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|a Disaster preparedness for climate change in Nicaragua |h [electronic resource] |y English. |
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|a [S.l.] : |b International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), |c 2004. |
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|a (2004). Disaster preparedness for climate change in Nicaragua. International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC). |
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|a This document outlines an International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies’ (IFRC) project on climate change and disaster risk reduction (DRR) in Nicaragua. It highlights the links between climate change and disaster throughout the region, and the projects efforts to build local local-level capacity to reduce risk and respond to disasters when they occur. The pilot project was carried out in two high risk Nicaraguan communities: Wawabom and Betania. Project activities primarily focused on disaster preparedness, mitigation, and management. Community members were thus trained on how to conduct damage and needs assessments, how to construct disaster-resilient shelters, how to administer first aid, and risk mapping. The project also aimed at bringing together different local stakeholders and significant institutions, such as environmental scientists, disaster risk management (DRM) practitioners, schools and universities, and local community organizations in order to establish preparedness and DRR as a comprehensive agenda for the entire local population. The importance of local community ‘ownership’ over mid- and long-term disaster preparedness projects and goals was particularly emphasized. So, it was important to attempt to link disaster preparedness and DRR to beneficial local practices and customs; to determine the existing capacities of communities, and not solely view them as beneficiaries but also as critical partners; and to establish clear transition and exist strategies for such projects, so that communities can take on full responsibilities for their safety rather than remain dependent on outside assistance when disaster occurs. |
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|a General Risk Management |
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|a Electronic reproduction. |c Florida International University, |d 2013. |f (dpSobek) |n Mode of access: World Wide Web. |n System requirements: Internet connectivity; Web browser software. |
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|a Climate change |z Nicaragua. |
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|a Risk management |z Nicaragua. |
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|a Hazard mitigation |z Nicaragua. |
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|a International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC). |
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|a Disaster Risk Reduction Program, Florida International University (DRR/FIU), |e summary contributor. |
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|u http://dpanther.fiu.edu/dpService/dpPurlService/purl/FI13042604/00001 |y Click here for full text |
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