Strategic Research into National and Local Capacity Building for DRM - Philippines Fieldwork Report
The aim in the research is to draw lessons on ‘how to’ build Disaster Risk Management capacity in a range of contexts
Abstract
In September 2013, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) contracted Oxford Policy Management and the University of East Anglia to conduct Strategic Research into National and Local Capacity Building for Disaster Risk Management. To date there has been little formal, empirical research that has been conducted on capacity building for disaster risk management (DRM), and as a result international actors lack robust, evidence-based guidance on how capacity for DRM can be effectively generated at national and local levels. The research project has been designed as an initial step towards filling that knowledge and evidence gap.
The central aim in the research is to draw lessons and guidance on ‘how to’ build DRM capacity in a range of contexts. We will do this by analysing the characteristics, effectiveness and relative importance of a range of capacity building for DRM interventions across a variety of country contexts.
Our objectives are to research the following overarching issues of concern:
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How is capacity for DRM generated most effectively at both national and local levels?
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What factors enable or constrain the building of national and local capacity for DRM?
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How and why does this vary across different environments?
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How is the international community currently approaching the task of building national and local capacities for DRM?
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How can we identify and measure improving capacity for DRM?
Citation
Few. R. et al (2014) ‘Strategic Research into National and Local Capacity Building for DRM - Philippines Fieldwork Report ‘.