Can Disaster Risk Education Reduce the Impacts of Recurring Disasters on Developing Societies?

Baytiyeh, Hoda

doi:10.1177/0013124517713111

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“…The subject matter is, hence, critical to the livelihood and survival of impoverished people. We believe, from this case study, enhanced DRR measures add value to the already growing amount of DRR literature and support African-centric [31][32][33][34] as well as other developing countries' [35][36][37] struggle with natural disasters [38,39]. Moreover, research synergistic with the United Nations' 17 SDGs that examine many disasters from around the world would advance understanding.…”

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confidence: 63%

Determinants of Flooding and Strategies for Mitigation: Two-Year Case Study of Benin City

2019

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Recent flood disasters in Benin City, Nigeria have claimed a number of lives, damaged property, and threatened the overall livelihood of residents. The economic burden of such events has forced a vast reallocation of monetary resources for clean-up and recovery, as well as forcibly altered and suspended internal trade via devastated transportation routes. Secondary trends include inflation and migration concerns. As a result, the aim has been to prioritize mitigation by examining easily read, rapidly accessible flood hazard maps, as well as assess and identify areas within the city prone to flooding. We used a number of data sources and conducted a questionnaire surveying three of the local government areas of Benin City over a two-year period. Findings indicate excessive unsustainable land use and land cover change and a flat and high water table area with close proximity to the Atlantic Ocean make the city susceptible to flood risk. Heavy rainfall and drainage system blockage are leading causes of flooding which have destroyed property and houses—two major side effects. A number of mitigation and disaster risk reduction measures were, hereafter, recommended to reduce flooding occurrence in Benin City or lessen its effects on inhabitants.

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Determinants of Flooding and Strategies for Mitigation: Two-Year Case Study of Benin City

2019

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“…In developing countries like Indonesia, the occurrence of disasters, especially natural disasters, has an impact on disruption of future development. This is due to the transfer of financial assets from development to assistance for reconstruction [4]. Therefore, disaster risk reduction (DRR) must be a priority initiative in the context of poverty alleviation and sustainable development in developing countries.…”

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“…The choice of a proactive approach is motivated by the presence of insecurity in using a responsive and reactionary approach to disasters because often the results are ineffective and even cause economic destruction and delay in recovery [4,19]. Compared with solving problems after a disaster, disaster risk reduction is considered more capable of building community resilience in disaster because it involves risk assessment, capacity, vulnerability, risk reduction, early warning and disaster preparedness [4,8,10,26,27]. Moreover overcoming vulnerability and poverty by building resilience through risk reduction programs is actually more cost effective than emergency assistance [3,5,26].…”

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“…The study of vulnerability in disasters has been around since the 1980s and has been widely discussed in developing countries. Based on this, the threat to natural conditions and vulnerability is a condition that cannot be separated from disasters in developing countries such as Indonesia [3][4][5]. Due to the geographical conditions of Indonesia which is located at the confluence of four tectonic plates namely the Continent of Asia, the Continent of Australia, the plate of the Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean, it has the potential for natural disasters such as volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, tsunamis, floods, landslides and so on.…”

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Village Funds and Disaster Risk Reduction: Challenges to deal with the poverty cause by cultural belief systems

Alifagusta¹,

Suharto²,

Wahyuningsih³

2019

Proceedings of the First International Conference on Administration Science (ICAS 2019)

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Disasters affect the increasing vulnerability of the community and positively correlated with the risk of poverty. The risk of poverty will increase if traditional societies perpetuate a cultural belief system in which people depend on the help of others. To break the dependency culture, the government seeks to carry out Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR). The Village Fund is one of the policies that supports the implementation of DRR because it carries the theme of village development within the framework of sustainable development. This article aims to discuss further how village funds can break the cultural system of dependence on the community so as to reduce vulnerability and poverty. This method used a literature review. The results of the study indicate that village fund policies are consistent in encouraging for sustainable development based on DRR. This is evidenced by the presence of programs related to the development of community and institutional capacity, the provision of cooperation in risk and disaster management, and programs that facilitate the strengthening of productive economies in disaster-prone areas. With community capacity, community resilience to disasters also increases so that people can empower themselves and not depend on the help of others.

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“…Schools play a very important role in reducing disaster risks because schools are the source of knowledge. Schools have a crucial role in promoting student safety as a strategy to reduce disaster risks [4]. Students are able to gain knowledge and understanding of various sciences through the learning activities, and teachers have the competence to encourage them to develop responses towards the disasters.…”

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The Effectiveness of the Use of Learning Strategies in Delivering the Materials of Disaster Guide Book in Senior High Schools and Vocational High Schools

Musiyam¹,

Suharjo²,

Prayitno³

et al. 2019

Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 4th Progressive and Fun Education International Conference, Profunedu 2019, 6-8 August 20

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Disaster is a natural thing in Indonesia. High vulnerability to it must be balanced with extensive knowledge of disaster, particularly, that of students. They are subjects who are vulnerable to disasters. Disaster education has been being implemented in the learning system by the use of disaster learning guide book in Klaten Regency. This research was conducted to determine the effectiveness of disaster learning guide book in encouraging the students' disaster preparedness. Quasi experimental design was employed in this research. The form of the design used was Nonequivalent Control Group Design. The respondents of this study were students of three senior high schools and those of two vocational high schools. The data analysis techniques used were pre-test and post-test. The results indicate that the use of learning strategies to deliver the materials of disaster guide book in Klaten Regency had various levels of effectiveness. The use of several active learning strategies always shows better results than the conventional learning/lecture. Active learning strategies can be used to deliver disaster materials in both senior high schools and vocational high schools on the grounds that the students had a deeper understanding of disasters.

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Can Disaster Risk Education Reduce the Impacts of Recurring Disasters on Developing Societies?

Cited by 29 publications

References 20 publications

Determinants of Flooding and Strategies for Mitigation: Two-Year Case Study of Benin City

Determinants of Flooding and Strategies for Mitigation: Two-Year Case Study of Benin City

Village Funds and Disaster Risk Reduction: Challenges to deal with the poverty cause by cultural belief systems

The Effectiveness of the Use of Learning Strategies in Delivering the Materials of Disaster Guide Book in Senior High Schools and Vocational High Schools

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