Building a Disaster Resilient Community through Community BasedEducation and Participation

Fakhru’l-Razi, A. & Aini, M.S.

Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief Center,

National Defense University, Malaysia

Content of Presentation

Introduction

Disaster Risk Reduction

Community Based Disaster Management

Case Studies

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Introduction

There was a total of 574 reported disasters in 2015Disasters triggered by climate- hydro, meteorological hazards (342)Geophysical hazards (29) The rest were due to industrial and transport accidents etc. Had caused 32,550 deaths and a loss of 70,285 million US dollars

worldwide. By continent, Asia had experienced the highest percentage of reported

disasters and number of people reported killed and total disaster estimated damage.

Source: IFRC, 2016

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Vulnerable Groups to Disasters

People living in the under developed areas

The poor, women and children, and rural communities.

A high urbanising rate also leads to more citizens living in urban regions that are disaster prone areas.

It is therefore critical that concerted efforts are undertaken to identify the most vulnerable population and are given priority in implementing projects and programs to enhance their resilient to disasters.

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Evolution of Whole-of Society Approach to Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR)

The International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction 1990-1999

Hyogo Framework for Action (HFA) 2005-2015: Building the resilience of nations and the communities.

Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030

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Community Based Disaster Management (CBDM)

Process in which community at risk are engaged in identification, evaluation, planning and monitoring of disaster risks.

The aim of CBDM is to develop a resilient community where the community or society exposed to hazards is able to resist, absorb, accommodate, adapt to, transform and recover from the effects of a hazard in a timely and efficient manner.

This means that communities that are faced with disasters are able to recover readily and “build back better” to avoid or reduce future disaster risks.

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StakeholdersWhole Society Approach

Local agencies under Directive 20Civil society, volunteers, organized voluntary work organizations and community-based organizations,women, youth, children, persons with disabilities, older persons, indigenous peoples and migrants.Academia, scientific and research entitiesBusinesses, professional associations and private sector financial institutions.SchoolsMedia

Who has an interest in and is impacted and affected by a course of action and cares about how it turns out

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Case StudiesLangkawi- Kampong Kuala Teriang, Kampong Kuala Melaka and Kampong Batu Ara of Padang Maksirat District

Penang- Balik Pulau and BatuFerringhi

Kudat- Kudat town and ten surrounding villages

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CBDM PROCESS

Public Education

Friday Sermon Talk to Year 5 students

Workshop with community leaders Talk to Women of K.Teriang

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Focus Group Discussion

WORKSHOP

SURVEY

Ground Thruthing

5. Development of ERP Plan

MAP OF TSUNAMI SAFE EVACUATION ZONES AND ROUTES

Zone 1: SJK(C) Lok Yuk 1

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Tsunami ERP for Penang

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Challenges

Protocols- permission and consent

Accessibility - approach the gatekeepers

Trust – assurance of impartiality

Commitment and participationfrom agencies

Transfer of personnel- continuityof leadership, need for re-trainingof staff

Clash of activities- low priority to safety, reschedule of meetings, replacements of personnel

Socio-economic variance of localresidents-educational background,economic status, ethniccomposition etc.

Political allignment

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