key Finding and Policy Recommendations
Questions for effective
partnerships?
How can Australia and New Zealand or
international community effectively assist
in disaster management and fostering
community resilience in the Asia Pacific
region?
Disaster Relief in the Asia Pacific Region: Capacity Building and Community Resilience
1. Capacity building and resilience of the affected community
2. The role of civil society organizations
3. The role of government institutions and the armed forces
11 papers presented. For abstracts, see
http://hass.unsw.adfa.edu.au/apss/past.php?select=+2011+&chosen_year=2011
Asia Pacific Seminar Series at
UNSW Canberra 2011
Approaches and Methodology
Interlink between resilience and
vulnerability
Resilience: human capacity to recover
from a disaster
Not single-disaster focused, a wide
range of disaster incidents in scope in
seven key countries in the Asia Pacific
region
Approaches and Methodology
An analysis of the role of key agencies
in a comparative manner (general
sociological knowledge of the capacity to
act in a given situation and specific
institutions including governments)
Disasters: multi-dimensional including
both natural (cyclones, earthquakes)
and human-induced disasters (coups,
conflicts)
Approaches and Methodology
Multi-disciplined social science approaches to explore effective connections and collaborations between agents
◦ Anthropology, Geography, Media Studies, Political Science, Economics, Sociology
Academics have long-term on the ground research experiences in the locality besides disaster management and community resilience issues.
*Dr Minako Sakai (UNSW)
*Dr Edwin Jurriens (UNSW)
*Dr Jian Zhang (UNSW)
*Dr Alec Thornton (UNSW)
A/Prof. Ursula Rao (UNSW)
Prof Satish Chand (UNSW)
Prof David Lovell (UNSW)
Dr Amelia Fauzia (UNSW and UIN Jakarta)
A/Prof Keishin Inaba (Osaka University)
Dr Priyambudi Sulistiyanto (Flinders University)
A/Prof. Etinne Nel (University of Otago)
Dr Maria Talaitupu Kerslake (National University
of Samoa)
Dr Chris Roberts (ANU and UNSW)
A/Prof Jenny Bryant-Takalau (University of
Otago)
Disasters in Scope Country Disasters and the times of incidents
China Wenchuan earthquake (2008)
Japan Kobe Earthquake (1994), Tohoku
Earthquake and Tsunami (2011)
Myanmar Cyclone Nargis (2008)
Indonesia Aceh Tsunami (2004), Yogyakarta
Earthquake (2006), Padang
Earthquakes (2006), Merapi volcano
eruptions (2010)
Fiji Cyclones and Flood (1972, 1983, 2009),
Droughts (1982, 1998), Political Coups
(1987,2000,2006)
Samoa Cyclones 1990-91, 1994, Tsunami 2009
India Slum Demolitions in Dehli (2009)
Key Agencies in this project
Key agencies Countries and Regions
Civil society groups Japan, Indonesia
Political actors &
Government agencies
Indonesia, India, ASEAN
Military China, Myanmar
Media Indonesia
Businesses and
Economy
Fiji, Samoa
Local knowledge and
Culture
Indonesia, Fiji, India
Civil Society and the State
1) Civil society groups with varied backgrounds (no SES equivalents)
2) Tendency by the state to regulate civil society groups
◦ Accountability and /or government funding (Japan)
◦ Civil society groups as competing and a threat (Indonesia)
3) Appropriate legal framework needed to support civil society groups for sustainable fund raising activities
Political Actors and the Military
Disasters = Political Opportunities
(personal gains)
Disasters: non-traditional threat = places
to be seen
Over dominance of the military and lack
of engagements with civil society
organisations or weak civil society
development (Myanmar, China,
Indonesia)
Media and its Role in
Community Resilience Main stream media: Disaster Media
◦ Decontextualization of existing social
situations
◦ Driven by media cooperate interests for
publicity and viewing rates (infotainment)
Alternative Community Media: effective for
community cohesiveness and resilience
◦ Community theatre, video making by youth,
Businesses
Creating a stronger economy and
economic diversification: Neo-liberalism
approaches often difficult to implement
on the ground
Man-made disasters such as coups and
conflicts have more negative economic
impact than natural disasters as it
destroys trust in society.
Local knowledge and Culture
Government or top-down approaches for
post-recovery efforts: not necessarily the
best for strengthening community
resilience
Local knowledge, formal and semi-kinship
and cultural belief vital for survival and
community resilience
Dr Minako Sakai [email protected]
SENIOR LECTURER, SCHOOL OF
HUMANITIEES AND SOCIAL SOCIENCES THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES,
CANBERA Asia Pacific Seminar Series 2011 Theme:
Disaster Relief in the Asia Pacific Region: Capacity Building and Community Resilience
http://hass.unsw.adfa.edu.au/apss/past.php?select=+2011+&chosen_year=2011