Background

The Community Risk Assessment (CRA) Toolkit is part of the wider ProVention-supported 'Community Risk Assessment and Action Planning' project which aims at strengthening current community level risk assessment practice and advocates for local level risk assessment that will inform and influence disaster risk management decisions, policies and plans at sub-national and national levels.

Amongst the tools are those which take a participatory and livelihoods based focus.

The Toolkit contains four main features:

				A register of methodological resources and a compendium of case studies For most methods and case studies a guidance note has been developed. Each note provides a detailed analysis of the method and case study concerned and also presents a brief abstract. Guidance notes are 3-6 page outlines which enable users of the CRA toolkit to identify the most appropriate assessment methodologies and applications.
				A search tool which allows users to carry out a search according to a wide range of predetermined categories.
				A glossary of terms which provides a detailed description of the different CRA concepts, methods and tools.
				Additional links to CRA, CBDRM and Participation materials

Intended users of the Toolkit are international NGOs and their partner organisations, local government staff, risk researchers and community based organisations, active in developmental and/or humanitarian work.

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Feedback on Livelihoods Connect, the above material, contributions and suggestions are welcome by email to:
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