Risk mapping
Contact with
local institutions
Gathering
information
through studies
and/or projects
conducted by
local and
regional
institutions
Practical Action
2. Field trip
3. Preparation of the vulnerability map
Completion of the vulnerability forms.
Preparation of a database.
Preparation of the vulnerability map taking into consideration three aspects:
Accessibility to vehicles and transportation, telephone and radio communication.
Basic services in houses, such as electrical power, potable water, sewers, and
construction materials of the houses (wood, thatch, tiles, and corrugated iron)
Capacity of local institutions (parishes, schools, municipalities, mothers’ clubs,
health stations, self-defence committees)
Based on the vulnerability variables, the formula that associates these variables to
a 1 to 4 value range is generated.
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