The reciprocity of data integration in disaster risk analysis

Conference Paper (2019)
Author(s)

David Paulus (TU Delft - Policy Analysis)

K. Meesters (TU Delft - Policy Analysis)

G. de Vries (TU Delft - Organisation & Governance)

Bartel van de Walle (TU Delft - Multi Actor Systems)

Research Group
Policy Analysis
Copyright
© 2019 D. Paulus, Kenny Meesters, G. de Vries, B.A. van de Walle
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Publication Year
2019
Language
English
Copyright
© 2019 D. Paulus, Kenny Meesters, G. de Vries, B.A. van de Walle
Research Group
Policy Analysis
Volume number
16
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Abstract

Humanitarian organizations are increasingly challenged by the amount of data available to drive their decisions. Useful data can come from many sources, exists in different formats, and merging it into a basis for analysis and planning often exceeds organizations’ capacities and resources. At the same time, affected communities’ participation in decision making processes is often hindered by a lack of information and data literacy capacities within the communities. We describe a participatory disaster risk analysis project in the central Philippines where the community and a humanitarian NGO worked towards a joint understanding of disaster risks and coping capacities through data integration and IT-supported analysis. We present findings from workshops, focus group discussions and semi-structured interviews, showing the reciprocal effects of the collaborative work. While the community valued the systematically gathered and structured evidence that supported their own risk perceptions and advocacy efforts, the humanitarian NGO revisited established work practices for data collection for analysis and planning.

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