THE ROLE OF LOCAL INSTITUTIONS IN REDUCING VULNERABILITY TO RECURRENT NATURAL DISASTERS AND IN SUSTAINABLE LIVELIHOODS DEVELOPMENT

CONSOLIDATED REPORT ON CASE STUDIES AND WORKSHOP FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

Prepared by:
Federica Battista and Stephan Baas
Rural Institutions and Participation Service, FAO

 

FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS

Rural Institutions and Participation Service (SDAR)

FAO, Rome
April 2004

 

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

1. BACKGROUND

1.1 The Challenge
1.2 Global Agenda on Disaster Risk Reduction and FAO’s Related Mandate
1.3 The Entry Point and Contribution of the Rural Development Division to DRM

2. INTERREGIONAL, COMPARATIVE STUDY ON ‘’THE ROLE OF LOCAL INSTITUTIONS IN REDUCING VULNERABILITY TO NATURAL DISASTERS”

2.1 Review of Secondary Data
2.2 Case Studies
2.3 Workshop for Comparative Analysis

3. FINDINGS AND LESSONS LEARNT

3.1 General Lessons: Specification of Working Hypotheses
3.2 Specific Lessons: Comparative Strengths of Key Actors in DRM

3.3.1 Good Practice Examples: Institutional Aspects of Successful DRM
3.3.2 Shortcomings of local institutions in DRM

3.4 Framework Conditions to Better Link DRM Systems with Rural Development

4. THE WAY AHEAD

4.1 Considerations and Entry Points for Follow-up
4.2 Follow-up Activities

5. REFERENCES QUOTED

6. ANNEXES

Annex 1: Workshop Agenda and List of Participants
Annex 2: Key Concepts and Definitions
Annex 3: Summary Matrix of selected “Good practices examples” (by Actor and emergency phase)
Annex 4: Case Study Matrix Samples: Philippines and Mozambique
Annex 5: FAO’s Disaster Management Cycle
Annex 6: Examples to increase Local DRM capacity
Annex 7: WebSites