Lead organisation: University of Sydney
Local partners
- KPC Consultant Co. Ltd
- Inclusive Development and Empowerment Agenda (IDEA)
- Cambodian Disabled People’s Organization (CDPO)
International partners
- Stockholm Environment Institute, Asia Centre
- Monash University
University of Sydney, in collaboration with partners in Australia and Southeast Asia, received funding to strengthen the voices of people with disabilities in the region who are disproportionately affected by climate-related disasters, and often overlooked in traditional disaster risk reduction efforts. Taking a multi-action approach, the team supported the generation of knowledge, risk awareness and skills needed to help people with disabilities to gain institutional and social support needed to effectively prepare for hazards and disasters. Through coordinated advocacy, they also worked to empower people with disabilities to influence governmental resilience strategies and become champions of resilience in their communities. Click here to download the solution statement.
Key achievements
- 22,068 beneficiaries have been supported through (i) DiDRR workshops, (ii) Support activities, (iii) Provision of DiDRR information.
- 912 people were trained, this includes people with disabilities, people from DPOs, local and national governments and NGOs.
- In Thailand, project beneficiaries contributed to the review of the national strategy on disaster management for disability conducted by Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities.
- In Cambodia, training and data collection raised the visibility of DiDRR and strengthened knowledge and skills of local authorities.
- In the Philippines, the project allowed Deaf people to access interpreters and express their voices on DRR. At the policy level, the Inclusive Resilience Scorecard (IRS) closely aligned cities’ requirements for DRR, gender and development, disability and accessibility planning.