Community as First Responder: Building CBDM Capacity at a District Level

Publication language
English
Pages
108pp
Date published
01 Jan 2009
Publisher
Safer World Communications, SEEDS
Type
Research, reports and studies
Keywords
Capacity development, Local capacity, Disaster preparedness, resilience and risk reduction, National & regional actors, National Disaster Management Authority, Training, Urban
Organisations
Sustainable Environment Ecological Development Society (SEEDS)

As the community is the first respondent in any emergency situation, there is a need to build
the capacity of communities. By enhancing their skills and traditional coping mechanism, the
losses from disasters can be minimized. This paper aims to raise awareness on various
hazards faced by people, and to encourage the community to assume a sense of responsibility
to protect itself and to support public and institutional efforts geared towards disaster
preparedness, management and mitigation. It aims at helping the community to take a lead in
the disaster management process.