(Total Disaster Risk Management)
Upon the onset of disasters, MERCY Malaysia and similar organisation,
respond rapidly to provide emergency assistance to meets the needs of
the affected population. It is not uncommon to see that in most
disasters, the response from local and international organisations is
usually overwhelming. Unfortunately, as the disaster moves into the
recovery and rehabilitation phase, the "honeymoon" period comes to an
abrupt end and communities are left struggling to cope with their lives.
In order to assist an affected community optimally, disaster response
should also aim at extending assistance into the recovery and
rehabilitation phase, while ensuring that vulnerabilities are reduced
and not rebuilt. This was especially needed following the Indian Ocean
Tsunami, where the UN Special Envoy, Former U.S.A. President Bill
Clinton remarked on the need to "Build Back Better". The Hyogo
Framework of Action (HFA) adopted at the World Conference on Disaster
Reduction in Kobe last January 2005, also clearly outlined five main
action points, among which risk education is an important key element
to reduce vulnerabilities.
MERCY Malaysia adoption of Total Disaster Risk Management
In 2005, MERCY Malaysia consciously began to adopt the approach of
Total Disaster Risk Management (TDRM) in implementing some of its key
domestic and international projects and programmes. TDRM aims at
providing better understanding, and more importantly response to
disaster management, addressing the root causes and underlying factors
that lead to disasters.
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Phase One is the Emergency Response, which aims to ensure that
effective response such as rescue efforts, fire fighting, emergency
medical assistance and evacuation are provided
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The Asian Disaster Reduction
Centre (ADRC) has been promoting a culture of disaster reduction by
advocating disaster reduction as a core part of government policy and
raising
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The Asian Disaster Reduction Centre (ADRC) has been promoting a culture
of disaster reduction by advocating disaster reduction as a core part
of government policy and raising public
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In
the "Prevention/Mitigation" phase, efforts are made to prevent or
mitigate damage (e.g. planting of mangroves plants against floods).
Activities
and measures for
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TDRM 
