Media kit: Community-based disaster risk management and the media

This Media Kit has been developed as a guide for media professionals in five Southeast Asian countries (Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Timor Léste and Vietnam) to raise the awareness of media professionals about their role in disaster risk reduction; and to enable them to perform that role in an effective manner. The handbook is comprised of two parts. Part one explains the key concepts of disaster and media, CBDRM, the role of media in disaster risk management, and useful information for the media on disaster preparedness. Part two includes country-based resources such as hazard profiles, case studies on CBDRM, and contact information of national and regional organizations engaged in disaster risk management.