Overview
WADDAN supports vulnerable communities through disaster preparedness, risk reduction, emergency response, and resilience-building interventions, helping communities better prepare for and respond to natural and humanitarian emergencies.
Preparedness, resilience, and response capacity in a seismically active, disaster-prone region.
- DRR/DRM capacity
Recorded result
People in Lakhs Reached Through Disaster Risk Reduction and Management
DRR/DRM capacity
Disaster preparedness training, first aid and search-and-rescue training, risk assessments and hazard mapping, emergency response plans, community drills and tabletop exercises, and community disaster management committees.
- Community capacity building on first aid, search and rescue, and evacuation.
- Risk assessment and vulnerability mapping with communities and experts.
- Infrastructure resilience including seismic retrofitting and protective walls.
- Rapid response teams, supply distribution, and access to healthcare in affected areas.
- Community-based early recovery and livelihood restoration.
- Knowledge sharing and advocacy for robust DRR policies.