Living with risk : a global review of disaster reduction initiatives /
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Format: | Book |
Language: | English |
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New York ; Geneva :
United Nations,
2004.
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Edition: | 2004 ver. |
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Online Access: | http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=117923 |
Table of Contents:
- Volume I. Living with risk: focus on disaster risk reduction
- Risk awareness and assessment
- Policy and commitment: the foundation of disaster risk reduction
- Building understanding: development of knowledge and information sharing
- A selection of disaster reduction applications
- Future challenges: a common vision for disaster risk reduction.
- Volume II. Annexes. Terminology: basic terms of disaster risk reduction
- Directory of international, regional, national and specialized organizations
- United Nations system: an outline of activities dedicated to disaster risk reduction
- Selected international development agendas and commitments relevant to disaster risk reduction
- Extracts from the Johannesburg Plan of Implementation (JPoI) of the World Summit on Sustainable Development
- References.