Challenging disparities in capacity development for disaster risk reduction

Challenging disparities in capacity development for disaster risk reduction

Although capacity development has been identified as the means to substantially reduce global disaster losses, it is a challenge for external partners to facilitate the development of sustainable capacities for disaster risk reduction in disaster-prone countries. The purpose of this study is to investigate potential gaps between how leading professionals approach such capacity development and g...

Children capacity in disaster risk reduction: a call for action

isasters have various physical, psychological, social and economical effects on all age groups, particularly children who are more vulnerable than adults. In the aftermath of disasters, children, just like pregnant women, elderly and the disabled, are a special group with special needs. This is because they are at greater risk based on their specific physiological and psychological characterist...

Capacity Development for Hazard Risk Reduction and Adaptation before Disaster Strikes: Transformations in Practice and Policy

Capacity Development for Hazard Risk Reduction and Adaptation before Disaster Strikes: Transformations in Practice and Policy

Disaster risk reduction : a development concern

This document is an output from a project funded by the UK Department for International Development (DFID) for the benefit of developing countries. The views expressed are not necessarily those of DFID. Contents Contents i List of tables ii List of figures ii List of boxes ii Acronyms iii Acknowledgements iv Summary 1 1. Introduction: why worry about disasters? 7 Objectives of this Study 7 Glob...