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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

Submitted in preparation of the World Conference on Disaster Reduction, 2005, Kobe, Hygo Japan.

Submitted in preparation for the World Conference on Disaster Reduction, 2005, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan.

In December 2001 the Austrian Parliament adopted the Austrian Security and Defence Doctrine. According to this doctrine the existing Comprehensive National Defence programme shall be developed into a system of Comprehensive Security Provision focusing on

Australia supports a holistic and integrated approach to disaster risk reduction within the context of sustainable development in the Asia Pasific region.

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

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.