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New report assesses humanitarian system and calls for increased DRR

8 Feb 2010, IRIN

The emergency aid industry has improved but must try harder, according to the broadest ever assessment of its performance carried out by ALNAP. A number of aid sectors continue to be neglected year in and year out, among them: protection, early recovery, emergency preparedness and disaster risk reduction...


Extracts of progress reports by progress indicator on the implementation of the Hyogo Framework for Action
  • Indicator 4.1 [PDF, 104Kb]Disaster risk reduction is an integral objective of environment related policies and plans, including for land use natural resource management and adaptation to climate change

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