Abstract

The Southwest Pacific is considered one of the most vulnerable regions in the world to natural hazards. Five of the Pacific Island States (PIS) rank among the top 20 most-at risk countries in the World Risk Index, with Vanuatu and Tonga ranking first and second respectively. The Southwest Pacific neighbours Southeast Asia and both regions are exposed to a variety of natural hazards, resulting in significant damage and loss of lives annually. Similar exposure to climate-induced hazards raises the potential to create a coalition of affected states from the Asia-Pacific to share knowledge of disaster governance in areas where niche capabilities have been developed and shape the global debate on the effects of natural hazards and climate-induced disasters. This article argues that inter-regional partnership on disaster governance is the next step in the Asia-Pacific to respond to a collective action problem affecting two sub-regions - Southeast Asia and the Southwest Pacific. Through the conduct of desk research and interviews, this article first presents findings and observations on the disaster governance landscape and future developments in the Pacific. It then discusses disaster management frameworks and initiatives that ASEAN has institutionalised, and how work in the two sub-regions can complement one another and provide a platform to help shape the global agenda on disaster governance and climate change.

摘要

西南太平洋被认为是世界上最容易受到自然灾害影响的地区之一。五个太平洋岛国 (PIS) 在世界风险指数中位列前 20 名风险最大的国家之列，瓦努阿图和汤加分别排名第一和第二。西南太平洋与东南亚相邻，这两个地区都面临着各种自然灾害，每年都会造成重大破坏和生命损失。类似地暴露于气候引起的灾害，提高了建立亚太地区受灾国家联盟的潜力，以在已经发展了利基能力的地区分享灾害治理知识，并塑造关于自然灾害和气候影响的全球辩论。诱发灾害。本文认为，灾害治理的区域间伙伴关系是亚太地区应对影响两个次区域——东南亚和西南太平洋——的集体行动问题的下一步。通过进行案头研究和访谈，本文首先介绍了对太平洋灾害治理格局和未来发展的调查结果和观察。然后讨论东盟已经制度化的灾害管理框架和倡议，以及两个次区域的工作如何相互补充，并提供一个平台来帮助塑造全球灾害治理和气候变化议程。本文首先介绍了对太平洋灾害治理格局和未来发展的调查结果和观察。然后讨论东盟已经制度化的灾害管理框架和倡议，以及两个次区域的工作如何相互补充，并提供一个平台来帮助塑造全球灾害治理和气候变化议程。本文首先介绍了对太平洋灾害治理格局和未来发展的调查结果和观察。然后讨论东盟已经制度化的灾害管理框架和倡议，以及两个次区域的工作如何相互补充，并提供一个平台来帮助塑造全球灾害治理和气候变化议程。