When Natural Disaster Strikes, the Junta Tightens Its Grip

When Natural Disaster Strikes, the Junta Tightens Its Grip

“There’s no such thing as a natural disaster, and the disaster management community has said so many times,” Adelina Kamal, an Indonesia-based independent ASEAN analyst, said in April. Political corruption, extractivism, and systemic neglect are understood by climate scientists and geographers to deepen the risks for people marginalised along race, class and gender lines. Contributing to the deaths and harm to thousands, the politicisation of hu…