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The Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction and Its Indicators—Where Does Health Fit in?
International Journal of Disaster Risk Science, 2017 The Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015–2030 recognizes the strong connection between health and disasters and promotes the concept of health resilience throughout.
Rishma Maini +3 more
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International Journal of Disaster Risk Science, 2020 Likert scales are a common methodological tool for data collection used in quantitative or mixed-method approaches in multiple domains. They are often employed in surveys or questionnaires, for benchmarking answers in the fields of disaster risk ...
Gianluca Pescaroli +5 more
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, 2020 Disaster risk reduction (DRR, or disaster reduction) is an umbrella term for processes of preparing for, responding to, recovering from, and managing the risk of disasters. It refers primarily to the acts of setting the policy and strategic agendas for these tasks.
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Politics and Governance, 2020 Scholars and practitioners are increasingly questioning formal disaster governance (FDG) approaches as being too rigid, slow, and command-and-control driven. Too often, local realities and non-formal influences are sidelined or ignored to the extent that
Patrizia Isabelle Duda +2 more
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International Journal Of Humanities Education and Social Sciences (IJHESS), 2023 The natural disasters that occurred in Japan have caused losses both financially and in terms of casualties. Based on data from the Japanese government, the total losses experienced by the country from 1980 to 2010 amounted to US$ 208,230,800. Meanwhile, the number of recorded fatalities was 8,568 people, with an average of 276 fatalities per year due ...
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Alternatives for Sustained Disaster Risk Reduction [PDF]
Human Geography, 2010 The daily media is filled with images of catastrophic events which seem increasingly frequent and violent. In parallel there are a large range of scientific studies, debates in the policy arena, and a growing number of international institutions focused on disaster reduction. But a paradox remains that despite advances in technology, disasters continue
Gaillard, Jean-Christophe +19 more
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Local governance in disaster risk reduction in Cameroon
Jàmbá, 2012 At the 2005 World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction held in Hyogo, Japan, 168 countries including Cameroon adopted the Hyogo Framework for Action, committing to take action to reduce human and socio-economic disaster losses.
Buh-Wung Gaston +3 more
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Disaster Risk Reduction for All?
, 2021 When designing digital services for citizens in a disaster situation, the diversity of its audience and their particular needs are not always sufficiently taken into account. Variables like digital equipment available, environment, disabilities, socio-economic status, etc., play a significant role in people’s ability to access and exchange important ...
Cristina Paupini, Terje Gjøsæter
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Correlating heatwaves and relative humidity with suicide (fatal intentional self-harm)
Scientific Reports, 2021 Empirical evidence suggests that the effects of anthropogenic climate change, and heat in particular, could have a significant impact on mental health.
Fernando Florido Ngu +3 more
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Systemic risks perspectives of Eyjafjallajökull volcano's 2010 eruption
Progress in Disaster Science, 2023 In 2010, southern Iceland's Eyjafjallajökull volcano erupted, releasing ash that spread across Europe. Due to its potential to damage aircraft, much of European airspace was closed for six days.
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