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42. New Nuclear Suppliers Encouraging Responsible Nuclear Supply by China, Republic of Korea, and India
- Author:
- Sharon Squassoni
- Publication Date:
- 12-2013
- Content Type:
- Policy Brief
- Institution:
- Center for Strategic and International Studies
- Abstract:
- Nuclear energy seemed set for revitalization until the accident at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in 2011. The accident that melted the cores of three light water reactors raised questions about the costs and risks of nuclear energy in many countries. Some countries have cancelled procurement, others have shut down reactors, and still others have declared a shift away from a nuclear future.
- Topic:
- Energy Policy, Environment, Natural Disasters, and Nuclear Power
- Political Geography:
- China, South Asia, India, Asia, and Korea
43. How Disasters Disrupt Development: Recommendations for the post-2015 development framework
- Author:
- Debbie Hillier and Katherine Nightingale
- Publication Date:
- 12-2013
- Content Type:
- Policy Brief
- Institution:
- Oxfam Publishing
- Abstract:
- According to the United Nations, over the past twenty years disasters from natural hazards have affected 4.4 billion people, claimed 1.3 million lives and caused $2 trillion in economic losses. For the first time, disaster losses globally have topped $100bn for three consecutive years (2010-2012), far outstripping humanitarian aid. According to Ban Ki Moon, 'Economic losses from disasters are out of control.
- Topic:
- Climate Change, Development, Economics, Humanitarian Aid, Natural Disasters, and Infrastructure
- Political Geography:
- United Nations
44. Balancing Foreign Direct Investments: Disaster Risks and Development in Haiti
- Author:
- Laurent Lamothe
- Publication Date:
- 04-2013
- Content Type:
- Video
- Institution:
- Columbia University World Leaders Forum
- Abstract:
- This World Leaders Forum program features an address by Laurent Lamothe, Prime Minister of the Republic of Haiti, titled Balancing Foreign Direct Investments: Disaster Risks and Development in Haiti, followed by a question and answer session with the audience.
- Topic:
- Development, Economics, Natural Disasters, Foreign Aid, and Foreign Direct Investment
- Political Geography:
- Caribbean and Haiti
45. Social Capital and Disaster Recovery: Evidence from Sichuan Earthquake in 2008
- Author:
- Chun Wing Tse, Jianwen Wei, and Yihan Wang
- Publication Date:
- 09-2013
- Content Type:
- Working Paper
- Institution:
- Center for Global Development
- Abstract:
- Social capital can help reduce adverse shocks by facilitating access to transfers and remittances.This study examines how various measures of social capital are associated with disaster recovery after the 2008 Sichuan earthquake. We find that households having a larger Spring Festival network in 2008 do better in housing reconstruction. A larger network significantly increases the amount of government aid received for housing reconstruction. Furthermore, households having larger networks receive monetary and material support from more people, which also explains the positive impacts on recovery from the earthquake. As for other measures of social capital, connections with government officials and communist party membership do not significantly contribute to disaster recovery. Human capital, measured by the years of schooling of household head, is not positively correlated with housing reconstruction.
- Topic:
- Economics, Humanitarian Aid, Natural Disasters, and Governance
- Political Geography:
- China and Israel
46. U.S. Disaster Preparedness and Resilience: Recommendations for Reform
- Author:
- Stephanie Sanok Kostro, Ashley Nichols, and Abigail Temoshchuk
- Publication Date:
- 08-2013
- Content Type:
- Working Paper
- Institution:
- Center for Strategic and International Studies
- Abstract:
- In recent years , the United States has faced a growing number of severe natural disasters , presenting a variety of challenges for the nation – spanning the spectrum from federal to state to municipal and community levels – and its disaster response , relief, and recovery architecture . On average, the United States experiences ten severe weather events per year exceeding one billion dollars in damage , compared to an annual average of only two such events throughout the 1980s
- Topic:
- Climate Change, Economics, Humanitarian Aid, Natural Disasters, and Governance
- Political Geography:
- United States
47. The Strategic National Stockpile: Vital to Maintain, Critical to Improve
- Author:
- Tevi Troy
- Publication Date:
- 09-2013
- Content Type:
- Working Paper
- Institution:
- Hudson Institute
- Abstract:
- Since 2000, the United States has been faced with an unprecedented series of natural and man-made disasters and threats that have generated concerns about the government's ability to respond to future emergencies. As Nate Silver, one of America's most prominent prognosticators, observed in his book The Signal and the Noise, “the first twelve years of the new millennium have been rough, with one unpredicted disaster after another.”As bad as the first decade of the twenty-first century was, with the terror attacks of 9/11, the anthrax scare, and deadly hurricanes, there are troubling indications that things are on track to be even worse in the 2010s. Wall Street Journal “Numbers Guy” Carl Bialik recently wrote, referring to events such as Hurricane Sandy and the 2012 derecho, among others, that “the current decade is on pace to outrank the prior three in cost from inflation-adjusted climate catastrophes costing at least $1 billion in 2013 dollars.”And emergencies related to severe weather events are just one of the many types of crisis we could face. To deal with the potential problems of the future, including bioterror attacks as well as natural disasters, the U.S. government needs to maintain a robust toolkit.
