Community Disaster Risk Management including Disaster Risk Literacy and Addressing the Needs of Subpopulations - Knowldge Gap

1. Disaster health risk profiling for vulnerable subgroups [1]  

  • Insufficient research on health risks specific to vulnerable subpopulations. 

  • Need for tailored strategies to address unique health needs of different groups. 

  • Inclusion of vulnerable populations in disaster risk management lacking. 

 

2. Community risk management and risk literacy [2]

  • Weak research architecture for supporting Health EDRM policies and practices. 

  • Inadequate translation of research into actionable risk communication strategies. 

  • Importance of localized risk communication to engage and empower communities. 

 

3. Limited Coordination Between Stakeholders [3] 

  • Inadequate collaboration among researchers, policymakers, and practitioners. 

  • Strong partnerships needed to ensure effective Health-EDRM implementation. 

  • Better coordination enhances evidence-based practices and policy development. 

 

 

References

[1] Chan EYY, Murray V. What are the health research needs for the Sendai Framework. Lancet. 2017;390:e35–e36. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(17)31670-7. 

[2] Kayano R, Chan EY, Murray V, Abrahams J, Barber SL. WHO Thematic Platform for Health Emergency and Disaster Risk Management Research Network (TPRN): Report of the Kobe Expert Meeting. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2019; 16(7):E1232. doi: 10.3390/ijerph16071232. 

[3] Lo STT, Chan EYY, Chan GKW, Murray V, Abrahams J, Ardalan A, Kayano R, Yau JCW. Health Emergency and Disaster Risk Management (Health-EDRM): Developing the Research Field within the Sendai Framework Paradigm. Int. J. Disaster Risk Sci. 2017;8:145–149. doi: 10.1007/s13753-017-0122-0. 

 

Research Themes