DECLARATION

Name: Nudrat Zahra

Registration No :2019-U-5440
Paper Title: “Formation and training of community disaster risk management
organization

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management institute university of Peshawar.
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Acknowledgement

I would like to thank all my family members, teachers, class mates and friends by the help and

prayers of whom I completed this research and wrote this thesis.

I would really like to pay my gratitude to my cousin Rida Zehra whose advice was helpful in

reaching this milestone.

ABSTRACT

Community participation has been recognized as the additional element in disaster management

necessary to reverse the worldwide trend of increasing frequency and loss from disasters, build a
culture of safety and disaster resilient communities, and ensure sustainable development for all.

This assignment highlights the features, processes, components, and gains of community based

disaster management (CBDM) as showcased by good practices in community based

preparedness and mitigation of key organizations involved in the Disaster Management.

ABSTRACT

Community participation has been recognized as the additional element in disaster management
necessary to reverse the worldwide trend of increasing frequency and loss from disasters, build a
culture of safety and disaster resilient communities, and ensure sustainable development for all.
This assignment highlights the features, processes, components, and gains of community based
disaster management (CBDM) as showcased by good practices in community based
preparedness and mitigation of key organizations involved in the Disaster Management
Table of contents:

Declaration

Acknowledgement

Abstract

1: Introduction…………………………………………………………………………………1

A: Introduction.

B: Research Questions

C: Scope

D: purpose

E: Methodology
Chapter:………………………………………………………………………………2

Community Disaster Risk Management Organization ……………………

A. Formation of CDRMO

B. Training given by CDRM

Chapter………………………………………………………………………….........3

Conclusion and recommendation…….

Introduction:

Within the last decade, parallel efforts in various regions of the world called for a shift in
paradigm from the prevailing emergency management framework to disaster risk management
to reverse the increasing trend in disaster occurrence and loss, especially from small- and
medium-scale disasters. These highlighted the need for proactive disaster management
activities and the significant role of local communities.

The importance of community-based approaches has been recognized since long in promoting a
culture of safety through reducing local vulnerabilities and building capacities. These approaches
have been practiced by various community groups, national and international organizations and
government departments, in some cases, for over two decades’ now
The practice of community-based approaches has remained diverse due to a host of factors. They
include the organizational mandates of the concerned organizations, socio-cultural context of the
communities, levels of economic development of communities, political structures in a country
and multiplicity in funding cycles of donor organizations. This diversity has raised concerns
about the quality in practice and the need for promoting good practices

Another key trend in the recent years has been the efforts by NGOs, UN and other international
organizations to mobilize government support for CBDRM in policy, planning and
programming. This is sometimes also known as integration of CBDRM. The development of
minimum standards in other disciplines like the humanitarian sector, as well have played a
catalytic role in creating a demand within the disaster risk reduction community to formulate
minimum standards for practice in the area of community-based disaster risk management.

Research Questions:

1.Why the community need CDRMO? How CDRMO formed?

2.Highlight the kinds of trainings CDRMO offer?

Scope and Purpose:

These Guidelines have been devised to improve the quality and overall effectiveness of
Community-based Disaster Risk Management (CBDRM). The guidelines are intended for
officials in local governments, NGO’s, civil society organizations and community leaders as they
devise CBDRM projects and programs.

It is expected that the availability of a series of indicators will enable development practitioners
to be able to follow common principles, processes and approaches in the identification, design,
implementation, monitoring and evaluation of community-based projects on disaster risk
management.
Methodology:

The research employs a qualitative research method. It’s exploratory in nature and analytical by
highlight the formation and training in CDRMO it throws a massive focus on written literature
(articles, journals, and world wide web) .By collecting information from different sources and
how to implement those things in the political and legislating system.

Chapter :2 1. Formation of community disaster risk management organization.

Community Based Disaster Risk Management involves activities, measures, projects and
programs to reduce disaster risks which are designed and implemented by people living in at-risk
communities based on their urgent and felt needs and capacities.

Pakistan is vulnerable to different types of hazards like flood, earthquake, landslide, cyclone, and
drought. It is one of the five South Asian countries with the highest annual average number of
people affected by floods.

Reasons for the formation of CDRMO in Pakistan:

Pakistan is one of the most vulnerable country for hazards like earthquake, floods, landslides ,
especially after the earthquake of 2005 ,and the disastrous floods of 2010 the community needs
to form an organization that could help people to cope with these kind of situations in the best
possible way. I have discussed some of the problem faced by our community below.

 Characterized by topographic and climatic contrasts - low rainfall and extreme variation
in temperature between the northern and southern areas: the northern 0 areas of Pakistan-
administered Kashmir have an average annual temperature of 27 C, with 0 0 elevations
varying from -30 C to -10 C during the coldest months, while the warmest 0 months in
Punjab, Sindh, and Baluchistan Plateau reaches 50 C.
  The topography varies from coastal beaches, sand deserts, plateaus, plains, high
mountains to snow-covered peaks.
 Flood is a condition that occurs when water overflows the natural or artificial confines of
a stream or body of water, or when run-off from heavy rainfall accumulates over low-
lying areas.
 Landslide refers to a downslope movement of soil and rock triggered by earthquake,
flood or heavy continuous rainfall. For all types of slope failure, soil moisture plays a
vital role because water reduces the soil strength and increases the stress.
 Earthquakes are earth vibrations produced when the stability of rock masses under the
surface of the earth is disturbed. These disturbances usually occur along existing fault
lines or zones of structural weaknesses.
 Drought is a condition of severe climatic dryness causing reduction to soil moisture
below the minimum level necessary for sustaining plant, animal and human life.

2.Training given by community disaster risk management organization:

The aim of disaster management training is to build the capacity of National Societies’ staff and
volunteers, and that of International Federation delegates, to improve preparedness and response
at all levels before during and after disasters and to give all components of the Movement the
means to work together in a coordinated manner. The focus of disaster management training is
generally on improving the technical skills of the participants, but also on personnel and team
management. It aims to encourage an exchange of experience and knowledge and the creation of
networks amongst the disaster managers. It also aims to improve coordination of disaster
response and the quality and availability of disaster management tools.

Disaster management training at regional level includes:

 Regional disaster response team (RDRT) or Regional intervention team (RIT)
 Regional disaster response team leader training
 Public health and emergency
 Water and sanitation
 Food security and nutrition
 Relief
 Vulnerability and capacity assessment
 Emergency needs assessment.
 Logistic management.
 IT/ Telecommunications
Disaster management training at international level includes:

 Field Assessment and coordination.

 Emergency response unit.

 Team Leader.
 Relief.
 Emergency Needs Assessment.
 Technical training in logistics.

 IT/Telecommunications.

Conclusion:
local communities cannot reduce all vulnerabilities on their own. While communities have built
on local coping strategies and capacities to reduce some vulnerabilities, many necessary
structural mitigation measures involve big capital outlay. More important, vulnerability is also a
complex web of conditions, factors, and processes, which can only be reduced through
complementary and concerted action among multiple-stakeholders from various disciplines and
levels of the disaster management and development planning system.

Recommendation:

CDRMO asses the community past history of disaster and determine the actual and potential
threats. CDRMO should identify the community disaster risks and try to cope in a best possible
way they should also provide best health facilities to the effected people. They also should
identify community volunteers for emergency response team to tackle the situation.

Thanks you