Sunday, June 15, 2008

Communicating Disasters: an Asia Pacific resource book

This posting comes from Anup Karanth - first in an occasional series of RESOURCES and REVIEWS

Authors: Gunawardene,N.; Noronha,F.
Produced by: Television for Education Asia Pacific (2007)

The tsunami communication failures inspired much reflection in the global humanitarian community. There is now a growing recognition on the need for a culture of communication that values proper information management and inclusive information sharing.This book explores the different elements and combinations that could help evolve such a culture in Asia. The contributors draw on their experiences gained from working in either preparing disaster resilient communities or responding to humanitarian emergencies triggered by specific disasters.

Aimed at media professionals, disaster managers, development workers and civil society groups across Asia this book provides different perspectives and practical advice on how to communicate hazards and disasters at inter-personal, inter-agency, inter-sector and public levels.

Available online at: http://www.tveap.org/disastercomm/0801dis.html

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