Community Disaster Risk Management

Community Disaster Risk Management

Disaster Risk Literacy and Addressing the Needs of Subpopulations

Many lives can be saved immediately after an emergency through effective local response. Appropriate policies and programmes  for disaster risks in communities enable people to reduce or cope with potential risks from various hazards and minimize negative impacts.

In 2018, the expert meeting of the WHO Health Emergency and Disaster Risk Management Research Network (Health EDRM RM) identified research and evidence gaps in community disaster risk management (DRM), and prioritized the needs of subpopulations and disaster vulnerability in communities.

This section shares knowledge and resources from WKC-funded research projects (2021-23 project, 2019-21 project,  2018-19 project) and related chapters of WHO Guidance on Research Methods for Health EDRM.