Prelims
ISBN: 978-1-78743-094-5, eISBN: 978-1-78743-093-8
Publication date: 4 December 2018
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Coutaz, G. (2018), "Prelims", Coping with Disaster Risk Management in Northeast Asia: Economic and Financial Preparedness in China, Taiwan, Japan and South Korea, Emerald Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. i-xi. https://doi.org/10.1108/978-1-78743-093-820181001
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Coping with Disaster Risk Management in Northeast Asia
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Coping with Disaster Risk Management in Northeast Asia: Economic and Financial Preparedness in China, Taiwan, Japan and South Korea
By
Gregory Coutaz
Chinese Culture University, Taiwan
United Kingdom – North America – Japan India – Malaysia – China
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Contents
| List of Abbreviations | ix | ||||
| Chapter 1 | Introduction | 1 | |||
| 1.1 Addressing the Threat of Natural Disasters | 2 | ||||
| 1.2 Disaster Risk Governance | 4 | ||||
| 1.3 Hazard, Risk, and Disaster | 6 | ||||
| 1.4 Tragedy or Opportunity | 7 | ||||
| 1.5 About this Book | 10 | ||||
| References | 13 | ||||
| Chapter 2 | Financing Natural Disasters | 17 | 2.1 Comprehensive Disaster Risk Management Strategy | 18 | |
| 2.2 Pre-Disaster Budgetary Measures | 21 | ||||
| 2.3 Insurance and Reinsurance | 23 | ||||
| 2.4 Catastrophe (CAT) Bonds | 24 | ||||
| 2.5 Making a Difference | 26 | ||||
| 2.6 Conclusion | 27 | ||||
| References | 28 | ||||
| Chapter 3 | China: Disaster Preparedness, Response, and Recovery | 31 | |||
| 3.1 The Great Sichuan Earthquake | 32 | ||||
| 3.2 Economic Development and Urbanization | 34 | ||||
| 3.3 Climate Change and Agriculture Losses | 35 | ||||
| 3.4 Compact Institutional System | 37 | ||||
| 3.5 The Role of the PLA in Disaster Response | 39 | ||||
| 3.6 Central Public Funding | 41 | ||||
| 3.7 The Lack of Insurance Coverage | 43 | ||||
| 3.8 Building Resilience in Shangha | i47 | ||||
| 3.9 Where is the Civil Society? | 52 | ||||
| 3.10 Conclusion | 54 | ||||
| References | 55 | ||||
| Chapter 4 | Evolution of Disaster Risk Management in Taiwan | 61 | |||
| 4.1 Natural Disasters in Taiwan | 62 | ||||
| 4.2 Disaster Risk Management before 1999 | 64 | ||||
| 4.3 The 921 Earthquake Revolution | 65 | ||||
| 4.4 Taiwan Residential Earthquake Insurance Fund: Residential Earthquake Financial Protection | 69 | ||||
| 4.5 The Formosa Re CAT Bond | 72 | ||||
| 4.6 Deadly Morakot | 73 | ||||
| 4.7 Public Budgets and Emergency Funds | 75 | ||||
| 4.8 Importance of Charitable Donations | 79 | ||||
| 4.9 Conclusion | 81 | ||||
| References | 81 | ||||
| Chapter 5 | Living with Natural Disasters in Japan | 85 | |||
| 5.1 Recognition of Japanese Expertise in Disaster Risk Management | 86 | ||||
| 5.2 Public Awareness and Education | 88 | ||||
| 5.3 Japan Earthquake Reinsurance Co. Ltd. and Cooperative Mutual Insurers | 90 | ||||
| 5.4 Kobe Misery | 95 | ||||
| 5.5 Triple Disaster of the Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami | 98 | ||||
| 5.6 Post-Disaster Reactions | 101 | ||||
| 5.7 Cost of Protection | 103 | ||||
| 5.8 Conclusion | 106 | ||||
| References | 107 | ||||
| Chapter 6 | South Korea: Vulnerability and Adaptation to Natural Disasters | 111 | |||
| 6.1 Risk Identification | 112 | ||||
| 6.2 The Impacts of Past Disasters | 114 | ||||
| 6.3 Modernization of the Legal System | 115 | ||||
| 6.4 Institutional Framework | 117 | ||||
| 6.5 Disaster Insurance Schemes | 120 | ||||
| 6.6 Environmental Protection | 123 | ||||
| 6.7 Political and Social Obstacles | 126 | ||||
| 6.8 Conclusion | 130 | ||||
| References | 131 | ||||
| Chapter 7 | Need for Financial Preparedness | 133 | |||
| 7.1 Promoting Disaster Risk Awareness | 134 | ||||
| 7.2 Public–Private Partnerships | 136 | ||||
| 7.3 International Practices | 138 | ||||
| 7.4 Regional Initiatives | 141 | ||||
| 7.5 Conclusion | 144 | ||||
| References | 145 | ||||
| Chapter 8 | Conclusion | 147 | |||
| 8.1 Similarities and Differences Observed | 150 | ||||
| 8.2 Limited Private Participation | 154 | ||||
| 8.3 Indispensable Commitment | 155 | ||||
| References | 158 | ||||
| Index | 159 | ||||
List of Abbreviations
| AADMER | ASEAN Agreement on Disaster Management and Emergency Response |
| ADB | Asian Development Bank |
| ADRFI | ASEAN Disaster Risks Financing and Insurance Programme |
| ARC | African Risk Capacity |
| ARF | ASEAN Regional Forum |
| ARF DiREx | ASEAN Regional Forum Disaster Relief Exercise |
| ART | Alternative Risk Transfer |
| ASEAN | Association of Southeast Asian Nations |
| BAU | Business-As-Usual |
| CCFVI | Coastal City Flood Vulnerability Index |
