SDG13
Community Empowerment for Autonomous Flood Prevention
In recent years, the rainfall pattern in Taiwan has been affected by Climate Change and causing it to become extremely abnormal and unpredictable. The high-intensity and long-lasting rainfall makes the scale, scope and impact of flooding larger than before. Although various engineering measures have mitigating effects, it is difficult to predict the scale and location of the disaster, which highlights the indispensable importance of non-engineering measures for example early warning, notification and response. With the aim of integrating the abilities of the central and local governments, starting in 2012 the NCKU Disaster Prevention Research Center assisted the Tainan City Government in establishing and maintaining autonomous flood disaster prevention communities (based on villages). As of 2018, 35 autonomous disaster prevention communities have been established.
Prior to a disaster, the general public's awareness of disaster prevention and response is improved and disaster prevention through education and training, disaster prevention drills, research and development of community evacuation plans and disaster prevention maps, and provision of community disaster prevention and response equipment. Community weather warning information is provided during the disaster, and both the disaster and evacuation status is tracked, confirmed, and sent to the central and local governments. After the disaster, the situation will be monitored and investigated, and feedback will be rendered to revise and improve the community disaster prevention plan.
From the three phases of pre-disaster preparedness, disaster response and post-disaster recovery, the communities will be assisted by comprehensive counseling. An integrated platform will be developed for disaster prevention in communities and enables autonomous flood disaster prevention to become the core of the flood disaster response mechanism. The concept of self-help and mutual assistance will be established within and between communities, so that the resilience of the communities will be continuously enhanced to reduce the impact of flood disasters.
Prior to a disaster, the general public's awareness of disaster prevention and response is improved and disaster prevention through education and training, disaster prevention drills, research and development of community evacuation plans and disaster prevention maps, and provision of community disaster prevention and response equipment. Community weather warning information is provided during the disaster, and both the disaster and evacuation status is tracked, confirmed, and sent to the central and local governments. After the disaster, the situation will be monitored and investigated, and feedback will be rendered to revise and improve the community disaster prevention plan.
From the three phases of pre-disaster preparedness, disaster response and post-disaster recovery, the communities will be assisted by comprehensive counseling. An integrated platform will be developed for disaster prevention in communities and enables autonomous flood disaster prevention to become the core of the flood disaster response mechanism. The concept of self-help and mutual assistance will be established within and between communities, so that the resilience of the communities will be continuously enhanced to reduce the impact of flood disasters.
