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THE ROLE OF LOCAL INSTITUTIONS
IN REDUCING VULNERABILITY TO RECURRENT NATURAL DISASTERS AND IN SUSTAINABLE
LIVELIHOODS DEVELOPMENT Prepared by: |
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FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS Rural Institutions and Participation Service (SDAR) FAO, Rome |
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Front Cover Picture: Haoussa Granaries, Niger (Source: INPhO Image Gallery)
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1.1 The Challenge
1.2 Global Agenda on Disaster Risk Reduction and FAO’s Related Mandate
1.3 The Entry Point and Contribution of the Rural Development Division to DRM
2.1 Review of Secondary Data
2.2 Case Studies
2.3 Workshop for Comparative Analysis
3. FINDINGS AND LESSONS LEARNT
3.1 General Lessons: Specification of Working Hypotheses
3.2 Specific Lessons: Comparative Strengths of Key Actors in DRM3.3.1 Good Practice Examples: Institutional Aspects of Successful DRM
3.3.2 Shortcomings of local institutions in DRM3.4 Framework Conditions to Better Link DRM Systems with Rural Development
4.1 Considerations and Entry Points for Follow-up
4.2 Follow-up Activities
Annex 1: Workshop Agenda and List of Participants
Annex 2: Key Concepts and Definitions
Annex 3: Summary Matrix of selected “Good practices examples” (by Actor and emergency phase)
Annex 4: Case Study Matrix Samples: Philippines and Mozambique
Annex 5: FAO’s Disaster Management Cycle
Annex 6: Examples to increase Local DRM capacity
Annex 7: WebSites