
Alistair D. B. Cook, Lina Gong, S. Nanthini, Keith Paolo Catibog Landicho Executive Summary Preparation for the future is always paramount in disaster resilience. Considering the rapidly changing...
Alistair D. B. Cook, Lina Gong, S. Nanthini, Keith Paolo Catibog Landicho Executive Summary Preparation for the future is always paramount in disaster resilience. Considering the rapidly changing...
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SYNOPSIS In the face of the intensifying climate crisis, a more proactive approach to disaster management is needed for Southeast Asia to enhance its resilience to disasters. S. NANTHINI writes that...
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We are pleased to bring you the seventh issue of Beyond Relief! In our Feature Article, Dr Lina Gong discusses the need to update policies and guidelines related to the military's role in disaster...
Sohini Bose, Junior Fellow, Observer Research Foundation, India S. Nanthini, Senior Analyst at S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Singapore Disaster risk reduction is now part of the...
Lina Gong Executive Summary Gaps in humanitarian responses to recent crises such as COVID-19 and the Russia-Ukraine war show that approaches informed by past experiences are insufficient to deal with...
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Executive Summary The Indo-Pacific is the region most prone to natural hazards and sea-level rise compounded by the effects of climate change. Viewed as a direct security concern for the impact...
S. Nanthini COVID-19 drew attention to the trend of involving the military as part of national responses to health crises. S. NANTHINI suggests that governments clarify the role of their armed forces...
By Mely Caballero-Anthony, Alistair D. B. Cook and Jonatan Lassa SYNOPSIS The management of consequences arising from natural hazards in Southeast Asia has seen laudable advancement in the last 20...
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By Christopher Chen SYNOPSIS Quad leaders met in New York on 23 September 2022 and signed into operation the Guidelines for the ‘Quad Partnership on Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR)...
By S. Nanthini SYNOPSIS Humanitarian organisations are trying to adjust to the rapid transformation of information and communication technology. The rise in disinformation and misinformation poses...
By Christopher Chen SYNOPSIS On 3 November 2022, the International Committee of the Red Cross released its report, “Digitalising the Red Cross, Red Crescent and Red Crystal Emblems: Benefits, Risks...
Alistair D. B. Cook, Christopher Chen, Lina Gong, S. Nanthini The Future of Disaster Resilience is Now: Are We Ready? Executive Summary Since 2020, COVID-19 has impacted the way we work and function...
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Alistair D. B. Cook, Christopher Chen RSIS Commentary is a platform to provide timely and, where appropriate, policy-relevant commentary and analysis of topical and contemporary issues. The authors’...
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Edited by Mely Caballero-Anthony and Jose Ma. Luis Montesclaros Foreword Foresighted and pragmatic policymaking requires acknowledging the constancy of change, and the fleetingness and perhaps...
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By S. Nanthini SYNOPSIS Cities are now home to more than half the global population. As the urban population continues to increase amid the intensification of the effects of climate change, urban...
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By S. Nanthini and Lina Gong SYNOPSIS The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the search for a better way of managing human activities and their environmental impact thereby zeroing in on the specific...
The authors’ views are their own and do not represent the official position of the Institute of Defence and Strategic Studies of the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, NTU. These...
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Lina Gong and S. Nanthini Executive Summary Collective action is key in responding to complex, large-scale disasters. The mix of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the climate crisis and heightening...
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Alistair D. B. Cook, Christopher Chen 18 May 2022 Executive Summary Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, countries in the Indo-Pacific have had to deal with the overlapping effects of a pandemic...
S. Nanthini SYNOPSIS Two years into the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been unimaginable suffering caused by the potent combination of a public health crisis, economic downturns and increases in social...