Strategic Research into National and Local Capacity Building for DRM - Myanmar Fieldwork Report

Disaster risk management, including governance structure and policies, capacity levels and analyses of 3 DRM capacity building programmes

From:
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Published
31 January 2014
Country:
Burma
Document Type:
Country Report
Theme:
Humanitarian Disasters and Emergencies
Authors:
Few, R

Abstract

The research presented in this fieldwork report aims to draw lessons and guidance on 鈥榟ow to鈥� build disaster risk management (DRM) capacity in a range of contexts. It provides a background on DRM in Myanmar, including governance structure and policies, current capacity levels, and in-depth analyses of 3 DRM capacity building programmes recently operational in the country:

  1. Asian Disaster Preparedness Center (ADPC): Strengthening DRR through Policy Dialogue, Technical Support and Building Capacity of Government and Civil Society Partners;

  2. International Orgnanisation for Migration (IOM): Community-based DRR initiatives in South East Myanmar;

  3. Myammar Red Cross (MRCS): Community Based DRR and Urban DRR programme (CBDRR and UDRR).

The report closes with a series of 鈥榣essons learned鈥� from Myanmar, compared with emerging findings from other countries.

This report is part of IFRC contracted research entitled 鈥楽trategic Research into National and Local Capacity Building for Disaster Risk Management鈥�.

Citation

Few. R. et al (2014) 鈥楽trategic Research into National and Local Capacity Building for DRM - Myanmar Fieldwork Report 鈥�. Oxford: Oxford Policy Management

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