Governing disasters : engaging local populations in humanitarian relief / Shahla F. Ali, University of Hong Kong.
2016
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Author
Title
Governing disasters : engaging local populations in humanitarian relief / Shahla F. Ali, University of Hong Kong.
Published
New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2016.
Call Number
K1980 .A95 2016
ISBN
9781107106390 (hardback)
1107106397 (hardback)
1107106397 (hardback)
Description
xix, 325 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
System Control No.
(OCoLC)925426715
Summary
"Drawing on six case studies and a survey of 69 members of the relief sector, this book suggests that the key to the efficacy of post-disaster recovery is the primacy given to local actors in the management, direction and design of relief programs. Where local partnership and knowledge generation and application is ongoing, cohesive, meaningful and inclusive, disaster relief efforts are more targeted, cost-effective, efficient and timely. Governing Disasters: Engaging Local Populations in Humanitarian Relief examines the interplay between law, governance and collaborative decision making with international, state, private sector and community actors in order to understand the dynamics of a global decentralized yet coordinated process of post-disaster humanitarian assistance."--Preliminary page.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 283-319) and index.
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Purchased from the income of the Beinecke Fund
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The Arthur W. Diamond Law Library
Purchased from the income of the Beinecke Fund
Table of Contents
List of Figures and Tables
xi
Acknowledgments
xiii
List of Treaties
xv
List of Other International Instruments
xvii
List of Cases
xix
Introduction
1
Summary of Findings
5
Data Collection Method
8
Emerging Global Policy Support for Local Participation in Humanitarian Relief
8
Organization of Book
11
Part I Overview
17
1.
New Governance and Humanitarian Aid
19
Overview
19
New Governance Scholarship
19
Assessment in Light of the Research Objectives
32
2.
Legal Background: Post-disaster Humanitarian Aid Law and Policy
34
Introduction
34
Legal and Policy Issues in Humanitarian Aid
35
Challenges in Implementing Humanitarian Legal Obligations
44
Interrelationship between Humanitarian Intervention and Humanitarian Assistance: Legal and Policy Perspectives
48
New Humanitarianism
52
New Forms of Decision Making: Participants and Stakeholders
53
Emerging Obligation to Ensure Local Participation in Humanitarian Assistance
58
Globalization and Aid
60
Summary and Conclusion
64
Part II International-Led Response
65
3.
Theory and Practice of International Response
67
Introduction
67
Contingency Planning
67
Access to Accurate and Reliable Information
69
Effective Communication, Participation and Cultural Awareness
73
Challenges in International-Led Response
74
4.
Indonesia's Tsunami of 2004
76
Introduction
76
Policy Background
78
International Response
82
Local Participation
87
Private-Sector Collaboration
88
Outcome
89
Lessons Learned Regarding Local Participation in Humanitarian Aid
90
Policy Recommendations
93
5.
Haitian Earthquake of 2010
96
Introduction
96
UN's Response and Challenges
101
Lessons Learned: The Need for a More Inclusive Approach
111
Reconstruction and Recovery
118
Policy Recommendations
120
Looking Ahead
123
Conclusions
124
Part III State-Led Response
127
6.
Theory and Practice of State-Led Response
129
Introduction
129
Information Management and Communications
129
Community Assessment and Planning
130
Establishing Trust between State and Local Communities
132
Statutory Measures
133
Monitoring and Evaluation
134
Conclusion
135
7.
Thai Flood of 2011
136
Introduction
136
National Response
138
External Support
140
Local Participation
143
Private-Sector Collaboration
145
Outcome
146
Lesson Learned
147
Policy Recommendations
149
Conclusion: Adopting a Community-Based Approach
151
8.
Japan's Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami 2011
152
Introduction
152
National Response
155
External Support
163
Civil Society Participation
166
Local Participation
167
Information Technology
168
Outcome
170
Lessons Learned
171
Policy Recommendations
175
Conclusion
176
9.
Hurricane Katrina
178
Introduction
178
National Response
181
Engaging with Local Populations in Relief Efforts
196
Outcome
199
Lessons Learned
200
Policy Recommendations
206
Conclusion
212
Part IV Examining Public-Private Partnerships
213
10.
Myanmar's Cyclone Nargis of 2008
215
Introduction
215
Private-Sector Collaboration
216
Myanmar Village Response
220
Domestic Response
221
Global Response
223
Local Participation
224
Outcome
225
Conclusion and Lessons Learned
227
Policy Recommendations
228
11.
Public[—]Private Partnerships through Crowd-Sourced Governance
229
Introduction
229
Technology Collaboration for Humanitarian Relief at the UN
230
Public-Private Partnerships: Disaster Relief 2.0
232
Policy Suggestions
237
Part V Survey Findings and Policy Recommendations
241
12.
Governance and Humanitarian Aid Survey Data
243
Summary of Findings
244
Survey Data Collection Method
245
Program Effectiveness
247
Role of the Local Community in Disaster Relief Work
247
Local Collaboration
249
Nature of Collaboration
250
Benefits of Collaboration: Efficiency, Access, Information and Resilience
250
Challenges in Disaster Aid
254
Conclusions
261
13.
Conclusions: Lessons Learned/Policy Suggestions
263
Indonesia and Haiti: Recognizing the Importance of Local Knowledge and Institutions
265
Japan and the United States: Centralization and Fragmentation
270
Public-Private Partnerships: A Myanmar Village and Second Muse
273
Policy Recommendations for Improving the Quality of Local-Global Coordination in Relief Efforts: Survey Findings
275
Conclusion
281
Select Bibliography
283
Index
321