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environmental
vulnerabilities.
The
relationship
vulnerability, hazard and disaster are as follows:
of
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V. CONCLUSION
Before
Disaster
During and
Post disaster
Strategies
Community based DRR i.
e. prevention, mitigation
and preparedness
Formation of social or
community org.
Early warning
Awareness
raising
programs
Diversified
livelihood
through on farm and off
farm activities
Social protection through
Govt. and NGOs support
Strategies
Deploying
Special
Forces by the govt.
Rehabilitation
of
damage structures by
the govt., NGOs and
social groups
Support by the Govt.
i.e. financial, physical
and
instrumental
assistance
Support by the social
groups and NGOs
Special allocation of
govt. for the disaster
affected areas
Resilient livelihood
APPENDIX I
Fig. 1 number of reported disasters and victims worldwide from 1990-2012 [5]
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Disaster
Events
Earthquake
Cyclone/storm
Floods
Landslide
Drought
Technological
accident
etc.
Vulnerability
Livelihood
Impacts
Vulnerability of
livelihood
Diminished capacity
of an individual or
group to cope with,
resist and recover
from the impact of
disaster
APPENDIX II
TABLE I
Dynamic pressure
Lack of
- Local institutions
- Education
- Training & skill
- Local markets
- Local investment
Macro forces
- Population expansion
- Urbanization
- Environmental degradation
Unsafe conditions
Fragile physical environment
- dangerous location
- dangerous building
Fragile local economy
- Livelihood at risk
- low levels of income
Public actions and Institutions
- Lack of disaster preparedness
- Prevalence of endemic disease
Country
Bangladesh
Malaysia
India
Indonesia
Kyrgyzstan
Malawi
Taiwan
Haiti
Namibia
Philippines
Vietnam
TABLE II
SOME GOOD PRACTICES IN DIFFERENT COUNTRIES TOWARDS BUILDING RESILIENT LIVELIHOOD [20, 21, 22, 23]
Good practices/initiatives
Outcomes
Formation of Village Development Committee
Solved their communication problem by purchasing a community
boat for their own use
Enabled poor communities to reduce disaster risks that threaten
their livelihoods.
CBO for disaster management in Kuala Lampur Sharing knowledge to deal disaster events
Increased emergency response through CBO
Disaster Micro-Insurance Scheme for Low Helped people for sustainable economic recovery
Income Groups
Combining Science and Indigenous Knowledge
Increased capacity to manage dry land
to Build a Community Early Warning System
Developed community early warning system
"Disaster Teams" to Boost Preparedness
Enabled people to plan community response to disasters as
awareness increase
Small and Medium-Scale Initiatives to Control
Flood protection successfully by building an earthen flood dike
River Flow
and a storm drain and tree plantation
Community based Disaster Management
Increased emergency response capability as well as resilience of
the community
Community Members Design and Implement
Increased public awareness and capacity building and effectively
Information
enhanced the safety of the population at risk.
Campaigns for Their Communities
Supporting Local Decision Making and Local Building platform among communities
Level Monitoring
Developed Local Level Monitoring system
Mainstreaming Community-Based Mitigation
City officials trained village communities
in City Governance
DRR plans developed for vulnerable communities and integrated
into the City Plan
Flood and Typhoon-Resilient Homes through
Reduce the impact of typhoons and floods on housing and public
Cost-Effective Retrofitting
buildings
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
We acknowledge the research grant entitled "Promoting
Community Involvement in Disaster Management System",
HEJIM Program, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, fund no.
COMMUNITY-2013-019 for supporting this study.
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