| CCP | Chinese Communist Party |
| CCR | Caisse Centrale de Réassurance (France) |
| CCRIF | Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility |
| CDSCHQ | Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters (South Korea) |
| CEA | California Earthquake Authority |
| CIRC | China Insurance Regulatory Commission |
| CRED | Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters |
| CREIP | China Residential Earthquake Insurance Pool |
| DMZ | Korean Demilitarized Zone |
| DPP | Democratic Progressive Party (Taiwan) |
| DPRK | Democratic People’s Republic of Korea |
| DSCHQ | Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters (South Korea) |
| ECFA | Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement |
| ECLAC | Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (United Nations) |
| EEW | Earthquake Early Warning (Japan) |
| EEWS | Earthquake Early Warning System (Taiwan) |
| EM-DAT | Emergency Events Database |
| EQC | Earthquake Commission (New Zealand) |
| ESCAP | Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (United Nations) |
| FAO | Food and Agriculture Organization (United Nations) |
| FARD | Frequency Analysis Rainfall Data (South Korea) |
| FEMA | Federal Emergency Management Agency (United States) |
| GDP | Gross Domestic Product |
| GHG | Greenhouse Gas |
| GIS | Geographic Information System |
| HA/DR | Humanitarian Assistance/Disaster Relief (activities) |
| IDNDR | International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction (United Nations) |
| IFRC | International Federation of Red Cross/Red Crescent Societies |
| ILS | Insurance-Linked Securities |
| IMF | International Monetary Fund |
| INES | International Nuclear and Radiological Event Scale |
| IPCC | Intergovernmental Panel for Climate Change |
| JER | Japan Earthquake Reinsurance |
| JMA | Japan Meteorological Agency |
| JP¥ | Japanese yen |
| KACCC | Korean Adaptation Center for Climate Change |
| KIRI | Korea Insurance Research Institute |
| KMT | Kuomintang (Taiwan) |
| KRW | South Korean Won |
| METI | Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (Japan) |
| MEXT | Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (Japan) |
| MOOTW | Military Operations Other Than War |
| MoU | Memorandum of Understanding |
| NCDR | National Committee for Disaster Reduction (China) |
| NCREE | National Center for Research on Earthquake Engineering (Taiwan) |
| NDMI | National Disaster Management Research Institute (South Korea) |
| NDRC | National Development and Reform Committee (China) |
| NEMA | National Emergency Management Agency (South Korea) |
| NGO | Non-Governmental Organization |
| NHK | Nippon Hoso Kyokai |
| NHMP | National Hazard Mitigation Program (Taiwan) |
| NHRA | Natural Hazards Risk Atlas |
| NT$ | New Taiwan Dollar |
| NZ$ | New Zealand Dollar |
| OECD | Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development |
| P&C | Property and Casualty |
| PCRAFI | Pacific Catastrophe Risk Assessment and Financing Initiative |
| PCRIC | Pacific Catastrophe Risk Insurance Company |
| PICC | People’s Insurance Company of China |
| PLA | People’s Liberation Army |
| PPP | Public–Private Partnership |
| PRC | People’s Republic of China |
| RCSC | Red Cross Society of China |
| RMB | Renminbi (China) |
| RMS | Risk Management Solutions |
| ROC | Republic of China |
| ROK | Republic of Korea |
| SDF | Self-Defence Forces (Japan) |
| SEADRIF | Southeast Asia Disaster Risk Insurance Facility |
| SPNDA | Standard Procedure for Natural Disaster Assistance (Taiwan) |
| SPV | Special-Purpose Vehicle |
| TAPEX | Taiwan Cooperative Precipitation Ensemble Forecast Experiment |
| TCIP | Turkish Catastrophe Insurance Pool |
| TDRS | Tsunami Disaster Response System (South Korea) |
| TELES | Taiwan Earthquake Loss Estimation System |
| TEPCO | Tokyo Electric Power Company |
| TREIF | Taiwan Residential Earthquake Insurance Fund |
| TRy | Turkish Lira |
| TTFRI | Taiwan Typhoon and Flood Research Institute |
| UNDHA | United Nations Department of Humanitarian Affairs |
| UNFCCC | United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change |
| UNICEF | United Nations Children’s Fund |
| UNISDR | United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction |
| USDA | United States Department of Agriculture |
| WEF | World Economic Forum |
- Prelims
- Chapter 1 Introduction
- Chapter 2 Financing Natural Disasters
- Chapter 3 China: Disaster Preparedness, Response, and Recovery
- Chapter 4 Evolution of Disaster Risk Management in Taiwan
- Chapter 5 Living with Natural Disasters in Japan
- Chapter 6 South Korea: Vulnerability and Adaptation to Natural Disasters
- Chapter 7 Need for Financial Preparedness
- Chapter 8 Conclusion
- Index