Convergence of opportunities: resilience and the ASEAN community

ERIA Discussion Paper Series, 2016-02:

This paper identifies key thematic areas arising from ongoing and emerging regional and global discussions on disaster risk reduction, climate change adaptation, development of the post-2015 sustainable development goals, and protection issues arising from natural disasters, under the larger framework of resilience. It scans and analyses regional and global trends in disaster management, underscoring the emerging imperative of cross-sectoral and multi-stakeholder approaches, with a growing focus on issues of vulnerable groups and protection. The paper then considers five critical steps, viz. strengthened legal framework, implementing integrated risk management, establishing a monitoring and evaluation framework, capitalizing private finance and capacity development as key components for formulating the post-2015 disaster management blueprint.