scholarly journals Pregnant Mother and Baby Kits in Disaster Response: The Case Study of 2018 Floods in North of Sri Lanka

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
N.W.A.N.Y. Wijesekara ◽  
A. Wedamulla ◽  
K. Thirumagal ◽  
K.A.L.C. Kodituwakku ◽  
A.N.H. Mendis ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sri Lanka ◽  
Disaster Response ◽  
Health Sector ◽  
Asia Pacific ◽  
Vulnerable Groups ◽  
Pregnant Mother ◽  
The North ◽  
Family Level ◽  
Pregnant Mothers

Pregnant mothers and neonates represent two important vulnerable groups in the aftermath of disasters. During population displacement due to floods in the North of Sri Lanka in 2018, there was a need to provide pregnant mother and baby kits to the affected pregnant mothers close to delivery and neonatal kits for the infants. This case study describes the efforts of the health sector in the provision of pregnant mother and baby kits with the support of well-wishers in the aftermath of floods. The need for pregnant mother and baby kits and the lack of prepositioned kits were reconfirmed. A list of items in the pregnant mother and baby kit was obtained. The necessary items were procured through voluntary subscription by well-wishers and assembled into kits in Colombo. Twenty-five maternity and neonatal kits procured and gathered through the voluntary subscription by volunteers were dispatched to the affected areas within 24 hours of the receipt of the request. The above action was mirrored by the Asia Pacific Alliance for Disaster Management (APAD). Stockpiling pregnant mother and baby kits even in small numbers in hospitals, getting into a memorandum of understanding with suitable stakeholders for urgent supply in disasters, and family level preparedness to take with them the pregnant mother and baby kit during flood evacuation are recommended.

scholarly journals (A234) Disasters as an Opportunity to Train and Prepare for Future Disasters

2011 ◽  
Vol 26 (S1) ◽  
pp. s64-s64
Author(s):  
T. Ranasinghe ◽  
E.K. Vithana ◽  
H. Herath ◽  
L. Pattuwage
Keyword(s):  
Sri Lanka ◽  
Disaster Preparedness ◽  
Health Workers ◽  
Healthcare Delivery ◽  
Health Sector ◽  
Ground Level ◽  
Health Staff ◽  
Ministry Of Health ◽  
Non Governmental Organizations

Asian tsunami in 2004 had a tremendous impact on the health system of Sri Lanka leaving many healthcare institutions damaged in the costal provinces and destabilizing the healthcare delivery network. Immediately after the tsunami, health authorities in Sri Lanka realized, health workers should be prepared well if they are to face any future disasters successfully. In this background, the Ministry of Health set its agenda to train all levels of health cadres on disaster preparedness and mitigation whenever there are opportunities. Ministry of Health established the Tsunami Rehabilitation Unit (TRU), later renamed as Disaster Preparedness and Response Unit (DPRU) and mandated it to prepare the health sector for future disasters. During a disaster, well trained health cadre is an asset to any health manager facing the burden of the emergency at the ground level. Trained health personnel on disaster management become a human resource multiplier to fill the gaps of scarce skilled health staff in the field operations. We reviewed the Ministry of Health reports, plans, meeting minutes, reports of training institutions, routine reporting from Ministry of Health departments and reports from health sector partners to compile and then analyze to construct this case study. We provide an overview of how DPRU coordinated and used the opportunities following Tsunami 2004 and then during the humanitarian crisis at the end of 30 years of armed conflict in 2009 to train the health staff. This case study also describes how DPRU networked with government and non governmental organizations to train the different categories of government health staff.

scholarly journals The Role of Cash Transfers in Rebuilding Livelihoods in an Emergency Response: the Typhoon Haiyan Case Study

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nothando Gazi
Keyword(s):  
Disaster Response ◽  
Social Protection ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
Asia Pacific ◽  
Local Market ◽  
Sustainable Livelihood ◽  
High Exposure ◽  
The Impact

The number of climate-related disasters is increasing more than ever before and cash is becoming an increasingly important tool to deliver assistance during a disaster response due to its flexibility and ability to cut across sectors, amongst other benefits. This research seeks to explore the role of cash in linking the relief phase to the long-term recovery through the promotion of sustainable livelihoods, by focusing on Typhoon Haiyan (known locally as Yolanda) as a case study. The Philippines has high exposure and vulnerability to climate-related disasters, however, it boasts of one of the most advanced social protection systems in the East Asia Pacific region (Bowen, 2015). In order to reach the research objectives, the research methodology employed involves a review of related literature, a field-based evaluation involving interviewing humanitarian practitioners and the adoption of DFID’s Sustainable Livelihood Framework (1999) as a framework of analysis. The results show that cash-based livelihood programming plays a vital role in leading the transition from relief to recovery due to the Value for Money (VfM) it delivers, role in strengthening local market and supply chains and the positive economic multiplier effects that benefit the wider community. Most interventions focus on asset creation, however, investment should be made into disaster risk reduction to reduce vulnerabilities that worsen the impact of shocks on poor households. Also, to enhance the benefits resulting from cash programming, supporting activities should be used in parallel with cash provision. Cash-for-training and livelihood start-up grants can empower women by increasing their human capital and introducing them to the formal economy. More work is required to transform the structures and policies that disadvantage women through patriarchal power systems.

