Abstract
SAARC is a regional agreement that was established to co-operate regional economic, political, and socio-cultural affairs in South Asia. As a highly vulnerable region towards natural and social disasters, South Asia needs a committed body that can manage sudden catastrophes in the region. Therefore, SAARC has founded SDMC and SEDMC to corporate in Disaster Risk Management (DRM) in South Asia. However, these SAARC agencies have been unsuccessful in DRM to deal with emerging disasters in the region. Hence, this study investigates the failures and weaknesses of the SAARC operational and structural framework of proceeding DRM operations while contributing to the existing body of literature regarding SAARC. The data and information of this research are based on secondary quantitative and qualitative data which were extracted from relevant printed and online materials, including organizational websites. These data and information were analyzed under five categories that are Policy Adoption Failures; Structural failures of SAARC; coordination and cooperation failures; financial inabilities in Disaster Management; Absence of Logistic Preparedness Plan; and Lack of Military Co-operation in DRM. These findings reveal that SAARC has been failed to adopt an effective and efficient DRM policy to manage emerging disasters in South Asia. Therefore, this study recommends policy reforms, restructuring the organization, establishing reliable ICT system to coordinate and co-operate DRM, introducing SAARC Disaster Management and Emergency Relief Fund in resolving financial issues, Disaster Emergency Logistic System, and SAARC Militaries Ready Group adhering ASEAN to implement an efficient DRM while reforming SAARC institutional and operational mechanism.
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