Community Based for Disaster Risk Reduction Case Study

Bourei Cholsar is a district of Takeo province located in the southern area of Cambodia. In the last 10 years, the most common disasters have been flood, drought, strong winds, and the overuse of pesticides. These disasters happen at least once every three years and at times two have occurred simultaneously. In 2011, more than ten thousand people were affected by floods, a similar event taking place again in 20131 . Although there is the Commune Committee for Disaster Management (CCDM) and the District Committee for Disaster Management (DCDM) in Cambodia, both committees suffer from low capacity due to insufficient budgets.

In 2018, the World Vision's Bourei Cholsar Area Program integrated and implemented the Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) program into its development program by adapting the Community-Based for Disaster Risk Reduction (CBDRR) approach.