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Author(s) Nalaka Gunawardenek, Frederick Noronha eds.

Communicating disasters: an Asia Pacific handbook

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United Nations Development Programme - Thailand
Television for Education - Asia Pacific
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This edited volume contains 19 chapters authored by 21 contributors. Chapters discuss how information, education and communication can help create disaster resilient communities across the Asia Pacific region, home to half of humanity. It also takes a critical look at the communication lessons of the Indian Ocean tsunami of December 2004, and explores the role of good communications before, during and after disasters.

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Themes Early warning Advocacy and media Disaster risk management
Number of pages
160 p.
Publication year
2007

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