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Catholic Relief Services received funding to create a viable model for designing and implementing DRR projects in complex humanitarian emergencies that occur in urban, conflict-prone areas with non-state actors.
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WHAT IS THE HUMANITARIAN NEED?
Limited experience of DRR in complex humanitarian emergencies that occur in urban, conflict-prone areas with non-state actors
No guidelines for designing and implementing DRR projects in such contexts
Little capacity to adequately manage disasters in Gaza
WHAT IS THE INNOVATIVE SOLUTION?
The aim of this project is to create a viable model for designing and implementing DRR projects in complex humanitarian emergencies that occur in urban, conflict-prone areas with non-state actors. Plus enhancing DRR learning and practice to reflect different contexts.
WHAT ARE THE EXPECTED OUTCOMES?
Reduce disaster risk at the point where three major variables intersect: urban-settings, conflict-prone areas, and non-state actors
Develop, implement and diffuse a “How-To-Guide on DRR Programming in Urban, Conflict-Prone Areas with Non-State Actors”
Hazard mapping, vulnerability and capacity assessments (VCA), disaster risk reduction planning, and implementation of DRR initiatives in Gaza
During the final stages of implementation of the small DRR projects, it was very important to inform the key local stakeholders (KLS) about the planned activities and outcomes, even if they were not involved in every stage of the project.
Urban participants in the Gaza Strip have differences related to their unique living situation in urban conflict prone areas; differences in the prioritization of hazards, education levels, and in communities’ cultures.
A trainer of the vulnerability and Capacity Assessment (VCA) training that was conducted in May 2012 assists the participants in indentifying of their hazards, capacities, needs, and vulnerabilities.
The GRRAM team began the Vulnerability and Capacity training (VCA) sessions for DRR groups at the beginning of May. The team continues to document VCA training sessions for GRRAM DRR groups.
GRRAM team started the process of selecting local households who will participate in the project. For this, community mobilization meetings are being conducted and the team is documenting the lessons learned. Following are three main lessons learned that the team would like to share.
Reflections on Integral Human Development and Disaster Risk Reduction Workshop
08 Nov 2011
As part of the GRRAM project start-up, CRS conducted a three-day workshop exploring disaster risk reduction theory and how it is applicable to Gaza and how it serves as the foundation for GRRAM.
Catholic Relief Services (CRS) is deeply honored to be provided a grant by the Humanitarian Innovation Fund (HIF) to carry out and document a pilot project of how to do disaster risk reduction (DRR) in urban environments related to man-made disasters in very a complex political environment.
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