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Co-operation Plan on Hazards & Disasters Risk Reduction in Asia and the Pacific

Author : Harsh Gupta

Published in: Geophysical Hazards

Publisher: Springer Netherlands

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Abstract

With the passage of time the impact of natural and human-induced environmental hazards and disasters continues to increase. ICSU is establishing a major new international initiative “Integrated Research for Disaster Reduction.” Considering that the geographical area covered by the ICSU Regional Office for the Asia and Pacific (ROAP) accounts for more than one-half of the world population and about 80% of all losses due to natural hazards globally, a Science Plan to address three categories of hazards, namely earthquakes, floods and landslides has been developed. We realize that the Asia-Pacific region has a large number of islands and island countries, which are more vulnerable to natural hazards due to their geographical locations. Therefore, the issue of islands and natural hazards is specifically addressed.

The niche of the proposed Science Plan is to utilize the latest knowledge and best practices to address problems related with earthquakes, floods and landslides so to prevent hazards becoming disasters.

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Title: Co-operation Plan on Hazards & Disasters Risk Reduction in Asia and the Pacific
Author: Harsh Gupta
Publisher: Springer Netherlands
Book: Geophysical Hazards
Print ISBN: 978-90-481-3235-5

Electronic ISBN: 978-90-481-3236-2

Copyright Year: 2010
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-3236-2_7