Introduction to disaster risk reduction
Available online: http://www.preventionweb.net/files/26081_kp1concepdisasterrisk1.pdf
United States Agency for International Development ; U.S. Government (United States)
Published by: U.S. Government printing office ; 2011This document gives an introduction to the concepts related to disaster risk reduction (DRR): disaster, risk, hazard, vulnerability, copying capacity, resilience, emergency and disaster management, DRR and disaster risk management. It describes the interaction between hazards, vulnerability and disaster risk, then presents a detailed explanation of these concepts. It also introduces a framework for DRR and addresses cross-cutting issues such as development, governance, gender and climate change adaptation.
Language(s): English
Format: Digital (Free)
Tags: Natural hazards ; Multi-hazard Early Warning Systems (MHEWS) ; Disaster Risk Management (DRM) ; Non-specialist public 
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