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… the Year Book was ready to go to press at the end of 2004, disaster struck in the form of the Indian Ocean earthquake … more were rendered homeless. The full scale of the disaster was still not clear as the year came to a close. … lack of sanitation in the aftermath. A UNEP Asian Tsunami Disaster Task Force was established immediately after the …

… it has suffered more than half of the wider region’s disaster-related casualties since 1960. From 1960 to 1999, … reduce the vulnerability of the region to climate-related disaster and climate change. 1 2 MEKONG RIVER BASIN … climate change impacts and extreme events; • Developing disaster preparedness and recovery systems, including …

… populace to voice public grievances. In July 1993, a major disaster struck the project when an intense cloudburst, … it did not affect their power generation. When the 1993 disaster struck and the sloping intake had to be constructed … revived and a flood control Department of Water Induced Disaster Prevention was hived out of the Irrigation …

… security • Water security • Physical and mental health • Disaster risk reduction • Mitigating and adapting to climate … from illness and injury, and cope with stress.62 4. Disaster risk reduction Natural and well-managed ecosystems … Some key benefits of ecosystem services in terms of disaster risk reduction (DRR) are outlined in Table 4.2. …

… end. Further criteria are specified in connection with disaster relief and humanitarian emergencies, where the CESCR … harms (‘adaptation’, which includes social protection, disaster risk reduction, and natural resource management). … According to the United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UNISDR), 44 UNWWDR 2009 at 14, and …

… Integrated Water Resource Management Approaches to Support Disaster Risk Reduction,” in Renaud, F.G., Sudmeier-Rieux, … K., and Estrella, M. (eds.), The Role of Ecosystems in Disaster Risk Reduction, Part III. U.N. University Press: … pp. 241–320. 63 Adikari, Y. et al. (2010). “Flood-related Disaster Vulnerability: An Impending Crisis of Megacities in …

… and droughts. The project targets specific policies on Disaster Risk Reduction, Climate Change and the national … Vulnerability to Resilience: Measuring Progress Towards Disaster Risk Reduction. Studies of the University: Research, … Nations Secretariat of the International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UN/ISDR), Geneva, Switzerland, 98+vi. …

… Polack, E. 2010. Integrating climate change into regional disaster risk management at the Mekong River Commission. … Hyogo Framework for Action 2005- the World Conference on Disaster Reduction (A/CONF.206/6). Geneva, UNISDR. _____. 2008. Gender Perspectives: Integrating Disaster Risk Reduction into Climate Change Adaptation. Good …