Disaster risk governance : strengthening collaboration with non-state actors

• Main Author: Jonatan A. Lassa
• Other Authors: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
• Format: Commentary
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Subjects: DRNTU::Social sciences::Communication::Organizational communication
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/102403; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/19945
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

The increasing use of disaster risk governance today suggests that there is a deeper problem with how disasters are being managed. It does not mean governments have been ineffective. But they do have to function better through strong collaboration with the wider communities to reduce risks.