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programs directly influences the effectiveness of disaster mitigation, managementof disaster planning, and other activities in response to disasters, in particularearthquakes. Thus, directly impacting the lives of local citizens and communitiesrelies on appropriate training of masons and local groups.An impact assessment of the quality and effectiveness of PSI’s trainingprogrammes will help to improve the overall process of constructing buildingsresilient to earthquakes in rural areas. This will also instill an increased level ofawareness and emphasize the need for education and disaster preparednesswithin local communities.A summary of the successes and failures of PSI’s initiatives can be used toexemplify how NGOs are best suited to the field of disaster mitigation andpreparedness and can subsequently be disseminated to other organisations andfurther underscore the need to mainstream DMP.1.3 Specific ObjectivesThe case study is divided into the following specific objectives:1. Evaluation of the impact and effectiveness of the mason trainingprogrammes• How effective are PSI’s mason training programmes?• Is this gained knowledge being put into practice?• What improvements can be made to the training workshops?2. Evaluation of how effective the programmes have been in mobilizingcommunities for disaster preparedness and response activities• What impact do these programmes have on increasing communitylevels of preparedness and disaster mitigation?• Are the awareness campaigns at all useful?The Role of NGOs in Disaster Mitigation and Response – A Case Study in Uttarakhand, Northern India 3
• What are homeowner perceptions of earthquake safe buildingfeatures?3. Evaluation of how effective the programmes have been in increasing thenumber of earthquake safe houses being built in the area.• Are houses being better built in the region as a result of theseinitiatives?• What building trends are emerging in the state?The report investigates these objectives in three sections: Section 1) interviewswith trained and untrained masons, Section 2) a disaster preparednessquestionnaire of community members, and Section 3) housing impact assessment.1.4 Research Design1.4.1 Study RegionThe study has been conducted in the northern state of Uttarakhand India (seeFigure 1.1 for a map). The population is approximately seven million with a landarea of 55,845 sq. km. The region is dominated by a hilly topography, with onlyapproximately 12 % being constituted by plains. Uttarakhand is prone to a numberof natural hazards ranging from drought, landslides, and forest fires. Notably, thestate lies entirely within zones IV and V of the Indian seismic hazard map (Figure1.2), rendering it vulnerable to large magnitude earthquakes (earthquakes ofmaximum magnitudes and frequencies, ie. magnitude 8 on the Richter scale –equivalent of 1500 Hiroshima Atom bombs (Kumar, 2001).The Role of NGOs in Disaster Mitigation and Response – A Case Study in Uttarakhand, Northern India 4
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ReferencesAlexander, D., 1997. The
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Guptasarma, D. 1996. Is the Seismic
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Telford, J. and Cosgrave, J., 2007.
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Annex I - Earthquake safe featuresT
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