Disasters and Climate Change
Disasters, particularly natural disasters such as hurricanes, severe flooding and storm surges, affect millions of people annually. Drowning is a common, yet under-reported consequence. Transportation disasters are also a common occurrence, with ageing inter-island ferry systems across developing countries posing the greatest concern. Preventing these drowning deaths poses many policy, economic and education challenges.
The Disaster and Climate Change stream focused on: tsunami, flooding and the role of lifesavers and lifesaving organisations in disaster risk reduction.
The Disaster and Climate Change stream was proudly sponsored by Maatschappij tot Redding van Drenkelingen.
Abstracts and Presentations
| Kosen, S |
Drowning mortality in the Asian Tsunami and correlates of survival |
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| Linnan, M |
Protective effect of swimming in a tsunami disaster and its protection of caretakers and children |
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| Karunaratne, P |
Disaster mitigation, preparedness and response: City focused Community Based Disaster Risk Reduction |
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| Karagiannis, G |
The role of lifesaving organizations in disaster management |
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| Efstathis, V |
The 2004 Boxing Day tsunami – Policy, planning and deployment |
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| Farmer, N |
Impacts of extreme weather events and climate change on coastal recreation and public safety |
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| Kreft, O |
Participation of voluntary organisations in a national program of disaster prevention against flooding |
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| George, P |
Tsunami preparedness & planning In Australia – The road since 2004 |
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| Ghosal, P |
Aquatic disaster – an ILS challenge in developing countries |
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| Lopa, F |
Climate change policies and practices in Bangladesh: An investigation on climate change and urban management |
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| McLennan, G |
A framework for a considered and appropriate response to the impact of climate change on water safety and lifesaving organisations |
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| Pearn, J |
The Sepik tsunami 1998 – Death-reduction strategems |
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| Samad, R |
Pakistan Floods – and what we can learn from it |
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| Nguyen Thi Phuoc Hoa |
Disaster Risk Reduction - A Viet Nam context |
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Discussion Forum: Future role of lifesaving agencies in disaster risk reduction |
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