Author： Asgary Ali
Publisher： AWG Publishing
ISSN： 1480-6800
Source： The Arab World Geographer, Vol.12, Iss.1-2, 2009-01, pp. : 1-18
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Abstract
Member countries of the Organisation of the Islamic Conference (OIC) are exposed to a large number of natural and technological hazards, and many characteristics of these countries make them particularly vulnerable to the impacts of these hazards. As a result, most of the OIC member countries are among the most disaster-prone areas of the world and have experienced a significant number of disasters, human casualties, and economic losses during the past century. While studies have been done to map and describe the patterns of disasters at international and country levels, little research has examined disaster patterns and their distributions at the OIC level. A better understanding of such patterns and trends could help these countries to enhance mutual learning and sharing of experiences by creating common institutional frameworks. Hazard and disaster mapping is a critical step in determining the risk to populations, infrastructure, and economic activities. This article reviews and maps disasters and their human impacts in the OIC countries over the past 110 years, using the EM-DAT database, to create some pictures of similarities and differences in disaster impacts to facilitate collective actions. The main aims of the article are (1) to provide a comprehensive review of disaster events in the OIC countries using existing data sources, and (2) to map and visualize disaster events in the OIC countries in order to provide some insights into the spatial distribution of disasters among these countries and develop a common framework for collective disaster-management efforts.
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