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- Summary:
- This publication is a product of the Government of India and UNDP India’s joint community centered disaster risk management (DRM) programme from 2002 to 2008. The programme aimed at reducing disaster risk in the most hazard-prone districts across India. The document is composed of eight chapters. The first six chapters cover different aspects of DRM, including awareness-raising and education, capacity building, institutionalization, community involvement, gender mainstreaming, and civil society partnerships. Each chapter highlights successful initiatives, suggesting good practices that should be replicated. In the first chapter, the document contends that awareness-raising for holistic DRM requires a multi-stakeholder approach. This means developing various means to communicate to the most publicly visible and essential institutions, such as hospitals, schools, transportation facilities, etc., the need to integrate disaster risk reduction (DRR) into their regular operations. The capacity building chapter features several case studies on preparedness and volunteerism. The chapter on institutionalization focuses on emergency operation centers (EOC) and corporate partnerships. The following chapter puts forward a strong community-based approach which aims at making trained human resources available at village, district, and state levels. The fifth chapter focuses on gender mainstreaming and the significant importance of women’s involvement in DRM. Emphasis has been placed on including women in leadership positions, and training them to protect themselves and their families during a disaster. The next chapter examines the role of political will in determining the success or failure of DRM efforts. The seventh chapter deals with the ‘Flood 2008 Mainstreaming DRM Programme’. And the final chapter consists primarily of pictures taken during the implementation of the programme. Overall, the publication is based on a six year long DRM project in India. The programme covered 176 districts in 17 states of the country. The document translates six years of lessons learned into operational advice for development agencies, foundations, international NGOs and other people working in the field of disaster risk management’ (p.ix). ( English )
- Subject:
- General Disaster Management ( English )
- Citation/Reference:
- (2009). Good practices in community based disaster risk management. United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) India, European Commission for Humanitarian Aid, United States Agency for International Development (USAID),UK Department for International Development (DFID), Government of Japan, Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID), United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UNISDR).
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- Source Institution:
- Florida International University
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- Refer to main document/publisher for use rights.
- Resource Identifier:
- FI13042474
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