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Global Assessment Report on Disaster Risk Reduction 2013
From Shared Risk to Shared Value: the Business Case for Disaster Risk Reduction |
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Global Assessment Report on Disaster Risk Reduction 2013
From Shared Risk to Shared Value: the Business Case for Disaster Risk Reduction |
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Notes
i http://www.un.org/special-rep/ohrlls/sid/list.htm
ii Defined as the continuous area along the coast that is less than 10 metres above sea level. iii Exposure here is calculated by overlapping the total capital stock and the population with the footprint of the tsunami run-up for a return period of approximately 500 years (see Chapter 2). iv Ponding flood is also referred to as ‘pluvial flood’ as it is the type of flooding that derives from direct run-off of rainfall water and caused by the lack (or overcharge) of a natural drainage system (www.floodsite.net). v United Nations Statistics Division’s Millennium Development Goals Indicators: http://mdgs.un.org/unsd/mdg/SeriesDetail.aspx? srid=749&crid=. vi PCRAFI is a joint initiative of the Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC)/Applied Geoscience and Technology Division (SOPAC), the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank (ADB). these countries have to attract investment, strengthen resilience and improve competitiveness and sustainability.
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