prerequisites for community-based disaster risk management in iran

Introduction: natural disasters disrupt people's lives, bringing about serious economic andsocial losses. disaster risk management is a set of measures, including planning, decisionmaking,accountability, and operational activities at all levels. moreover, it is of considerablesignificance to take advantage of social capacities and community participation before, during,and after disasters. the present study aimed to explain the prerequisites of community-baseddisaster risk management in iran in 2020.methods: this data-driven qualitative study was conducted using strauss and corbin'ssystematic approach. the statistical population included all disaster management expertsand non-governmental organizations in universities, the national disaster managementorganization, the provincial disaster management departments, and senior managers of the redcrescent society. out of this population, 22 subjects were purposefully selected via snowballsampling taking into account the geographical, climatic, cultural, social, and religious diversityof different regions of the country. the data were collected via semi-structured interviews andanalysed using open coding, axial coding, and selective coding.findings: based on the obtained results, the prerequisites of community-based disaster riskmanagement include: legal obligation, public sensitization, strategic planning, publicparticipation, social capacity building, building cohesion and empathy , action(prevention, preparedness, needs assessment, planning, and response, formation anddevelopment of expert teams, logistics forecasting and equipment, preparation, andattention to geographical conditions.conclusion: as evidenced by the obtained results, the required measures for the successfulimplementation of community-based disaster risk management can be assigned to twocategories: the first one encompasses the measures that require structural changes and lawreform and are taken at the national level and national disaster management organization ofthe country. the second type of measure must be implemented at the local and operationalmanagement levels.