Disaster Risk Reduction programming in coastal areas

Based on research in Haiti, Mozambique and Bangladesh, this publication describes Concern’s approach to DRR and offers lessons and guidance on how to use DRR to address hazards typically found in coastal areas. These may be cyclones/hurricanes and their associated storm surges, salinisation, coastal erosion and, in some cases, tsunami.

The publication presents lessons learned in the following areas:

• Preparedness

• Natural resource management

• Structural measures

The publication is part of a series documenting Concern’s approach to disaster risk reduction. The series consists of five context papers focusing on DRR approaches in mountainous, dryland, coastal, urban, and riverine contexts. A sixth paper, 'Disaster Risk Reduction for Community Resilience', synthesizes conclusions from these context papers and identifies how Concern uses DRR to build community resilience. Key lessons are highlighted in the learning brief ‘What we have learned’. The series is the output of a two-year project documenting Concern's approach to DRR and involving empirical research across 10 countries.