Older people’s associations in community disaster risk reduction: a resource book
Building community capacity through Older People’s Associations (OPAs) enhances the resilience of a community in the event of a disaster. Lessons learnt suggest that there are many ways in which older men and women can contribute in planning and coordinating community responses to disasters. [adapted from author]
This resource book aims to strengthen the capacity of organisations working with older people in planning and implementing age-sensitive responses to disasters. It is aimed at managers of development and humanitarian organisations working in the Asia /Pacific region.
Its structure is based on the project cycle management model providing suggestions and case studies rather than tools for the topics below, hence enabling the development of context-specific responses.
Topics covered include:
- An introduction to older people’s associations
- Age-friendly information gathering
- Planning age-friendly responses
- Implementing age-friendly responses
- Networking and advocacy
