Main challenges on community-based approaches in earthquake risk reduction: Case study of Tehran, Iran

2014 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
pp. 114-124 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kambod Amini Hosseini ◽  
Maziar Hosseini ◽  
Yasamin O. Izadkhah ◽  
Babak Mansouri ◽  
Tomoko Shaw
Keyword(s):  
Risk Reduction ◽  
Earthquake Risk ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Reduction Case

scholarly journals Community Based Disaster Risk Management: A Case Study of Mahakali River Basin, Kanchanpur

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 ◽  
pp. 77-86
Author(s):  
Raj Kumar Pariyar
Keyword(s):  
Risk Reduction ◽  
River Basin ◽  
Disaster Risk ◽  
Capacity Assessment ◽  
Disaster Resilience ◽  
Community Based ◽  
The Status ◽  
Community Initiative ◽  
Hazard Education

Kanchanpur district is one of the disaster-prone districts identified by Nepal Risk Reduction Consortium (NRRC). Every year the community of Kanchanpur district are affected by multi-disaster primarily flood. The most communities are highly vulnerable due to the poverty, disadvantage caste and ethnicity, hazard, education etc. This study endeavour to explore the status of community initiative to build up disaster resilient. This study covers 10 villages of Mahakali river basin in Kanchanpur district. The villages are under the process of disaster resilience through establishing Community Disaster Management Committee (CDMC), who supports to get access to disaster risk reduction (DRR) information, vulnerability and capacity assessment and developing trained man power for preparedness and response.

PROPOSED FRAMEWORK FOR STRATEGIC PLANNING FOR ENVIRONMENTAL DISASTER RISK REDUCTION CASE STUDY: EGYPTIAN GENERAL PETROLEUM

2017 ◽  
Vol 37 (3) ◽  
pp. 317-335
Author(s):  
Fanous N. A. ◽  
Al Hamwi S. M. ◽  
Elberry Amany. E. A. ◽  
Menshawy M. K. ◽  
Ahmed, A. T. A. T.
Keyword(s):  
Strategic Planning ◽  
Risk Reduction ◽  
Disaster Risk Reduction ◽  
Disaster Risk ◽  
Environmental Disaster ◽  
Reduction Case
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