Collaboration for disaster risks reduction towards the achievement of SDGs. Some insights from Japan and the ASEAN Region

This paper focuses on the contribution that collaboration across national/subnational governments, local communities and the private sector provides to disaster risk reduction and to the creation of... [ view full abstract ]

This paper focuses on the contribution that collaboration across national/subnational governments, local communities and the private sector provides to disaster risk reduction and to the creation of resilient communities.

Collaborative public management is widely debated in literature (Gray, 2000; Agranoff and McGuire 2003, Bryson et. al., 2006; O’Leary, 2006; Christensen, T. et. al., 2007; Torfing, J., 2016), playing a key role in the achievement of sustainable development targets.

The research seeks to highlight the key elements that characterize the ‘dominant model’ of disaster risk management developed so far in Japan and diffused among ASEAN countries, drawing on teachings and insights that might be useful for those countries that are now facing major environmental hazards.

Prioritizing disaster risk reduction in Governments agenda would strengthen community resilience, increase citizen awareness and contribute to the achievement of sustainability targets.

Preliminary results suggest that successful disaster risk management depends on three main pillars: disaster education and literacy of the communities; effective scales of governance based on PPP, cross-country collaboration and key stakeholder engagement; employment of ICT platforms for early warning system and disaster prevention.

Keywords: Risk assessment; Resilience; Capacity building; Disaster preparedness; Collaborative governance