Climate change-related disasters threaten lives and livelihoods across the planet. Disaster Risk Reduction Plans and technologies have helped communities to prepare for climate-related disasters to enhance resilience. The most vulnerable communities to climate change-related disasters are those in low-resource settings, who are marginalised and live in conditions of poverty in the global South. A substantial proportion of these can be identified as people with disabilities. This group is particularly vulnerable to climate change-related disasters, but often remains left without much support or consideration - including in disaster response - exacerbating the consequences and marginalising these communities even further.

Through a process of co-creation and community participation, this pilot project aims to establish an approach to the development of a contextually sensitive and responsive community-based, disability-inclusive disaster risk reduction (DIDRR) system.

Project is being funded through the UCT Grand Challenges Grant which was awarded in November 2022. This grant provides Seed funding for pilot projects to stimulate research and piloting of ideas towards formation of large-scale programmes addressing Africa-focused grand challenges is offered.