Disaster risk reduction (DRR) continues to gain momentum globally and locally, but there is a notable void in the DRR literature on the role of children in community-level disaster risk management in Zimbabwe.
This was most visible through provincial government institutions such as the area councils and secretaries and community level committees (for example, women, disaster, water, education).
In Nepal, the World Disaster Reduction Campaign for 2006-2007 was initiated and many programs such amendment in school curricula for disaster risk education, community based disaster management in village level, disaster mitigation plans in district level etc. have been implemented.
In Zanzibar the 2nd VPO/DMD coordinates disaster management initiatives and works to raise awareness on disaster preparedness and response at community level.
This paper provides a new framework, the disaster resilience of place (DROP) model, designed to improve comparative assessments of disaster resilience at the local or community level.
This paper introduces the Yonmenkaigi System Method for creating collaborative action plans for community building to improve disaster restoration at the local community level using a participatory method.
UNICEF, in collaboration with the UN Assistance Mission for Afghanistan (UNAMA), will support disaster risk reduction trainings at community level.
Strengthening cooperation Among other commitments laid out in the conference declaration, governments will increase cooperation on practical measures for child-friendly disaster risk reduction at the community level.
Despite this, little is known regarding disaster response and risk reduction at the community level and the gas hazard is largely overlooked.
Some community level factors in Brunei that drive high vulnerability to hazards and increase disaster risk include low income levels and the site selection process for government housing schemes (GHS) as stipulated by the country's Land Use Master Plan.
The pragmatic framework of place-responsive DRR offered by CPA at the community level can also serve as a benchmark by which to assess current disaster preparedness and contingency planning in Hong Kong.
