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- Permanent Link:
- http://dpanther.fiu.edu/dpService/dpPurlService/purl/FI13010916/00001
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- Summary:
- Building Capacities for Risk Reduction is a training module focused on building local capacity for disaster risk reduction (DRR) by outlining the features of concepts such as hazard, vulnerability, and risk, along with strategies for addressing them in policy. The first section defines the concepts of vulnerability, hazard, risk, and capacity building, specifically emphasizing that vulnerabilities are local phenomena, with disaster impacts felt most acutely at the local level. Among the causes of vulnerability identified in the document, rapid population growth, mas urban migration, inequitable land ownership, lack of education, and subsistence agriculture on marginal lands are the most ubiquitous. Thus, the disaster management community reoriented its efforts away from a nearly exclusive focus on improving international responses to disaster, towards building the capacity of local communities to reduce vulnerabilities and prepare for, respond to, and mitigate the effects of disaster. The authors identify three types of vulnerability that must be addressed in order to reduce risks: 1) human vulnerability (as the relative lack of capacity of a person/community to anticipate, cope with, resist, and recover from the impact of a hazard); 2) structural or physical vulnerability (the extent to which a structure or service is likely to be damaged or disrupted by a hazard event) and 3) community vulnerability (when the elements at risk are in the path of the hazard and susceptible to damage by it). The second section discusses risk reduction strategies. DRR begins by identifying vulnerabilities and risk, and then raising the awareness of potentially affected communities. Once awareness has been established, disaster management policymakers must work with local communities to pinpoint the social, physical planning, economic, engineering, and construction measures needed to address vulnerabilities and risks identified. The third and fourth parts of the document discuss capacity building and its relationship to DRR. While it is customary to view people as the major cause of disasters, a capacity building perspective views people as potential solutions to disaster risk. Capacity building focuses on human resource, organizational, and institutional development. By strengthening the capacity of individuals and communities to understand their vulnerabilities, risks, and possible means of addressing them, these strategies empower communities to take action to save lives and protect livelihoods. ( English,English,English )
- Subject:
- General Risk Reduction
- Scope and Content:
- Acknowledgements p. 6; Introduction p. 7; Part 1: Hazards, vulnerability and risk p. 9; Determining risk p. 11; Hazards p. 12; Elements at risk p. 13; Vulnerability p. 13; Managing risk p. 17; Risk assessment p. 17; Risk evaluation p. 18; Part 2: Reducing risk p. 21; Importance of risk reduction p. 21; Risk reduction menu p. 23; Societal measures p. 23; Physical planning measures p. 24; Economic measures p. 25; Engineering and construction measures p. 26; Risk reduction strategies by hazard type p. 28; Actions within professional disciplines p. 32; Agriculture p. 32; Education p. 33; Forestry and other natural resources p. 33; Health p. 33; Infrastructure p. 34; Livestock p. 34; Fisheries p. 35; Case studies p. 35; Checklists of risk reduction activities p. 38; Part 3: Capacity building programs for risk reduction p. 41; Capacity building p. 41; Techniques for capacity building p. 45; Training/technology transfer p. 45; Community organizing p. 45; Threshold or trigger funding p. 45; Awareness campaigns p. 45; Summary p. 51; Part 4: Managing capacity building programs for risk reduction p. 53; Participatory approaches p. 53; Documenting the context and the process p. 55; Setting objectives p. 57; Setting standards for program evaluation p. 57; Measuring sustainability p. 58; Budgeting p. 59; Staffing p. 60; Coordination p. 60; Summary p. 61
- Citation/Reference:
- Bethke, L., Good, J., Thompson, P. (1997). Building capacities for risk reduction. Inter Works 1st Edition, United Nations Department of Humanitarian Affairs (DHA), United Nations Disaster Management Training Programme (DMTP).
Record Information
- Source Institution:
- Florida International University
- Rights Management:
- Utilization and duplication of the material in this module is permissible; however, source attribution to the Disaster Management Training Programme (DMTP) is required.
- Resource Identifier:
- FI13010916
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