Invisible institutions in emergencies: Evacuating the remote Indigenous community of Warruwi, Northern Territory Australia, from Cyclone Monica

Veland, Siri; Howitt, Richard; Dominey‐Howes, Dale

doi:10.3763/ehaz.2010.0042

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“…Their capacity to recognise, respect, understand, and protect indigenous minorities' rights and interests during such periods of urgency is therefore, at best, limited and, at worst, patronising and disabling. In responding to crises, state agencies and state leaders often rely on emergency responses that assume the universal relevance and appropriateness of dominant cultural values, responses, and understandings (Veland et al ., 2010). In doing so, it is common for responses to re‐inscribe contemporary political and cultural landscapes with patterns that are colonial in effect and impose substantial risk and cost on indigenous peoples.…”

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“…Particularly in remote locations, it is the absence of the services, institutions, and infrastructure of everyday governance that is characteristic (Howitt, 2010), and it is the lack of capacity within government agencies and other so‐called ‘helping organisations’ to work constructively and consistently with indigenous institutions – or even to recognise their presence and importance (e.g. Veland et al ., 2010) – that is the most urgent capacity deficit (Howitt et al ., 2010).…”

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confidence: 99%

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Natural and Unnatural Disasters: Responding with Respect for Indigenous Rights and Knowledges

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Havnen

Veland

2011

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A key challenge for contemporary democratic societies is how to respond to disasters in ways that foster just and sustainable outcomes that build resilience, respect human rights, and foster economic, social, and cultural well-being in reasonable timeframes and at reasonable costs. In many places experiencing rapid environmental change, indigenous people continue to exercise some level of self-governance and autonomy, but they also face the burden of rapid social change and hostile or ambiguous policy settings. Drawing largely on experience in northern Australia, this paper argues that state policies can compound and contribute to vulnerability of indigenous groups to both natural and policy-driven disasters in many places. State-sponsored programmes that fail to respect indigenous rights and fail to acknowledge the relevance of indigenous knowledge to both social and environmental recovery entrench patterns of racialised disadvantage and marginalisation and set in train future vulnerabilities and disasters. The paper advocates an approach to risk assessment, preparation, and recovery that prioritises partnerships based on recognition, respect, and explicit commitment to justice. The alternatives are to continue prioritising short-term expediencies and opportunistic pursuit of integration, or subverting indigenous rights and the knowledge systems that underpin them. This paper argues such alternatives are not only unethical, but also ineffective.

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Natural and Unnatural Disasters: Responding with Respect for Indigenous Rights and Knowledges

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2011

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“…Risk related research in indigenous communities (e.g. Mercer et al 2007;UNISDR 2008;Veland et al 2010) has highlighted the importance of sharing local knowledge and Cronin et al (2004) discussed linking oral histories with scientific knowledge in order to establish a common ground for communication about volcanic hazards while demystifying the science.…”

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Different communities, different perspectives: issues affecting residents’ response to a volcanic eruption in southern Iceland

2011

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This research investigates residents' knowledge and perception of the Katla volcano and emergency response procedures in all rural and urban communities located in the eastern and southern Katla hazard zones. Using a questionnaire survey conducted in 2008, we demonstrate that there is an apparent difference between rural and urban communities' knowledge and perceptions, and identify some of the issues influencing residents' perspectives and behaviour. All rural and most urban residents have an accurate knowledge of Katla, the proposed warning system and emergency response plan. Urban residents perceived the emergency response plan to be appropriate. In comparison, rural residents did not perceive the emergency response plan as appropriate. Rural residents stated that they would personally assess the situation before deciding on a course of action independent of the proposed plan. Livelihood connections and inherited knowledge affect rural residents' ability and willingness to comply with the recommended procedures. Factors such as hazard knowledge, sense of community and attachment to place indicate that rural residents are more resilient to volcanic hazards. Based on our findings we recommend that emergency management agencies consider issues such as personal responsibility, neighbourliness and community involvement and cooperation, to develop and implement more appropriate volcanic risk mitigation strategies. In light of the recent Eyjafjallajökull eruptions, we provide a brief discussion on the 2010 emergency response. Although our findings are Iceland-specific, our recommendations may be applied internationally to other volcanic and disaster-prone regions.

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“…Such recognition and understanding of local protocol are central to ensuring local cooperation in times of change (Veland et al 2010). Different knowledge systems are now employed in the NPB/PAC/WC governing activities, and this represents a challenge, but it may also provide a promising arena for increased mutual understanding and learning among different actors.…”

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Does Pastoralists' Participation in the Management of National Parks in Northern Norway Contribute to Adaptive Governance?

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ABSTRACT. Norwegian protected areas have historically been managed by central, expertise bureaucracy; however, a governance change in 2010 decentralized and delegated the right to manage protected areas to locally elected politicians and elected Sámi representatives in newly established National Park Boards. We explore how this new governance change affects adaptive capacity within the reindeer industry, as the reindeer herders are now participating with other users in decision-making processes related to large tracts of protected areas in which they have pasture access. Aspects within adaptive capacity and resilience thinking are useful as complementary dimensions to a social-ecological system framework (Ostrom 2007) in exploring the dynamics of complex adaptive social-ecological systems. The National Park Board provides a novel example of adaptive governance that can foster resilient livelihoods for various groups of actors that depend on protected areas. Data for this paper were gathered primarily through observation in National Park Board meetings, focus groups, and qualitative interviews with reindeer herders and other key stakeholders. We have identified certain aspects of the national park governance that may serve as sources of resilience and adaptive capacity for the natural system and pastoral people that rely on using these areas. The regional National Park Board is as such a critical mechanism that provides an action arena for participation and conflict resolution. However, desired outcomes such as coproduction of knowledge, social learning, and increased adaptive capacity within reindeer husbandry have not been actualized at this time.

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Invisible institutions in emergencies: Evacuating the remote Indigenous community of Warruwi, Northern Territory Australia, from Cyclone Monica

Cited by 41 publications

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Natural and Unnatural Disasters: Responding with Respect for Indigenous Rights and Knowledges

Natural and Unnatural Disasters: Responding with Respect for Indigenous Rights and Knowledges

Different communities, different perspectives: issues affecting residents’ response to a volcanic eruption in southern Iceland

Does Pastoralists' Participation in the Management of National Parks in Northern Norway Contribute to Adaptive Governance?

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