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The 2004 Asian tsunami was the greatest natural disaster in recent
times. Almost 230 000 people died. In response, governments in Asia
and the broader international community announced large aid
programs. The resulting assistance effort was one of the largest
humanitarian programs ever organized in the developing world. This
book discusses the lessons of the aid effort for disaster
protection policy in developing countries.How effective was the
aid? What lessons can be learnt about how to respond when disasters
strike in poor countries? This insightful book addresses these
questions drawing on three themes of current development policy:
international aid policy; human security and the poor; and
approaches to disaster risk reduction. The most important lesson is
the need to `go local' in building up resilience at the grassroots
level in poor countries in Asia. Other lessons include the need for
better cooperation between the international community and local
and national organizations as well as the need to ensure that
adequate funding is provided to support disaster protection and
post-disaster recovery programs while taking into account cost
inflation associated with large-scale reconstruction efforts. This
analysis draws on the views of local contributors from the
countries most affected by the disaster. Analysts and
administrators involved in disaster response activities from
international organizations, NGOs and national governments will
find this a unique and important resource for their forward
planning. The book will also prove to be invaluable for academics
and students studying disaster management and human security,
international aid policy, international relations and Asian
economic issues.
This book is a history of the partnership between Indonesia and ADB
in the last five decades. Since Indonesia became a founding member
of ADB in 1966, both have evolved in remarkable ways. Indonesia
developed rapidly through the late 1990s yet faced a difficult time
of adjustment after the Asian financial crisis of 1997-1998. The
country has since resumed growth in the last decade. For its part,
ADB has widened its activities in Indonesia, transforming from a
project-oriented bank into a broad-based development institution.
This effective partnership reflects Indonesia's success in working
with the international community in the past 50 years.
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