Managing Risk and Reducing Vulnerability in Humanitarian Action

Publication language
English
Pages
16pp
Date published
01 Aug 2014
Publisher
www.southasiadisasters.net
Type
Articles
Keywords
Accountability and Participation, Disaster preparedness, resilience and risk reduction, Disaster preparedness, Disaster risk reduction, Livelihoods, Agriculture, Response and recovery
Countries
India
Organisations
All India Disaster Mitigation Institute (AIDMI)

This issue contains articles that expound upon the various measures to manage the risk of natural hazards and reduce underlying vulnerabilities. Lucidly written and meticulously
researched, this issue contains articles on diverse topics from the field of DRR, ranging from the impact of disasters on agricultural trade in Africa to the importance of GIS in disaster management; and from the key challenges to typhoon Haiyan recovery to empowering visually impaired women from DRR.