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This chapter details the capacity building strategy, process, and tools for creating
risk-sensitive development plans as a locally led sustainable approach.
Chapter 14 is Leveraging Youth Engagement in Disaster Risk Reduction through
Science, Engineering Technology, and Innovation in Indonesia, by Shidiq et al. This
chapter provides an overview of Indonesian youth and young professionals’ (YYP)
engagement in Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) and explores how the current national
framework enables the environment for the YYP to best contribute in reducing
disaster risks. DRR activities involving YYP have been growing for years.
Chapter 15 is Understanding Gender dimensions of disaster impacts on agriculture in the Global South, by Andlib. This review chapter is centred on cases of
marginalized third world countries in Southern Africa and the Asian Pacific with
the specific objective of understanding the nexus between gender, climate change
adaptation and disaster risk reduction with a specific focus on agriculture. With this
review, we intend to provide insight into gender dimensions for recovery in developing countries that are often overlooked by national and international policymakers,
as well as bridging the gap between the policymakers, researchers, and farmers.
Chapter 16 is Preserving knowledge of indigenous housing structure in Disaster
Reconstruction: Case of Nayala Village in Fiji, by Aquino et al. Traditional structures
are among the cultural treasures that stand as testament to the ingenuity of people
who have come before us. Three key things were found to cause the predominance of
contemporary housing structures over the bure in the reconstruction phase: perspectives of key stakeholders on resilient housing, recognition of indigenous materials
and methods in the code, and the inflexibility of government programmes and policies as regards to informal practices. Ultimately, empowering indigenous institutions
to construct their traditional housing enhances the ability to achieve a timely and efficient recovery through the complementation of modern and traditional knowledge
and contributions.
Chapter 17 is Adapting to Climate Change by Building Back Better in Disaster
Recovery: Case study of Rarotonga, Cook Islands, by Mannakkara. Case study
looking at the climate change challenges of coastal businesses on the island of
Rarotonga, Cook Islands was conducted using the “BBB Framework” developed
by Mannakkara and Wilkinson to identify best-practices for climate adaptation. The
results showcased that framed under BBB, a combination of approaches is necessary
to prepare for and respond to climate change impacts such as innovating and redesigning the built environment, re-thinking land use, appropriate education, effective early warning and evacuation practices, community cohesion, social and business networks, adaptive business practices, collaboration and alignment between
all stakeholders involved, appropriate legislation, and long-term monitoring and
evaluation.
Chapter 18 is by Sarah Lindbergh on Critical Infrastructure (CI). Starting with an
overview of the emergence of CI protection in the twenty-first century, the chapter
touches on the challenges related to the historical legacy of governmental plans in
the U.S. that were formulated as a security and defense issue. The chapter argues
that the transportation and energy system vulnerability to climate change hazards in
California reinforces the current need to go beyond placed-based exposure and CI
R. Djalante and R. Shaw
This chapter details the capacity building strategy, process, and tools for creating
risk-sensitive development plans as a locally led sustainable approach.
Chapter 14 is Leveraging Youth Engagement in Disaster Risk Reduction through
Science, Engineering Technology, and Innovation in Indonesia, by Shidiq et al. This
chapter provides an overview of Indonesian youth and young professionals’ (YYP)
engagement in Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) and explores how the current national
framework enables the environment for the YYP to best contribute in reducing
disaster risks. DRR activities involving YYP have been growing for years.
Chapter 15 is Understanding Gender dimensions of disaster impacts on agriculture in the Global South, by Andlib. This review chapter is centred on cases of
marginalized third world countries in Southern Africa and the Asian Pacific with
the specific objective of understanding the nexus between gender, climate change
adaptation and disaster risk reduction with a specific focus on agriculture. With this
review, we intend to provide insight into gender dimensions for recovery in developing countries that are often overlooked by national and international policymakers,
as well as bridging the gap between the policymakers, researchers, and farmers.
Chapter 16 is Preserving knowledge of indigenous housing structure in Disaster
Reconstruction: Case of Nayala Village in Fiji, by Aquino et al. Traditional structures
are among the cultural treasures that stand as testament to the ingenuity of people
who have come before us. Three key things were found to cause the predominance of
contemporary housing structures over the bure in the reconstruction phase: perspectives of key stakeholders on resilient housing, recognition of indigenous materials
and methods in the code, and the inflexibility of government programmes and policies as regards to informal practices. Ultimately, empowering indigenous institutions
to construct their traditional housing enhances the ability to achieve a timely and efficient recovery through the complementation of modern and traditional knowledge
and contributions.
Chapter 17 is Adapting to Climate Change by Building Back Better in Disaster
Recovery: Case study of Rarotonga, Cook Islands, by Mannakkara. Case study
looking at the climate change challenges of coastal businesses on the island of
Rarotonga, Cook Islands was conducted using the “BBB Framework” developed
by Mannakkara and Wilkinson to identify best-practices for climate adaptation. The
results showcased that framed under BBB, a combination of approaches is necessary
to prepare for and respond to climate change impacts such as innovating and redesigning the built environment, re-thinking land use, appropriate education, effective early warning and evacuation practices, community cohesion, social and business networks, adaptive business practices, collaboration and alignment between
all stakeholders involved, appropriate legislation, and long-term monitoring and
evaluation.
Chapter 18 is by Sarah Lindbergh on Critical Infrastructure (CI). Starting with an
overview of the emergence of CI protection in the twenty-first century, the chapter
touches on the challenges related to the historical legacy of governmental plans in
the U.S. that were formulated as a security and defense issue. The chapter argues
that the transportation and energy system vulnerability to climate change hazards in
California reinforces the current need to go beyond placed-based exposure and CI