Location
SPREP LIBRARY
Publisher
SOPAC/GFDRR/WB
Publication Place
Suva, Fiji islands
Physical Description:
36 p.
Call Number
[EL]
Material Type
Language
English
Record ID:
36293
Legacy PEIN ID:
76300
General Notes
Available online
Subject Heading(s)
Disasters - Risk reduction - Marshall Islands
Climate variability - Risk reduction - Marshall Islands
Abstract
The World Bank policy note Not If, But When shows the Pacific island countries to be among the worlds most vulnerable to natural disasters. Since 1950, natural disasters have directly affected more than 3.4 million people and led to more than 1,700 reported deaths in the region (excluding Papua New Guinea). In the 1990s alone, reported natural disasters cost the Pacific islands region US$2.8 billion (in real 2004 value). The traditional approach of wait and mitigate is a far worse strategy than proactively managing risks.
Location
SPREP LIBRARY
Publisher
SOPAC/GFDRR/WB
Publication Place
Suva, Fiji islands
Physical Description:
36 p.
Call Number
[EL]
Material Type
Language
English
Record ID:
36293
Legacy PEIN ID:
76300
General Notes
Available online
Record Created: 02-Mar-2010
Record Modified: 23-Feb-2021