Community Resilience in Natural Disasters

Told through the voices of local community leaders, this book analyses how communities respond to natural disasters and how outsiders contribute positively - or negatively - to their response, promoting debate on the role of aid and the media in times of crisis. It was co-written with local authors who work in disaster sites in five developing countries and explores how aid can hurt or harm local resilience. The book draws on interviews with survivors of disasters in Mexico, Pakistan, Indonesia, Kenya, Myanmar, and Soloman Islands, plus features commentary on the United States' Hurricane Katrina.