Learning lab on disaster risk management for sustainable development (DRM-SD): An evaluation
From 2014-2016, a series of 'learning lab' projects were held in Malaysia, Vietnam, Lao PDR and Cambodia, to encourage the integration of sustainable development concerns into a larger disaster risk management planning framework (DRM-SD) among practitioners. This report is an evaluation of this capacity building effort, exploring the approaches, feedbacks and implications of the project.
Three methods were used, which were participation observations, surveys and document analysis. The results show that the project had successfully applied seven different tools to enhance analytical skills and professional knowledge of development practitioners in specific areas of DRM-SD.
Based on the survey, the project received positive response and valuable information from participants for future project development. Regarding the perspective of outcomes, the result indicates that South–South, ASEAN regional and triangular cooperation and the role of higher education in DRM-SD are significant impacts from this project which can bring several benefits and should be promoted as an approach for the DRM capacity building.