EMI’s Mainstreaming Model of Risk Management

The primary goal of disaster risk management is to reduce the risk through various measures of prevention and mitigation.

The EMI mainstreaming model (Figure 1) suggests that local governments should be able to utilize the structure already in place to promote risk reduction. The inner boxes show the responsibilities that local government units carry out in their daily affairs that can incorporate risk reduction practices.

 

  Figure :EMI Mainstreaming Model

Further, the interaction with the organized civil society is key to raising awareness and to initiating participatory processes that enable concrete action through innovative tools. Finally, the support of the national level authorities should contribute to these efforts by strengthening the legal and regulatory instruments, providing required resources and general oversight of locally driven processes. Ultimately, effective management of risk should reinforce society and contribute to poverty reduction.

Reference

EMI (2006) Mainstreaming Disaster Risk Reduction Through Land Use Planning and Enhancing Risk Management Practice, Earthquakes and Megacities Initiative (EMI), An international not-for-profit scientific organization dedicated to disaster risk reduction of the world’s megacities, Quezon City, Philippines.