Strengthening economic resilience in Monsoon Asia

当经济危机或灾难袭击季风亚洲时，共享、互惠和资源汇集是恢复和救济的第一线。这项研究旨在揭示这些经济实践被创新地利用来实现生计多样化和建立经济复原力的案例。该项目与当代亚洲学者、灾害领域的实践者以及从多个来源收集的数据集（包括20世纪中期的热带地理文本）合作，旨在将亚洲季风地区不同经济实践的区域景观展现在人们的视野中。预计将形成一个跨区域的联机知识社区，以探索如何将这一资产基础动员起来，以更有效地促进地方发展和灾害反应。

Sharing, reciprocity and resource pooling are at the frontline of recovery and relief when economic crisis or disaster hits Monsoon Asia. This research aims to shed light on cases where these economic practices have been innovatively harnessed to diversify livelihoods and build economic resilience. Working with contemporary Asian scholars, practitioners in the disaster field and a data set gleaned from multiple sources, including mid-20th century tropical geography texts, the project aims to bring to the fore a regional landscape of diverse economic practices across Monsoon Asia. A cross-regional on-line knowledge community is expected to be formed to explore how this asset base might be mobilised towards more effective local development and disaster response.