Author(s) Smith, D.I.; Handmer, J.W.

Australia's role in the International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction (IDNDR)

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Resource and environmental studies, no. 4:

This publication presents Australia's opportunities to contribute to the International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction (IDNDR). It contains three papers that analyse the potential to reduce losses from flooding and earthquakes in Australia, and discuss the idea of developing an international program to confront natural disasters and improve international cooperation in disaster reduction.

The publication includes an opening address by Commodore C. Littleton, Chairman of the Australia IDNDR Coordination Committee.

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Hazards Earthquake Flood

Themes Disaster risk management Governance

Country and region Australia

ISBN/ISSN/DOI

0867403861

Number of pages

40 p.

Publication year

1991

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