PROFILE OF WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS IN A WAR-TORN AREA: CASE STUDY OF NORTH EAST SRI LANKA

2006 ◽  
Vol 11 (01) ◽  
pp. 3-17 ◽  
Author(s):  
SELVALAMAR AYADURAI ◽  
M. SADIQ SOHAIL
Keyword(s):  
Sri Lanka ◽  
Women Entrepreneurs ◽  
Standard Of Living ◽  
Demographic Profile ◽  
North East ◽  
The North ◽  
Areas Of Interest ◽  
First Time ◽  
Tamil Women

This study examines the demographic profile of "Tamil" women entrepreneurs in the North East of Sri Lanka who became entrepreneurs as a result of war. Five main areas of interest were examined, namely, (i) characteristics of these women; (ii) factors that spurred them into entrepreneurship; (iii) their challenges; (iv) their measures of success; and (v) their demographic profile. Findings indicate that a large percentage of these women were highly entrepreneurial who were motivated into business to achieve a higher standard of living, be self-reliant and support their families. Most of these women were married with children and, and because many had lost their husbands to the war, saw business as a means to an end. A large majority of these women were in business for the first time and rated their businesses as successful ventures. Their measures of success were self-fulfillment and a balance between family and work. The findings of this research are important because the women entrepreneurs of the North East are seen as a powerful driving force for the economic development of the country.

scholarly journals (Big) Data and the North-in-South: Australia’s Informational Imperialism and Digital Colonialism

2018 ◽  
Vol 20 (4) ◽  
pp. 379-395 ◽  
Author(s):  
Monique Mann ◽  
Angela Daly
Keyword(s):  
Big Data ◽  
Indigenous Peoples ◽  
Asia Pacific ◽  
Asia Pacific Region ◽  
The North ◽  
Data Practices ◽  
Criminological Perspective ◽  
Global North ◽  
Modern Technologies

Australia is a country firmly part of the Global North, yet geographically located in the Global South. This North-in-South divide plays out internally within Australia given its status as a British settler-colonial society which continues to perpetrate imperial and colonial practices vis-à-vis the Indigenous peoples and vis-à-vis Australia’s neighboring countries in the Asia-Pacific region. This article draws on and discusses five seminal examples forming a case study on Australia to examine big data practices through the lens of Southern Theory from a criminological perspective. We argue that Australia’s use of big data cements its status as a North-in-South environment where colonial domination is continued via modern technologies to effect enduring informational imperialism and digital colonialism. We conclude by outlining some promising ways in which data practices can be decolonized through Indigenous Data Sovereignty but acknowledge these are not currently the norm; so Australia’s digital colonialism/coloniality endures for the time being.

scholarly journals Hydro-Meteorological Incident and Disaster Response in Sri Lanka. Case Study: 2016 May Rain Events

Earth ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-17
Author(s):  
Hiran I. Tillekaratne ◽  
Induka Werellagama ◽  
Chandrasekara M. Madduma-Bandara ◽  
Thalakumbure W. M. T. W. Bandara ◽  
Amila Abeynayaka
Keyword(s):  
Sri Lanka ◽  
Disaster Response ◽  
Climate Change Scenarios ◽  
Middle Income ◽  
Rainfall Prediction ◽  
Disaster Situation ◽  
History Of ◽  
Rain Events ◽  
Disaster Declarations

This paper investigates hydro-meteorological hazards faced by Sri Lanka, a lower-middle-income island country in Asia. It provides a case study of a major hydro-meteorological disaster incident that resulted in one of the largest landslides in the history of the country, the Post-Disaster Needs Assessment (PDNA) process, and the national disaster response. Rainfall and flood inundation data are provided for the whole country. The fact that data are held by several government agencies (namely Department of Meteorology, Department of Irrigation, and NBRO), somewhat coordinated by the Disaster Management Center (DMC) is shown. The need for more streamlined coordination of hydro-met data with online access of data for researchers is emphasized. The flood disaster situation and disaster declaration of the Western Province (which contributes nearly 40% of the GDP) is looked at, and evidence is presented to recommend a smaller governance unit for future disaster declarations, in order to bring aid to the places where it is needed and leaving other areas of the province to carry on with the normal economic activity. An example of the use of climate change scenarios in rainfall prediction is provided from a developed island nation (New Zealand). The need for Sri Lanka to increase its spending for hydro-met services (both infrastructure and skills) is highlighted (the global norm being 0.02 of GDP), as the return on such investment is tenfold.

NAFTA and the Legalization of World Politics: A Case Study

2000 ◽  
Vol 54 (3) ◽  
pp. 519-547 ◽  
Author(s):  
Frederick M. Abbott
Keyword(s):  
Trade Agreement ◽  
World Politics ◽  
Asia Pacific ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Risk Premiums ◽  
The North ◽  
Hard Law ◽  
Private Actors ◽  
Trade And Investment

I examine the trend toward using hard legal instruments in international trade governance and explain this trend in the context of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). I suggest that hard law (1) reduces intergovernmental transaction costs, (2) reduces private risk premiums associated with trade and investment, (3) promotes transparency and provides corollary participation benefits, (4) tends to restrain strategic political behaviors, and (5) may increase the range of integration effects by encouraging private actors to enforce intergovernmental obligations. I compare the legalization model of NAFTA with those of the European Union (EU) and the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum.

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