The following is a list of all conten labeled as "Community based DRR"
An Act to provide for integrated, co-ordinated and mainstreaming of disaster risk management that focuses on preventing or reducing the risk of disasters, mitigating the severity of disasters, emergency preparedness, emergency fire services, rapid and effective response to disasters and post-disaster recovery; to provide for the establishment of a disaster risk management organisation and provi
These National Guidelines on community based early warning systems (CBEWS) have been developed to improve the effectiveness of CBEWS in Malawi by ensuring that all systems developed after their introduction conform to minimum standards and provide a high quality and consistent warning service for communities.
This paper provides an overview of what climate change will mean to subsistence and smallholder farmers in Lesotho, and how the capacity for climate change adaptation in agriculture can be strengthened, focusing on selected areas of crops, livestock and forest-based livelihood systems, to stabilize and improve yields.
The document outline standard operating procedures, integrating the context specificity of Namibia, and provides a practical understanding of its application. The Standard Operating Procedures (SOP’s) has been developed to serve as a guiding tool for national authorities and partners in the immediate response phase where assistance is been provided based on scope of the emergency.
This Policy presents an overview of climate change from Namibia perspective, vulnerability of Namibia to climate change per sector, predictions for Namibia.
The National Resilience Strategy (NRS) introduces a new sense of common purpose to break the cycle of food insecurity in Malawi by bridging development and humanitarian interventions and prioritizing a continuum of more predictable livelihood support ‘packages’ that target vulnerable households.
Recovery efforts defined within the NDRF are guided by a central vision and goal. Following the 2015 floods, an initial vision and goal were determined; these have been updated in response to the 2015/16 drought.
The National Disaster Risk Management Communication Strategy (NDRMCS) has been developed to ensure that those exposed to disasters are informed about the risks and are aware of the measures to prevent, mitigate, prepare for, respond to and recover from these hazards.
An Act to provide for the comprehensive management of existing and future disaster risks, for the institutional framework and funding arrangements for the management of disaster risk and other matters connected therewith and incidental thereto.