SAARC Disaster Management - Machizo：南盟灾害管理machizo.docVIP

From unilateral and bi-lateral to mutual obligation for disaster management: a critical reflection on SAARC disaster management processes 1. Introduction-disasters in the South Asia today Since the first SAARC (South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation) Summit in 1985, disaster has been a part of the official discussion reflected in almost all the declarations. Close to its silver jubilee, the thirteenth SAARC summit in Dhaka and fourteenth summit in Delhi set out landmark commitment for regional cooperation in disaster management (DM). The 13th summit agreed to establish SAARC Disaste