Community Based Disaster Risk Reduction

Rajib Shaw

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06 March 2012

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Communities are at the core of disaster risk reduction (DRR), and community based approaches are getting increasing focus in national DRR plans. In the case of past disasters, communities were always the first responders, and took leading roles in the post disaster recovery. The roles of communities in pre-disaster preparedness are also very important. This is the first comprehensive book available on CBDRR (community based disaster risk reduction) which outlines both research and practice, citing field examples and research results. It provides an overview of the subject and looks at the role of governments, NGOs, academics and corporate sectors in community based disaster risk reduction. It proceeds to examine experiences from Asian and African countries, and concludes by looking ahead to the future perspective of CBDRR.

List of Contributors. About the Editor. Brief introduction of the series. Brief introduction of the volume. Preface. Chapter 1 Overview of Community-Based Disaster Risk Reduction. Chapter 2 Government Roles in Community-Based Disaster Risk Reduction. Chapter 3 Role of NGOs in Community-Based Disaster Risk Reduction. Chapter 4 Universities and Community-Based Disaster Risk Reduction. Chapter 5 Corporate Community Interface: New Approaches in Disaster Risk Reduction. Chapter 6 Bangladesh Experiences of Community-Based Disaster Risk Reduction. Chapter 7 Community-Based Risk Reduction Approaches in Urban India. Chapter 8 Civil Society Organization and Disaster Risk Reduction in Indonesia: Role of Women, Youth, and Faith-Based Groups. Chapter 9 Partnership Between City Government and Community-Based Disaster Prevention Organizations in Kobe, Japan. Chapter 10 Reaching the Unreachable: Myanmar Experiences of Community-Based Disaster Risk Reduction. Chapter 11 Community-Based Disaster Risk Management Experience of the Philippines. Chapter 12 Community-Based Disaster Risk Reduction in Timor-Leste. Chapter 13 Community-Based Disaster Risk Reduction in Vietnam. Chapter 14 Profile of Community-Based Disaster Risk Management in Central America. Chapter 15 Community-Based Disaster Risk Reduction in Guatemala. Chapter 16 Elements for a Sustainable Community Early Warning System in Cartago City, Costa Rica. Chapter 17 African Experiences in Community-Based Disaster Risk Reduction. Chapter 18 Experience of Community-Based Adaptation in Burkina Faso. Chapter 19 Malawi Social Action Fund and its Effectiveness in Drought Risk Reduction. Chapter 20 Future Perspectives of Community-Based Disaster Risk Reduction. Community-Based Disaster Risk Reduction. Community, environment and disaster risk Management. Copyright page.