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Submitted in preparation for the World Conference on Disaster Reduction, 2005, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan.

In 1995, as a result of the countries experience with regularly occuring disasters, the Royal Government of Cambodia established a National Committee for disaster management(NCDM). The NCDM`s responsibilities are defined in terms of, not only with

Submitted in preparation for the World Conference on Disaster Reduction, 2005, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan.

Le Gouvernement du Burundi est déterminé à impliquer la population à travers une sensibilisation qui vise à lui faire prendre davantage conscience de l’existence de solution pour la prévention des catastrophes.

La volonté politique se manifeste d’abord

Submitted in preparation for the World Conference on Disaster Reduction, 2005, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan.

The British Virgin Islands’ National Disaster Management Council
(NDMC) comprises many and varied committees, governmental and
voluntary organisations, agencies, interest groups, donors, religious bodies and individuals, all of which must be coordinated

Se espera un compromiso político, sólidas instituciones y una adecuada gobernabilidad para lograr que la reducción del riesgo de desastres sea una prioridad dentro de las políticas a emprender, se asignen los recursos necesarios para ello, se haga cumplir

Botswana is vulnerable to a range of disasters, both natural and
human induced. These occur with varying degrees of regularity
and intensity. Major disasters include drought, floods, veld fires,
accidents, animal diseases and HIV/AIDS.