Rural cooperatives in disaster risk reduction and management: contributions and challenges
Disaster Prevention and Management
; 31(2):144-157, 2022.
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in English
| ProQuest Central | ID: covidwho-1853328
ABSTRACT
Purpose>This paper is to contribute to addressing the knowledge gap on the roles of rural cooperatives in disaster risk reduction and management (DRRM).Design/methodology/approach>This study adopts a mixed-methods approach highlighting indigenous strategies of community engagement – the pantatabtaval/tong tongan (brainstorming and dialogs), pan-iestorya/dad-at (storytelling session) and field observations with 50 village-level cooperatives in Benguet, Philippines to understand their contributions to local DRRM.Findings>Rural cooperatives in Benguet have evolved on their context of service from mere rural development to now include DRRM donations and aid for disaster-affected families, credit and loans are the most common services of these rural cooperative extended to their members to deal with risks of disasters.Originality/value>Most research on cooperatives focuses on their contribution to socio-economic development and only few dealt with DRRM. This paper explores the link of these rural organizations with DRRM drawing evidence from cooperatives in the rural communities of Benguet, Philippines.
Public Health And Safety; Cooperatives and disasters; Community-based disaster risk reduction; Local risk management; Community resilience; Rural cooperatives; Research; Disasters; Risk management; Disaster recovery; Food security; Rural development; Socioeconomic aspects; Rural communities; Rehabilitation; Storytelling; Cooperatives; Community development; Agricultural cooperatives; COVID-19; Agriculture; Native peoples; Emergency preparedness; Community involvement; Rural areas; Reduction; Economics; Economic development; Community participation; Loans; Risk reduction; Philippines; Japan
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Type of study:
Prognostic study
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English
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Disaster Prevention and Management
Year:
2022
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