Including persons with disabilities in disaster risk reduction: a research study from eight countries of Africa, Asia, and South/Central America
The study describes progress, gaps, and identified good practices in line with the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) 2015-2030 and concludes with recommendations to support improved disability-inclusive DRR. This study was commissioned by a consortium of Arbeiter-Samariter-Bund Deutschland e.V. (ASB), Centre for Disability in Development (CDD), Christian Blind Mission (CBM), International Disability Alliance (IDA), and Malteser International (MI).
The key recommendations include:
- Accelerate collective action to reduce the disproportionate impact of disaster and climate risks on persons with disabilities considering the diversity of disability and intersectionality.
- Develop mechanisms to institutionalize commitments to disability-inclusive DRR (DiDRR) through collaboration with governments.
- Establish DiDRR as a shared agenda across stakeholders applying a twin-track approach to disability inclusion.
- Allocate systematically resources to build capacities, institutions, and mechanisms for mainstreaming DiDRR.
- Strengthen capacities for systematic data disaggregation.
- Improve qualitative data analysis for understanding the key barriers and causes of the disproportionate impact of disasters on persons with disabilities.
- Strengthen readiness for cross-sectoral collaboration by investing in multi-stakeholder partnerships.
- Extend collaborations with trend-setting donors, under which mainstream DRR stakeholders align.
Number of pages
35 p.
Publication year
2021