Children taking part in a disaster preparation drill
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Miguel Guimaray
Issue Date
30/01/2015
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en
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Disasters
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Locations: Cusco, Arequipa, Ancash, Beneficiaries: The project will have a total of 149.136 direct beneficiaries, including the grassroots population, community leaders, local authorities, officials, representatives of grassroots organizations and local civil defence committees involved in disaster reduction, preparedness and response, members of the National Civil Defence System (at local, district, provincial and sub-national levels) and representatives of development and livelihood protection organizations Activities • Building on previous experience in this field, prepare disaster risk surveys and technical proposals on disaster risk reduction, livelihood protection and climate change adaptation. • Evaluate ancestral know-how on disaster risk reduction (DRR) and livelihood protection practices against climate change and/or extreme. • Provide training and advice to authorities, officials and the population on DRM, livelihood protection and CCA strategies. • Implement physical works, equipment and DRM practices, including competitive funding to support DRM practices. • Promote information exchange opportunities and mechanisms between the stakeholders involved in the different areas. • Campaign to raise awareness of DRM and CCA, including ISDR (International Strategy for Disaster Reduction)
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