Emergency Services

The case illustrates how disability-inclusive DRR has been advanced in Vanuatu by shifting from ad-hoc inclusion to more systematic engagement of persons with disabilities and their representative organisations in preparedness, response planning, and community decision-making.

The CBDRR approach developed by Solidarités International is a participatory methodology that places affected communities at the centre of disaster risk analysis, planning, and action. It combines local knowledge with technical expertise to identify hazards, vulnerabilities, and capacities, and translates this shared analysis into concrete preparedness, mitigation, and response measures implemented at community level.

A post-wildfire recovery initiative that mobilized conservation corps youth as a trained, paid workforce to support environmental and community recovery in fire-affected areas of Los Angeles County.

A qualitative study analysing how hill-based households in Napier could support tsunami evacuees after a major earthquake, focusing on social capital, preparedness, and informal hosting capacity.

Integrating people with disabilities into risk and disaster management.

Integrating local and scientific knowledge through observations, communication, and early warning

Guiding schools to assess hazards, reduce risks, and co-design SOPs 

Providing planning resources, guidance, and strategies for community resilience.

Platform centralising resources, exercises, and emergency preparedness support 

Strategy aiming to strengthen disaster recovery planning