scholarly journals Need and scope for agroforestry in Disaster Management Plan for Animals.

2017 ◽  
Vol 6 (10) ◽  
pp. 1694
Author(s):  
Suresh Ramanan S. ◽  
Kunhamu T.K.
Keyword(s):  
Disaster Management ◽  
Disaster Response ◽  
Human Life ◽  
Management Strategies ◽  
Management Plan ◽  
Mitigation Measures ◽  
Primary Concern ◽  
Disaster Plan ◽  
Post Disaster

Disaster causes threat to life and property. Management and mitigation measures have been primarily focused around human life. Technically, the post disaster management is centered on reviving the livelihood and often the poor and vulnerable sections of the society are affected much. Apart from agricultural farming, livestock rearing is major source of livelihood of farmers. With nearly 70% of the livestock owned by the marginal farmers, any disaster that cause a loss in livestock do affect these dependent people. Considering this reality, Government of India instituted “National Disaster Management Plan for Animals (DMP)”. The entire DMP has been forged to provide guidance for the wellbeing of animals that got entangled in disaster in form of pre-disaster preparedness, disaster response and post disaster plan. In this context, ensuring adequate quantity of quality fodder and vital veterinary care assumes primary concern in post disaster response. In this context agroforestry, tree fodder assumes greater significance owing to their round-the-year availability and quality of fodder. There are many fodder based agroforestry systems that can withstands and maintain reasonable productivity even during extremes disaster situations like floods, drought and cyclones. A classical success model is the Acacia leucophloea and Prosopis cineraria based silvopastoral models for fodder production in arid and semi-arid regions and ngitili as a silvopastoral practice of Tanzania to evade the drought. Similarly, in flood condition trees are the only means for green fodder supply. Studies need to be initiated on the planning, implementation and management strategies to be followed for optimizing the productivity and quality of fodder through community involvement. Hence the information gap has to be suitability filled though proper research as well as extension through interdisciplinary approach. So that agroforestry based livestock management strategies can incorporated into DMP, so that not only protecting our precious livestock wealth and also to ensure the livelihood security of millions of marginal farmers. Agroforestry is potential approach for Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) and help to mitigate the extremes of perceived disaster and incorporating agroforestry will a bottom to top approach.

scholarly journals Implementation of a Disaster Coordination and Communication Plan in Nepal: Hub and Satellite Concept

2019 ◽  
Vol 34 (s1) ◽  
pp. s79-s79 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sumana Bajracharya ◽  
Ashis Shrestha
Keyword(s):  
Disaster Management ◽  
Resource Sharing ◽  
Disaster Preparedness ◽  
Disaster Response ◽  
Satellite System ◽  
Management Plan ◽  
Average Score ◽  
Disaster Plan ◽  
Communication Plan ◽  
Essential Components

Introduction:One lesson learned from the 2015 Nepal earthquake was the need for a more coordinated effort between hospitals to improve disaster response. To improve the coordination, the concept of a hub and satellite system was introduced.Aim:Describe the implementation of a hub and satellite system in the disaster management plan to improve coordination and communication between hospitals and the health system during a disaster.Methods:A standard hospital disaster management plan was developed and validated with governmental and non-governmental agencies. Twenty-five hub hospitals within Nepal were identified. Smaller hospitals surrounding hub hospitals were identified as satellite hospitals. A plan was made to address communication and coordination between hub-satellite hospitals and ministry of health involving resource sharing, capacity analysis, and development of deployment teams in each hub. An output-based workshop was planned. Each hospital’s existing plans were evaluated before the workshop with a checklist containing essential components of disaster management. Each hospital was oriented and allowed to fill up a standardized template of a disaster management plan, after which their disaster management plan was reevaluated. The newly developed plan was then tested with a tabletop exercise function. The trainings were conducted from September 2017 to October 2018.Results:Disaster management plans were made in 110 hospitals, including nine hub hospitals and 101 satellite hospitals in three of seven provinces in Nepal. Evaluation of a pre-workshop score for the existing disaster plan was 18/32, and the score of the disaster plan post-workshop was 30/32 on average. The average score for hospitals for the tabletop exercise was 68.2% (53.8% to 84.6%).Discussion:A hub-satellite system-based disaster management plan has been developed and implemented in more than 100 hospitals in Nepal. Workshops for these hub and satellite hospitals improved their communication, coordination, and planning to improve disaster preparedness and future response.

scholarly journals Reconstruction post disaster responsive gender in West Sumatra

2021 ◽  
Vol 331 ◽  
pp. 04009
Author(s):  
Mediana desfita ◽  
Djendrius
Keyword(s):  
Natural Disaster ◽  
Disaster Management ◽  
Disaster Preparedness ◽  
Disaster Response ◽  
The West ◽  
Loss Of Life ◽  
West Sumatra ◽  
Culture Of Prevention ◽  
Using Data ◽  
Post Disaster

