Taking Children’s Voices in Disaster Risk Reduction a Step Forward

Disaster risk reduction (DRR) continues to gain momentum globally and locally, but there is a notable void in the DRR literature on the role of children in community-level disaster risk management in Zimbabwe. Children are among the most vulnerable groups when disasters occur, yet their voices in di...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published in:International journal of disaster risk science 2015-09, Vol.6 (3), p.267-281
Main Authors: Mudavanhu, Chipo, Manyena, Siambalala Benard, Collins, Andrew E., Bongo, Paradzayi, Mavhura, Emmanuel, Manatsa, Desmond
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Children & youth
Climate Change
Community
Disasters
Earth and Environmental Science
Earth Sciences
Environment
Landscape/Regional and Urban Planning
Natural Hazards
Risk assessment
Sustainable Development
Citations: Items that this one cites
Items that cite this one
Online Access:Get full text
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Description
Summary:Disaster risk reduction (DRR) continues to gain momentum globally and locally, but there is a notable void in the DRR literature on the role of children in community-level disaster risk management in Zimbabwe. Children are among the most vulnerable groups when disasters occur, yet their voices in disaster risk reduction are rarely heard. Using a qualitative methodology, this article examines the extent to which children are involved in disaster risk reduction in Muzarabani District, Zimbabwe. Despite evidence of the potential positive impact that children can have on DRR, their involvement in risk reduction planning in Zimbabwe is negligible. To achieve greater resilience to disasters requires that children’s voices are heard and recognized as central to improved disaster risk reduction.
ISSN:2095-0055
2192-6395
DOI:10.1007/s13753-015-0060-7