I am looking for frameworks for resilience which explicitly detail i.e a step by step process guide to how to develop and measure resilience and then promote resilience in a river basin.
There are some framework that useful in urban areas and many papers attempt to make a framework and discuss the theoretical aspects without actually producing a detailed step by step guide for building the various coping capacities or capitals (social, environmental, etc.). In addition many papers discuss indicators which would could be used for measuring resilience through the capitals, however they don't seem to detail the data required or method of collection.
I would greatly appreciate any assistance in this matter, Thank you
Dear Ayoob,
Your question is important.
The concept of resilience is an approach of the utmost importance to reduce the extent and impact of disasters. It uses two key concepts:
- Accept that zero risk does not exist, making it possible to better prepare for a shock;
- Engage the populations located in risk areas to become actors of their safety, both in advance in the management of the event.
Register resilience in public policies for the prevention of natural hazards. This requires the development of an individual and collective risk culture to all stakeholders of a territory. It also requires an understanding of the sources of vulnerability and impact mechanisms
arising depending on the environment, crossed crisis (economic, social) and incurred risks (natural, industrial). It finally examines the territory of political developments. Because of the increased responsibility of local authorities in
risk anticipation, the question of their role in responses to will also be discussed.
Some questions may be associated with this problem
To what extent the action of public authorities is it effective in acculturation of the risks? How to develop a culture of resilience? What are the individual and collective behaviors to promote and act preventively rebound from the crisis? How to generate interest and active participation of citizens? What policies and practices development that exacerbate the risks or preventing them, to change first?
With my best regards
Prof. Bachir ACHOUR
Dear Ayoob,
WMo-GWP Associated Programme on Flood Management (www.apfm.info) has a quite rich collection of publication addressing part of your question, in relation with flood induced crisis.
In particular the following:
Social Aspects and Stakeholder Involvement in Integrated Flood Management (http://www.apfm.info/?portfolio=social-aspects-and-stakeholder-involvement-in-integrated-flood-management)
and the "Tools" series (http://www.apfm.info/?page_id=696) in particular the booklets on "Applying Environmental Assessment for Flood Management", "Organizing Community Participation for Flood Management" "Formulating a Basin Flood Management Plan" "The Role of Land-Use Planning in Flood Management" and others that can be found on the same page
I totally agree with Dr. Bachir. With the growing population, urbanization and industrialization, there exists destruction of natural sources and thereby lot of ecological changes are taking place in any given watershed or river basin. Any type of development will directly or indirectly cause destruction to ecosystem, including river regime. As we are not able to control or avoid demand based development, we have to recognize the existence / possibility of risk to the ecosystem.
There cannot be any single specific guidelines to tackle such problems. The guidelines should be site specific or region specific. One has to have the local knowledge, preference of the public, traditional practices, etc. Integration of people/beneficiaries, institutions, experts, traditional practices, various advanced techniques (which is acceptable to the locals), etc, is the answer for sustainable development and management of river basins.
The questions listed at the end by Dr. Bachir is extremely valid and very meaningful.
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