Structural and Non-structural Measures Integration through Multi-hazard Risk Approach - Sohag Governorate as an Example

Abstract

Egypt, as a developing country, has a long history of facing natural risks. In most cases, the authorities depend on the reactive approach instead of the proactive one, which is the core of disaster risk management. This makes the structural measures to deal with the natural risks the main step without looking at the non-structural measures like land-use control and risk management planning. As a trial to help such countries enhance the application of disaster risk management, two cornerstones will be suggested: the first is the integration of structural and non-structural measures, and the second is the use of a multi-hazard risk approach. This approach will help to avoid single-risk measures by mapping all correlated risks and creating a risk zone map, guiding future planning strategies, and controlling land-use to avoid social and economic loss and mitigate the negative effect in the event of an unpredictable hazard. The application for the Sohag governorate at the regional level confirms the absence of risk management in the regional plans due to many imbalances, the most important of which is the failure to define the risk zones and match the suggested future land-use with the level of risks.