Elizabeth Petheo Keywords disaster response urban disaster risk reduction and risk management rural food security operations. Read more about Elizabeth Petheo Elizabeth Petheo (EMBA’14) brings over 15 years of experience in a range of disaster resiliency programming from work in Latin America, the Caribbean, Africa, Asia, and Europe. She has worked on issues such as disaster response, urban disaster risk reduction and risk management, and rural food security operations. Currently, she is based in Bangkok, Thailand as the Asia-Pacific Regional Representative of Miyamoto International, a structural engineering and disaster risk reduction firm. We asked her to talk about preparation for emergencies in an organization in this unprecedented time.
What Have We Learned on Post-disaster Recovery? Read more about What Have We Learned on Post-disaster Recovery? ADB rolled out post-disaster rehabilitation projects and gained lessons that can be considered in implementing similar programs. The lessons learned focused on the importance of communication, coordination, and community development.
Yolanda One Year On: Progress, Hope, and Appreciation Read more about Yolanda One Year On: Progress, Hope, and Appreciation In this Insight Thursday session, Richard Bolt, Country Director, Philippine Country Office (PhCO) highlighted the progress in relief and recovery efforts one year after Typhoon Yolanda. He discussed how this progress reflected the resilience of the people affected, the unprecedented response from development partners, and Asian Development Bank’s support to the government and Yolanda affected people and communities.
Post-Disaster Action Planning Read more about Post-Disaster Action Planning Widespread damage caused by the 2004 tsunami and 2005 earthquake on the island of Nias, Indonesia needed rapid planning in order to create practical and user-friendly action plans for reconstruction.
Boosting Aquaculture Livelihoods in Post-Disaster Aceh, Indonesia Read more about Boosting Aquaculture Livelihoods in Post-Disaster Aceh, Indonesia In 2004, a tsunami engulfed Aceh Province in Indonesia and devastated 20,000 hectares of small fish ponds. Fish farmers faced technical, economic, and social difficulties in rebuilding their aquaculture livelihoods.
Complaints from Beneficiaries: A Valuable Resource for Project Implementation - Bahasa Indonesia Version Read more about Complaints from Beneficiaries: A Valuable Resource for Project Implementation - Bahasa Indonesia Version Problems often arise in complex projects, which could lead to complaints from the beneficiaries. In its emergency response in tsunami-hit Indonesia, Asian Development Bank has established a complaint-handling system that helped in enhancing the accountability of project implementers and increasing satisfaction of project beneficiaries.
Maria Cecilia Alcantara Keywords water disaster response education Read more about Maria Cecilia Alcantara Maria Cecilia Alcantara is Vice-Chair of League of Corporate Foundations and President of Coca-Cola Foundation Philippines. She is a trustee of the Association of Foundations, Philippine Council for NGO Certification, and the Associate Missionaries of the Assumption Foundation.
OpenStreetMap: Map the Philippines Read more about OpenStreetMap: Map the Philippines Recognizing the chaos that accompanies disaster response along with an existing surplus of maps in the Philippines, OpenStreetMap aims to offer a cross-sector platform where data can be shared openly with all communities and across local sectors. The initiative extends beyond crisis and disaster to community resiliency mapping.