On mitigating rapid onset natural disasters: Project THRUST (Tsunami Hazards Reduction Utilizing Systems Technology)

Eos ◽  
1988 ◽  
Vol 69 (24) ◽  
pp. 649 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. N. Bernard ◽  
R. R. Behn ◽  
G. T. Hebenstreit ◽  
F. I. Gonzalez ◽  
P. Krumpe ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Natural Disasters ◽  
Rapid Onset ◽  
Tsunami Hazards

scholarly journals Droughts, cyclones, and intimate partner violence: A disastrous mix for Indian women

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ayushi Rai ◽  
Anupam Joya Sharma ◽  
Malavika A. Subramanyam
Keyword(s):  
Intimate Partner Violence ◽  
Natural Disasters ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Family Health ◽  
Rapid Onset ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
Logistic Regression Models ◽  
Increased Risk ◽  
Using Data ◽  
The Impact

AbstractIndia has reported a high prevalence of Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) against women over the years. Previous Western research have found an increased IPV risk among women in the aftermath of natural disasters, underscoring the need for such studies in India. We could not locate any study focusing on the impact of slow-onset versus rapid-onset disasters, which might have differing impacts on the vulnerable, especially on the incidence of IPV in India. Using data on ever-married women from the National Family Health Survey-4, we investigated the association of residing in districts exposed to a drought (N=31,045), and separately, to two cyclones (N=8469), with three forms of self-reported IPV against women (emotional, physical, and sexual). Survey-adjusted logistic regression models showed that exposure to cyclone was positively associated with emotional IPV (AOR: 1.59, CI: 1.20, 2.10) after adjusting for sociodemographic covariates. Although not statistically significant, exposure to cyclone was also positively associated with physical and sexual IPV, and drought with physical IPV. However, we did not find an association of drought with emotional and sexual violence. Notably, we corroborated previous findings that women from wealthier households, educated, and whose husbands had no history of alcohol consumption, were less likely to experience any form of IPV independent of the influence of other factors. These results highlight the potential increased risk of IPV following natural disasters. In a patriarchal society such as India vulnerable to climate-change, these sobering results highlight the need to prepare for the social disasters that might accompany natural disasters.

scholarly journals Health hazard after natural disasters in Bangladesh

2018 ◽  
Vol 28 (2) ◽  
pp. 81-90
Author(s):  
Khwaja Nazim Uddin
Keyword(s):  
Natural Disasters ◽  
Disease Ecology ◽  
Health Hazard ◽  
Volcanic Eruptions ◽  
Healthcare Services ◽  
Rapid Onset ◽  
Communicable Diseases ◽  
Mitigation Measures ◽  
Public Health Approach ◽  
Coping Capacity

A natural disaster is defined as an event of nature, which overwhelms local resources and threatens the function and safety of the community. Our main natural disasters are related to Flood and torrential rain and related events.. Earth quake even tsunamis happened here but so far not to the devastating state. Technological disaster like collapse of big building unnoticed firebreak out in huge industry has claimed life here and risked prevailing health system. Volcanic eruptions, Wildfire, Wind/Snow storm are problem in other part of the world. Deaths associated with natural disasters, particularly rapid-onset disasters, are overwhelmingly due to blunt trauma, crush-related injuries, or drowning. The relationship between natural disasters and communicable diseases is frequently misconstrued. The risk for outbreaks is often presumed to be very high in the chaos that follows natural disasters, a fear likely derived from a perceived misconception of association between dead bodies and epidemics. The availability of safe water and sanitation facilities, the degree of crowding, the underlying health status of the population, and the availability of healthcare services all interact within the context of the local disease ecology to influence the risk for communicable diseases and death in the affected population. This review is prepared from research and review articles published in different journal.ECHO factsheet -2017.WHO technical reports,CDC fact sheet,Pan Am health organization report werealso studied. A public health approach to disaster risk managementshould focus on decreasing the vulnerability of communitiesthrough prevention and mitigation measures and increasingthe coping capacity and preparedness of the health sectorand communityBangladesh J Medicine Jul 2017; 28(2) : 81-90

Natural Disasters, Forced Migration, and Conflict: The Importance of Government Policy Responses

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sara McLaughlin Mitchell ◽  
Elise Pizzi
Keyword(s):  
Natural Disasters ◽  
Environmental Changes ◽  
Forced Migration ◽  
Rapid Onset ◽  
Scarce Resources ◽  
Policy Responses ◽  
Environmental Migration ◽  
Intrastate Conflicts ◽  
And Migration ◽  
Post Disaster

Abstract Understanding the connections between environmental change, migration, and conflict is urgent as natural disasters increase in frequency and intensity. Countries that experience natural disasters face greater risks for intrastate conflicts, especially for rapid-onset disasters. Migration is one response to these environmental changes. Existing literature suggests that environmental migration can cause violent conflict as migrants lose livelihoods, move to new areas, or compete over scarce resources. However, the path through which migration leads to conflict—and the policy responses that either fuel conflict or promote stability—is not well understood. Some countries develop adequate proactive (e.g., infrastructure) and reactive post-disaster (e.g., reconstruction) policies to mitigate grievances and conflict risks from forced migration. Other countries fail to respond adequately to disasters, opening the door for insurgent groups to garner support. We argue that we must analyze government policies related to relocation programs, restrictions on movement, and post-disaster reconstruction to identify trigger situations where disasters and migration are most likely to produce violence.

scholarly journals When Disasters Hit Civil Wars: Natural Resource Exploitation and Rebel Group Resilience

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yasutaka Tominaga ◽  
Chia-yi Lee
Keyword(s):  
Natural Resources ◽  
Natural Disasters ◽  
Natural Resource ◽  
Resource Curse ◽  
Rapid Onset ◽  
Policy Implications ◽  
Funding Source ◽  
Resource Exploitation ◽  
Rebel Groups ◽  
Rebel Group

Abstract Existing literature on the relationship between natural disasters and conflicts provides mixed findings. In this article, we argue that whether natural disasters hurt rebel group resilience depends on their funding source and the mode of resource extraction. Rebel groups that obtain their funding from natural resources are more susceptible to natural disasters because this funding source could be easily disrupted by rapid-onset disasters. How rebel groups exploit natural resource wealth also conditions the effect of natural disasters on rebel group resilience. Rebel groups that depend on extorting resource production, despite having a seemingly stable revenue stream, are more likely to face funding cuts after a severe natural disaster. In contrast, rebel groups that rely on smuggling natural resources, due to a higher level of flexibility and mobility, are more likely to survive natural disasters. We test our arguments using data on armed groups, natural disasters, and rebel contraband, and the results of the logit models with interaction terms support our hypotheses. Our findings bridge the environmental conflict literature and the resource curse literature, and offer important policy implications.

Abstract #549 A Case of Rapid Onset Quadriparesis

2019 ◽  
Vol 25 ◽  
pp. 277-278
Author(s):  
Alberto Franco-Akel ◽  
Janpreet Bhandohal ◽  
Mohammad Saeed ◽  
Devendra Tripathi
Keyword(s):  
Rapid Onset
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