BANGKOK: Southeast Asia is among the regions most prone to natural disasters, but a new analysis released Thursday (Aug 15) shows its people also feel the best equipped to deal with them.
A container floats on swollen Marikina River as monsoon rains worsened by offshore typhoon Gaemi on Jul 24, 2024, in Manila, on Philippines. BANGKOK: Southeast Asia is among the regions most prone to natural disasters, but a new analysis released Thursday shows its people also feel the best equipped to deal with them.
The report found the Association of Southeast Asian Nations has played a key role in disaster risk reduction, and Vigers said the region's wider approach includes widespread and effective early-warning systems, scaled-up community approaches and regional cooperation, and good access to disaster finance.
Respondents from North America, which is significantly less disaster-prone than Southeast Asia, said they only felt slightly less prepared, while those in Northern and Western Europe were in the middle of the pack.The results from Southeast Asia, primarily made up of lower-middle-income countries, suggest wealth is not a deciding factor in disaster response and preparation, said Ed Morrow, senior campaigns manager for Lloyd's Register Foundation, a British-based global safety charity.
It was also among the top four countries where the highest proportion of households have a disaster plan. All were in Southeast Asia: the Philippines , Vietnam , Cambodia and Thailand , followed by the United States .The data were drawn from the World Risk Poll, conducted every two years, with the main results from the 2023 survey published in June. Questions on disasters focused on natural hazards instead of conflicts or financial disasters, and excluded the coronavirus pandemic.
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