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Although the roles have changed and evolved, Civil Society Organizations (CSO) played important roles in disaster risk reduction (DRR). An analysis was done to understand the role in a systematic way with the Hyogo Framework For Action (HFA) priority areas. HFA 1 shows strong possible roles of CSO in policy formulation and or facilitation of different stakeholders in the process. HFA 2 focuses on CSO roles in highlighting qualitative aspects of risk assessment, and focus more on the capacities in the local level. HFA 3 emphasizes role of CSOs in formal, non-formal and information education. HFA 4 provides different scopes as well as challenges for CSO participation, which can be facilitated working with the local stakeholders. HFA 5 emphasizes on CSO role in building resilience through community recovery. Finally, five specific recommendations are provided which may enhance the role of CSO in DRR as: (1) government–NGO cooperation mechanism, (2) CSO-community trust, (3) Technical strength and professionalism of CSO, (4) CSO-government-academic nexus, and (5) Transparency and accountability issues.
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The authors acknowledge support of different forum to gather the knowledge on disaster risk reduction, especially the role of civil society, which is highly acknowledged.
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Shaw, R., Izumi, T. (2014). Opportunities and Challenges of Role of Civil Societies in Risk Reduction. In: Shaw, R., Izumi, T. (eds) Civil Society Organization and Disaster Risk Reduction. Disaster Risk Reduction. Springer, Tokyo. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-4-431-54877-5_15
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