VCA

Vulnerability and Capacity Assessment (VCA) uses various participatory tools to gauge peoples exposure to and capacity to resist natural hazards. It is an integral part of disaster preparedness and contributes to the creation of community-based disaster preparedness programmes at the rural and urban grass-roots level. VCA enables local priorities to be identified and appropriate action

In addressing vulnerabilities, it is the communities themselves who have the capacity to make significant change. Humanitarian organizations and communities are increasingly working together to find solutions to the problems that contribute to vulnerability. One valuable methodology in the search for solutions is vulnerability capacity assessment (VCA). This film shows three VCA workshops in three