Forecasting Natural Hazards and Disasters in Selected Southeast Asian Countries: The Need for Cooperative Action
By: Israel, Danilo C.,
Philippine Institute for Development Studies
Published in 2011 as Policy Notes, available at the PIDS Library and can be downloaded as PN 2011-20
6 pages
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Keyword/s: Southeast Asia, Philippines, weather, climate-related disasters, natural disasters,
With Southeast Asian countries like Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, the Philippines, and Viet Nam experiencing the increasing occurrence of weather and climate-related hazards and disasters in recent years, some of which they commonly share due to their close proximity to each other, it thus becomes important for them to cooperate and coordinate with one another in addressing said hazards and disasters.