Emergency Situations, Participation, and Community-based Disaster Responses in Southeast Asia: Gray Areas and Causes for Optimism

Authors

Loh Kah Seng

Abstract

Emergency and participation intersect to form the basis of Community-Based Disaster Risk Reduction and Management (CBDRRM). Thisarticle has three aims. First, it explores the criticisms of participatory development in CBDRRM. Second, it highlights how disasters provide insights into participatory development when disasters are viewed not merely as terrible events but as catalysts for social change. Third, thearticle contends that despite its flaws, CBDRRM is neither hegemonic nor oppressive but can be adapted to the needs and cultures of communities. Thearticle calls for an empathetic form of participation and room for diverse partners to work together.Keywords: disasters • Indian Ocean tsunami • floods • fires •Southeast Asia • Community-based Disaster Risk Reduction and Management • cultures of disaster

Recommended Citation

Seng, Loh Kah (2016) "Emergency Situations, Participation, and Community-based Disaster Responses in Southeast Asia: Gray Areas and Causes for Optimism," Philippine Studies: Historical and Ethnographic Viewpoints: Vol. 64: No. 3, Article 8.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.13185/2244-1638.4179
Available at: https://archium.ateneo.edu/phstudies/vol64/iss3/8