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- Permanent Link:
- http://dpanther.fiu.edu/dpService/dpPurlService/purl/FI13042613/00001
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- Summary:
- This brief presents case studies of community mitigation and awareness raising activities in three central Asian countries. It provides background information, a project overview, and lessons learned from projects carried out in Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Uzbekistan. The document starts by providing background on a Red Crescent Society project implemented in the Garrygala province of Turkmenistan. Responding to flood, landslide, and drought risks facing Garrygala province, the Red Crescent Society of Turkmenistan (RCST) constructed a 5.5 meter high landslide protection dam with the active participation of the local communities and authorities. Eighty-eight hectares of productive land benefited from the dam’s irrigation water, and government officials were able to replicate the project in five other landslide-prone areas of the country. In Kyrgyzstan, a project was implemented in a small settlement on the shores of Lake Issyk-Kul. The Issyk-Kul branch of the Red Crescent Society of Kyrgystan (RCSK) initiated a riverbank reinforcement project jointly with the local community. The project sought to establish reliable relationships with local communities and authorities, carry out risk assessments with these communities, determine acceptable risk reduction measures, and obtain commitments to the project from community leaders. Through this participatory process, communities were able to develop a sense of ‘ownership’ over the project, and are now carrying out riverbank maintenance themselves, while the RCSK’s image and relationship with local authorities, non-governmental organizations, and the local community have improved greatly. In Uzbekistan, the Red Crescent Society of Uzbekistan (RCSU) set up a community-based disaster preparedness (CBDP) pilot project in Tashkent province, which aimed at increasing disaster preparedness and response capacities, while reinforcing coping mechanisms in vulnerable communities. The project trained 12-16 volunteers from each community in early warning, participatory vulnerability and capacity assessment, damage/need assessment, rapid response, first aid, evacuation, and relief distribution. These cases highlight the critical role of an integrated community-based participatory approach to disaster risk reduction (DRR) in the successful and effective reduction of vulnerability in disaster-prone communities. They also emphasize the importance of securing the cooperation of local authorities and the commitment of local populations to the successful implementation of DRR projects. ( English )
- Subject:
- General Risk Management ( English )
- Citation/Reference:
- (2004). Community mitigation and awareness-raising activities in Central Asia. International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC).
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