Building resilience - A Guide to Facilitating Community-Managed Disaster Risk Reduction in the Horn of Africa

In recent years, the direction of global development has shifted from poverty reduction to disaster risk reduction. By viewing sustainable development through a lens of disaster risk reduction, communities worldwide can adopt a more proactive approach that supports long-term development planning as well as emergency interventions when needed.
This shift in focus is particularly relevant in the greater Horn of Africa. In this region, climate change and a growing number of natural and man-made disasters have led to an extensive loss of lives, livelihoods and property. Compounding problems, a majority of communities in the Horn of Africa lack sufficient coping mechanisms, making them highly vulnerable to hazards.