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Emergency drills for drought response: a case study in Guatemala
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Abstract Drills are an important element of disaster management, helping to increase preparedness and reduce the risk of real-time failure. Yet they are not systematically applied to slow-onset disasters such as drought, which cause damage that is not immediately apparent and thus do not solicit immediate ac... view more
Drills are an important element of disaster management, helping to increase preparedness and reduce the risk of real-time failure. Yet they are not systematically applied to slow-onset disasters such as drought, which cause damage that is not immediately apparent and thus do not solicit immediate action. This case study evaluates how drills inform institutional responses to slow-onset disasters. We focus on Guatemala, a country where drought has severe impacts on livelihoods and food security of small farmers. Implementing part of the Ministry of Agriculture institutional response plan for drought, we explore how drills can help to detect issues in drought emergency response and to obtain an institutional focus on improvements in preparedness. Findings show that emergency drills alone do not trigger institutional improvement if unsupported by a wider strategy aiming at improvement of protocols and capacities. They are valuable, however, in making problems transparent and in creating space for discussion.... view less
Keywords
Guatemala; disaster control; drought; institutional factors; case study; institutionalization; simulation; organizational analysis; organizational behavior; public sector
Classification
Ecology, Environment
Organizational Sociology
Free Keywords
Slow-onset disaster; organizationa capacity building; emergency drill; Notfallübung
Document language
English
Publication Year
2019
Page/Pages
23 p.
Journal
Disasters (2019)
Status
Preprint; peer reviewed
Licence
Deposit Licence - No Redistribution, No Modifications