Strategic disaster risk management in Asia: An introduction

Abstract

This chapter provides a synopsis of various strategies to manage disaster risk in the Asian context. The chapter also summarises the key arguments discussed in each chapter in this volume. Different countries have implemented different governance approaches to manage disasters, reduce risk, prepare for disasters and address the impacts of disasters; yet, the outcomes of such initiatives are not uniformed. Thus, the search for new strategies to manage disaster risk in the Asian context has been a continuous task of all stakeholders in all the three sectors: government, the private sector and civil society.