Integrating DRR into MAPS Partners’ Programming

Publication language
English
Pages
56pp
Date published
01 May 2009
Type
Research, reports and studies
Keywords
Disaster preparedness, resilience and risk reduction, Disaster risk reduction, Evaluation-related, Joint evaluation, Needs assessment, System-wide performance
Countries
Guatemala

This report provides a background to the Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) MAPS thematic study and outlines the main conceptual ideas underpinning DRR. It also identifies common approaches, strategies, lessons and challenges faced by MAPS partners in introducing DRR within their organisations. The case study described is the approach to DRR taken by Trócaire in Central America.