Chapter 15 Community-Based Disaster Risk Reduction in Guatemala

Abstract

In creating a response to tropical storms Stan (October, 2005) and Dolly (May, 2008), the Center for International Studies and Cooperation (CECI) began encouraging the Guatemalan residents to get involved with disaster planning. Other international organizations are, also, beginning to finance projects to train the poorest communities in disaster planning but, funding is difficult because, sadly, avoidance does not “sell” as well as post-disaster relief and reconstruction projects.

Citation

Breton, G. (2012), "Chapter 15 Community-Based Disaster Risk Reduction in Guatemala", Shaw, R. (Ed.) Community-Based Disaster Risk Reduction (Community, Environment and Disaster Risk Management, Vol. 10), Emerald Group Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 301-311. https://doi.org/10.1108/S2040-7262(2012)0000010021