Indonesia is one of the very prone countries to disaster. The tsunami and earthquake disasters caused enormous damage to property and infrastructure as well as loss of life. An earthquake on September 30, 2009, measuring 7.9 on the Richter scale struck the west coast of Sumatra, causing loss of life and damage to infrastructure. There were around 1,115 people killed, 1,214 seriously injured and 1,688 people lightly injured. A comprehensive study of natural disaster management activities or systems should be used as learning materials to form a disaster management system. Disaster preparedness by minimizing vulnerability has been identified as a better approach to dealing with disasters than post-disaster response. Creating a culture of prevention is critical to dealing with everyday hazards and the consequences of disasters. The study is using data from a natural disaster in west Sumatra, and data from people who were involved in the process of reconstruction post disasters in west Sumatra. This study aims to obtain an accurate description of the reconstruction post-disaster and relation with responsive gender activities in West Sumatra, and identify how the gender effect on reconstruction post-disaster in the West Sumatra region.

Caribbean Water Study

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nils Janson ◽  
Lindsay N. Burkhard ◽  
Sara Jones
Keyword(s):  
Financial Performance ◽  
Performance Indicators ◽  
Disaster Preparedness ◽  
Disaster Response ◽  
Water Utilities ◽  
Financial Impact ◽  
The Caribbean ◽  
Residential Consumption ◽  
Post Disaster

The Caribbean Water Study describes the operational and financial performance of selected water utilities in the Caribbean as reported by the utilities as well as secodary sources, the situation of non-revenue water (NRW) among these utilities, the financial impact of COVID-19 on the utilites, and the issue of their resilience to natural disasters. Benchmarking of the key performance indicators for water utilities in the Caribbean shows how utilities are performing in relation to their peers across time. NRW is seen to be one of the biggest challenges for water utilities in the Caribbean and one of the most direct ways to improve a utilitys efficiency, financial performance, and quality of service. In addition, reducing NRW contributes significantly to climate change adaptation. Regarding financial impact of COVID-19, the Study found that due to the large decreases in non-residential consumption, most utilities registered a fall in revenues and in average tariffs. The Study elucidated the fact that their small size and limited resources of water utilities make it is difficult for them to recover from the devastation of a storm on their own and post-disaster response, natural disaster preparedness, investments to increase resiliency, and access to funds are of critical importance.

scholarly journals Disaster Management During Tropical Storm Karen: The Story of Trinidad Extension

2021 ◽  
Vol 28 (2) ◽  
pp. 68-90
Author(s):  
Moses Mike ◽  
Ricky Telg ◽  
Amy Harder ◽  
Jammie Loizzo ◽  
Angella Lindsey ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Disaster Management ◽  
Disaster Preparedness ◽  
Disaster Response ◽  
Concept Maps ◽  
Management Strategies ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Tropical Storm ◽  
Interview Data ◽  
Extension Professionals ◽  
The Government

The purpose of this study was to investigate the weather-related disaster preparedness and response strategies of agricultural extension professionals in Trinidad during Tropical Storm Karen (TSK). Trinidad faces perennial flooding, and Trinidad extension professionals have often been involved in the management of weather-related disasters. TSK was contextualized as a case study, and a qualitative approach was used to investigate the lived experiences of the extension professionals who directly assisted with managing the event. Semi-structured interview data were collected, along with concept maps and participant-rendered drawings. Each interview was compared with the participant’s concept map and drawing, while the constant comparative technique was used to evaluate the interview data among the participants to derive themes. Data were collected remotely using internet platforms due to the COVID-19 global pandemic. Findings indicated that disaster preparedness was strategized through field activities, including collecting data and providing disaster advice to clients. Disaster responsiveness was strategized through field actions, primarily through field evaluations for subsidy claims. In addition, related to disaster response, extension professionals faced various challenges in responding to TSK, most notably, the inability to access appropriate transportation. The findings of this study can guide the government of Trinidad and Tobago in bolstering the disaster management strategies of the country, as well as inform regional disaster management plans in other Caribbean countries.

Analysis of Description of Local Disaster Management Plan for Smooth and EffectiveWide-Area Support System During Large-Scale Disaster

2012 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 147-159 ◽  
Author(s):  
Muneyoshi Numada ◽  
◽  
Shinya Kondo ◽  
Masashi Inoue ◽  
Kimiro Meguro ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Disaster Management ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Disaster Response ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Management Plan ◽  
Wide Area ◽  
System A ◽  
Management Plans ◽  
Hyogo Prefecture ◽  
Cooperation System

This paper gives attention to the phase of safety of work in wide-area support and considers differences in description in local disaster management plans drafted by supporting local governments and supported ones, assuming that standardization of such descriptions could bring more smooth and effective implementation of plans. This paper targets desirable directions toward arrangement for a highly effective wide-area cooperation system. A framework is introduced in examining on what wide-area support should be like, referring to previous studies on actual situation of the support at the time of the 1995 Southern Hyogo Prefecture Earthquake and of the 2004Mid Niigata Prefecture Earthquake. Then the disaster response activities in wide-area support are examines and local disaster management plans among different local governments are compared and differences in descriptions in plans. Necessary information for supporting sides and introduces the exchange of opinions with Kawasaki City that stood on the supporting side after the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake is discussed. To make cooperation among the Japanese Government, prefectures, and municipalities more effective, the description of local disaster management plans should be standardized to some degree.

