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Global assessment report on disaster risk reduction: summary and recommendations (2009)

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Risk and poverty in a changing climate:

This summary presents the key findings and recommendations of the Report, which identifies disaster risk, analyses its causes, shows that these causes can be addressed and recommends the means to do so. The over-riding message of the Report is that reducing disaster risk can also help in reducing poverty, safeguarding development and adapting to climate change, with beneficial effects on broader global security, stability and sustainability. Given the urgency posed by climate change, the Report forcefully argues the case for taking action now.

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Hazards Cyclone, Hurricane and Typhoon Drought Earthquake Flood Landslide Tsunami Wildfire
Themes Climate change Community-based DRR Environment and ecosystems Data and information management Risk identification and assessment Insurance and risk transfer Urban risk and planning Fragility and conflict Governance Economics of DRR Disaster risk management Social impacts and social resilience
Number of pages
20 p.
Publication year
2009

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