Localising disaster risk management in a mountainous context

This publication features a summary of findings from Mission East's research into effective disaster risk reduction (DRR) models for mountain communities in Karnali region of Nepal, proposing a 'light' model for community-based DRR. The report calls for localising disaster risk management planning guidelines in the mountain context.

The recommendations proposed in the document are the following:

• A four or five-day training package is recommended with less intensive days of training, to enable better
  participation of people, especially those coming from far away or with households obligations (women).
• Despite not planned in the Localizing Disaster Risk Management Planning (LDRMP) full model, the health post in-charge is recommended to act as alternative member secretary of the Localized Disaster Management Committee in the Karnali region.
• It is recommended to follow the full Localizing Disaster Risk Management Planning (LDRMP) model because the vulnerability scores of various wards were found diverse in the project area.
• Owing to resource scarcity, it is recommended to follow the simplified LDRMP model because it encourages a mainstreaming process.