Community-Based Disaster Management in Iran; Strengths, Challenges and Recommendations

Document Type : Original Article

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1 Research Center for Emergency and Disaster Resilience, Red Crescent Society of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Tehran, Iran.

2 Iran-Helal Applied-Science Higher Education Institute, Red Crescent Society of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Tehran, Iran.

Abstract

Background: The limitation of relief forces from various aspects and the impossibility of the presence in the affected area, immediately after the accident, has made it a necessity to use the capacity of the people and local communities in the government's response to accidents. This article aims to identify the strengths and challenges of community-based crisis management in Iran and provide recommendations for expanding this approach.
Methodology: The present research was conducted using a qualitative method, through in-depth semi-structured interviews with 13 subject experts and 12 people who participate in community-based disaster management activities. The selection of people for the interview was done through targeted sampling using the snowball method. Examination and extraction of data were analyzed using the thematic analysis method and the obtained data were classified in the form of strengths, challenges and recommendations for adopting a community-based approach to disaster management in Iran.
Findings: As a result of reviewing and analyzing the interview texts, 567 codes were extracted. In the next step, by removing duplicate codes and merging them, research results were presented in the form of strengths and challenges of community-based disaster management in Iran, and recommendations were presented to expand this approach.
Conclusion: The findings of this research provide a general and comprehensive view of the challenges and strengths of adopting a community-based disaster management approach in Iran. Despite the existence of many challenges, there are many strengths and experiences in this regard in the country that can facilitate the implementation of this approach.

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Health Management & Information Science
Volume 10, Issue 4
October 2023
Pages 186-193

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