Dealing with natural disasters: a matter of cooperation
This document introduces the Swedish National Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction and its 18 cooperating authorities and organisations, whose purpose is to increase societal capabilities for preventing and dealing with the negative consequences of natural events, known in everyday speech as 'natural disasters'.
It first defines the term 'natural disasters', maps the country's exposure to extreme weather and natural events, then presents the Swedish cooperation structure and work in preventing and mitigating the consequences of natural disasters. It also advocates for a common strategy for dealing with natural and other disasters in the whole of Europe.