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Si, existe una dependencia que tiene a su cargo la coordinación de las acciones del Sistema Nacional para la Prevención y Atención de Desastres, esta es la Dirección de Prevención y Atención de Desastres, dependiente estructuralmente del Ministerio del

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China is one of the few countries afflicted most severely by multiple
kinds of natural disasters with a high frequency of occurrences, vast
affected territories and grave losses. In particular, since the 1990s
economic losses due to natural disasters have

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

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

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

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This report aims to:

Respond to the International Strategy for Disaster Reduction’s (ISDR) request for a national assessment on disaster risk reduction that will conclude the Yokohama Strategy and Plan of Action adopted at the World Conference on Natural

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

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


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