- Topic:
- Security, Defense Policy, Disaster Relief, and Natural Disasters
- Political Geography:
- United States and America
48. Putting the pieces together: Haiti's path to a working state
- Author:
- Blanca Antonini
- Publication Date:
- 09-2012
- Content Type:
- Working Paper
- Institution:
- Norwegian Centre for Conflict Resolution
- Abstract:
- The earthquake of 2010 brutally exposed the vulnerabilities of Haiti's people, as well as confronting an already weakly governed country with massive humanitarian and logistical dilemmas. While progress has been made towards reconstruction, the underlying fragility of the country remains. Even as certain donors reconsider their aid to the country, Haiti continues to suffer from economic dependence, environmental risk, an institutional vacuum, a heavily fragmented political landscape, and a continuing cycle of poverty and violence.
- Topic:
- Corruption, Development, Humanitarian Aid, and Natural Disasters
- Political Geography:
- Caribbean and Haiti
49. President Martelly – call on Haiti's youth!
- Author:
- Henriette Lunde
- Publication Date:
- 01-2012
- Content Type:
- Working Paper
- Institution:
- Norwegian Centre for Conflict Resolution
- Abstract:
- Half a year has passed since Michel Martelly was inaugurated as the new president of Haiti, and so far the earthquake-devastated country has seen little progress from his presidency. The reconstruction process is slow, and frustration and disgruntlement are growing among the population. Important time was wasted during the five months it took to appoint a new prime minister and put a new government in place. Martelly's mandate was largely given to him by the country's youth, who have high expectations of him. Integrating youth into the reconstruction process is important for reasons of political stability, but young people also represent the country's most important resource per se by constituting a large and – relative to their parents – better-educated part of the workforce. To battle the image of Haiti as a weak state in a land of strong NGOs, the Haitian state needs to assert itself and take on the responsibility of providing services to its citizens. Recruiting young people on a large scale for public sector employment in basic service provision and establishing a national youth civic service corps would strengthen the position of the state and let youth participate in the reconstruction process in a meaningful way. However, a civic service corps would demand high levels of co-ordination and transparency to avoid becoming an empty institution reinforcing patrimonial structures. The youth who brought Martelly to power represent a great potential asset for the country and need to be given the place in the reconstruction process that they have been promised.
- Topic:
- Democratization, Natural Disasters, Fragile/Failed State, and Youth Culture
- Political Geography:
- Caribbean and Haiti
50. Migration and Disaster-Induced Displacement: European Policy, Practice, and Perspective
- Author:
- Michael D. Cooper
- Publication Date:
- 10-2012
- Content Type:
- Working Paper
- Institution:
- Center for Global Development
- Abstract:
- Over the last decade, a series of devastating natural disasters have killed hundreds of thousands of people, displaced millions, and decimated the built environment across wide regions, shocking the public imagination and garnering unprecedented financial support for humanitarian relief efforts. Some suggest that disaster migration must be supported by the international community, first as an adaption strategy in response to climate-change, and second, as a matter of international protection.
- Topic:
- Climate Change, Development, Environment, Humanitarian Aid, and Natural Disasters
- Political Geography:
- Europe