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Hazard reduction Vulnerability reduction Preparedness for response Preparedness for recovery

Formation of local groups to
control and monitor previous
slope stabilization works for
landslide protection
Taking measures to prevent
children from getting close to
risk areas (awareness raising,
establishing 'forbidden areas',
etc.)

Sending children to a school
outside one's own settlement
(where there is less disturbance
to their education from natural
disasters, poor infrastructure,
violence, etc.)

Creating community-based
information structures for
early warning (e.g. community
members going door-to-door
with warnings, disaster alarms
like sirens or church bells)
Collective storage of items to
help community members during
emergencies (non-perishable
food, boats, etc.)

Staying informed about
precautions to take during post-
disaster rehabilitation and clean-
up (with floods: wearing gloves
and sturdy shoes; taking care
not to step on submerged sharp
items or poisonous creatures;
not letting children play in
floodwater; etc.)

Saving money in order to be able
to move to a lower-risk area

Taking jobs that will not be
affected by local disasters
(e.g. work outside one's own
settlement)

Family members staying at home
during disaster impact to secure
economic assets (ad hoc measure)

Accessing formal or informal
insurance schemes (e.g. formal
disaster insurance policy, health
insurance through formal
employment, or community
emergency savings)
Getting a formal job, also in order
to be eligible for credits from
financing institutions

Declaring oneself as being at
high risk, to become eligible for
resettlement programmes that
offer at-risk people social housing
in areas with less hazard exposure

'Exchanging' political votes for
punctual assistance from political
parties (food, [money for]
housing improvements, etc.)
Seeking to obtain legal tenure
in order to access formal
assistance, legal protection, and
other services for vulnerability
reduction

Relying on hierarchical structures
for emergency assistance
Establishing, and engaging in, a
local emergency committee

Joining a political party,
professional society, religious or
spiritual group; or maintaining
good contacts with NGOs,
the municipality, and national
governmental organizations
- from which one can seek
assistance for post-disaster
reconstruction