Lessons Learned from Community Based Flood Mitigation and Preparedness Project in Cambodia

Author(s)
Cambodian Red Cross, International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, Pact Cambodia
Publication language
English
Pages
60pp
Date published
01 Aug 2001
Publisher
Asian Disaster Preparedness Center
Type
After action & learning reviews
Keywords
Accountability to affected populations (AAP), Capacity development, Disaster preparedness, Urban, Accountability and Participation, Disaster preparedness, resilience and risk reduction
Countries
Cambodia
Organisations
Asian Disaster Preparedness Center (ADPC)

 The Cambodia Community Based Flood Mitigation and
Preparedness Project was launched in September 1998 under the
Asian Urban Disaster Mitigation Program. The objective of the project is
to establish sustainable, replicable non-governmental mechanisms for
disaster mitigation and preparedness with a focus on flooding. Under the
demonstration phase of the project, Red Cross volunteers were trained
and supported to implement a community-based disaster preparedness
and mitigation process at the village level in three highly flood-prone
provinces along the Mekong River. The CBFMP was jointly implemented
by Cambodian Red Cross, Pact and The International Federation of Red
Cross and Red Crescent Societies.