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11. Resilience in Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR)
The chapter delves into the concept of resilience in disaster risk reduction (DRR), highlighting frameworks developed by DFID. It emphasizes the importance of communities' ability to manage changes and shocks while maintaining sustainable living standards. The chapter outlines project cycles in DRR, government roles, community engagement, and the complexities of decision-making processes in political contexts.
Sections
This section discusses the importance of resilience in disaster risk reduction, emphasizing how communities can manage changes and shocks without compromising long-term prospects.
This section outlines the essential aspects of the project cycle in disaster contexts, emphasizing resilience, programming, identification, financing, implementation, and evaluation.
This section outlines the government's essential roles in disaster risk reduction (DRR), emphasizing the importance of resilience and effective governance in disaster preparedness.
This section explores decision-making in the political context, focusing on frameworks for resilience, the role of government in disaster risk reduction (DRR), and the complexities influencing decisions.
This section explores the significance of community engagement in disaster risk reduction (DRR), emphasizing resilience frameworks, project cycles, and the role of governance.
Resilience is defined as the ability to manage change without compromising long-term prospects.
Frameworks like DFID's sustainable livelihoods framework play a crucial role in understanding community capacities.
The project cycle in disaster contexts includes programming, identification, appraisal, financing, implementation, and evaluation.
Resilience
The ability of countries, communities, and households to manage change, maintaining or transforming living standards in the face of shocks such as earthquakes or conflicts.
Sustainable Livelihoods Framework
A framework developed by DFID that focuses on the capital assets (human, natural, social, physical, financial) required for communities to improve their livelihoods.
Project Cycle
The sequence of stages that a project goes through, from programming and identification to appraisal, financing, implementation, and evaluation in the context of disaster risk reduction.
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70%
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