Reducing risk through environment in recovery operations: an initial review of the status

Contribution to the Annual Forum of the International Recovery Platform (IRP) 26-27 January 2009, Kobe, Japan

The purpose of this paper is to provide an introductory review of the current status of recovery operations in terms of integrating environment and long-term disaster risk reduction. The case studies, on Bangladesh and Myanmar, are intended to spur interest in a future study.

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Date:

2009

Pages:

22 p.

Sources:

United Nations Environment Programme - Headquarters (UNEP)
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR)

Keywords

Themes:: Environment, Recovery, Governance, Social Impacts & Resilience
Hazards:: Cyclone
Countries:: Bangladesh, Myanmar

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