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Coping study on risk and society: public perception, economic aspects and education needs - an African perspective

This study presents African experience with disaster risks and natural hazards during the International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction (IDNDR) and discusses drought mitigation measures in rural areas and flood risk reduction activities in unplanned urban settlements. It addresses food insecurity, social vulnerability and economic aspects of disas…
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Aqaba declaration on disaster risk reduction in cities

A declaration by the Mayors and Local Government representatives together with National Government Officials emphasizing the importance of reducing disaster risk in Arab cities, in which the participants of the First Arab conference for disaster risk reduction recognize the vulnerability Arab cities and towns to disasters such as earthquakes, volcanoes,…
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Policy search for restoration of paddy ecosystems in the Nilwala downstream area affected due to Nilwala flood protection scheme (Sri Lanka)

This paper presents a pilot project initiated by the Asian Disaster Preparedness Center in southern Sri Lanka, which helped to address problems and policy issues in relation to flood protection while mainstreaming climate information applications in order to reduce the vulnerabilities associated with paddy farming. The main lesson learned fro…

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