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 Grand Bahama for 24 hours.
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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 shockwaves around the world.
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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 the harms they cause.
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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 seems unlikely.
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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 nuanced ways than fleeting public interest...
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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 fleeing both on foot and by boat to Bangladesh. It...
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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, situated within one of the most disadvantaged...
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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 progress based on human rights.
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