A comparative analysis of Disaster Risk management Practices in ...

Attachment IIIb. DRM Assessment Matrix – Knowledge ManagementInformation Management ResearchMANILA MUMBAI KATHMANDU ISTANBUL QUITO BOGOTA-Even if community -Starting in 1998, -Education of the -The reactivation of -Sustainedparticipation inevery year on January public for disaster several volcanoes in campaigns aimingmitigation and15, Nepalpreparedness and the country since at communityemergencycommemorates the mitigation has been 1999, has put involvement andpreparedness isEarthquake Safety under the central disaster issues in the learning process.promoted through Day as an effort to governmentpublic andmedia coverage oriented raise awareness in the responsibility (Civil community agendas, -Specific programsto preparedness, community, many Defense and Dept. of nevertheless this is for school teachersopinion programs and activities inEducation).not always the case. and students,NGOs and the Private Kathmandu,Good opportunity toSector participate in including a shaking -Local governments enhance DRM -Manuals,dissemination activities, table demonstration. and NGOs are not performance and brochures andthere is a need to designgiven a strong role in delivery.visual aids withand implement morethese issuesmitigation optionspublic awarenessin easy toactivities.understandlanguage.-Proclamation 296-88and Executive Order137-99 declare July asthe month for NaturalDisaster consciousness.National and localgovernment agenciesdevelop interestingrelated campaigns.-The private sectorthrough CNDRcorporate network forDR and other activeNGOS work onmitigation,preparedness, relief andrehabilitation-Currently academic andresearch communitieshave a limited role inDRR*-PHIVOLCS, PAGASAand MGB count onstrong groups workingon hazards*ISDR-Country Report-The Indian Institute ofTechnology, IIT-Powaiis engaged in someresearch initiativesthrough its Masters andPHD programs in CivilEngineering.-Few programs lookingat the holistic DRMpicture.-A number ofinterestingcommunity basedexperiences such asthe school safetyprogram that includesteachers, students,masons and theneighbors of thetarget building.-Limited researchcapacity, NSET as anot-for-profitorganization has leadsome applied researchprojects. Other PublicDepartments such asDWIDP and ICIMODlook for means to fillthis gap locally andregionally.-Efforts to incorporatepress, radio and TVcoverage oriented topreparedness seem tobe limited.-Strong researchgroups at theuniversities andresearch institutescountry-wide andparticularly inIstanbul.-Major focus so far hasbeen the physicalvulnerability ofbuildings, otheraspects of the overallDRM concept need tobe addressed.-Mainly technicalresearch addressedto construction,hazards monitoring,but very little on thebroader side of DRM.-Monthly on-linenewsletter to informon DRM activities,programs andprojects executedlocally and abroad.-Comprehensiveresearch agenda forrisk evaluation andmitigation.-Importantinternationalsupport for appliedresearch looking foreasy to implementalternatives.20