Emergency Response to Policy Advocacy on Peoples Vulnerability

This policy paper deals with the implications of disasters, and the need to include vulnerability reduction in emergency response. It addresses the following issues:

- Disasters and poverty
- Disasters and vulnerability
- Governance and institutional roles in vulnerability reduction
- People centered advocacy based on vulnerability

The paper is based on ActionAid Bangladesh experience in risk reduction. It aims at enhancing the empowerment of the vulnerables, and at promoting a partnership between vulnerable communities, governance, civil society, and business community.