Add to ORKGThis paper summarises DFID’s policy on disaster risk reduction as it applies to natural and technological disasters. It sets out the key elements of disaster risk reduction and why it is important.The paper’s aim is to provide guidance to DFID staff. It will also inform other UK Government departments and development partners
Disasters triggered by hazards, such as floods, earthquakes, droughts, and cyclones, pose significan...
Economic losses from disasters are now reaching an average of US$250–$300 billion a year. In the las...
An increasing number of devastating natural disasters have occurred during recent years. Climate cha...
Governments and institutions must place risk reduction at the centre of the post-2015 development ag...
An increasing number of devastating natural disasters have occurred during recent years. Climate cha...
A disaster can cause countries to lose the economic and social ground that they have worked for deca...
This briefing has been written in response to the drought in the Horn of Africa, which is facing the...
Africa is prone to disasters due to various factors including natural disasters and upheavals precip...
Disaster risk reduction is an ever-growing concept and finds its application within various discipl...
The number of disasters is increasing. When combined with upward trends in losses from economic disa...
A large and growing share of the world's poor lives under conditions in which high hazard risk coinc...
The objective of the Community method is to ensure that, in the making, implementing, and enforcing ...
The daily media is filled with images of catastrophic events which seem increasingly frequent and vi...
This presentation was commissioned by the Natural Disaster Network of the Regional Policy Dialogue f...
Disaster risk reduction (DRR) is an important component for achieving sustainable development of cit...
Disasters triggered by hazards, such as floods, earthquakes, droughts, and cyclones, pose significan...
Economic losses from disasters are now reaching an average of US$250–$300 billion a year. In the las...
An increasing number of devastating natural disasters have occurred during recent years. Climate cha...
Governments and institutions must place risk reduction at the centre of the post-2015 development ag...
An increasing number of devastating natural disasters have occurred during recent years. Climate cha...
A disaster can cause countries to lose the economic and social ground that they have worked for deca...
This briefing has been written in response to the drought in the Horn of Africa, which is facing the...
Africa is prone to disasters due to various factors including natural disasters and upheavals precip...
Disaster risk reduction is an ever-growing concept and finds its application within various discipl...
The number of disasters is increasing. When combined with upward trends in losses from economic disa...
A large and growing share of the world's poor lives under conditions in which high hazard risk coinc...
The objective of the Community method is to ensure that, in the making, implementing, and enforcing ...
The daily media is filled with images of catastrophic events which seem increasingly frequent and vi...
This presentation was commissioned by the Natural Disaster Network of the Regional Policy Dialogue f...
Disaster risk reduction (DRR) is an important component for achieving sustainable development of cit...
Disasters triggered by hazards, such as floods, earthquakes, droughts, and cyclones, pose significan...
Economic losses from disasters are now reaching an average of US$250–$300 billion a year. In the las...
An increasing number of devastating natural disasters have occurred during recent years. Climate cha...