Disaster Management : Can ASEAN Be a Global Leader?

• Main Author: Kamolvej, Tavida
• Other Authors: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
• Format: Commentary
• Language: English
• Published: 2019
• Subjects: Country and Region Studies; East Asia and Asia Pacific
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/85202; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/48177
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Notwithstanding the growing frequency of natural disasters worldwide, it is difficult to strengthen disaster risk governance in ASEAN and globally. Several factors stand in the way. However, a recent pilot study in Thailand suggests that a regional disaster risk platform is within reach that could t...