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Australia’s aid programme: promoting effective
disaster risk management in the Asia Pacific region . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56
Australian Agency for International Development
Building local resilience for community transformation
in three Latin American countries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59
Melisa Bodenhamer, Maria-Luisa Interiano and Carolyn Rose-Avila, World Vision
Impact of storms on coastal communities: Annotto Bay, Jamaica . . . . . .63
Shakira Khan, Department of Geography and Geology,
University of the West Indies, Jamaica
Managing climate risks through climate information applications:
the Indonesian experience . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65
A.R. Subbiah, Lolita Bildan, and Kareff Rafisura, Asian Disaster
Preparedness Center
Delineation of potential risk zones, Limbe subdivision, Cameroon . . . . .
68
Buh Wung Gaston, GIS and Remote Sensing Department,
Limbe Bontanic Garden, Cameroon
Community perceptions and response to flood risks in
Nyando district, Western Kenya . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .71
Hellen Nyakundi, Dr Isaac Mwanzo and Stephen Mogere,
Kenyatta University, Kenya
Livelihoods at risk: the case of the Mphanda Nkuwa dam . . . . . . . . . . .73
James Morrissey, New College Oxford
Disaster risks at the quarry site and local coping initiatives:
the case of Kunduchi in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75
Benedict Malele, Senior Planning Officer,
University College of Lands and Architectural Studies, Tanzania
The changing face of disaster management in South Africa: managing
the move from response only, to risk reduction and response . . . . . . . .77
Lance Williams, Louis Buys, George Kilian, Johan Minnie, Dr Dewald van
Niekerk, Pat Reid and Ferdie Mocke, National Disaster Management Centre,
South Africa and the Disaster Management Institute of Southern Africa
Community participation may lead to disaster (disease) reduction
in camps: the role of the Ugandan Government and United Nations . . .81
Prossy Namuwulya and Trevor kaita Tumwesige
Disaster risk management needs media support:
InWEnt’s commitment to human resources development
for journalists and press relations officers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .82
Dr Christina Kamlage and Johanna Eisele, Division for the Environment,
Energy and Water, InWEnt – Capacity Building International
Crafting cross-cultural risk communication strategies . . . . . . . . . . . . . .85
Suzanne L. Frew, Cross-cultural Risk Communications Consultant,
The Frew Group
Concern’s approach to disaster risk reduction in the
haor communities of north-east Bangladesh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .87
Peter Crichton, Emergency Preparedness Coordinator, Concern Worldwide,
Dublin and Pankaj Kumar, Technical Advisor, Concern Worldwide, Bangladesh
Managing disasters: the Orissa experience . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .90
N. Sanyal, Managing Director, Orissa State Disaster Mitigation
Authority and Rajiv Bhawan, Orissa, India
Mitigating Madhubani’s menace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .93
Kennedy Dhanabalan, Director, Development Education and Capacity Building
(DE&CB) and Esther Ghosh, Officer, Disaster Management Unit, Evangelical
Fellowship of India Commission on Relief
The tsunami hazard map – its role in tsunami
preparedness for individuals and communities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .96
Satoru Tsukamoto, Senior Engineer, Disaster Management Group,
Kokusai Kogyo Co., Ltd.
Early warning systems for natural disasters in Korea . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .99
Dugkeun Park, PhD, Senior Analyst,
The National Emergency Management Agency, Seoul, Korea
Disaster risk management in Tajikistan: a FOCUS approach . . . . . . . .101
Hadi Husani, Executive Officer, Focus Humanitarian Assistance, USA
Photo: Nsoyunic Lawrence