community-based disaster risk management and the media media kit

introduction
of the Hyogo Framework for Action 2005-2015, produced in the
WCDR, the ADPC, UNESCAP and DIPECHO have decided to work
with the media in fi ve Southeast Asian countries, i.e. Cambodia, Timor
Léste, Indonesia, Lao PDR and Vietnam. The purpose of this initiative
is to orient the media about its role in disaster risk management and
particularly on how media can enable the at-risk communities to reduce
disaster risks, cope with disasters and recover from their impact. Under
this initiative, National Orientation Workshops for the Media were
organized in the fi ve countries during 2005. The National Orientation
Workshop for the Media had the following objectives:
• To orient media people on community-based disaster risk
management practices; and
• To develop strategies for the involvement of media in supporting
community action for disaster risk management.
This Media Kit has been developed as a guide for media professionals
in the fi ve countries: i) as a Handout for the National Orientation
Workshop for Media; ii) to raise the awareness of media about its role
in disaster risk reduction; and iii) to enable them to perform that role
in an effective manner. The Handbook is comprised of two parts. Part
one explains the key concepts of disaster and media, CBDRM, the
role of media in disaster risk management, and useful information for
the media on disaster preparedness. Part two includes country-based
resources such as hazard profi les, case studies on CBDRM, and
contact information of national and regional organizations engaged in
disaster risk management.
We hope that you will fi nd this information useful and that it will contribute
towards disaster risk reduction in your country.
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