1. Global Disaster Context Causes and Impact: An Overview
Mohammed Alauddin

2. Number of Natural Disasters Reported (1900 – 2008)

3. Disaster Context of Asia in Comparison to Others
Regional distribution of natural disasters by origin, (15 years)

7. Emergencies in BD Super Cyclone Sidr Bangladesh (Nov. 15, 2007)
Impact:
9 districts of 64 badly affected
3,363 died, 55,282 injured, 8,923,259 affected
Loss of 363,346 houses, 186,728 hectors of crops

8. Emergencies in Bangladesh Monsoon Floods in Bihar, India (August 2008)
Impact:
Heavy monsoon rains caused a breach in a Nepal dam, severely affecting Bihar State in India
Over 2.5 million people fled rising floodwaters
500 people are reported to have died
250,000 hectors of farmland destroyed

9. Emergencies in Asia Super Cyclone Nargis Myanmar (May 2, 2008)
Impact:
Death: 80,000 people (many unreported)
Wiped out the livelihoods of the affected families
Flooded 600,000+ hectares of agricultural land
Killed up to 50% of the animals in the affected areas
Destroyed fishing boats
Swept away food stocks and agricultural equipment

10. Causes and Concerns

11. Disaster Vulnerability of Asian Countries
Country
Multi Hazard context
Afghanistan
Floods, Droughts, Cold Waves
Bangladesh
Floods, Cyclone, Earthquake, Drought, Landslides, Cold Waves
Cambodia
Floods, Cyclone, Earthquake, Drought, Landslides, Forest Fire
China
India
Floods, Cyclone, Earthquake, Drought, Cold Waves
Indonesia
Floods, Cyclone, Earthquake, Landslides, Forest Fire, Volcanoes
Laos
Floods, Cyclone, Drought, Forest Fire
Nepal
Floods, Earthquake, Landslides, Forest Fire
Pakistan
Floods, Earthquake, Cold waves
Philippines
Floods, Cyclone, Earthquake, Volcanoes, Drought, Landslides, Fire
Myanmar
Floods, Cyclone/Storm, Earthquake, Landslides
Sri Lanka
Floods, Cyclone, Earthquake, Drought, Landslides
Thailand
Timor
Floods, Landslides
Vietnam
Floods, Cyclone

12. The Region is multi-hazard prone; common features of disasters
National loss and gross domestic loss (human lives, crops, livelihoods, infrastructures, houses, livestock); hindrance to the growth and development
Cross-border issues such as river water sharing, dam and embankment management, absence of international/cross-border dialogue to resolve these issues (e.g. Nepal and Bihar floods – Koshi River dam breakage)
Negligence in regard to protection of human lives and dignity

13. Did you know?
Unpredictable rainfall, together with rising sea levels and higher sea temperatures will lead to more frequent storms, floods and droughts. By 2050, 200 million people could be rendered homeless due to these disasters.
“Freshwater availability in Central, South and East and Southeast Asia particularly in large river basins is likely to decrease due to climate change, along with population growth and rising standard of living, which could adversely affect more than a billion people in Asia by the 2050s,” the report stated.
Source: UNEP, April 2007

14. What can we do to help?

15. Problem/Crisis Huge problems with fewer resources
Corruption in local government
Long-lasting village power structure
Beneficiaries selection
Covering areas

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