The global objective of GEADIRR is to integrate geographic information systems and the Earth and social sciences to drive a shift of the burden of natural hazards and environmental degradation from their perception as natural processes wreaked by the uncontrollable forces of nature, to the concurrent presence of natural events and human activities, which if well understood at the grassroots and decision-making levels, and incorporated into the initial stages of planning and investment, can result in disaster risk reduction, a better environment and sustainable development. GEADIRR aims at contributing at the grassroots level through, raising stakeholder awareness, promote the use of space based technology in DRR and lobby for the establishment of a legislative and institutional framework for the creation of a National Disaster Risk Reduction platform in Cameroon
Specifically
Build members’ skills on global environmental issues, disaster management, development and other related fields.
· Contribute to and facilitate conservation, and sustainable development oriented activities within the context of partnerships by conducting EIA, Environmental audit and carrying out disaster risk research in the country;
· Sensitize and educate the public by disseminating socio-economic and best conservation practises, disaster risk reduction strategies
· Provide services that caters for the members livelihoods activities, especially orphans and vulnerable children, the old and HIV/AIDS infected/affected children
· Promote the Use of Geospatial technology in support of these activities
· Organize public awareness programmes on the use of space technology, geospatial tools in Disaster Management and conservation.
· Advancement of communication tools to improve local population capacity.
· Advocate for the integration of DRR into sustainable development projects in Cameroon
· Contribute toward the realization of the Hyogo Frame Work for action on Disaster Risk Reduction in Africa at the grassroots
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