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DRR Community Voices

The DRR Community Voices share personal stories and perspectives from the disaster risk reduction trenches on reducing risk and building resilience.

  • Our posts from both practitioners and academics reach a global audience and can influence policy, practices and approaches.
  • We invite you to propose your own blog and submit it for review.
  • Most articles can be republished under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO Deed.
Soosan Momeni Mokoee portrait
Interview

Soosan Momeni Mokoee: “Even small preparedness actions can significantly reduce the impact of disasters”

Soosan Momeni Mokoee works as Shelter-WASH Coordinator for the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) in from Tehran, Iran.
Portrait of Regina Antequisa
Interview

Regina “Nanette” Salvador-Antequisa: “Disaster risk reduction is really the responsibility of all and we must do it in solidarity.”

Regina “Nanette” Salvador-Antequisa has had a very active and diverse career in DRR in the Philippines, mainly as Executive Director of the civil society organization ECOWEB (for ‘Ecosystems Work For Essential Benefits’).
Krishna Karkee portrait
Interview

Krishna Karkee: “Women can drive the transformation towards a more resilient Nepalese society and nation”

A strong DDR leader in her home country Nepal, Krishna is happy to look back on her career: “Initially, I started working in the governance sector in Nepal to support the country’s democratization process".
Portrait of Shaila Shadid
Interview

Shaila Shahid: “Women are the faces of resilience. They are the invisible force for transformative change.”

In 1991, a young student in her home country of Bangladesh, Shaila Shahid experienced one of the deadliest tropical cyclones ever recorded.
Scene of destruction after the second passage of Cyclone Freddy in Zambézia province, Mozambique
Blog
Edward Sparkes Dr. Michael Hagenlocher Dr. Saskia E. Werners Davide Cotti

Unravelling complexity through Impact Webs: a novel approach for mapping the systemic nature of risks

Complexity is a defining feature of disaster risks. This makes conventional, single-hazard and single-risk assessment approaches increasingly insufficient for comprehensive disaster risk management.
Portrait of Abia Akram
Interview

Abia Akram: “If policies don’t have teeth, change can’t happen”

For over two decades, Abia Akram has been a leading and vocal advocate for the rights of women with disabilities, in more than 30 countries, especially in the context of gender justice, financing for development, and inclusive DRR.
People walking in front of small colorful shops in Mombasa, Kenya
Blog
Terry Kinyua

Empowering Kenya's entrepreneurs: resilience lessons from the pandemic

A collaborative effort supported by the Mastercard Foundation has led to the development and implementation of the IIA-Kenya MSME Resilience Programme, aimed at empowering Kenyan MSMEs to navigate through crises and emerge stronger than before.
Portrait of Goma Karki
Interview

Goma Karki: "DRR is a great space to learn, grow and give back to the community, so come be part of it!"

Goma Karki works as Project Manager for Youth Innovation Lab in Kathmandu, Nepal, leading the Nepali Yuwa in Climate Action and Green Growth (The Youth CAN) project.

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