International Disaster Reduction: Community Planning

Community Planning for disaster prevention, mitigation, response, and recovery includes:

Involving people in the solution of their own problems
Wisdom from local culture can be invaluable for good planning
Creating a shared vision, sense of community, and positive culture will sustain successful planning
Using proven models to facilitate the process of community involvement

Lesson in Risk Reduction from Cuba Click Here...

Today is International Day for Disaster Reduction which is observed on the second Wednesday of October each ye...

Meeting of "La Red de estudios sociales en Prevencion de desastres en América Latina," Panama, April, 2008. ...

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