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Which IFRC initiative focuses on strengthening community-based disaster risk reduction by supporting local early warning systems, evacuation planning, and resilient infrastructure to reduce vulnerability and save lives before disasters strike?

  1. Disaster Law Programme
  2. Community-Based Disaster Risk Reduction
  3. Resilience Framework
  4. Anticipatory Action

Answer: Community-Based Disaster Risk Reduction

CBDRR empowers communities to identify risks, develop action plans, and implement measures like flood barriers, firebreaks, or drought-resistant crops. By building local capacity and ownership, it enhances preparedness, reduces response costs, and accelerates recovery, embodying the principle that resilience starts at the community level.

Topic International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
Exam Relevance UPSC, SSC