Disaster prevention, disaster preparedness and local community resilience within the context of disaster risk management in Cameroon

Natural Hazards

Volumn 86, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 57-88

  Aka, Festus Tongwa ^a,b   Buh, Gaston Wung ^b   Fantong, Wilson Yatoh ^a   Issa, ^a   Zouh, Isabella Tem ^c   Djomou, Serges Laurent Bopda ^a   Ghogomu, Richard Tanwi ^d   Gibson, Terry ^e   Marmol del, Mary Ann ^f   Sigha, Luc Nkamdjou ^g   Ohba, Takeshi ^h   Kusakabe, Minoru ⁱ   Yoshida, Yutaka ^j   Tanyileke, Gregory ^a   Nnange, Joseph Metuk ^a   Hell, Joseph Victor ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH FOR DEVELOPMENT IRAD   (Cameroon)

^b Environmental Assessment and Disaster Risk Reduction (GEADIRR)   (Cameroon)

^c Ministry of Environment and Nature Protection   (Cameroon)

^d Geo Environmental Management and Disaster Awareness (GEMDA)   (Cameroon)

^e Global Network of Civil Society Organizations for Disaster Reduction   (United Kingdom)

^f GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^g International Commission of Congo Oubangui Sangha Basin (CICOS)   (Democratic Republic Congo)

^h TOKAI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF TOYAMA   (Japan)

^j Yoshida Consulting Engineer Office   (Japan)

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Author keywords

Cameroon national scores; Department of Civil Protection (DPC); Disaster risk reduction; GEADIRR; Hyogo Framework of Action (HFA); National Disaster Risk Management Agency (NADRIMA); Views from the Frontline (VFL) 2013

Indexed keywords

ACTION PLAN; BOTTOM-UP APPROACH; CENTRALIZATION; CIVIL SOCIETY; DECISION MAKING; DEVELOPMENT PROJECT; DISASTER MANAGEMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL ORGANIZATION; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; VULNERABILITY;

ADAMAOUA; CAMEROON;

EID: 84996528999     PISSN: 0921030X     EISSN: 15730840     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11069-016-2674-5     Document Type: Article

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