The occurrence of natural disasters in South East Asia and the international cooperation in the field of preventing their negative consequences Cover Image

The occurrence of natural disasters in South East Asia and the international cooperation in the field of preventing their negative consequences
The occurrence of natural disasters in South East Asia and the international cooperation in the field of preventing their negative consequences

Author(s): Zbigniew Piepiora
Subject(s): Economy
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Ekonomicznego we Wrocławiu
Keywords: natural disaster; regional cooperation; South East Asia; prevention; negative consequences

Summary/Abstract: South East Asia is marked by a high vulnerability to natural disasters. The region includes the following countries: Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Viet Nam. They participate and cooperate in international institutions. The hypothesis of the article is: the participation of countries from the region of South East Asia in international organizations is a good way to prevent the negative consequences of natural disasters. This was positively verified. International cooperation is a good way to prevent the effects of these kinds of phenomena because it enables: to request disaster relief assistance from other countries by a state or states with insufficient capacity to overcome its impact, to counteract the impact on the region of a natural disaster occurring in a country or countries in cases where this kind of phenomena is expected to have a significant impact on the region.

  • Issue Year: 2013
  • Issue No: 283
  • Page Range: 106-120
  • Page Count: 15
  • Language: English