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• Publisher : Commonwealth Secretariat
• File Size : 52,7 Mb
• Release Date : 07 October 2019

Strengthening Disaster Resilience in Small States: Commonwealth Perspectives offers timely and expert analysis of differentiated exposure of small states to natural disasters, including an examination of specific interventions for strengthening

• Publisher : International Monetary Fund
• File Size : 22,6 Mb
• Release Date : 19 June 2015

Natural disasters and climate change are interrelated macro-critical issues affecting all Pacific small states to varying degrees. In addition to their devastating human costs, these events damage growth prospects and

• Publisher : National Academies Press
• File Size : 48,6 Mb
• Release Date : 29 December 2012

No person or place is immune from disasters or disaster-related losses. Infectious disease outbreaks, acts of terrorism, social unrest, or financial disasters in addition to natural hazards can all lead

• Publisher : National Academies Press
• File Size : 47,7 Mb
• Release Date : 23 March 2010

The terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 (9/11) on the United States prompted a rethinking of how the United States prepares for disasters. Federal policy documents written since 9/11 have stressed that the private

• Publisher : IDRC
• File Size : 48,9 Mb
• Release Date : 28 May 2024

To mitigate, develop, and improve the lives of those vulnerable to intense natural disasters, climate change, and food insecurity, many agencies are funding and implementing diverse activities from reconstruction to

• Publisher : National Academies Press
• File Size : 50,9 Mb
• Release Date : 17 March 2011

Natural disasters-including hurricanes, earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and floods-caused more than 220,000 deaths worldwide in the first half of 2010 and wreaked havoc on homes, buildings, and the environment. To withstand and recover

• Publisher : National Academies Press
• File Size : 48,9 Mb
• Release Date : 20 October 2017

The academic biomedical research community is a hub of employment, economic productivity, and scientific progress. Academic research institutions are drivers of economic development in their local and state economies and,

• Publisher : Elsevier
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• Release Date : 11 January 2021

Strengthening Disaster Risk Governance to Manage Disaster Risk presents the second principle from the UNISDR Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction, 2015-2030. The framework includes discussion of risk and resilience

• Publisher : National Academies Press
• File Size : 40,7 Mb
• Release Date : 23 July 2009

Social Network Analysis (SNA) is the identification of the relationships and attributes of members, key actors, and groups that social networks comprise. The National Research Council, at the request of

• Publisher : National Academies Press
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• Release Date : 10 September 2015

In the devastation that follows a major disaster, there is a need for multiple sectors to unite and devote new resources to support the rebuilding of infrastructure, the provision of