Citation

Field J. Disasters 2018; 42(Suppl 2): S265-S286.

Affiliation

Assistant Professor, O.P. Jindal Global University, India.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2018, John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1111/disa.12305

PMID

30080271

Abstract

'Divided disasters' are conflicts and natural hazard-induced disasters that occur simultaneously, but in different locations within the same national boundaries. They will place pressure on the same national governance structures, will draw on the same international and national humanitarian resources, and therefore can mutually reinforce the challenges and risks faced by affected populations. Yet, as this paper argues, the impacts do not originate in the direct interaction of these two variables. Rather, they derive, in part, from the management of humanitarian responses to them-namely, through the reprioritisation of attention and the redeployment of resources as driven by the imperatives of 'the good project'. Using a case study of the Philippines, and the parallel emergencies of Typhoon Haiyan (one of the strongest tropical cyclones on record) and the spike in violence in Mindanao in 2013, this paper explores the organisational motivators of humanitarian responses to divided disasters, and assesses their implications for affected populations.

© 2018 The Author(s). Disasters © Overseas Development Institute, 2018.

Language: en

Keywords

aid effectiveness; conflict; disaster; humanitarianism; non-governmental organisations (NGOs); the Philippines