Detection of the spatial patterns of water storage variation over China in recent 70 years
Scientific Reports, 2017 Terrestrial water storage (TWS) variation is crucial for global hydrological cycles and water resources management under climatic changes. In the previous studies, changes in water storage of some part of China have been studied with GRACE data in recent
Zheng Chen +6 more
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Disability and health-related rehabilitation in international disaster relief
Global Health Action, 2011 Natural disasters result in significant numbers of disabling impairments. Paradoxically, however, the traditional health system response to natural disasters largely neglects health-related rehabilitation as a strategic intervention.To examine the role ...
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IMPACT OF THE 1998 ICE STORM ON THE EASTERN ONTARIO MAPLE SYRUP INDUSTRY: A CASE STUDY OF NATURAL DISASTER POLICY IN CANADA [PDF]
Under Canada's Disaster Financial Assistance Arrangements (DFAA), the federal government can provide provinces with funds for emergency response and recovery in the event of a natural disaster.
Fox, Glenn, Kidon, Jennifer
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Working as one: a road map to disaster resilience for Australia [PDF]
, 2014 This report offers a roadmap for enhancing Australia’s disaster resilience, building on the 2011 National Strategy for Disaster Resilience. It includes a snapshot of relevant issues and current resilience efforts in Australia, outlining key challenges ...
Anthony Bergin +2 more
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Investigating the status of disaster management within a world-wide context: a case study analysis [PDF]
, 2010 Disasters can be described as feats of spontaneous occurrences, in that they can happen at any minute at any time. There are two classifications of disasters, which are, natural disasters that cannot be predicted and continuously occur throughout ...
Alinden, CM +2 more
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Surviving Hurricane Michael - Helping Individuals with Serious and Persistent Mental Illness, Foster Families and Child Welfare Involved Families Prepare and Recover [PDF]
, 2019 During a natural disaster the preparation and recovery can be challenging, and is further complicated when working with individuals and families with histories of trauma, serious mental illness, and involvement in child welfare.
Allen, Lawrence +4 more
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SensorsIn order to address the challenges of small and micro-water pollution in parks and the low level of 3D visualization of water quality monitoring systems, this research paper proposes a novel wireless remote water quality monitoring system that combines ...
Yuanrong He +5 more
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Diplomasi Bencana Alam sebagai Saran Meningkatkan Kerjasama Internasional
Jurnal Hubungan Internasional, 2015 This paper aims to examine how the issue of disasters in Indonesia can be modified into a positive social capital to solve social, economic, political and social culture’s problems in disaster prone areas.
Ratih Herningtyas, Surwandono Surwandono
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Disasters and economic welfare : can national savings help explain post-disaster changes in consumption ? [PDF]
The debate on whether natural disasters cause significant macroeconomic impacts and indeed hinder development is ongoing. Most analyses along these lines have focused on impacts on gross domestic product.
Mechler, Reinhard
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Mainstreaming Disaster Risk Management in Local Governments [PDF]
The Philippines` geographical location makes it a disaster-prone country. In the Southeast Asian region, it ranks the highest in terms of the multiple climate hazard index measure.
Llanto, Gilberto M.
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