‘Natural’ disasters are not just the product of a natural event, but of the social, political and economic environment that shapes the manner in which it affects people. Similarly, civil conflict is rarely as unpredictable and chaotic as is often suggested. The integration of emergency preparedness and relief efforts with development activities is therefore essential. This blog has a particular focus on law, governance and development in Australia and the South Pacific (particularly Melanesia).
Saturday, July 21, 2007
Blogging on 'trouble in paradise' and 'the arc of instability'
The Coming Anarchy has been hosting a series on security issues in Oceania. Bloggers include Opinio Juris, The Strategist (focusing on Melanesia) and Phil at Pacific Empire. It's good to see some more coverage of issues in the South Pacific (albeit negative ones) in cyberspace.
Hey, thanks for the link. To clarify, Opinio Juris has also linked to the series but they are not contributing.
ReplyDeleteI guess while covering security it is easy to focus on the negative. I will think about how I could redress that in a future post. Or, if you were to write something, I'm sure Coming Anarchy would welcome another contribution...
Thanks for the clarification.
ReplyDeleteI'm afraid I probably couldn't offer much "positive" either, since my focus has always been on security issues or natural disasters! LOL.
P'raps I should start writing on "resilience" more than "vulnerability" :)