General association with cultural factors: Gender roles, Age-related roles, Ethnicity, Socio-economic status, Social exclusion
Implementation steps:
A. Identify groups of people presenting specific characteristics that can make them or vulnerable in the context of natural and man-made disasters, therefore requiring special protection and consideration due to their particularities. Related cultural factos: Social exclusion
B. Provide special assistance, through the help of specialized professionals (e.g. therapists, psychologists) to vulnerable people, such as children during the response and recovery phases. Related cultural factos: Social exclusion
C. Set-up databases containing data referring to all people with limited mobility or requiring home care nodes, electro-medical equipment or oxygen, which disaster managers and other relevant stakeholders (e.g. NGOs) can use to assist these individuals in the event of a disaster. Related cultural factos: Social exclusion
Sources:
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Deliverable 2.1: Report on actors in disaster management - CARISMAND
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Deliverable 2.2: Report on systems and processes in disaster management - CARISMAND
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Further reading:
Corrarino J. E. (2008). Disaster-related mental health needs of women and children. MCN, American Journal of Maternal Child Nursing, 33.
Cullen B.T., Pretes M. (2000). The meaning of marginality: interpretations and perceptions in social science. Soc Sci J 37(2): 215–229.
Fothergill A., Maestas E., Darlington J.D. (1999). Race, ethnicity and disasters in the United States: A review of the literature, Disasters, 23.
Gaillard J., Cadag J. (2009). From marginality to further marginalization: Experiences from the victims of the July 2000 Payatas trashslide in the Philippines. Jàmbá: Journal of Disaster Risk Studies, North America, 2.
Wisner B., Blaikie P., Cannon T., Davis I. (2004). At Risk: Natural Hazards, People’s Vulnerability and Disasters, Routledge, New York.
WMO (2006). Social Aspects and Stakeholder Involvement in Integrated Flood Management. Flood Management Policy Series. Geneva, WMO. Available at: http://www.apfm.info/publications.htm/policy/ifm_social_aspects/Social_Aspects_and_Stakeholder_Involvement_in_IFM_En.pdf
WMO (2016). Public Perception of Flood Risk and Social Impact Assessment. APFM Technical Document No. 25, Flood Management Tools, Associated Programme on Flood Management (APFM), Geneva. Available at http://www.apfm.info/?portfolio=public-perception-of-flood-risk-and-social-impact-assessment