TY - GEN AU - Bollin, Christina AU - Cárdenas, Camilo AU - Hahn, Herwig AU - Vatsa, Krishna S. TI - Disaster Risk Management by Communities and Local Governments PY - 2011 Y1 - 2011/08/10 DO - 10.18235/0008775 AB - This study refers to disaster risk management at the local level. The topic was selected by the members of the Natural Disasters Network of the Regional Policy Dialogue, and was presented during its 3rd Meeting, on March 6 and 7, 2003. The goal of this document is to achieve a better knowledge of the best practices and benefits that disaster risk management represents for Latin America and the Caribbean. Included are comparative case studies of the Philippines, Colombia, Guatemala and Switzerland. Also discussed are strengths and weaknesses of local organizations in decentralized systems and financial services for disaster risk management. UR - https://doi.org/10.18235/0008775 ER -