@article{ref1,
title="The development of inter-regional and intra-regional cooperation frameworks for multi-hazard early warning systems in South and South-East Asia",
journal="International journal of disaster resilience in the built environment",
year="2020",
author="Borg, Ruben Paul and Borg Axisa, Glorianne and Ophiyandri, Taufika and Hakam, Abdul",
volume="12",
number="3",
pages="265-279",
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. <br><br>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. <br><br>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. <br><br>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.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1759-5908",
doi="10.1108/IJDRBE-05-2020-0036",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/IJDRBE-05-2020-0036"
}