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Hazard reduction
Vulnerability reduction
Preparedness for response
Preparedness for recovery
Planting to reduce risks could
be upscaled into a community
programme, and broadened
to include elements of urban
agriculture, which also reduce
vulnerability by promoting better
ecology, heat reduction, social
cohesion, and nutrition (e.g.
guava and orange are vitamin-
rich fruits whose trees help
stabilize the soil)
Many informal builders who
could be trained in disaster-
resistant construction techniques
Many elderly people with
knowledge of traditional coping
strategies, especially for disaster
response; transfer of traditional
knowledge, which is so far little
used, is important
Existing community-based
NGOs that offer free courses
(e.g. English and IT) for children
and youth; they could serve as
a platform for raising awareness
about precautions to take during
post-disaster rehabilitation and
clean-up
a The differentiation between the aspects analysed is not always clear-cut, and there are certainly overlaps
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