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Community based DRR

Strengthening and sharing local, community-based knowledge to increase community capacity, preparedness and response to natural hazards and decrease vulnerability to disasters

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Risk reduction key to minimizing human suffering and economic losses

23 April 2008

Human suffering and economic losses from vulnerability to natural hazards are high. Munich Re estimated that the year 2005 was the most expensive year on record...


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