It lays bare the tectonic political and managerial forces that swept the rebuilding program along with no less force than the tsunami itself, forces that continue to dominate and debilitate other international recovery efforts. This is a powerful, first-hand narrative from a highly experienced journalist, author and consultant who played a pivotal role overseeing Aceh’s recovery then embarked on a global excursion to examine similar recovery efforts in places like Haiti. A series of six books in one,Tsunami Chronicles offers rare and refreshing insights into global disaster recovery that will annoy some, anger a few, excite others and inspire many. A study of management like no other, it will have special appeal to anyone who wants to know how things really work, or fail to work, in a multi-billion-dollar industry riven by the politics of power.
Six Books in one
Tsunami Chronicles: Adventures in Disaster Management is a series of six books published in a single volume comprising...
Foreword: A Left Little Toe—introduces Chronicles as
a study of the December 2004 tsunami while also establishing the
author’s key role as senior adviser to the Indonesian Government for
tsunami recovery and explaining how and why it was written
Book 1: God’s Punishment—constructs
the platform of disaster recovery by describing the tsunami’s impact on
Aceh and explaining the wider perspective of how the Indonesian
Government responded to both the tsunami and the ongoing war in Aceh
Book 2: Rise of the War Lords—looks
inside the purpose-built Aceh Reconstruction Agency, BRR, to see how it
overcame the many political, military and operational challenges that
distorted the recovery program
Tsunami Chronicles: Adventures in Disaster Management is a series of six books published in a single volume comprising...
Book 3: Consulting in Catastrophe—gets
more personal as the author explore the role of technical advisors
generally and my own in particular; it provides a bridge between the
internal operations of BRR to which technical advisors contributed and
the external role of international community from which most advisors
came
Book 4: Cultures of Care and Contempt—opens
the door on the international community's pivotal contribution to the
reconstruction of Aceh while also explaining the bump and grind of
working with the global players
Book 5: End Games—discusses the many great fights at the end as the massive reconstruction program was brought to an end in the grip of "victory disease"
Book 6: The Residuals of Recovery—steps
back from the detail of Aceh’s recovery to take a broader view that
explores lessons, looks beyond to subsequent missteps in Haiti and other
places, and projects forward to speculate on the future
Book 3: Consulting in Catastrophe—gets
more personal as the author explore the role of technical advisors
generally and my own in particular; it provides a bridge between the
internal operations of BRR to which technical advisors contributed and
the external role of international community from which most advisors
came
Book 4: Cultures of Care and Contempt—opens
the door on the international community's pivotal contribution to the
reconstruction of Aceh while also explaining the bump and grind of
working with the global players
Book 5: End Games—discusses the many great fights at the end as the massive reconstruction program was brought to an end in the grip of "victory disease"
Book 6: The Residuals of Recovery—steps
back from the detail of Aceh’s recovery to take a broader view that
explores lessons, looks beyond to subsequent missteps in Haiti and other
places, and projects forward to speculate on the future
Few natural disasters come bigger than the 2004 tsunami. It left a trail of destruction from one side of the Indian Ocean to the other. Hardest hit was Aceh in Indonesia’s west where the tsunami killed almost a quarter of a million people and left half a million homeless as it smashed into a strip of coastline 800 kilometres long and several kilometres wide. The global community rallied to help in the largest military deployment since World War II, then spent billions rebuilding in one of the most challenging reconstruction programs of its kind. Tsunami Chronicles: Adventures in Disaster Management tells the inside story of recovery. To order a copy, click here.
It lays bare the tectonic political and managerial forces that swept the rebuilding program along with no less force than the tsunami itself, forces that continue to dominate and debilitate other international recovery efforts. This is a powerful, first-hand narrative from a highly experienced journalist, author and consultant who played a pivotal role overseeing Aceh’s recovery then embarked on a global excursion to examine similar recovery efforts in places like Haiti. A series of six books in one,Tsunami Chronicles offers rare and refreshing insights into global disaster recovery that will annoy some, anger a few, excite others and inspire many. A study of management like no other, it will have special appeal to anyone who wants to know how things really work, or fail to work, in a multi-billion-dollar industry riven by the politics of power.
Bill Nicol left, in Geneva for my farewell party at IFRC and promoting his book Tsunami Chronicles to Bekele Gelata SG and Jagan Chapagain, head of Asia Pacific. Photo: Bob McKerrow
It lays bare the tectonic political and managerial forces that swept the rebuilding program along with no less force than the tsunami itself, forces that continue to dominate and debilitate other international recovery efforts. This is a powerful, first-hand narrative from a highly experienced journalist, author and consultant who played a pivotal role overseeing Aceh’s recovery then embarked on a global excursion to examine similar recovery efforts in places like Haiti. A series of six books in one,Tsunami Chronicles offers rare and refreshing insights into global disaster recovery that will annoy some, anger a few, excite others and inspire many. A study of management like no other, it will have special appeal to anyone who wants to know how things really work, or fail to work, in a multi-billion-dollar industry riven by the politics of power.
Six Books in one
Tsunami Chronicles: Adventures in Disaster Management is a series of six books published in a single volume comprising...
Foreword: A Left Little Toe—introduces Chronicles as a study of the December 2004 tsunami while also establishing the author’s key role as senior adviser to the Indonesian Government for tsunami recovery and explaining how and why it was written
Book 1: God’s Punishment—constructs the platform of disaster recovery by describing the tsunami’s impact on Aceh and explaining the wider perspective of how the Indonesian Government responded to both the tsunami and the ongoing war in Aceh
Book 2: Rise of the War Lords—looks inside the purpose-built Aceh Reconstruction Agency, BRR, to see how it overcame the many political, military and operational challenges that distorted the recovery program
Tsunami Chronicles: Adventures in Disaster Management is a series of six books published in a single volume comprising...
Book 3: Consulting in Catastrophe—gets more personal as the author explore the role of technical advisors generally and my own in particular; it provides a bridge between the internal operations of BRR to which technical advisors contributed and the external role of international community from which most advisors came
Book 4: Cultures of Care and Contempt—opens the door on the international community's pivotal contribution to the reconstruction of Aceh while also explaining the bump and grind of working with the global players
Book 5: End Games—discusses the many great fights at the end as the massive reconstruction program was brought to an end in the grip of "victory disease"
Book 6: The Residuals of Recovery—steps back from the detail of Aceh’s recovery to take a broader view that explores lessons, looks beyond to subsequent missteps in Haiti and other places, and projects forward to speculate on the future
Book 3: Consulting in Catastrophe—gets more personal as the author explore the role of technical advisors generally and my own in particular; it provides a bridge between the internal operations of BRR to which technical advisors contributed and the external role of international community from which most advisors came
Book 4: Cultures of Care and Contempt—opens the door on the international community's pivotal contribution to the reconstruction of Aceh while also explaining the bump and grind of working with the global players
Book 5: End Games—discusses the many great fights at the end as the massive reconstruction program was brought to an end in the grip of "victory disease"
Book 6: The Residuals of Recovery—steps back from the detail of Aceh’s recovery to take a broader view that explores lessons, looks beyond to subsequent missteps in Haiti and other places, and projects forward to speculate on the future
Bill Nicol right, with fellow author Mukesh Kapila.
Mukesh Kapila lanched his book recently named 'Against a Tide of Evil" which highlights the atrocities perpetrated in Dafur, Sudan.Last week I had the pleasure of spending time with Mukesh Kapila and Bill Nicol, two writers who have recorded vital parts of world history that deserves to be accurately captured.
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