Disaster risk reduction capacity assessment for precarious settlements in Guatemala City

Disasters ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 36 (3) ◽  
pp. 365-381 ◽  
Author(s):  
Scott B. Miles ◽  
Rebekah A. Green ◽  
Walter Svekla
Keyword(s):  
Risk Reduction ◽  
Disaster Risk Reduction ◽  
Disaster Risk ◽  
Capacity Assessment ◽  
Guatemala City ◽  
Reduction Capacity

scholarly journals Improving disaster risk reduction capacity of District Civil Protection Units in managing veld fires: A case of Mangwe District in Matabeleland South Province, Zimbabwe

2015 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ernest Dube
Keyword(s):  
Risk Reduction ◽  
Disaster Risk Reduction ◽  
Fire Management ◽  
Disaster Risk ◽  
Intervention Strategies ◽  
Civil Protection ◽  
Group Discussions ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Reduction Capacity ◽  
New Strategies

This article analysed disaster risk reduction capacity of District Civil Protection Units (DCPUs) in managing veld fires in Mangwe District of Matabeleland South Province, Zimbabwe. Veld fires have resulted in unnecessary material, environmental and economic losses. Communities’ livelihoods and property have been destroyed, and the natural environment depleted. The research sought to improve disaster risk reduction capacity of DCPUs in managing veld fires, through new intervention strategies and a new model. The objectives of the study were to investigate the main causes of veld fires; to analyse their impacts; to examine the effectiveness of the current intervention strategies; and to identify challenges in implementing these interventions. Furthermore, the study sought to recommend new possible intervention strategies. This mainly qualitative study employed self-administered questionnaires, interviews and focus-group discussions. Questionnaires were used to investigate members of the DCPU’s ideas, views and experiences, interviews solicited perceptions of community leaders and their subjects, whilst focus-group discussions assisted with information from members of the District Civil Protection Planning Committee. Veld fires in the district are mainly caused by human activities, and they are prevalent during the months of September and October. They affect livelihoods and the natural environment the most. This study found that DCPUs are not prepared to manage veld fires and therefore recommended new strategies and adoption of the community-based disaster risk reduction model. The new strategies include involving community leaders and members of the communities in DCPUs; regular training and workshops to members of DCPUs on veld fire management; creation of fire protection associations; regular campaigns and rehearsal of emergency drills by the DCPU personnel; the introduction of competitions and incentives in veld fire management; vigorous public education on the erection of proper fireguards around homes, cattle pens, crop fields and vegetable gardens; and the imposition of stiffer penalties for carelessly or deliberately causing veld fires. Policy-makers, governments and stakeholders would benefit from the new intervention strategies. The community-based disaster risk reduction model would benefit researchers and disaster risk reduction practitioners.

scholarly journals KAPASITAS DAERAH BANJARNEGARA DALAM PENANGGULANGAN BENCANA ALAM TANAH LONGSOR

2017 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Amni Zarkasyi Rahman
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Risk Reduction ◽  
Disaster Management ◽  
Disaster Risk Reduction ◽  
Disaster Relief ◽  
Disaster Risk ◽  
Disaster Mitigation ◽  
Capacity Assessment ◽  
Main Concern ◽  
Hyogo Framework For Action

Capacity assessment is a parameter in determining the success of disaster risk reduction. The reference for the assessment of capacity in Indonesia is the Hyogo Framework for Action (HFA) agreed by 160 countries in disaster risk reduction efforts. The implementation of the HFA in Indonesia is ACT 24/2007 about the disaster relief. The capacity assessment was conducted to find out how disaster mitigation efforts in Banjarnegara by looking at disaster mitigation priorities. The purpose of this study was to describe the score capacity in disaster management and disaster risk reduction efforts.The results of this research is the capacity score disaster relief in the region reached 70.46% from 88 indicators so that fall into the category B. It means capacity in Banjarnegara district into disaster management can already be said either. From these results, the main concern is the basic risk factors reduce the efforts through the establishment of "Desa Tangguh Bencana".

scholarly journals A Comprehensive Method for Evaluating Marine Disaster Risk Reduction Capacity in China

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 825 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fang Chen ◽  
Huicong Jia ◽  
Chuanrong Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Risk Reduction ◽  
Disaster Risk Reduction ◽  
Comprehensive Evaluation ◽  
Disaster Risk ◽  
Evaluation Index System ◽  
Disaster Reduction ◽  
Expert Opinions ◽  
Marine Disaster ◽  
Marine Disasters ◽  
Reduction Capacity

A region’s capacity for marine disaster risk reduction is characterized by the resources that can be mobilized. These resources include pre-disaster defense, disaster monitoring, warning, emergency response, post-disaster restoration, and reconstruction. It is a very important index to effectively evaluate the regional capacity to overcome marine disasters. At present, there is no unified model and method for comprehensively evaluating the regional marine disaster reduction capacity. This study proposes a novel evaluation index system for a county-level administrative region using expert opinions, questionnaires, and analytic hierarchy process methods. Based on the comprehensive evaluation in three pilot areas, the current situation of regional marine disaster reduction capacity is analyzed, which would contribute to the effective management of marine disaster risks in the future. The results and experiences are of great value to future disaster reduction capacity assessment promotion and practice in all coastal counties of China.

Analisis Longsor Cililin Dan Model Pengupayaan Kestabilan Lerengnya

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Wisyanto
Keyword(s):  
Land Cover ◽  
Risk Reduction ◽  
Disaster Risk Reduction ◽  
Disaster Risk ◽  
Landslide Risk ◽  
West Java ◽  
Water Condition ◽  
Reduction Program ◽  
Landslide Risk Reduction

Landslides have occurred in various places in Indonesia. Likewise with West Java, there were many regions that has experienced repeated landslides. Having many experience of occurrences of landslides, we should have had a good landslide risk reduction program. Indeed, the incidence of landslides depends on many variables. Due to that condition, it may that a region would have different variable with another region. So it is impossible to generalize the implementation of a mitigation technology for all areas prone to landslides. Research of the Cililin's landslide is to anticipate the next disasters that may happen in around the area of 2013 Cililin Landslide. Through observation lithological conditions, water condition, land cover and landscape, as well as consideration of wide dimension of the building footing, the distance of building to the slopes and so forth, it has been determined some efforts of disaster risk reduction in the area around the landslide against the occurrence of potential landslide in the future.Bencana tanah longsor telah terjadi di berbagai tempat di Indonesia. Demikian halnya dengan Jawa Barat, tidak sedikit daerahnya telah berulang kali mengalami longsor. Seharusnya dengan telah banyaknya kejadian longsor, kita mampu mengupayakan program penurunan risiko longsor secara baik. Memang kejadian longsor bergantung pada banyak variabel, dimana dari satu daerah dengan daerah yang lain akan sangat memungkinkan mempunyai variabel yang berbeda, sehingga tidak mungkin kita membuat generalisasi penerapan suatu teknologi mitigasinya untuk semua daerah rawan longsor. Penelitian longsor di Cililin dilakukan untuk mengantisipasi terjadinya bencana di sekitar daerah Longsor Cililin 2013 yang lalu. Melalui pengamatan kondisi litologi, keairan, tutupan lahan dan bentang alam yang ada, serta pertimbangan akan dimensi luas pijakan bangunan, jarak batas bangunan dengan lereng dan lain sebagainya, telah ditentukan beberapa upaya penurunan risiko bencana di daerah sekitar longsor terhadap potensi kejadian longsor dimasa mendatang.Keywords: Landslide, risk reduction, footing of building, Cililin

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