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- Summary:
- This document is a report on the UNDP’s work to implement disaster risk reduction (DRR) initiatives in the vulnerable communities of Southeast Mexico by increasing their capacity to carry out hazard and risk assessments, and to reduce vulnerabilities and risks. It specifically emphasizes social participation, gender equality, and indigenous approaches to DRR. The Southeast region of Mexico is particularly vulnerable to a number of natural hazards, from hurricanes and storm floods, to forest fires and cold fronts. Even more problematic, the region is also plagued by poverty and under-development. It is these characteristics that have made it of particular concern for UNDP. Between 2003 and 2009, UNDP trained local experts in disaster prevention, which it believes led to significantly reduced social and economic losses following hurricanes Emily and Wilma in 2005 and Dean in 2007 in the states of Yucatan and Quintana Roo, which are often devastated by hurricanes. With the recognition of this initiative’s success, the UNDP’s improved and replicated its capacity building methodology in high-risk communities in the other states of the region: Chiapas, Oaxaca, Tabasco, Puebla, Campeche. This capacity building methodology includes: (1) the active promotion of participation by local communities and different stakeholders in the process of risk analysis, hazard identification, as well as vulnerability and capacity assessment; (2) collection and systematization of good practices; (3) protection of local investments and projects by determining their exposure and vulnerability to existing threats; (4) support organizations in their development of Emergency Plans and analysis of the disaster risks of their productive systems and services; (5) support NGO’s network building capacity, and improve the coordination between civil society and government; (6) mainstream human rights into humanitarian response; and (7) integrate gender equality and indigenous approaches into the risk management process. In order to replicate and scale-up the “good practices” gleaned from UNDP’s previous DRR efforts in Mexico’s Southeast region, the document makes a number of recommendations. First, these methodologies should be systematized into guidelines and toolkits. Second, a public advocacy agenda focused on reaching a low vulnerability standard for national development goals should be endorsed. Third, social participation in DRR should be promoted. And lastly, concepts related to gender equality and indigenous approaches in DRR should be operationalized. ( English )
- Subject:
- General Disaster Risk Management ( English )
- Citation/Reference:
- (2008?). Disaster risk management programme: social participation, gender equality and cultural/indigenous approach. United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).
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- Source Institution:
- Florida International University
- Rights Management:
- Refer to main document/publisher for use rights.
- Resource Identifier:
- FI13042487
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