Disaster management: findings from a systematic review

Lettieri, Emanuele; Masella, Cristina; Radaelli, Giovanni

doi:10.1108/09653560910953207

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“…(10)H management particularly in low-and middle-income country (LMIC) settings is hampered by the paucity of the evidence-base. (8,11) There are also considerable uncertainties with regards to how evidence-based practice is best achieved. Reviews from high-income countries have identified various determinants and barriers to developing evidence-based practice in disaster management such as knowledge management issues, system configuration issues and behavioural aspects.…”

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Barriers to evidence-based disaster management in Nepal: a qualitative study

Lee

2016

Public Health

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Objectives Globally, the incidence of natural disasters is increasing with developing countries tending to be worst affected. Implementing best practices in disaster management that are evidence-based is essential in order to improve disaster resilience and response. This study explores the barriers to evidence-based disaster management encountered in Nepal. Study designA qualitative study was conducted in Nepal involving interviews with key informants in the disaster management field. MethodsGovernment officials, academics, programme managers, disaster management practitioners and policymakers involved in disaster management were purposively sampled and invited to interview. 11 agreed to participate and were interviewed. The face-to-face interviews were recorded, transcribed and analysed using thematic analysis. ResultsThe interviews uncovered population-level barriers such as contextual factors (e.g. poverty), local custom and culture, as well as community-level issues (e.g. level of engagement and understanding). System-level barriers included limited demand for, availability and accessibility of the evidence-base. The implementation of evidence was influenced by the configuration of the disaster management system and system processes. Political ownership and leadership is an essential determinant of practice. Conclusions Several barriers to evidence-based practice in disaster management exist in Nepal. The relative influence of the different barriers varies with political determinants likely to have greater importance in countries such as Nepal where system governance and leadership is insufficiently developed. These issues affect a country's vulnerability to disasters and need to be addressed. KeywordsDisasters, evidence-based practice, Nepal, qualitative research Barriers to evidence-based disaster management in Nepal: a qualitative study

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Barriers to evidence-based disaster management in Nepal: a qualitative study

Lee

2016

Public Health

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“…19 This uses a systematic search methodology whilst allowing for the review of a broader, less restrictive, range of evidence. We anticipated that most of the evidence was likely to be short reports [14][15][16][17] . Consequently, we intentionally adopted a more inclusive approach to include papers that might have been excluded in a more rigid systematic review format as we wanted to capture the full range of health impacts associated with this type of disaster.…”

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“…Many are confined to a specific geographic area 12,13 whilst others have cited the lack of available good quality evidence 10,11 , a common problem encountered in disaster management research [14][15][16][17] .…”

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The changing health priorities of earthquake response and implications for preparedness: a scoping review

2017

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“…Many have discussed the definition, the stages of the disaster management, the process, the plan, the involvement of people, the use of technology and information as well as theoretical framework to assist in disaster management plan. However, according to [26], the most popular topic selected for the research is on the disaster management phases and process.…”

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Asset Management Recovery after the Disater: State of Knowledge

Sapri

Razak

2016

MATEC Web Conf.

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Abstract. Asset, infrastructure and business can be destroyed in a split seconds. It only takes a minute for natural disasters such as flood, hurricane and others to happen that will stop the business process and destroying the business as well as their assets. Late response towards the disaster will bring disastrous impact not only to the people but also the social and economic of the impacted people and area. It is therefore important for the organization to ensure speedy recovery of the disaster's impact such as the assets in an effort to ensure the business survival and facilitating societal and economic recovery. Therefore this paper examines the state of knowledge in relation to the asset management recovery especially after the disaster. Following to that, this paper will discuss the literatures involves in asset management recovery such as disaster management and business continuity plan (BCP). Towards the end, this paper suggests that the effect of lack of planning in asset management recovery will lead to an untold damage towards the community, organization as well as the business, taking months or even years to rectify. In some cases, businesses are shut down for goods due to loss data as well as other emerge problems cause by the disaster. Keywords: Asset Management Recovery, Business Continuity Plan (BCP), Disaster Management, Flood IntroductionPhysically, Malaysia can be considered as one of the blessed countries because of its geographic location that prevents it from the threat of severe natural disaster like volcanic eruptions and cyclones [1]. However, it has its own fair share of the environmental perils such as flood. Malaysia is well known as a country that is prone to major flooding event that occurs once a year due to the northeast monsoon that bring heavy downpour. Due to its nature, lots of lives, assets, building, infrastructure and environment have been damaged. Although the disaster occurs in a split seconds but the impact that it leaves are tremendous and may take years to rectify. Moreover, the vulnerability of the community is increase when they choose to construct houses near the rivers and along the coastlines.Nevertheless, due to its relative regularity that always appear from November to March each year made actions such as flood mitigation, forecasting and warning systems have been undertaken to minimize the impact of the disaster. However, despite numerous planning and preparation, it is believed that the present countermeasures are far from sufficient. This is shown in the recent management of the flood disaster that happen during December 2014 to January 2015 flood crisis. During the crisis, as many as 250,000 people need to be placed at the evacuation centre and great efforts have been taken to reduce the impacts that it caused such as the disruption of the victims life, the health issues, the polluted environment (due to the mud comes from the flood) and the massive costs encompass in the redevelopment of the assets and infrastructure. It is reported by [2] that the estim...

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Disaster management: findings from a systematic review

Cited by 206 publications

References 55 publications

Barriers to evidence-based disaster management in Nepal: a qualitative study

Barriers to evidence-based disaster management in Nepal: a qualitative study

The changing health priorities of earthquake response and implications for preparedness: a scoping review

Asset Management Recovery after the Disater: State of Knowledge

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