Mitigating the millennium : community participation and impact measurement in disaster preparedness and mitigation programmes.

"Proceedings of an ODA funded seminar"

Cover subtitle: Proceedings of a seminar on community participation and impact measurement in disaster preparedness and mitigation programmes

Includes bibliographical references

Practitioners working on disaster management issues in both relief and long-term development programs examined ways to promote local participation in mitigation. Topics include: encouraging community participation in practice, defining a participative approach, evaluating and measuring the impact of mitigation projects, prioritising mitigation, undertaking emergency preparedness in cyclone areas in Madagascar, improving practice, getting donors involved in disaster mitigation, and recommending initiatives to reduce hazards through the promotion of community-based disaster mitigation programs at all levels of government