Response to future disasters
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The World Bank stands ready to support Myanmar?s efforts to help its people in times of disaster, said an official of the international financial institution.
Ellen Goldstein, the bank?s country director for Myanmar, Cambodia and Laos, said World Bank projects in country will improve its ability to respond when disasters strike.
?With Myanmar being one of the most disaster-prone countries in the world, and the threat of climate change increasing, this project will proactively help the country prevent and minimize risks so Myanmar is ready when a disaster strikes,” she said Tuesday at the launch of a two-day workshop for its Myanmar Southeast Asia Disaster Risk Management Project..." ("Myanmar Times")
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World Bank
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2018-01-28
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2018-02-24
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Abstract: "The objective of the Flood and Landslide Emergency Recovery Project for Myanmar is to support recovery in priority disaster-affected areas and, in the event of another eligible crisis or emergency, to provide immediate and effective response to said eligible crisis or emergency. Some of the negative impacts and mitigation measures include: for all projects that are proposed for Bank financing and affect Indigenous Peoples, the Bank requires the borrower to engage in a process of free, prior, and informed consultation. The Bank provides project financing only where free, prior, and informed consultation results in broad community support to the project by the affected Indigenous Peoples. Such Bank-financed projects include measures to (a) avoid potentially adverse effects on the Indigenous Peoples? communities; or (b) when avoidance is not feasible, minimize, mitigate, or compensate for such effects. Bank-financed projects are also designed to ensure that the Indigenous Peoples receive social and economic benefits that are culturally appropriate and gender and inter-generationally inclusive; ensure that ethnic minorities and other vulnerable people are meaningfully consulted and that they receive project benefits in a culturally appropriate manner; prevent and, where unavoidable, fully compensate loss in livelihood associated with or caused by the project; and develop the capacity of the implementation agencies to manage environmental and social impacts in partnership with the affected communities"
Ignacio, Demilour Reyes;
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World Bank
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2016-03-08
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2016-03-17
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"The objective of the Myanmar Flood and Landslides Emergency Recovery Project is to support recovery in priority disaster-affected areas and, in the event of another eligible crisis or emergency, to provide immediate and effective response to said eligible crisis or emergency. The policy covers direct economic and social impacts that both result from Bank-assisted investment projects, and are caused by (a) involuntary taking of land resulting in (i) relocation or loss of shelter; (ii) loss of assets or access to assets; or (iii) loss of income sources or means of livelihood, whether or not the affected persons must move to another location; or (b) the involuntary restriction of access to legally designated parks and protected areas resulting in adverse impacts on the livelihoods of the displaced persons. If the policy is triggered, the borrower prepares a resettlement plan or a resettlement policy framework that covers the following: (a) the resettlement plan or resettlement policy framework includes measures to ensure that the displaced persons are (i) informed about their options and rights pertaining to resettlement; (ii) consulted on, offered choices among, and provided with technically and economically feasible resettlement alternatives; and (iii) provided prompt and effective compensation at full replacement cost for losses of assets attributable directly to the project"
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World Bank
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2016-03-12
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2016-03-17
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Introduction: "In May 2008, the international community was frustrated
with Myanmar?s1 resistance
to humanitarian access after the country was hit by the large-scale cyclone named
?Nargis.? Western nations as well as neighboring countries tried to persuade the military
government to open up the country and to let in aid supplies and rescue personnel,
however, the junta refused to accept them. Myanmar criticized the humanitarian access,
calling it ?humanitarian intervention.?
This paper looks further into the Myanmar case, focusing on political negotiations
among the international community, regional community and Myanmar. The Myanmar
case is the first in which controversy over humanitarian access after a natural disaster
occurred, and it involves the principle of the ?Responsibility to Protect? (generally called
the ?R2P?)2 vulnerable people from crimes against humanity. In this case, a number of
Western nations asked for the invocation of the R2P principle proposing that the UN
Security Council should pass a resolution to authorize emergency relief delivery and
impose this on Myanmar if the junta was either unwilling or unable to cope, and where
significant loss of life had occurred. If a state fails to protect its people does it then
become the responsibility of the international community to protect that state?s
population? This paper makes a modest attempt to answer that question..."
