Community-based Disaster Risk Management

Community-based Disaster Risk Management

Local communities play a key role in preparing for disastrous events such as the Great East Japan Earthquake (GEJE), and are normally the first responders to take action. On March 11, 2011, Community-Based Organizations (CBOs) were active in the di...

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Main Authors: Shaw, Rajib, Ishiwatari, Mikio, Arnold, Margaret
Format: Brief
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2013
Subjects:
ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS
CASUALTIES
COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES
COMMUNITY LEVEL
COMMUNITY MEMBERS
COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION
COMMUNITY STRUCTURES
DISASTER
DISASTER MANAGEMENT
DISASTER MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES
DISASTER PREPAREDNESS
DISASTER REDUCTION
DISASTER RESPONSE
DISASTER RISK
DISASTER RISK REDUCTION
DISASTERS
EARTHQUAKE
EMERGENCY RESPONSE
EVACUATION
EVACUATIONS
FIRE
FLOOD
FLOODED
LESSONS LEARNED
LOCAL COMMUNITIES
LOCAL COMMUNITY
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
LOCAL INSTITUTIONS
LOCAL KNOWLEDGE
NATIONAL AUTHORITIES
NATIONAL GOVERNMENTS
NATURAL HAZARDS
NEIGHBORHOOD
NEIGHBORHOODS
NGO
NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS
NPO
ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURES
RISK REDUCTION
SEARCH AND RESCUE
TSUNAMI
TSUNAMIS
WAR
WARNING SYSTEMS
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2011/03/18278407/community-based-disaster-risk-management
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/16110

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2011/03/18278407/community-based-disaster-risk-management
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/16110

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