Mitigating flood risk in Cambodian communities: Empowering communities to manage disaster risk

Author(s)
Asian Disaster Preparedness Center
Publication language
English
Pages
8pp
Date published
01 Mar 2002
Publisher
Asian Disaster Preparedness Center
Type
Research, reports and studies
Keywords
Capacity development, Disaster preparedness, Disasters, Participation, Urban, Accountability and Participation, Disaster preparedness, resilience and risk reduction
Countries
Cambodia
Organisations
Asian Disaster Preparedness Center (ADPC)

 Three hundred forty-seven persons were reported dead and more than 3.5 million people affected, many of whom had to evacuate from their flooded homes for more than a month. The 2000 flood in Cambodia inflicted damage amounting to USD145 million. The 2001 flood followed a similar pattern with even higher water levels in some communities (IFRC, 2001). To reduce flood vulnerability, a community-based approach to disaster management is empowering villages to implement flood mitigation and preparation strategies they themselves have formulated.