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Environmental protection and disaster risk reduction: a community leader's guide
UNISDR Africa educational series, vol. 2, issue 2
This booklet describes what can be done to protect the environment and in turn reduce the impact of disasters. It also provides definitions and explanations in community-friendly language, supported by success stories providing inspiration for others to contribute to disaster risk reduction by protecting their local environment.
- Date:
- 2004
- Pages:
- 54 p.
- Sources:
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- United Nations Environment Programme - Headquarters (UNEP)
- United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction - Regional Office for Africa (UNISDR AF)
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- Themes:
- Capacity Development, Community-based DRR, Environment
- Regions:
- Africa
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The Fourth Session of the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction will take place in Geneva, Switzerland in May 2013.
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