Towards Technological Hazard Risk Reduction in Ahmedabad

This case study relates experiences from the implementation of a pilot projec - Testing Communication Strategies for Industrial Disaster Risk Reduction - in one of the industrial estates of Gujarat state in India. The project looks at evolving a model for community disaster preparedness. The model had the school playing a pivotal role in the communication strategy, along with several other stakeholders. The case study details out how each stakeholder was involved, and their role in the project.
The emphasis is on the school processes, and how schools became a medium of communication, dissemination and reaching out. It finally discusses how the process can be mainstreamed and sustained on a long-term basis.
Steps through which the programme moved included: 1. identifying project site, linking with schools and other stakeholders, 2. working with the schools, 3. schools reaching out, 4. towards mainstreaming the process.