Disaster Risk Management in Agriculture : Case Studies in South Asian Countries

The challenges related to disaster risk management (DRM) in the agricultural sector are now widely linked to sustainable environment. The fact remains that almost every day a disaster strikes in some part of the world. The regular occurrence of natural and man-made disasters has forced the worldwide communities to look for novel solutions to prevent and mitigate such disasters.

This volume brings together probing studies to disseminate the work of outstanding scholars and practitioners, especially in South Asian countries. Thus, it highlights the need to amalgamate and coordinate the resources and agencies involved in DRM in agriculture to ensure the quality of life to the victims after disasters. The authors incorporate specific themes correlated with DRM in South Asia. They intend to assess: (i) the consequences of distinct disaster risks in agriculture, (ii) the ways in which diverse disaster risk problems are handled in distinct settings, and (iii) the different methodologies embraced by different sectors to prepare for disaster risk.

Associate Professor Huong Ha is Head, Business Programmes, at School of Business, Singapore University of Social Sciences. She has been affiliated with University of Newcastle, Australia. Her previous positions include dean, director of R&D, deputy course director, chief editor, executive director, business development manager, and so on. She holds a PhD from Monash University (Australia) and a master's degree from NUS (Singapore). She was a recipient of many teaching excellence awards, scholarships, and research-related grants. She has published more than 80 journal articles, books, book chapters, conference papers, etc. She is an invited member of the scientific and/or technical committees of international conferences, and a reviewer of high-ranking international journals.

Dr. R. Lalitha S. Fernando is senior professor, Department of Public Administration and Director of Research Centre of Governance and Public Policy, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka. Currently, she is the Secretary General of the Network of Asia-Pacific Schools and Institutes of Public Administration and Governance.

Sanjeev Kumar Mahajan, PhD, is professor of public administration and dean, faculty of social sciences, Himachal Pradesh University, Shimla, India. He received medals for standing first in MA and MPhil. by Panjab University, Chandigarh, India. He has presented at international/national conferences worldwide.