The publication “Citizenry-Based & Development-Oriented Disaster Response” is a gift of love from the Center for Disaster Preparedness (CDP) to the Citizens’ Disaster Response Center (CDRC) and its Regional Centers (RCs) are the initiators, implementers and promoters of the citizenry-based development-oriented disaster response (CBDO-DR) approach.

By publishing the CBDO-DR framework and CDRN’s practice to address vulnerabilities to disasters by recognizing and building people’s capacities CDP hopes to contribute to further strengthening the Network’s institutional and operational capacity. Definitely, the book is a source of updated concepts, practical tools and experiences of the RCs in assessing disaster situations and designing appropriate disaster response interventions. It is a useful reference in community-based disaster management for practitioners and agencies/organizations involved in disaster management. At the end of the International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction, disaster occurrence and loss has now been reduced and the local and community-based approach is now seen as an integral component of building resilient communities for disaster risk reduction.

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