inactive, although now the PO is
take action and to guarantee
recovering again.
sustainability of the projects. z Presence of active People’s
Organization (ASUP) linked to dap-ay system. z Presence of traditional women
and youth organizations. z PO is assisting non-members
as well.
Motivational/Attitudinal
z Due to growing population
farming can not provide for all needs anymore; more young people leave the area for a better livelihood.
z People fight against plans they
do not like (Chico Dam, mining and logging concessions). z Positive attitude towards
involvement women in community decision making. z High awareness on regional
issues. z High motivation for projects
which benefit whole community, regardless POmembership.
Level of application Generally, CDRN appreciates the CVA concepts, but project staff still find it difficult to apply the CVA as an analytical tool for the identification of disaster response interventions. The CVA matrix is useful as a guideline for data gathering, because it reminds you of the different aspects to look into. However, when you collect the data according to the three categories, the result is often more descriptive than analytical. Further, the various vulnerability aspects shown in Table 3.6 are not all equal in nature: disaster prone location refers to an immediate unsafe condition, while lack of access to political decision-making has to do with unequal power relations which might be a reason why people inhabit disaster prone locations. So, the different aspects are interrelated in a cause-effect way. However, this does not appear from the way they are presented in the CVA matrix. This makes it quite difficult to use the CVA matrix for analyzing root causes of vulnerability. Even, if you apply the CVA matrix on different levels, from community to provincial, to national and to international levels, it still does not offer a systematic way of analyzing vulnerabilities with community members. The RCs therefore, feel more confident to use the SICA, although they integrate more and more of the disaster terminology from the CVA, and they apply more participatory tools than before to gather the information.
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