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.
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What we have learnt
- 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.
Key Concepts
- -- 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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