S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies

RSIS

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The S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS) was established in January 2007 as an autonomous school within the Nanyang Technological University. Known earlier as the Institute of Defence and Strategic Studies when it was established in July 1996, RSIS’ mission is to be a leading research and graduate teaching institution in strategic and international affairs in the Asia Pacific:

Provide a rigorous professional graduate education with a strong practical emphasis
Conduct policy-relevant research in defence, national security, international relations, strategic studies and diplomacy
Foster a global network of like-minded professional schools

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The Sendai Framework Voluntary Commitments (SFVC) online platform allows stakeholders to inform the public about their work on DRR. The SFVC online platform is a useful toolto know who is doing what and where for the implementation of the Sendai Framework, which could foster potential collaboration among stakeholders. All stakeholders (private sector, civil society organizations, academia, media, local governments, etc.) working on DRR can submit their commitments and report on their progress and deliverables.

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28 March 2017

World Humanitarian Summit: Implications for the Asia-Pacific

This policy brief is the result of a policy discussion at the World Humanitarian Summit (WHS) – Implications for the Asia-Pacific in Jakarta on 14 November 2016. The policy discussion focused on the ASEAN Vision 2025 on Disaster Management, f

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16 February 2017

The future of rice security under climate change

This report provides a brief overview of projected rice security indicated by future potential yield under elevated carbon dioxide levels. The study finds that the impact of climate change on rice will be more negative than positive.

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6 January 2017

Towards policy integration of disaster risk, climate adaptation, and development in ASEAN: a baseline assessment

This NTS Insight attempts to create a baseline assessment of disaster risk reduction (DRR) and climate change adaptation (CCA) policies in ten Southeast Asian countries.

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16 December 2016

Building Resilience from Within: Enhancing Humanitarian Civil-Military Coordination in Post-Haiyan Philippines

This report outlines and examines the changes made to Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) in the Philippines based on lessons from Super Typhoon Haiyan. It analyses how major stakeholders transformed lessons from Super Typhoon Haiyan into policy responses and reforms to HADR operations, including civil-military coordination.

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30 November 2016

Is there such a thing as a “natural” disaster?

In this commentary, the author argues that vulnerability to the forces of nature is driven by social and political economic decisions. The article provides an overview of 40 years of critical disaster studies.

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13 May 2016