Gambia: Disaster and Living With Disability
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The Gambia has just joined the rest of the world to commemorate the International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction under the theme "Disaster and Living with disability". This year's celebration came at a time when the government of The Gambia has stepped up efforts to this end, with the establishment and enhancement of a National Disaster Council with a view to improve community conditions so as to reduce risk and mitigate the impact of disasters.
As the world takes stock of disaster risk reduction, we hope that such constructive initiatives continue. We also hope that stakeholders would also without delay ensure the implementation of the theme of this year's IDDRR celebration.
The theme is very fundamental as the common catch phrase has it that disability does not mean inability. These wise words are widely accepted and respected across the world; The Gambia is not an exception. The plight of people with disability throughout the globe are to a great extent the same in terms of discrimination at homes, work places and access to other basic social amenities. When conditions of disaster add to this social exclusion, the results are absolute traumatic.
Nothing therefore in this field can be more appropriate than mitigating the impact of disaster for people living with disability.
After all, people with disability are our own brothers and sisters and the need to see them as part and parcel of us cannot be overemphasised, as far as efforts geared towards achieving sustainable economic, human and political developments are concerned.
The disabled could have the same potentials like the abled; after all, we are all the same human beings, sharing that unique bond of humanity.
It is also befitting to once again reiterate our call for a people-centered approach to disaster risk reduction because the principal resources of any community are its inhabitants and local stakeholders, who play an important part in the development processes.
It is certain that disasters, particularly those brought about by nature, are unavoidable. However, this does not mean that humanity cannot do anything about them. Through activities geared toward disaster risk reduction, the serious catastrophe and impediment to national development that would have otherwise been brought about by disasters can be mitigated. Stakeholders in disaster risk reduction should therefore commit themselves more to adopting sound strategies to that end and ensure their implementation without delay.
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http://allafrica.com/stories/201310231171.html editorial The Gambia has just joined the rest of the world to commemorate the International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction under the theme "Disaster and Living with disability". This year's celebration came at a time when the government of The Gambia has stepped up efforts to this end, with the establishment and enhancement of a National Disaster Council with a view to improve community conditions so as to reduce risk and mitigate the impact of disasters. As the world takes stock of disaster risk reduction, we hope that such constructive initiatives continue. We also hope that stakeholders would also without delay ensure the implementation of the theme of this year's IDDRR celebration. The theme is very fundamental as the common catch phrase has it that disability does not mean inability. These wise words are widely accepted and respected across the world; The Gambia is not an exception. The plight of people with disability throughout the globe are to a great extent the same in terms of discrimination at homes, work places and access to other basic social amenities. When conditions of disaster add to this social exclusion, the results are absolute traumatic. Nothing therefore in this field can be more appropriate than mitigating the impact of disaster for people living with disability. After all, people with disability are our own brothers and sisters and the need to see them as part and parcel of us cannot be overemphasised, as far as efforts geared towards achieving sustainable economic, human and political developments are concerned. The disabled could have the same potentials like the abled; after all, we are all the same human beings, sharing that unique bond of humanity. It is also befitting to once again reiterate our call for a people-centered approach to disaster risk reduction because the principal resources of any community are its inhabitants and local stakeholders, who play an important part in the development processes. It is certain that disasters, particularly those brought about by nature, are unavoidable. However, this does not mean that humanity cannot do anything about them. Through activities geared toward disaster risk reduction, the serious catastrophe and impediment to national development that would have otherwise been brought about by disasters can be mitigated. Stakeholders in disaster risk reduction should therefore commit themselves more to adopting sound strategies to that end and ensure their implementation without delay. Gambia Opposition Leaders React to Govt Statement On U.S., Britain, Others Opposition parties in The Gambia have for the first time jointly reacted to a recent government statement that accused … see more »
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