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- Permanent Link:
- http://dpanther.fiu.edu/dpService/dpPurlService/purl/FI13010996/00001
Material Information
- Title:
- Participatory hazard, vulnerability and capacity assessment: practice and theory coastal communities generating information on risk and risk reduction
- Series Title:
- Concern worldwide
- Creator:
- Ian, Davis ( editorial advisor )
Peiris De Costa, Kala ( editorial advisor )
Alam, Khurshid ( editorial advisor )
Ariyabandu, Madhavi Malalgoda ( editorial advisor )
Bhatt, Mihir R. ( editorial advisors )
Schneider - Sliwa, Dr. Rita ( editorial advisor )
Balsari, Dr. Satchit ( editorial advisor )
Disaster Risk Reduction Program, Florida International University (DRR/FIU) ( summary contributor )
- Place of Publication:
- Ahmedabad, India
- Publisher:
- All India Disaster Mitigation Institute
- Publication Date:
- 2011-08
- Copyright Date:
- 2011
- Language:
- English
Notes
- Summary:
- This document presents participatory hazard, vulnerability and capacity assessment (HVCA) as implemented in communities throughout India, along with its role in, not just disaster risk reduction (DRR), but also the more comprehensive objective of sustainable development. To begin to understand HVCA and DRR it is important that one views disaster as the byproduct of an age-old interaction between human behavior and natural hazards. HVCA is focused on identifying how communities are susceptible to the impacts of hazards, and their capacities to mitigate such impacts. The document begins with a discussion of moving away from HVCA as simply an exercise, towards its thorough incorporation into development planning. For this to occur, HVCA must become the foundation for action at the community level. It is at the community level that the development process interacts with hazards, vulnerabilities, and capacities. According to the authors, risk is embedded in the socio-cultural, economic, political, and ecological context of a particular place in time; therefore, measures associated with reducing such risks must necessarily involve communities at risk. A community’s active participation in the execution of a HVCA is thus necessary for ensuring that risk reduction strategies are socially, culturally, ecologically, and politically appropriate, and that the DRR and development plans that they support are bottom-up processes that will have long-term sustainability. Another aspect of ensuring that HVCAs are inclusive is the participation of those marginalized, whether due to gender, age, disability, or ethnicity. The authors believe that participatory HVCA should support mitigation actions prioritized by communities, thus facilitating linkages between disaster management and development planning at the village level. Some of the challenges identified in the document begin with the issue of more emphasis being placed on the identification of vulnerabilities than on capacities. While vulnerabilities are often tied to readily available socioeconomic indicators, the coping mechanisms that people use to deal with daily challenges are often hidden to those more focused on top-down technical solutions to such problems. The authors recommend incorporating local knowledge in HVCA as critical to redressing this disparity. Another problem observed in HVCA and DRR is the value placed on inputs and outputs rather than on long-term impacts. They call for recurring HVCAs to guarantee continued relevance, and the establishment of clear measures of success. ( English,English,English )
- Subject:
- Disaster Risk Reduction
- Scope and Content:
- Awareness Raising. World humanitarian day: what and why? p. 2; Advocacy Event. Tribute to humanitarian aid workers in World Humanitarian Day p. 4; Preface. HVCA: Thinking beyond projects p. 6; Knowledge Sharing. Ensuring rights of persons with disabilities (PWDs) in HVCA process p. 8; Experience Sharing. Engendered HVCA p. 10; Community Recovery. Community, information and resilience: building on the opportunities p. 12; Capacity Building. Need based HVCA p. 13; Risk Assessment. Community specific HVCA and challanges: incorporating aspects of coastal areas and communities p. 14; Community Resilience. HVCA: Building disaster resilience among disaster-prone communities p. 15
- Citation/Reference:
- Davis, I., Peiris De Costa, K., Alam, K., Ariyabandu, M.M., Bhatt, M.R., Schneider, R., Balsari, S. (ed). (2011). Participatory hazard, vulnerability and capacity assessment: practice and theory. All India Disaster Mitigation Institute (AIDMI), Concern Worldwide, European Commission (ECHO). Southasiadisasters.net.
Record Information
- Source Institution:
- Florida International University
- Rights Management:
- For personal and educational purpose only.
- Resource Identifier:
- FI13010996
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