Publisher : Chinese Society Press
Published Date : 12/2010
Language : Chinese
ISBN/ISSN : 9787508734446
Weight : 1.60kg
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Book Type : Report
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The United Nations first "Global Assessment Report on Disaster Risk Reduction" is not only a comprehensive review and analysis of the human face of natural disaster-causing factors, but also provides new evidence for eye-catching, emphasized the growing worldwide disaster risk, and risk of increased areas and why. This risk is mainly concentrated in low-income countries, and for living in poor rural areas and slums of the people concerned, particularly the feelings of profound disaster risk. However, rich countries are unable to escape the risk of early this year took place in Australia's forest fire to remind us of the harsh reality. Every living person on earth, regardless of gender and age, will face the risk of disasters. This. "Global Assessment Report on Disaster Risk Reduction" was prepared based on detailed investigation, the report urges people to be substantial changes in mode of development, and further emphasis on strengthening the capacity of resilience and the importance of disaster planning. If the floods, droughts, storms, earthquakes, fires and other disasters, and more and more serious urbanization, weak urban management, rural livelihood vulnerability and ecosystem degradation and other "Risk Factors" together, then, it will bring great disaster to human beings, and make serious economic losses. Global climate change and the risks of rising sea levels that we have to ponder: how we will use the way of life? Although we can not prevent earthquakes and storms and other natural disasters, but we can reduce their impact. Destructive of any disaster with the Governments and people in the past made the decision or not closely related. Early eyelid to reduce the wind is very important. Improve disaster response mechanisms although effective, but far to make up the losses caused by disasters. If we are to achieve "Hyogo Framework for Action" and the Millennium Development Goals, raised significantly reduce by 2015 the mission of disaster losses, the current rate of progress is not enough. Fortunately, we know what to do. The report lists a series of actions to be taken, and sufficient evidence that increased investment in disaster risk reduction is the best way to save cost, this can help us protect the fruits of development, poverty reduction and adaptation to climate change. United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction to policy makers and other efforts to establish a more secure world people make a great contribution, I expressed a high degree of appreciation.