1. Community Participation in Disaster Risk Management

Try these first

1. 1.

   What is the importance of community involvement in disaster management?

   Hint

   Think about who is directly affected by disasters.

2. 2.

   Define User-Based Approach in disaster risk management.

   Hint

   Focus on who is setting the criteria.

3. 3.

   Which approach encourages communities to define their own criteria for participation?

   • User-Based Approach
   • Top-down Approach
   • External-driven Approach

   Hint

   Think about who controls the criteria.

4. 4.

   True or False: Mutual trust is not important in community participation.

   • True
   • False

   Hint

   Consider relationships between community members.

5. 5.

   Evaluate the effectiveness of a given disaster management plan in a community that did not include input from its members. What improvements would you suggest?

   Hint

   Think about how the community could have contributed.

6. 6.

   Design a participatory workshop outline for communities at risk of climate change. What key activities would promote user-defined participation?

   Hint

   Consider interactive elements that encourage all voices.