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Reducing disaster vulnerability through science and technology

This report's purpose is to provide an overview of the hazard risks facing the nation, identify the common links between technological and natural hazard risk reduction, review the U.S. Government’s current efforts to increase the nation’s disaster resiliency through research and implementation of new tools and technologies, and identify issues and oppo…
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Integrating environmental safeguards into disaster management, a field manual: volume 1, reference material

Volume 1: This manual presents a clarification between natural hazards and 'natural disasters' and a discussion on risk and vulnerability, climate change and its impact on 'natural' disasters. It describes briefly the framework of the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment (MA). The MA clearly links ecosystem well-being to human well-being, and presents the…
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South Asian disaster report 2008

This annual report contains detailed information on all the disasters during the year by country. It is intended for policy makers, scientists, researchers and practitioners on disaster management in the South Asia region and outside. It is structured in three main parts. Part I covers the hydro-meteorological disasters of cyclones, floods, droughts, g…

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