Strategic research into national and local capacity building for disaster risk management risk management. Literature review: version 2
The objective of the review is to identify the boundaries of what is known about capacity building for DRM broader research project
Abstract
This literature review has been conducted by Oxford Policy Management (OPM) and the University of East Anglia (UEA) as part of a multi-donor research project commissioned by the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), focusing on Strategic Research into National and Local Capacity Building for Disaster Risk Management (DRM). The preliminary objective of the review is to identify the boundaries of what is known about capacity building (CB) for DRM, in order to use this knowledge as a foundation for designing a broader research project. The first version of the review was produced during the project’s Inception period in October to December 2013. This is a revised version which has been updated at the end of the research period, in November 2015, incorporating materials that have been published or emerged during the implementation of the research.
The review is structured as follows:
- Introduction and Methodology – providing background to the research and details on the methodology used to conduct the review.
- Definitions and Context – this section outlines the definitional debates and provides some brief contextual analysis.
- Overview – this section gives a broad overview of the quality and breadth of the literature relating to CB for DRM.
- Mapping CB for DRM – this section provides analysis of the actors, scope and scale of CB for DRM interventions.
- Key Barriers and Enablers of CB for DRM – this section synthesises lessons from the literature on effective CB into a number of key issues. It also contains boxes providing more operational detail where possible.
- M&E for CB – this section outlines the experience and best practice for monitoring and evaluating (M&E) of CB activities, particularly in relation to DRM.
- Knowledge gaps – this section provides detail on particular areas where evidence is missing in relation to CB for DRM.
Citation
Scott, Z.; Few, R.; Leavy, J.; Tarazona, M.; Wooster, K. Strategic research into national and local capacity building for disaster risk management risk management. Literature review: version 2. Oxford Policy Management Limited, Oxford, UK (2014) vi + 37 pp.
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