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M.E.Reza - ArticlesAuthor had extensive experience in Disaster Management and Humanitarian Assistance with 28 years service with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. Involvement included assignments to Iran, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Serbia-Montenegro, China, Mongolia and also emergency missions to Pakistan, Romania,and Sri-Lanka.
When Relief Operations OverwhelmedInordinate delays in providing immediate humanitarian assistance will exacerbate the crisis arising from natural disasters, propelling such situations into another full grown disaster. Recent experience with the barrage of natural disasters that hit the Asian Pacific region posed a grim reminder that emergency preparedness cannot withstand intense wide-ranging devastation without efforts involving full collaboration, cooperation and coordination of regional stakeholders. ASEAN's Evolution in Disaster ManagementASEAN scored another first with its regional agreement promoting cooperation and collaboration to reduce disaster losses and intensifying joint emergency response to disasters in the Southeast Asian region. Described as the first of its kind in the world, the agreement marks a new milestone in ASEAN's evolution in disaster management. Collective Action for Disaster ManagementThe world community need consistent reminders of the challenges which natural disasters posed and the consequences of inaction. Numerous past wake-up calls by international aid agencies, disaster management institutions and practitioners somehow dissipated in the milieu of challenges and issues at hand. It behooves comprehensive collective action if the world community want to sustain the quality of life for mankind for future generations. Flash Floods Nature's VengeanceUninhibited urban growth without proper urban planning will create conditions susceptible to disasters. Uncontrolled construction in a lax atmosphere of urban planning without careful consideration for risk reduction is a recipe for disaster. Urban Risks Flash FloodsDisaster risk reduction in identified potential flood prone areas need to focus on extent of exposure and vulnerability. The deadly flash floods rang the alarms for town planners to heed and pay more attention to environmental standards in rapid urbanization and industrialization. Disaster Response Contingency PlanningDeveloping appropriate response to mitigate the impact of natural disasters calls for crafting well thought out contingency plan with the involvement of all concerned stakeholders. Natural Disasters Contingency PlanningWith natural disasters intensifying to greater scale and their destructive force getting worse, there’s a dire need to ensure that we have a Contingency Plan devised for such circumstances to be prepared for anything that could happen. Rapid response and appropriate steps to manage the emergency can make all the difference during disasters. The difference lies in Contingency Planning.
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