Title:
Integrating Disaster Risk Reduction and Adaptation to Covid-19 in Kenya

Authors:
Opemo Damian, Kenya

Abstract:

SARS-COV-2 is an emergent novel coronavirus with life threatening consequences. Covid-19 disease has become a global health concern alongside other transboundary phenomena including climate change and other natural disasters. At least 6.4M COVID-19 cases have been confirmed worldwide including Kenya with at least 2000 infections. Many adaptation strategies geared at disaster risk reduction and COVID-19 adaption could duplicate each other. This study presents a review of how the two can effectively be streamlined to reduce the vulnerability of communities to corresponding impacts. Key community based DRR strategies are examined for integration