Building Resilient Communities through Community Managed Disaster Risk Reduction Programmes A Case study of CARE Haiti’s operation in Carrefour Distr…

2015

Master thesis development management- University of Agder, 2015 The connections between natural hazards, natural disasters and human vulnerabilities have become common features of disaster risk reduction (DRR) programmes since the adoption of The Hyogo Framework for Action (HFA) 2005–2015. A series of international initiatives have begun to prioritize social vulnerability and community managed disaster risk reduction (CMDRR) in order to enhance the capacity of disaster-affected communities to recover from a disaster with little or no external assistance. This thesis explores whether, and to what extent, CARE can strengthen the capacity of Haitians to promote resilient communities through Co…