Community-based disaster risk reduction [electronic resource] / edited by Rajib Shaw.

ch. 1. Overview of community-based disaster risk reduction / Rajib Shaw -- ch. 2. Government roles in community-based disaster risk reduction / Mikio Ishiwatari -- ch. 3. Role of NGOs in community-based disaster risk reduction / Takako Izumi, Rajib Shaw -- ch. 4. Universities and community-based disaster risk reduction / Rajib Shaw, Yukiko Takeuchi, Ramasamy Krishnamurthy, Joy Jacqueline Pereira, Fuad Mallick -- ch. 5. Corporate community interface : new approaches in disaster risk reduction / Rajib Shaw -- ch. 6. Bangladesh experiences of community-based disaster risk reduction / Umma Habiba, Rajib Shaw -- ch. 7. Community-based risk reduction approaches in urban India / Sunil Parashar, Rajib Shaw -- ch. 8. Civil society organization and disaster risk reduction in Indonesia : role of women, youth, and faith-based groups / Farah Mulyasari, Rajib Shaw -- ch. 9. Partnership between city government and community-based disaster prevention organizations in Kobe, Japan / Yuki Matsuoka, Jonas Joerin, Rajib Shaw, Yukiko Takeuchi -- ch. 10. Reaching the unreachable : Myanmar experiences of community-based disaster risk reduction / Mitsuko Shikada, U Than Myint, U Ko Ko Gyi, Yuko Nakagawa, Rajib Shaw -- ch. 11. Community-based disaster risk management experience of the Philippines / Glenn Fernandez, Noralene Uy, Rajib Shaw -- ch. 12. Community-based disaster risk reduction in Timor-Leste / Jessica Mercer, Alberto dos Reis Freitas, Heather Campbell -- ch. 13. Community-based disaster risk reduction in Vietnam / Tong Thi My Thi, Huy Nguyen, Rajib Shaw, Phong Tran -- ch. 14. Profile of community-based disaster risk management in Central America / Tsuneki Hori, Rajib Shaw -- ch. 15. Community-based disaster risk reduction in Guatemala / Gaby Breton -- ch. 16. Elements for a sustainable community early warning system in Cartago City, Costa Rica / Tsuneki Hori, Rajib Shaw -- ch. 17. African experiences in community-based disaster risk reduction / Dewald van Niekerk, Christo Coetzee -- ch. 18. Experience of community-based adaptation in Burkina Faso / Aki Kogachi, Rajib Shaw -- ch. 19. Malawi social action fund and its effectiveness in drought risk reduction / Rajib Shaw -- ch. 20. Future perspectives of community-based disaster risk reduction / Rajib Shaw.

Communities are at the core of disaster risk reduction (DRR), and community based approaches are getting increasing focus in national DRR plans. In the case of past disasters, communities were always the first responders, and took leading roles in the post disaster recovery. The roles of communities in pre-disaster preparedness are also very important. This is the first comprehensive book available on CBDRR (community based disaster risk reduction) which outlines both research and practice, citing field examples and research results. It provides an overview of the subject and looks at the role of governments, NGOs, academics and corporate sectors in community based disaster risk reduction. It proceeds to examine experiences from Asian and African countries, and concludes by looking ahead to the future perspective of CBDRR.