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Sustainable and Equitable Use of Mineral Resources: A QUAD Implication
In the Indo-Pacific region, around two-thirds of the ocean lies in Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction (ABNJs), home to unique species and habitats critical to marine biodiversity. The biodiversity in ABNJ is i...
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Chapter
Social Entrepreneurship and Disaster Risk Reduction—A Case of India
The Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015–30 has stressed on public and private investments for empowering the social, economic and cultural resilience of the communities, and suggests that these i...
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Chapter
Private Sector: Under-Appreciated Actors in Disaster Response and Recovery
Across economies, the private sector essentially consists of large, medium, small and micro businesses, in varying degrees. These categories are characteristically different but mutually dependent and, hence, ...
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Innovation in Earthquake Early Warning System: A Case Study of EQ Guard
Global frequency of disasters is following an upward trend. While the frequency of significant earthquake linked disasters is much less compared to hydrometeorological disasters, the causalities attributed to ...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Risk Governance and the Role of the Informal Sector in Disaster Recovery: The Case of 2015 Nepal Earthquake
This chapter is a case study focusing on disaster governance and its implications on the informal sector’s recovery process in the aftermath of the 2015 Nepal earthquake. The recovery framework of the governme...
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Enforcement of Building Construction Regulations in Urban Centers of India
The urban centers in India are experiencing a rapid transformation, both controlled and uncontrolled, supported by the growing economy in the past two decades. However, this rapid urban growth has led to failu...
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Article
Open AccessBangkok to Sendai and Beyond: Implications for Disaster Risk Reduction in Asia
The recently concluded World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction (WCDRR) in Sendai, Japan and the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015–2030 (SFDRR) have set renewed priorities for disaster risk ...
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Chapter
Disaster Risk Reduction Strategies of Japanese Private Sector in Danang City
The increase in frequency and severity of natural disasters due to climate change is leading to huge economic loss across the globe. Considering that the private sector contributes 75–80 % of the total investm...
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Chapter
Role of Regional Organizations for Enhancing Private Sector Involvement in Disaster Risk Reduction in Develo** Asia
Asia has a large diversity on disaster risks, and role of different stakeholders are different based on the country context. The regional organization (ASEAN, SAARC, APEC) in Asia plays an important role in di...
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Public Private Partnership: Emerging Role of the Private Sector in Strengthening India’s Disaster Resilience
The role of public and private sector in disaster risk reduction is emerging as an important area of attention in the post 2015 Hyogo Framework for Action agenda across the globe. In a rapidly urbanizing India...
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Article
Managing the Indian coast in the face of disasters & climate change: a review and analysis of India’s coastal zone management policies
Serious attempts have been made to manage the highly populated Indian coast during the last 25 years in terms of regulating the activities and managing disasters. This has lead to formulation of various polici...
