Preparedness: saves time, money and lives

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Published in: 2011

Publisher: IASC

Region / Country: All

Topics: Disaster risk reduction / Disaster risk management / Hazards / Resilience /Climate Change / Resilience / Recovery/ Earthquake / landslides / Preparedness and Response / etc.
Abstract:

This document addresses preparedness as an important investment against natural and man-made disasters. Through good practices, it urges the humanitarian community, governments and regional bodies to use preparedness thinking to be aware of risks, to reduce them and to plan ahead to combat them in order to respond more effectively and reduce the threat of hunger, disease, poverty and conflicts.

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