Results of a Research Study in Africa, Asia, South and Central America - Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities in Disaster Risk Reduction

Resultados de un estudio de investigación en África, Asia, América del Sur y América Central – Inclusión de las Personas con Discapacidad en la Reducción del Riesgo de Desastres
13 May 2022

Study overview

In 2021, a consortium consisting of Arbeiter-Samariter-Bund Deutschland e.V. (ASB), the Center for Disability in Development (CDD), Christoffel Blindenmission e. V. (CBM), the International Disability Alliance (IDA) and Malteser International (MI) commissioned a study on inclusive disaster risk reduction policies and practices in eight countries in Africa, Asia and South and Central America. The study describes progress, challenges and good practices in line with the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030 and includes recommendations on how to make disaster risk reduction more disability-friendly.