Citation

Borg RP, Borg Axisa G, Ophiyandri T, Hakam A. Int. J. Disaster Resil. Built Environ. 2020; 12(3): 265-279.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2020, Emerald Group Publishing)

DOI

10.1108/IJDRBE-05-2020-0036

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

PURPOSE This paper aims to provide a framework for building resilience to coastal hazards with reference to Asian nations at the local, intra-regional and inter-regional levels. This framework provides a roadmap that will enable higher education institutions in the region to play a significant role in educating and training new leaders for disaster risk reduction (DRR) and in working directly with local communities to implement plans.

DESIGN/METHODOLOGY/APPROACH Events such as the 2004 tsunami highlighted the transboundary nature of coastal hazard and the importance of regional cooperation. A framework for inter- and intra-regional cooperation was developed through focus groups organised with community participants in five Asian nations exposed to coastal risks: Sri Lanka, Maldives, Myanmar, Indonesia and the Philippines.

FINDINGS Different stakeholders assessed inter- and intra-regional cooperation at different levels as a means to provide a baseline scenario to develop a capacity-building roadmap for such cooperation. The discussions organised through structured face-to-face encounters considered cooperation at different scales: international, regional, national and local. The framework key areas were developed and included knowledge databases, data and resource sharing and exchange education programmes.

ORIGINALITY/VALUE Multi-hazard early warning for more resilient coastal communities is increasingly complex in view of the discourse related to the wider economic and social environments. The research proposes a framework for inter- and intra-regional cooperation at different scales; from local to regional and to the inter-continental dimensions and even through a bottom-up approach, together with the experts' and managing authorities' top-down positions.

Language: en

Keywords

Asia; Disaster risk reduction; Higher education institutions; Inter-regional cooperation; Intra-regional cooperation; Multi-hazard early warning systems