scholarly journals POLICY INTEGRATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND DISASTER MANAGEMENT

2014 ◽  
Vol 16 (03) ◽  
pp. 1450028 ◽  
Author(s):  
RYO TAJIMA ◽  
TOM GORE ◽  
THOMAS B. FISCHER
Keyword(s):  
Disaster Management ◽  
Environmental Assessment ◽  
Disaster Response ◽  
Social Research ◽  
Policy Integration ◽  
Research Gaps ◽  
Recovery Planning ◽  
Potential Benefits ◽  
Response And Recovery ◽  
Post Disaster

This paper aims to clarify the potential benefits and challenges of integrating environmental assessment (EA) and disaster management considerations, and current research gaps. In this context, the discussion is provided from three perspectives: (1) the consideration of disaster risk in EA; (2) the development of accelerated EA for post-disaster situations; and (3) the integration of EA into pre-disaster response and recovery planning. For this, a Japanese JSPS (Japan Society for the Promotion of Science)/UK ESRC (Economic and Social Research Council) financed UK-Japan project on the integration of environmental assessment (EA) and disaster management was conducted in 2012. It was concluded that whilst EA can be beneficial for disaster management, there are a number of potential pitfalls and an evident lack of research in the area.

scholarly journals Application of a Real-Time Tsunami Forecast System to the Disaster Response of Local Governments during a Major Tsunami Disaster

Geosciences ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 102
Author(s):  
Tomohiro Kubo ◽  
Wataru Suzuki ◽  
Masahiro Ooi ◽  
Narumi Takahashi ◽  
Kazumi Asao ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Real Time ◽  
Disaster Management ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Disaster Response ◽  
Management Plan ◽  
Prediction System ◽  
Forecast System ◽  
Tsunami Inundation ◽  
Tsunami Disaster ◽  
Response Plan

We applied a real-time tsunami inundation forecast system to a disaster response plan. We developed a standard operating procedure (SOP) for a tsunami disaster response based on a Plan, Do, Check, Action cycle to effectively use tsunami observation and prediction information provided by a real-time tsunami inundation forecast system during an initial response to a tsunami disaster. In the Plan stage, we ran a workshop on the tsunami disaster response to confirm the current tsunami disaster response plan and develop a timeline plan for a tsunami disaster. In the Do stage, we conducted a tabletop exercise (TTX) for a tsunami disaster using a real-time tsunami prediction system. In the Check stage, we ran a workshop on an after-action review of the TTX. In the Action stage, we applied the SOPs of the real-time tsunami prediction system to the tsunami disaster management plan and conducted a second TTX. As a result, we verified the information provided by a real-time tsunami prediction system to apply the system to a tsunami disaster management plan for real municipalities. It was confirmed that the SOP that we developed allows a real-time tsunami inundation forecast system to enable government staff to safely and effectively respond during a disaster.

scholarly journals Penerapan Disaster Recovery and Contigency Planning pada Perlindungan Arsip Vital di BPN DIY

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 82
Author(s):  
Lastria Nurtanzila
Keyword(s):  
Disaster Management ◽  
Disaster Recovery ◽  
Research Method ◽  
Management Strategies ◽  
Case Study Research ◽  
Qualitative Approach ◽  
Contingency Plan ◽  
Vital Records ◽  
Post Disaster

AbstractProtection of vital records in an organization is a must. The position of the vital records in the organization's performance enables the organization to do some protection to its vital records. This study aims to analyze the application of disaster recovery and contingency plan in the protection of vital records in the Yogyakarta Land Regency. This research uses qualitative approach with case study research method. Data analysis is used to identify any vital rechords managed by BPN DIY, as well as possible disasters. Disaster Recovery and Contingency Plan concept is used to perform strategy mapping in disaster management for protection of vital records at  BPN DIY. The results of this study are expected to gives recommendations to government for the implementation of disaster management strategies (pre disaster, during disasters and post disaster) to vital records in government agencies.IntisariPerlindungan arsip vital dalam suatu organisasi merupakan keharusan. Posisi arsip vital dalam kinerja organisasi memungkinkan organisasi untuk melakukan perlindungan terhadap arsip vitalnya. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis penerapan Disaster Recovery and Contingency Plan dalam perlindungan arsip vital di Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta. Penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan kualitatif dengan metode penelitian studi kasus. Analisis data digunakan untuk mengidentifikasi setiap arsip vital yang dikelola oleh BPN DIY, serta kemungkinan terjadinya bencana. Konsep Disaster Recovery and Contingency Plan digunakan untuk melakukan pemetaan strategi dalam penanggulangan bencana untuk perlindungan arsip vital di BPN DIY. Hasil penelitian ini diharapkan dapat memberikan rekomendasi kepada pemerintah untuk pelaksanaan strategi penanggulangan bencana terhadap arsip vital di lembaga pemerintah (pra bencana, selama bencana dan pasca bencana).  

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