DARA Risk Reduction Index; research in West Africa
Geneva
Meeting Documents
1. Risk Reduction Index in West Africa
DARA will present the second report of the Risk Reduction Index (RRI), carried out in West Africa (Cape Verde, The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Niger and Senegal). In West Africa, underlying risk drivers continue to increase communities’ vulnerability to natural hazards, decrease their resilience overall, and potentially diminish important development gains that have been made. As in the first phase of the RRI carried out in 2009-2010 in Central America the 2013 RRI West Africa measured local perceptions of risks and has identified links between underlying risk factors and increased vulnerability, raising awareness around the need for greater risk management initiatives. The goal of the RRI is to generate knowledge in the region that will help civil society, local administrations, national governments, and ECOWAS address underlying factors of risk from a more integrated perspective. The RRI also aims to promote better integration of DRR into development, poverty reduction and humanitarian strategies and policies of all stakeholders, including operational agencies. A main output of the second phase is the RRI publication containing the main findings of the field research carried out in 16 communities across 6 countries in West Africa, as well as a Regional Risk Mapping. The launch of the RRI publication will serve as an opportunity for DARA to share its findings from our research in West Africa and our community-based methodological approach with the development and humanitarian community.
Presenter:
Belén Paley, Advocacy Manager