- Title
- Analysing institutional responses towards disaster risk reduction: challenges and antecedents
- Creator
- Owi, Toinpre; Mackee, Jamie; Gajendran, Thayaparan
- Relation
- Australian Journal of Emergency Management Vol. 39, Issue 4, p. 61-70
- Publisher Link
- http://dx.doi.org/10.47389/39.4.61
- Publisher
- Emergency Management Australia
- Resource Type
- journal article
- Date
- 2024
- Description
- Globally, the frequency and magnitude of weather-related hazards poses significant challenges for governments and the private and the not-for-profit sectors. This paper provides exploratory insight into the challenges that hinder institutional responses to risk reduction. This study specifically considered public sector organisations within disaster risk reduction (DRR) organisational fields. The paper identifies 3 major constraints, which include fragmentation, difficulties in using risk information and cultural identities that affect public sector organisations and community responses. To analyse these issues, an institutional theory lens was used to explain the antecedents under which institutional actors may respond based on events and stakeholder expectations and demands. The findings suggest that challenges hindering response to risks and emergencies are strategic, institutional or operational in nature. A selection of public sector organisations response initiatives is presented within an Australian context with analysis of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015–2023 Priority 4. Recommendations and further research to identify and address other institutional constraints and sectors are recommended.
- Subject
- weather-related hazards; disaster risk reduction (DRR); public sector; antecedents; SDG 11; Sustainable Development Goal
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1516519
- Identifier
- uon:56989
- Identifier
- ISSN:1324-1540
- Rights
- "© 2024 by the authors. License Australian Institute for Disaster Resilience, Melbourne, Australia. This is an open source article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0). "
- Language
- eng
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