Articles by Jason Von Meding
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Jason von Meding & Heidi Harmon ·
Reframing vulnerability as a strength is what makes transformation possible.
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Jason von Meding, David Prevatt and Ksenia Chmutina ·
When Hurricane Dorian made landfall on Great Abaco Island in the Bahamas on Sept. 1, 2019, it packed winds of up to 185 miles per hour and a 20-foot storm surge. A day later, it ravaged...
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Jason von Meding, Hari Darshan Shrestha, Humayun Kabir, Ifte Ahmed ·
In April 2015 the Gorkha earthquake brought Nepal’s vulnerability sharply into focus. Alongside massive damage to the built environment, the terrible impact on the people of Nepal sent...
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Ksenia Chmutina, Jason Von Meding, JC Gaillard & Lee Bosher ·
Disasters such as hurricanes and earthquakes result from a combination of natural hazards and social and human vulnerability. Calling them 'natural disasters' artificially naturalises...
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Jason Von Meding & Hang Thai ·
The use of Agent Orange in Vietnam had deep impacts, including a poisoned water supply, birth defects and cancer. Despite decades of attempted litigation, justice for spraying victims...
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Jason von Meding and Heidi Harmon ·
It is unusual for disasters to garner as much sustained coverage in the media as Hurricanes Harvey and Irma have. Authors have been able to explore complex aspects of disasters in more...
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Giuseppe Forino, Jason von Meding, Tom Johnson ·
Recent weeks have seen an escalation of violence against the Rohingya in Rakhine, the poorest state of Myanmar. A tide of displaced people are seeking refuge from atrocities – they are...
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Jason Von Meding ·
Flooding and landslides in northwest Vietnam have caused widespread devastation since the start of August. The disaster crippled the provinces of Son La, Dien Bien, Yen Bai and Lai Chau...
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Amy Maguire & Jason von Meding ·
What is the point of international co-operation in matters of shared concern? According to the UN Charter, its founding member nations were determined to achieve overarching societal...
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