Special Features by HBS Authors
Dispatches from Banda Aceh
Observations from Indonesia after three weeks of relief efforts. By Daniel Curran, director of the HBS Humanitarian Leadership Program. (February 8, 2005)
2004 Tsunami Management Challenges
Professor Herman B. "Dutch" Leonard on the unique crisis management dimensions.
- This Baker Library guide is a frequently updated collection of news articles and other information resources providing an overview of the dimensions of the 2004 tsunami disaster, the management challenges presented to crisis managers, business leaders, and other decision makers worldwide, and the emerging approaches to meeting these challenges.
Crisis Management
Economic Impacts
Geopolitical Concerns
Lessons Learned from Previous Disasters
Op-Ed
Organizational Response: Corporate
Organizational Response: Government
Trickle of Tsunami Funds Allocated After First Meeting
Sydney Morning Herald
The first meeting of the joint commission overseeing the distribution of money to Indonesia's tsunami victims has allocated barely one-tenth of the $1 billion of aid pledged by the Australian Government.
(March 17, 2005) (Free registration may be required)
Bush Aims to Boost U.S. Tsunami Aid
BBC News
U.S. President George W. Bush has said he is seeking a $600 million boost in aid to nations hit by the Asian tsunami.
(February 10, 2005)
Despite snags, Huge Aid Lifts Asia
The Christian Science Monitor
Three weeks after the tsunami disaster, aid funds are pouring into the region as the work shifts from initial emergency relief to more long-term reconstruction. A progress report.
(January 18, 2005)
Oxfam Warns of Tsunami Cash Delay
BBC News
Western nations need to deliver the money pledged in the aftermath of the tsunami and stop "dragging their feet", Oxfam has warned in a report.
(January 17, 2005)
Trade Friction Looms as U.S. Weighs Export Relief for Asia (HBS only)
The Wall Street Journal
Sri Lankan textile executives are calling on their government to press for reduced tariffs on exports to the U.S. and Europe, and the Thai prime minister wants lower tariffs for shrimp exports.
(January 13, 2005)
World Debates Tsunami Debt Deal
BBC News
Finance officials from the Paris Club of rich creditor nations are discussing whether to agree a freeze on the debts owed by tsunami-affected countries.
(January 12, 2005)
Nations meet U.N. swift cash appeal
BBC News
The U.N. official coordinating aid for tsunami survivors has said concrete commitments worth $717m (£382m) have been secured from donor countries.
(January 11, 2005)
The Future of Calamity (HBS only)
The New York Times
Unimaginable as it may seem, future catastrophes may be far grimmer than the recent tsunami event. Many more such disasters—from earthquakes and volcanic eruptions, to floods, mudslides and droughts—are likely to devastate countries already hard hit by poverty and political turmoil.
(January 2, 2005)
Organizational Response: NGO
Publications & Research
Rebuilding
Relief Aid Management
Recent Additions
Tsunami Provokes Radical Change in Crisis Response
The World Health Organization says it and other groups must fundamentally change the way they respond to natural disasters following a frank review of their work after the Indian Ocean tsunami. (May 6, 2005)
Phuket Slumped in Low Season with Tsunami Hangover
The flow of tourists to one of Asia's premier tourism destinations has dried up, a potential blow to Thailand's economy which is already battling the effects of bird flu and Muslim violence in the south. (May 5, 2005)
East Asia Growth to Slow to Six Percent
East Asia's economies, excluding Japan, are expected to ease their expansion to about 6 percent in 2005. The tsunami tragedy was not expected to have a significant impact on growth in the two most seriously affected economies, Indonesia and Thailand. (April 27, 2005)