Community Risk Programme | Strengthening Resilience to Disasters
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Strengthening Resilience to Disasters
Aims to strengthen the current levels of national disaster management capabilities. This component will assist member countries to become more resilient and better able to prepare for, respond to and manage the sudden onset of disasters.
Strengthening disaster management governance will include institutional, policy and decision-making processes such as disaster management legislative and planning frameworks and national focal points (NDMOs) and guidelines or models of good practice for national application.
The regional training programme is providing opportunities for knowledge acquisition and the development and/or enhancing of skills to improve the performance of disaster management practitioners in order for them to be able to develop and effectively manage a range of disaster management related activities and programmes. To ensure that training programmes are sustainable partnerships will be developed with relevant national training institutions leading to the accreditation of training courses and qualifications. The concept of disaster risk management will also be actively promoted through improved information management in the region with specific emphasis on the benefits of improving public awareness of hazards and risk.
The emergency management preparedness, response and coordination capabilities within countries will also be critically assessed to determine the level of resources and capacity that is available to protect vulnerable communities. A priority will be to ensure that effective emergency response, communication and coordination processes are established and that existing resources are utilised in the most effective way.
Community awareness and effective and people focussed early warning systems will be strengthened to ensure that the resilience of communities, particularly those in the outer islands is strengthened.
For further information, contact:
Mosese Sikivou
Manager - Community Risk Programme
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