Crisis Disaster Preparedness: Lessons from Local Initiatives
摘要
The report from the Pacific region regarding disaster readiness for people with disabilities focuses on the local incidents in the Pacific region and, at the same time, the major cultural transformations due to the international policy changes, like the Beijing Declaration and Action Plan, the Incheon Strategy, and the Asian and Pacific Decades of People with Disabilities. The ascendance of community-based projects, the involvement of concerned parties, and the alignment with regional frameworks have underlined the importance of traditional knowledge, accessible language, and participatory planning in creating DRR systems that are both more resistant and more inclusive. Notwithstanding the remarkable advancements made in this regard, persons with disabilities are still experiencing exclusion in society brought about by the lack of accessibility, poor data, structural discrimination, and policy gaps. The chapter suggests that the waged efforts, such as whole-of-government and whole-of-society approaches, co-designed solutions, the empowerment of OPD, and the reform of laws and policies in line with the CRPD and the Sendai Framework, should be continued. In the end, the disability-inclusive DRR in the Pacific will call for coordinated action, sustained financing, and the use of culture-based strategies that prioritize persons with disabilities in disaster governance and community resilience.