PREVENCIJA I SANIRANJE POSLJEDICA

Kasmir Saliu MSc
Maja Timovska, PhD
Shaban Saliu, PhD
Government of the Republic of Macedonia
Protection and Rescue Directorate
PREPARING COMMUNITIES FOR DEALING WITH DISASTERS
Abstract
No claims for wider elaboration, the paper will look only at its conceptual
determination and the existing legislation of the Republic of Macedonia for their equally
theoretical understanding and practical rationing.
Disaster risk reduction is most effective when it is undertaken in close cooperation and
coordination with the government and other organisations.
The growing debate about the meaning and even primacy prevention is characteristic
primarily for developed countries. The aim of this work in accordance with the
aforementioned problem of research on the basis of its content is to consider the importance
of prevention as an important link in the process of disaster management. In this paper we
make a modest attempt to animate the wider scientific community to develop this important
issue in the country.
It is possible to eliminate the occurrences of natural disasters, however, it is possible
to reduce the risk and consequences. One of the most important steps is to use prevention as a
permanent and binding activity.
Each national society has been assigned crucial roles and responsibilities under their
respective Government’s policies, legislation, strategies and plans, which this material will
help us to undertake them more efficiently and effectively. This paper on community-based
disaster risk reduction will benefit not just to those in the national societies.
The community based approaches to disaster risk reduction recognizes the fact that in
the immediate aftermath of a disaster, the first response always comes from the community
itself. It also recognizes the fact that in many cases, top down approaches may fail to address
the specific local needs of vulnerable communities, ignore the potential of local resources and
capacities and may in some cases even increase people’s vulnerability. Community-Based
Disaster Risk Reduction seeks ways to help communities effectively use local resources and
capacities to better prepare for disasters, and to adopt measures to reduce their vulnerability.