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Displaying 90 of about 356 resultsThe war in Bosnia and Herzegovina has left the deep traces to public administration capacities to protect adequately population from consequences of natural and man-made disasters and major accidents. The main reasons for this are found in consequences of damages to protection and rescue system, i.e. civil defence, lack of funds, equipment, and low edu…
Submitted in preparation for the World Conference on Disaster Reduction, 2005, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan.
The `National Report` on Disaster Management in Bhutan is prepared for submission to the World conference on Disaster Reduction in Kobe, Japan from 18-22 January 2005. The Report is an outcome of the national level consultative meeting held on 6th December 2004 with all the relevant sectors in Disaster Management in Bhutan.
Submitted in preparation for the World Conference on Disaster Reduction, 2005, Kobe, Hygo, Japan.
Submitted in preparation for the World Conference on Disaster Reduction, 2005, Kobe, Hygo, Japan.
This paper has been done for the Conference on Disaster Reduction to be held in Kobe-Hyogo in
Japan in 18-22 January 2005. The UN member countries have been asked to contribute national information
on disaster reduction as preparatory process for conference.
The cornerstone of legislation on disaster risk reduction is the Disaster Countermeasures Basic Act,
enacted in 1961, which set out the basis for measures to reduce disaster risk in Japan. There are also
organizations involved in disaster risk reduction, legislation on disaster risk reduction and emergency
response to disasters, post-disaster recovery a…
Submitted in preparation for the World Conference on Disaster Reduction, 2005, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan.
Uganda has experienced a wide range of disasters directly affecting most of the country. The following have been frequent: displacement of persons as a result of civil strife; famine as a result of drought; earthquakes; disease epidemics, livestock and crop disease; flooding and landslides as a result of heavy rains and injudicious environmental managem…
Submitted in preparation for the World Conference on Disaster Reduction, 2005, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan.
Submitted in preparation for the World Conference on Disaster Reduction, 2005, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan.
Submitted in preparation for the World Conference on Disaster Reduction, 2005, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan.
The Government of Albania issued a National Policy Paper on disaster risk reduction approved by Government on 21 January 2000 entitled “Policy on Civil Emergency Planning and Response”. This was the same year as supporting legislation on matters pertaining to Civil Emergency Issues was passed.
The main mechanisms for enforcing the policy have been cent…
World Bank policy research working paper 3939, June 2006.
Cost-benefit analysis is a standard tool for determining the efficiency of planned projects. However, one of the major difficulties in risk mitigation investments is that benefits are by nature uncertain. In this context, the standard approach relying on the average value of benefits may pr…
This paper explores the links among natural disasters, climate change, and economic development. It attempts to outline a framework for thinking about these links. The paper summarizes the limited knowledge of the long term economic impact of natural disasters.