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6. Community Participation in Disaster Risk Governance: Insights from Mumbai

Community participation plays a crucial role in disaster risk management, ensuring that different perceptions, ideas, and needs are incorporated into decision-making processes. Despite its recognized importance, there exists a significant gap between policy and practice, resulting in inadequate community involvement in disaster management strategies. Models of public participation highlight the varying degrees of community engagement, emphasizing the need for collaborative knowledge sharing to enhance effectiveness in disaster recovery.

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Sections

  • 1

    Disaster Recovery And Build Back Better

    This section highlights the importance of community participation in disaster risk governance, particularly in the context of recovery and rehabilitation efforts in Mumbai.

    Learning Practice

  • 1.1

    Community Participation In Disaster Risk Governance: Insights From Mumbai

    The section emphasizes the critical role of community participation in disaster risk governance, citing insights and case studies from Mumbai.

    Learning Practice

  • 1.2

    Introduction To Community Participation

    Community participation is essential in disaster risk governance, promoting sustainable disaster management and ensuring community voices inform decision-making.

    Learning Practice

  • 1.3

    Importance Of Community Participation

    Community participation is essential in disaster risk governance to incorporate local knowledge and needs, ensuring effective disaster management.

    Learning Practice

  • 1.4

    The Gap Between Policy And Practice

    This section highlights the critical importance of community participation in disaster risk management and addresses the prevailing gap between policy and actual practice.

    Learning Practice

  • 1.5

    Understanding Different Perspectives Of Participation

    This section emphasizes the importance of community participation in disaster risk governance, highlighting various perspectives and models of participation.

    Learning Practice

  • 1.6

    Types Of Participation: Sherry Arnstein's Model

    This section discusses Sherry Arnstein's model of public participation, outlining various levels of community engagement in disaster risk management.

    Learning Practice

  • 1.7

    Levels Of Community Involvement In Disaster Risk Management

    The section discusses the importance of community involvement in disaster risk management and highlights various levels of participation.

    Learning Practice

  • 1.8

    Collaborative Knowledge And Action Plan Development

    This section emphasizes the importance of community participation in disaster risk governance and the collaborative development of knowledge and action plans.

    Learning Practice

  • 1.9

    The Risk Of Mislabeling Participation

    This section explores the complexities and misconceptions surrounding community participation in disaster risk management, particularly highlighting the gap between policy and practice.

    Learning Practice

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What we have learnt

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