04/10 Community Engagement in the CDEM Context

Best Practice Guide [BPG 4/10]

A community's actions before an emergency affects its ability to cope during and after an emergency. But, getting communities to take part in preparedness has challenged emergency management.

This best practice guide helps engage communities before an emergency. It is not a prescriptive document but it shows the process that should be used. And it indicates important considerations for community engagement. It assumes that those leading the process have the appropriate character and competencies.

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Templates and checklists

Activity A: Profile the community (.pdf 93kb)

Activity B: Identify a community to engage (.pdf 87kb)

Template A: Engagement action plan (.pdf 91kb)

Template B: Engagement activity planning (.pdf 62kb)

Evaluation checklist 1: Checklist for engagement activities (.pdf 89kb)

Evaluation checklist 2: Evaluation of the engagement programme (.pdf 87kb)