Considering Vulnerability in Disaster Risk Reduction Plans: From Policy to Practice in Ladakh, India
Considering Vulnerability in Disaster Risk Reduction Plans: From Policy to Practice in Ladakh, India
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考虑减少灾害风险计划中的脆弱性:印度拉达克从政策到实践
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2015
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V. Masson
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V. Masson
Abstract In Ladakh, India, a mountainous region prone to natural hazards, particularly floods, it is critical to adapt disaster risk reduction (DRR) measures to the local environment. The floods that struck Ladakh in 2010 created momentum for local authorities and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) to engage in DRR initiatives in order to better prepare people to cope with and recover from emergencies. This paper analyzes the way DRR approaches in Ladakh, from the central government to the district level, take both vulnerability and capacity into account. National and state policies are integrated and reflect the vulnerability concept quite well. However, as the case of Ladakh shows, establishing policies does not guarantee that appropriate practices will follow. Although NGOs' relief efforts in 2010 were praised for building on local communities' context and capacities, most practitioners still view DRR through a hazard-focused lens. Likewise, the policy framework for DRR does not yet address the socio...
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10.1659/mrd-journal-d-11-00091.1
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2012
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Nüsser;Schmidt
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Schmidt