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Canada national report prepared for the IDNDR mid-term review and the 1994 World Conference on Natural Disaster Reduction, Yokohama, Japan, 23-27 May 1994
29 January 2013
Source
Royal Society of Canada
Canadian Academy of Engineering
Publication Year
1994
Number of pages
146 p.
This report presents the institutional and legal framework for disaster risk reduction in Canada, and describes its common disaster risks and natural hazards, such as flood, wild fire, earthquake, land slide and volcano. It outlines the strategies, plans, projects and activities related to disaster prevention and risk management.
The report provides an evaluation of country’s progress, achievements and challenges in disaster risk reduction during the first half of the International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction (IDNDR), and highlights suggested activities and plans for the rest of IDNDR.
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