Community-based disaster risk reduction and community-based disaster management are emphasized in Alnsour’s exemplar on mitigation and community resilience. Sabaa points out that the top-down approach employed by government institutions has been ineffective, or even harmful at times. Examples of such include the industrial efforts of large countries such as the United States and China; they are major emitters of pollution and contribute to the global impacts of climate-related disasters. Sabaa emphasizes the impacts of an empowered community when describing the efforts at the individual level which can be effective in disaster response and recovery. The example of Central Luzon’s earthquake is used by the author as an example of the success that can be achieved from an involved and empowered community.
Read Sabaa Alnsour’s exemplar here