Reducing risks through community-based disaster risk reduction: enhancing disaster resilience of at risk communities

Southasiadisasters.net, issue no. 84, May 2012:

This issue presents articles covering different aspects of community-based approach in disaster risk reduction (DRR) context. The articles, contributed by both experts and practitioners from Government institutions and Non-Government organisations address key questions for action in community-based disaster risk reduction (CBDRR). Practitioners have shared learning from project implementation with coastal communities of Odisha and West Bengal states of India. Key articles from experts include: family approach to DRR activities; Community Based Disaster Preparedness (CBDP) journey in India; Measuring community resilience; Community in CBDRR; Developing plan for CBDRR, Children reducing the risks; collaboration, complementality and continuity for CBDRR; from vulnerability to capacity; new learning tool to arm children on disaster preparedness; and DRR and school community.