This project brings theoretical and practical expertise to address how governance mechanisms can be enhanced to address natural disasters. It engages leading experts on governance and natural disasters to prepare country-specific case studies to be presented and conducted at a workshop to be held in the Asia-Pacific region, to build on the failures derived from past experiences towards better mitigating and recovering from future disasters.

Conference was held in July 2013 in Hawaii.

PI: Michael Douglass

Partners: Asia-Pacific Governance and Democracy and the East-West Center, Honolulu, Hawaii