scholarly journals Social multi-criteria evaluation to identify appropriate disaster risk reduction measures: application to landslides in the Rwenzori Mountains, Uganda

Landslides ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 16 (9) ◽  
pp. 1793-1807 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jan Maes ◽  
Kewan Mertens ◽  
Liesbet Jacobs ◽  
Bosco Bwambale ◽  
Liesbet Vranken ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Reduction ◽  
Disaster Risk Reduction ◽  
Disaster Risk ◽  
Rwenzori Mountains ◽  
Multi Criteria Evaluation ◽  
Risk Reduction Measures

scholarly journals A review of public acceptance of nature-based solutions: The ‘why’, ‘when’, and ‘how’ of success for disaster risk reduction measures

AMBIO ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carl C. Anderson ◽  
Fabrice G. Renaud
Keyword(s):  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
Risk Perception ◽  
Risk Reduction ◽  
Disaster Risk Reduction ◽  
Disaster Risk ◽  
Public Acceptance ◽  
Societal Challenges ◽  
Increasing Trend ◽  
Risk Reduction Measures

AbstractNature-based solutions (NbS) are increasingly recognized as sustainable approaches to address societal challenges. Disaster risk reduction (DRR) has benefited by moving away from purely ‘grey’ infrastructure measures towards NbS. However, this shift also furthers an increasing trend of reliance on public acceptance to plan, implement and manage DRR measures. In this review, we examine how unique NbS characteristics relate to public acceptance through a comparison with grey measures, and we identify influential acceptance factors related to individuals, society, and DRR measures. Based on the review, we introduce the PA-NbS model that highlights the role of risk perception, trust, competing societal interests, and ecosystem services. Efforts to increase acceptance should focus on providing and promoting awareness of benefits combined with effective communication and collaboration. Further research is required to understand interconnections among identified factors and how they can be leveraged for the success and further uptake of NbS.

scholarly journals Survey on Disaster Risk Reduction Measures in the Balicuatro Area Schools of Northern Samar

2021 ◽  
pp. 64-74
Author(s):  
Randy O. Canales ◽  
Felisa L. Sanico
Keyword(s):  
Risk Reduction ◽  
Disaster Risk Reduction ◽  
Information Dissemination ◽  
School Personnel ◽  
Disaster Risk ◽  
Mitigation Measures ◽  
The Status ◽  
The Government ◽  
Risk Reduction Measures ◽  
School Heads

This study sought to account the disaster risk reduction measures of the school heads of the elementary schools in the Balicuatro Area of Northern Samar in terms of information dissemination and advocacy campaign, policy mechanisms, organizational structure and mitigation measures to ensure the safety of the pupils, school personnel, properties and records. The findings showed that there was a significant relationship on the level of awareness of the respondents and the status of implementation of disaster risk reduction measures. The respondents possess some extent of knowledge on disaster risk reduction measures. The respondents’ awareness influenced their status of implementation of the measures. It can be implied that the efforts of the government to raise the awareness is effective.

scholarly journals The Asynergies of Structural Disaster Risk Reduction Measures: Comparing Floods and Earthquakes

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marleen C. de Ruiter ◽  
Jens A. De Bruijn ◽  
Johanna Englhardt ◽  
James E. Daniell ◽  
Hans de Moel ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Reduction ◽  
Disaster Risk Reduction ◽  
Disaster Risk ◽  
Risk Reduction Measures

scholarly journals A framework to include the (inter)dependencies of Disaster Risk Reduction measures in coastal risk assessment

2018 ◽  
Vol 134 ◽  
pp. 81-92 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lydia Cumiskey ◽  
Sally Priest ◽  
Nikolay Valchev ◽  
Christophe Viavattene ◽  
Susana Costas ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Assessment ◽  
Risk Reduction ◽  
Disaster Risk Reduction ◽  
Disaster Risk ◽  
Coastal Risk Assessment ◽  
Coastal Risk ◽  
Risk Reduction Measures

scholarly journals Community Based Disaster Preparedness: Need for a Standardized Training Module

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 11-22
Author(s):  
Eleanor Gatchalian Garingan
Keyword(s):  
Risk Reduction ◽  
Disaster Preparedness ◽  
Disaster Risk Reduction ◽  
Disaster Risk ◽  
Learning By Doing ◽  
Ethnic Affiliation ◽  
Civil Status ◽  
Power Frequency ◽  
Risk Reduction Measures ◽  
The Relationship

One of the biggest challenges we face today is providing information on the risk of natural disasters and preparedness is crucial with the least damage. The goal is to help develop vitally important skills and enable them to make correct decisions in critical situations. Knowledge provides the best instrument for disseminating the information necessary to reduce disaster risks by implementing appropriate risk reduction measures. This study ascertains the level of disaster preparedness in case of emergency.  The study used the descriptive-correlation design with 80 respondents. Questionnaires and interviews were employed. G-Power; Frequency counts and percentages; Mean; t-test; F- test or Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) and Kendall’s tau-b was used. Results revealed that the level of disaster preparedness and management in case of emergency is sometimes.  Age, civil status, ethnic affiliation, and occupation affect disaster preparedness and management in case of emergency.  Ethnic affiliation and occupation affect the relationship between disaster preparedness and management in case of emergency. Findings suggest that disseminate disaster risk reduction information at all levels, develop educational programs on disaster risk reduction; develop a safe behavior model and skills, and learning by doing is necessary to develop their knowledge and skills.       

The asynergies of disaster risk reduction measures in Afghanistan

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marleen de Ruiter ◽  
Jens de Bruijn ◽  
James Daniell ◽  
Johanna Englhardt ◽  
Philip Ward ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Reduction ◽  
Disaster Risk Reduction ◽  
Disaster Risk ◽  
The Other ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Ground Shaking ◽  
Earthquake Vulnerability ◽  
Wood Frame ◽  
Risk Reduction Measures ◽  
Building Level

<p>Many countries face the risk of multiple hazards. The UNDRR’s Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction have called upon the science community for an increased understanding of the complexities of multi-hazard risk (UNDRR 2019). Nonetheless, in the currently prevailing risk assessment paradigm, risk is often represented as static and fragmented in terms of hazard types. While positively influencing the risk of one hazard, DRR measures can have adverse effects on the risk of another hazard type thereby increasing the vulnerability of the built environment, exacerbating impacts and potentially causing compound or cascading disasters. For example, wood-frame buildings tend to perform well under ground shaking but are likely to sustain higher damages due to an inundation than concrete buildings. We refer to these negative impacts between hazards as the asynergy of a DRR measure. Due to the predominantly single-hazard approach, the potential asynergies of DRR measures remain poorly understood.</p><p>In a case study of Afghanistan, we calculate the asynergies of building level DRR measures for floods and earthquakes. To this extent, we develop two increased-resilience scenarios where a decrease in flood and earthquake vulnerability are mimicked. These scenarios are used to assess the asynergies and to illustrate to what degree a risk reduction of one risk may actually be offset by an increase of the other risk. This can then be used to show which type of measure is worthwhile in which area.</p><p>An improved capability of understanding risk more holistically would strongly benefit first responders, aid organizations, urban planners and decision makers in designing sustainable DRR measures. We discuss several key potential asynergies of building level DRR measures for floods and earthquakes tailored to decrease the risk of one hazard on the risk of the other hazard. Finally, we outline a roadmap highlighting key future research and policy directions, and possible ways to strengthen coherent policies for DRR.</p>

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