Comprehensive Disaster Risk Management Framework
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Session 1 – Disaster Risk Management as Global Development Agenda This introductory presentation explains why disaster risk reduction is considered a development challenge. It reviews the trends in disaster occurrence, its impact, frequency and regional distribution. It also highlights the interrelation between disaster risk reduction and poverty alleviation and Millennium Development Goals. The closing part of the presentation briefly informs about international cooperation and initiatives that aim at reducing disaster risk at global scale.
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