Location
SPREP LIBRARY
Publisher
United Nations (UN)
World Bank
Publication Year:
2010
Publication Place
New York
Physical Description:
254 p; 26 cm
Call Number
363.34 NAT
Material Type
Language
English
Record ID:
37661
Legacy PEIN ID:
77671
General Notes
Available online|Includes bibliographic references and index
Subject Heading(s)
Disasters - economic aspects
Natural disasters - economic aspects
Emergency management
Abstract
This memo introduces a report that you may find useful and interesting. Focusing on preventing death and destruction from natural disasters, it concludes that governments can appreciably increase prevention. The good news is that prevention is often cost-effective. It requires many actions, and some important ones are under government control. But they are not always obvious. Improving the public delivery of some services, like reliable public transport, allows people to move from unsafe areas close to work to safer locations. Reducing deforestation prevents heavy rains from washing mud, rock, and debris into populated areas. This report suggests how such measures and related spending could be identifi ed and made effective.
Location
SPREP LIBRARY
Publisher
United Nations (UN)
World Bank
Publication Year:
2010
Publication Place
New York
Physical Description:
254 p; 26 cm
Call Number
363.34 NAT
Material Type
Language
English
Record ID:
37661
Legacy PEIN ID:
77671
General Notes
Available online|Includes bibliographic references and index
Record Created: 09-Dec-2010
Record Modified: 23-Feb-2021