Publication
Preparing for the 6th Asian Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction (AMCDRR)
June 2014
Southasiadisasters.net issue no. 112, June 2014:
This issue of Southasiadisasters.net highlights pertinent areas of disaster risk management from Asia to prepare for the upcoming 6th Asian Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction which is scheduled on 22–26 June 2014. The theme of this year's conference is Promoting Investments for Resilient Nations and Communities. The articles in this issue provide an overview of key challenges and best practices in the field of disaster risk reduction from Asia. Voices of local community members on the importance of livelihood support against disasters have also been highlighted with the purpose of making them heard to policymakers and experts.
The content includes: (i) The 6th AMCDRR: Towards a Resilient Asia, (ii) The 6th AMCDRR: Asia on the Threshold of HFA2, (iii) Disasters, Targets and Indicators for Post 2015 Development Agenda: Some Concerns, (iv) Impact of Disasters on Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs): Agenda for HFA2, (v) Capturing Disaster Risk Reduction Voices in Asia, (vi) Beyond Scarcity: The Arsenic Disaster, (vii) A Recipe for Disaster Resilience? (viii) The Importance of GIS in Disaster and Emergency Management, (ix) Flood Management in Bangladesh: Recent Evidence and Future Challenges, (x) Disaster Risks of Dhaka City, (xi) Youthful View on Hyogo Framework for Action 2, (xiii) Let there be Cyclone, We are Ready! (xiv) Post Disaster Shelter Rehabilitation in Cambodia, (xv) Voices from Small and Medium Entrepreneurs of Puri, Odisha on 2011 Floods, (xvi) Oxfam Minimum Standards for Gender in Emergencies, (xvii) Engaging SAARC for Resilience and Cross Border Facilitation for Rapid Response in Disasters, (xviii) The Safer Schools Project, Ayeryawaddy Delta, Myanmar, (xix) Almost Ten Years after the Asian Tsunami, What Worked?
