Training on Community-Based Disaster Risk Reduction

Module 1: Foundations of CBDRR

• Defining CBDRR: community ownership, participation, and local knowledge.

• The disaster risk equation: risk = hazard x vulnerability / capacity.

• Key frameworks: Hyogo Framework, Sendai Framework, and community resilience.

• Case Study/Hands-on Exercise: Analyze a successful CBDRR program, identifying the role of community participation, local knowledge, and government linkage.

Module 2: Participatory Risk Assessment

• Participatory methods: hazard mapping, transect walks, seasonal calendars, and vulnerability matrices.

• Identifying hazards, vulnerabilities, capacities, and risks.

• Engaging women, youth, older persons, and persons with disabilities.

• Case Study/Hands-on Exercise: Facilitate a simulated participatory hazard mapping exercise for a community, identifying hazards, vulnerable areas, and existing capacities.

Module 3: CBDRR Action Planning

• Translating risk assessment findings into action priorities.

• Developing community disaster risk reduction action plans.

• Integrating structural (e.g., drainage, retaining walls) and non-structural (e.g., awareness, early warning) measures.

• Case Study/Hands-on Exercise: Develop a CBDRR action plan for a flood-prone community, including priority activities, timelines, resources, and community roles.

Module 4: Early Warning Systems and Community Preparedness

• Community-based early warning systems: monitoring, communication, and response.

• Developing community contingency plans and evacuation drills.

• Stockpiling and prepositioning at community level.

• Case Study/Hands-on Exercise: Design a community-based early warning system for a cyclone-prone coastal community, including monitoring roles, communication channels, and evacuation procedures.

Module 5: Linking CBDRR to Government and Monitoring

• Linking community plans to local government disaster risk reduction plans.

• Advocacy for government resources and support.

• Monitoring and evaluation of CBDRR: process and outcome indicators.

• Case Study/Hands-on Exercise: Develop a CBDRR monitoring framework, including community-led indicators and a plan for linking with local government reporting systems.