Community-based DRR

This approach engages the local community, including the most vulnerable, in managing local disaster risk with community specific risk reduction measures while recognizing existing capacities and coping mechanisms.

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A workshop to be held next month in Orissa will provide a learning exchange for various womens' groups to strengthen their DRR initiatives in preparation the flood and cyclone season...
Swayam Shikshan Prayog
Photo by Flikr user, Kamal Sellehuddin, Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic
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The ProVention Consortium forum 2009 held mid-May, focused on creating an enabling environment for risk reduction at local and national levels - experience to be shared at the Global Platform...
ProVention Consortium
Village meeting, Photo by the Advocacy Project, Creative Commons Attribution-No Derivative Works 2.0 Generic
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The ‘Views from the Frontline Project’ global study is developing far-reaching findings and conclusions to take forward to the Global Platform. Read what Global network members are saying...
Global Network of Civil Society Organisations for Disaster Reduction
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La Direccion Nacional de Defensa Civil tiene por objecto ayudar a la familia a planificar actividades que sirvan para enfrentar posibles emergencias, y orientarlas sobre la forma de proceder para proteger la seguridad familiar.

The objective of the

Documents and publications

The practice of community-based approaches has remained diverse due to a host of factors including the organizational mandates of concerned organizations, socio-cultural context of the communities, levels of economic development of communities, political

Documents and publications

This handbook was produced by ADPC, under the guidance of UNESCAP, for the PDR SEA project. The purpose of the CBDRM Field Practitioners' Handbook is to help equip CBDM or CBDRM practitioners with theories and practical tools that can be applied in

Educational materials

La Radionovela: Tiempos de Huracanes fue desarrollada con el objectivo de fomentar una cultura de gestíon de riesgo a través de radiodifusión y ofrecer una herramienta novedosa para los procesos de capacitación en materia de desastres.

La presente guía

Documents and publications

This report presents the findings from a statewide assessment of emergency preparedness programs and initiatives for racially and ethnically diverse communities in California. By using a multi-faceted research methodology, the report charts the current

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