Miki HONDA
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Waseda University
Date of publication:
2009-10-00
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2015-10-10
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Disaster overview: "The coordination team
suggests that there are three broad geographic areas.
The
team has conducted
field trips to
two of these ?typical? areas. Many houses in the areas visited are of timber construction but there are
also masonry
and semi masonry buildings.
Chin State: Mountainous
area severely affected by landslide
and
access issues.
Many
households
whose houses
were destroyed or are now in unsafe locations
are obliged to find
temporary accommodation
until new locations
are identified and support for rebuilding is
available.
Because houses were damaged by ground instability almost
all affected
houses will need to rebuilt
elsewhere.
Lack of useable roads is making access to affected villages
for
assessment and response extremely difficult.
Central plains: River flat areas where fast moving and deep flood waters have damaged houses,
destroyed
cropping land and food,
made some locations unsafe and deposited deep mud. Some
households
and complete
villages will need to relocate and others are waiting for the dry season for mud to dry out.
These
households
are
also obliged to wait in less than adequ
ate temporary conditions. As well
as this some houses are damaged and
uninhabitable. Deep mud is restricting access.
Delta area: The coordination team will visit this area in next days to assess the general
conditions but
government and anecdotal
reporting
suggests
extensive shelter damage..."
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UNHCR via ReliefWeb
Date of publication:
2015-09-14
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2015-10-03
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Situation Overview: "As sporadic flooding continues
in some areas of Myanmar, the number of
people termporarily
or still
displaced
since July continues to grow. As of 21 September, nearly 1.7
million people, including
over
578,000 children,
have been displaced by flooding and landslides across Myanmar.
The risk of seasonal flooding will continue
through the end of the rainy season in mid-October, with compounded risks of flooding, landslides and strong
winds possible during October and November, when cyclones most often hit Myanmar. Supported by
UNICEF, the Government of Myanmar is leading the recovery process to ensure short, medium, and long-term support to flood affected areas, including elements of disaster risk reduction and a focus on building
back better to ensure that infrastructure is resilient to future hazards.
Myanmar is at highest risk for hazards
in the Asia-Pacific region, and UNICEF is
fully
supportive
of
Government?s emphasis
on ensuring that
response and recovery programming aims to reduce these risks, especially for the most vulnerable including
children, persons with disabilities, and the poor..."
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UNICEF via ReliefWeb
Date of publication:
2015-09-24
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2015-10-03
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Emergency Flood Response: "In late July and August,
more than 1.7 million people in 13 states/regions were
affected by the widespread floods and landslides,
as a result of the tropical Cyclone Komen. WFP
prompted an emergency flood response on 2 August,
within 48 hours after the declaration of Chin, Magway,
Rakhine and Sagaing as Disaster Zones by
the President of Myanmar. One month after, WFP and
its cooperating partner have reached 100 percent of
455,269 targeted beneficiaries with 3,241 tons of food
in the states/regions of Bago, Chin, Kachin, Kayin,
Magway, Mon, Rakhine and Sagaing. In support of the
Government-led flood response, WFP has seconded
a senior staff to the National Natural Disaster
Management Committee (NNDMC) to provide technical
assistance and as a cluster lead of Logistics and
Emergency Telecommunication assisting the NNDMC,
WFP is coordinating with relevant ministries in
Nay Pyi Taw to provide necessary assistance..."
Source/publisher:
World Food Program (WFP) via ReleifWeb
Date of publication:
2015-09-00
Date of entry/update:
2015-10-03
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Men and women in Myanmar have, in principle, equal rights and
women play a role in all spheres of society. However, gender
discrimination is still widespread. There are very limited
opportunities for women?s leadership at all levels. Gender-based
violence, mostly against women, is widespread, particularly in
conflict areas. In the aftermath of cyclone Nargis, Oxfam set up a
programme in Dedaye Township, which aimed to restore primary
production and income levels, establish social safety nets, and
promote alternative skills-based livelihoods options. The
programme took two main approaches: to identify and address
vulnerability to risk and to foster the development of women?s
livelihoods. This both directly benefits women, who are among the
most vulnerable members of the community, and improves the
capacity of the whole community to withstand natural hazards.
Source/publisher:
Oxfam
Date of publication:
2012-05-00
Date of entry/update:
2012-10-07
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