At a glance
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In western Nepal's disaster-prone Kailali district, Mercy Corps has helped train communities in search and rescue techniques, as well as evacuation using boats, life jackets, ropes and throw bags. Photo: Tej Maya/Mercy Corps
Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) is the systematic development and application of policies, strategies and practices that minimize vulnerabilities and disaster risks throughout a society. Mercy Corps believes that DRR is an essential part of our mission to help people build secure, productive and just communities. We therefore incorporate DRR strategies in our assistance work to help communities become more resilient to hazards, and thus reduce the likelihood that their development may be undermined by one or more disasters.
Indonesia December 13, 2011 6:14PM
A Synergistic Approach to Disaster Management
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Disaster Risk Reduction programs sponsored by Mercy Corps in Indonesia
Background on the PREPARE SumBar Case Study
Indonesia’s vulnerability to natural hazards is dramatic and internationally recognized. Flooding, tsunamis, earthquakes, volcanoes, landslides, droughts, sea level rise and storm surges all wreak havoc on local populations and economies throughout the archipelago’s 6,000 inhabited islands; the effects of climate change are exacerbating many of these hazards and create the need for immediate disaster risk reduction (DRR) programs as well as long term adaptation.
This case study, Community-based Disaster Management and Local Government Capacity Building in West Sumatra, of the PREPARE SumBar project found preliminary evidence of sustainability, influence on local governance, and synergies from working simultaneously with districts, their schools and communities to enhance preparedness and resilience.
Nepal September 27, 2010 1:08PM
Cost-Benefit Analysis of Community-Based Disaster Risk Reduction in Kailali, Nepal
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This Cost Benefit Analysis was undertaken to provide Mercy Corps with a quantitative analysis to complement the qualitative benefits that we have observed throughout the life of our Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) project which is being implemented in Nepal.
Nepal June 9, 2009 12:35PM
Community Based Disaster Risk Reduction
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The case study highlights that community-based disaster risk reduction activities in the Kailali district have contributed to the HFA’s strategic priorities and objectives.
