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Displaying 6 of about 6 resultsAll of society - the public and the private sector – ends up facing the consequences of disasters. It follows that all of society, the private sector included, has a role to play in reducing disaster risk. Natural hazards need not result automatically in disasters. Simple measures can be taken beforehand to strengthen the resilience of communities, to s…
UN/ISDR Africa educational series, vol. 1, issue 4
The present booklet seeks to help school teachers and students understand how land becomes degraded, what to do about it, and the link between good use of land, disaster risk reduction and sustainable development.
The IDNDR secretariat launched the RADIUS initiative in 1996 to promote worldwide activities for the reduction of the urban seismic risk, which is growing rapidly particularly in developing countries, by helping the people understand their seismic risk and raise public awareness. The direct objectives are to develop earthquake damage scenarios and pract…
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En esta nueva publicación se presenta el estado del arte sobre algunos aspectos selectos de la reducción del riesgo (de desastres) en América Latina y el Caribe. Los contenidos apuntan a un público amplio, que incluye a profesionales de distintas disciplinas, tomadores de decisiones y a aquellos que generan políticas para la acción. El Mar…
The processes of economic and human development are imminently connected to climate and weather, including the frequency and severity of natural hazards. The continuous influence of human activity on environment led to such problems like climate change, degradation of soil and water resources, occurrence of more and more destructive disasters, most of t…
Global facility for disaster reduction and recovery: annual report 2007.
There are two ways to ensure a healthy future for countries and communities that are highly vulnerable to disasters: help them reduce the risks before disaster strikes and, when it does, ensure that reconstruction and recovery are long term and sustainable.
Helping governments a…