Table 2 Nature and processes of disaster risk governance in Montserrat
From: Beyond the volcanic crisis: co-governance of risk in Montserrat
Change in disaster risk governance system | Â | Phases of volcanic risk | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Pre-crisis | During crisis | Post-crisis | |
Nature of change | (a) Dispersion of decision-making | (a) Little UK interference in development decisions. | (b) Scaling-up of UK intervention in response to weak local capacity. | (a) New co-governance regime with low levels of local autonomy. |
|  | (b) Vertical coherence | (b) Poorly articulated DRM policies and little coherence. | (b) Problems with policy coherence creating confusion over policy aims, lack of confidence in government and mistrust. | (b) Greater vertical coherence on DRM – e.g. linking up with other scales (regional and EU). |
Change process | (a) Stability | (a) Temporary shift to high levels of external control (after Hurricane Hugo). | (a) Temporary shift to high levels of external control. | (a) Sustained shift to high levels of external control. Irreversible shift to greater vertical coherence. |
| Â | (b) Extent | (b) Little change. | (b) Incremental change to vertical relations during crisis. | (b) Transformation in decision-making control. Incomplete transformation in vertical coherence. |