https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Index en-au 5 Considerations and principles for conducting a participatory capacity and vulnerability analysis (PCVA) for disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:43366 vis-à-vis the sensitivity and soft skills required in a low-income developing country setting. Originality/value: The participatory development approach, which the toolkit follows, has been widely advocated for the past few decades and most non-governmental organisations involved in community development espouse this approach. Consequently, a wide range of participatory development toolkits have been developed, many of which relate to disasters and climate change. The PCVA toolkit discussed in this paper draws on the repertoire of toolkits already available and used over a long time. Nonetheless, effort was given to assembling a range of tools that were most suitable for the purpose of this particular PCVA toolkit. Instead of focussing on the tools, which are available from the freely downloadable toolkit and available in the public domain, in this paper, the PCVA process and its main principles are explained, and the key considerations to carry out an effective PCVA is discussed. Perhaps even more than the actual tools, these considerations and an understanding of the PCVA principles are significant because they underpin the utilisation of the toolkit.]]> Wed 13 Mar 2024 19:11:50 AEDT ]]> A power flow based model for the analysis of vulnerability in power networks https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:24921 Sat 24 Mar 2018 07:14:16 AEDT ]]>