Author(s) Littleton, C.J.

Natural disasters in Australia and the South West Pacific, 1990-2000

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This paper presents Australia’s disaster risks and natural hazards, such as cyclone, storm, earthquake, flood, wildfire, drought and volcano, and discusses country’s institutional organization and disaster management system.

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Hazards Cyclone, Hurricane and Typhoon Drought and Desertification Earthquake Flood Volcano Wildfire

Themes Risk identification and assessment Governance Preparedness

Country and region Australia

Number of pages

10 p.

Publication year

1990

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