Stokkel, Inge2015-07-282015-07-282015-07-07https://hdl.handle.net/10986/22324Social protection can help build people’s social and economic resilience against disasters in Myanmar. Regular cash transfers, including public works programs, can help smooth consumption,build and maintain assets, and develop human capital to better cope with natural hazards. Disaster risk management (DRM) systems can be linked to social protection programs to trigger a safetynet response in times of emergencies. Community-driven development (CDD) programs could provide a useful platform for social protection programming to respond to disasters and build long termresilience in Myanmar.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOFLOODINGSOCIAL PROTECTION MECHANISMEMERGENCY NEEDSEARLY WARNING SYSTEMSEMERGENCY AIDRISKSRESCUESTORMDELIVERY MECHANISMSDISASTER RECOVERYEARLY WARNINGRISK REDUCTIONINFORMAL SAFETY NETSINFORMATION SYSTEMSTORMSTRANSFER BENEFITSSOCIAL PROTECTION SYSTEMSCLIMATIC SHOCKSDISASTERDAMAGESSOCIAL PROTECTION INSTRUMENTSDISASTER-AFFECTED PEOPLEDISASTER PREVENTIONSAVINGSOCIAL ASSISTANCEDISASTER EVENTSEARTHQUAKESEXTREME WEATHERTSUNAMISSAFETY NETSSMOOTHING CONSUMPTIONDISASTER RELIEFSAVINGSTSUNAMIRELIEFNATURAL DISASTERDISASTER RESPONSEFLOODSVULNERABLE HOUSEHOLDSNATURAL HAZARDEMERGENCIESSOCIAL PROTECTION PROGRAMSNATURAL DISASTERSDISASTER COMMUNITYDOCUMENTSDISASTERSSOCIAL SECURITYEMERGENCY RESPONSESOCIAL PROTECTIONFIREEMERGENCY OPERATIONSHUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCECASH BENEFITSFARMERSLANDSLIDESSEARCH AND RESCUESERVICE DELIVERYCASH TRANSFERSDISASTER-AFFECTED POPULATIONSDISASTER VICTIMSBANKSCOPING MECHANISMSTECHNOLOGYSOCIAL PROTECTION INTERVENTIONSDROUGHTSSOCIAL SAFETY NETSHUMAN CAPITALEMERGENCYEARTHQUAKEVULNERABLE COMMUNITIESREDUCING POVERTYFOOD SECURITYDISASTER REDUCTIONCLIMATE CHANGEDISASTER RISKDROUGHTFIRESINSURANCE SCHEMESTENTSINSURANCE PRODUCTSSCHOOL ATTENDANCEBANKFOOD ASSISTANCEEXTREME EVENTSVULNERABLE GROUPSDECLARATIONVICTIMSDAMAGEDISASTER PREPAREDNESS AGENCYIMPACT OF DISASTERSWEATHER EVENTVULNERABILITY TO DISASTERSDISASTER PREPAREDNESSDISASTER MANAGEMENTVULNERABLE PEOPLEFLOODTRANSFER PROGRAMSREHABILITATION PROGRAMSSOCIAL WELFAREERUPTIONEMERGENCY FOODINSURANCEFOOD INSECURITYRISK COPINGSUBSISTENCE FARMERSRESPONSE TO DISASTERWORK PROGRAMRISKDISASTER RESPONSESWARNING SYSTEMSINSURANCE MECHANISMSDISASTER RISK REDUCTIONRISK MANAGEMENTASPECTS OF DISASTER MANAGEMENTINTERNATIONAL STRATEGY FOR DISASTER REDUCTIONEXTREME WEATHER EVENTSSOCIAL PROTECTION INSTRUMENTWEATHER EVENTSSAFETYNATURAL HAZARDSEXTREME WEATHER EVENTRECONSTRUCTIONRISK MITIGATIONSocial Protection for Disaster Risk ManagementReportWorld BankOpportunities for Myanmar10.1596/22324