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APELL (Awareness and preparedness for emergencies at local level) sites in India

Awareness and preparedness for emergencies at local level (APELL). APELL achieves its aims through community participation in emergency planning, via a structured dialogue between representatives of the source of the hazard (e.g. a land-owner), local authorities (the emergency services, e.g. fire and /or police) and community leaders (who inform their constituencies). This dialogue is achieved through a ‘Coordinating Group’ which reviews the hazard situation and then proposes some measures to address the risks. The outcome is an emergency plan to which the community has provided substantial input and which is understood by ordinary citizens.

Year: 2006

From collection: Environment and Poverty Times #3: Disaster issue

Cartographer: Emmanuelle Bournay

Tags: environment poverty

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