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Abstract(s)
The aim of the present research is to analyze community participation in disaster
risk management due to tailings dam failures (DRM-TDF). Conceição do Mato Dentro,
Minas Gerais State (Brazil) was used as case study. The aims of the study are to help
developing more effective DRM-TDF strategies and to strengthen community participation in decision making, and in mapping and categorizing vulnerabilities (criticality and
support capacity) by assessing current practices and prioritizing future strategies. Semistructured questionnaires were applied to community leaders and open interviews were
carried out with DRM experts for information collection purpose. The collected responses
were categorized based on vulnerabilities by taking into account criticality (communities)
and support capacity (public management and mining entrepreneurs). SWOT analysis
identified “Weaknesses” (criticality) and “Threats” (support capacity), whereas Pareto
analysis highlighted the most critical aspects. The results indicate that public policies
and the Brazilian legal framework have made limited contributions toward achieving
the Sendai Framework guidelines and the Sustainable Development Goals. A review of
current practices is necessary to safeguard the rights of affected communities through their
meaningful participation in decision-making processes.
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Keywords
Tailings dam failures Disaster risk reduction Participatory Community Vulnerability
Pedagogical Context
Citation
Louzada, D. M., Mendonça, M. B. de & Zêzere, J. L. (2025). Community Participation in Disaster Risk Management Due to Tailings Dam Failures: The Case of Conceição Do Mato Dentro (MG). GeoHazards, 6(2), 21. https://doi.org/10.3390/geohazards6020021
Publisher
MDPI