This research paper seeks to understand the underlying reasons why natural disaster risk reduction remains a relatively low priority within institutional donors’ relief and development plans. Some of these reasons include a lack of understanding and awareness of the potential of disaster risk reduction, as well as assumptions that development without DRR is sufficient. It is, however, a well-known fact that the number of people affected by natural disasters in low-income countries is growing annually.
The aim of this research was to determine if and how major donors intend to address this through risk reduction.
