DRMMP Handbook

The Disaster Risk Management Master Plan (DRMMP) is an analytical model of EMI in guiding local authorities and their local partner institutions in mainstreaming and developing a DRM master plan. This consists of strategies, policies, actions and processes. This comprehensive plan is formulated through a participatory1 process of data provision and validation of information, anchored in the science of risk management while taking into account the sustainability of the plan. This Handbook is specially designed for the officials of the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai (MCGM), the members of the Focus Groups, and other stakeholders to facilitate their understanding of the DRMMP methodology and to fully participate in its implementation in Mumbai. It integrates EMI’s experiences of carrying out the DRMMP methodology in various cities into a step-by-step and easy-to-follow guide that is structured to support the advanced user as well as officials and other executives who cannot find time to read lengthy documents. The structure of the handbook follows the DRMMP Process along its four phases, namely: the Preparation Phase, Diagnosis and Analysis Phase and DRMMP Framework Development to Action Planning Phase. The handbook also provides a brief conceptual discussion of disaster risk management (DRM), DRM mainstreaming concept, and DRMMP. These elements provide the rationale and the justification for using the DRMMP. It will also introduce the users to DRMMP’s two major support strategies: capacity development and collaboration tools.