Institutional Capacity for Natural Disasters: Methodology for Case Studies in Africa

Abstract

The CCAPS program's research on institutional capacity for natural disasters examines the causes of variation in government policies to reduce the risk of, prepare for, and respond to natural disasters. Natural hazards, such as floods, drought, earthquakes, and tropical cyclones, do not necessarily result in disasters, but they present a clear policy challenge for national governments: how does a country prepare for the often unexpected? This brief presents the methodologies used to investigate how governments answer this question. Through a qualitative analysis of ten African country case studies, this study provides a comprehensive evaluation of existing explanations for variation in government efforts to develop disaster management capacities. The research strategy also helps to overcome limitations of previous analyses focused on a small number of cases or inadequate quantitative data, thereby providing new insights into the practice of disaster preparedness.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 2013
Accession Number
ADA613136

Entities

People

  • Adam Colligan
  • Jennifer Bussell

Organizations

  • University of Texas at Austin

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Engineered Resilient Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Africa
  • Case Studies
  • Climate Change
  • Climate Change Adaptation
  • Department Of Defense
  • Disaster Management
  • Disasters
  • Floods
  • Geography
  • Governments
  • International Organizations
  • International Security
  • National Governments
  • Natural Disasters
  • Political Science
  • Political Systems
  • United Nations

Readers

  • Emergency Management and Homeland Security.
  • International Relations, focusing on Korea-Africa and North Korea-South Korea relations, and Nigeria-Latin American Relations.
  • Systems Analysis and Design