These publications related to community-based disaster management may be of interest to our readers. The ADPC Library can offer assistance in locating them.

Citizenry-Based and Development-Oriented Disaster Response: Experience and Practices in Disaster Management of the Citizens' Disaster Response Network in the Philippines. Annelies Heijmans and Lorna P Victoria, 2001, ISBN 9-7192-3650-7, Center for Disaster Preparedness, 118 pages. Free download available from www.adpc.ait.ac.th/pdr-sea/cbdo-dr/cover.htmll.

This book presents the Citizenry-Based Development-Oriented Disaster Response framework and explains how to translate it into procedures and practical tools for assessing disaster situations and identifying appropriate and effective disaster responses. It critically reflects on the disaster management cycle model, since at-risk communities view disaster preparedness, mitigation, emergency response and rehabilitation not as separate phases of a cycle, but as integral parts of their survival and development process. The book covers the disaster situation in the Philippines, assessing disaster situations and responses to increase capacities and reduce vulnerabilities.

Corporate Social Responsibility and Disaster Reduction: A Global Overview. Dr John Twigg, October 2001, Benfield Greig Hazard Research Centre, University College London. Download from the Disaster Management Page at http://www.bghrc.com.

This research paper is the first published output of a research project managed by the Benfield Greig Hazard Research Centre at University College London, with funding from the Department for International Development. The paper surveys relevant background issues (principally the opportunities and challenges to CSR activity in the international development and disaster reduction arenas), presents and discusses evidence of CSR involvement in natural disaster reduction from around the world, and contains an appendix with six detailed case studies.

Investment in Health: Social and Economic Returns. Pan American Health Organization, 2001, ISBN 9-2751-1582-6, 284 pages, US$32.00, Order code: SP 582.
Order from http://publications.paho.org/english/index.cfm.

This publication is a joint research work of the Pan American Health Organization, Inter-American Development Bank, the World Bank, and the United Nations Development Program and the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean. It is a collection of the final reports of three research projects and includes cutting-edge research by economists interested in health issues and by health workers who are concerned about the broader implications of good health. These findings will go a long way towards establishing the critical role that health plays in overall human development.

Once Burned, Twice Shy? Lessons Learned from the 1997-98 El Niño. Edited by Michael H Glantz, 2001, ISBN 9-2808-1063-4, The United Nations University. Order from sales@hq.unu.edu or unuona@igc.apc.org.

This assessment reviews forecasts and societal impacts of the 1997-98 El Niño. Underlying this review is a look at the climate-related early warning and natural disaster preparedness systems in countries such as Bangladesh, China, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, Ethiopia, Fiji, Indonesia, Kenya, Mozambique, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, the Philippines and Vietnam, with the objective of improving their El Niño and other climate-related coping mechanisms. Most importantly, several ideas are presented for developing regional and national natural disaster preparedness plans for coping with the impacts of El Niño Southern Oscillation warm (El Niño) and cold (La Niña) events.

Preparing for Changing Climate: The Potential Consequences of Climate Variability and Change Pacific Islands a Report of the Pacific Islands Regional Assesment Team. Eileen L. Shea et. al. October 2001, ISBN 0-86638-197-X, The East-West Center, 102 pages. Available online at www2.eastwestcenter.org/climate/assessment. For copies write to SheaE@EastWestCenter.org.

The Pacific Assessment is a regional contribution to the first US National Assessment of the Consequences of Climate Change and Variabiliry, coordinated by the East-West Center in collaboration with scientific partners at institutions throughout the region. The report documents the potential impacts, sensitivity and resilience in the context of providing access to fresh water; protecting public health; sustaining agriculture; sustaining tourism; ensuring public safety and protecting community infrastructure and, promoting wise use of marine and coastal resources. It also outlines shared principles for enhancing resilience and identifies critical research needs.

Virtual Health Library for Disaster. Pan American Health Organization, 2001. Order from disaster-publications@paho.org or Fax: 202-775-4578.

This is a new edition produced by PAHO and WHO, incorporating the most important publications of PAHO, WHO, ISDR, UNHCR, UNICEF, Project SPHERE, the International Committee for the Red Cross, and several non-governmental organizations. The CD-ROM can be searched in English, Spanish and French and contains more than 400 scientific and technical documents in full text.

Water, Sanitation and Health Electronic Library: A Compendium of WHO Information on Water, Sanitation and Health. World Health Organization, 2001, ISBN 9-2415-4549-6, US$225 (SFR 70 in developing countries), Order No. 0990013. Order from WHO, Marketing and Dissemination, 1211, Geneva 27, Switzerland, Email: bookorders@who.int (discounts available for bulk orders).

This CD-ROM (English and French) contains more than 10,700 pages of information, 15 books and some 82 documents and information materials. It will be updated yearly with the next edition scheduled for October 2002.