Asia-Pacific Disaster Report 2015

Disasters without Borders - Regional Resilience for Sustainable Development

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The world's most disaster-prone region has witnessed natural disasters that affected development. Building resilience to natural disasters is crucial. Disaster risk reduction (DRR) must be integrated into national development planning. This report assesses the state of resilience in the region, and disaster-related goals and targets of the Sustainable Development Goals and the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction. It highlights drought and reviews information management that would equip many countries in providing the right information to the right people at the right time, paying attention to the need to integrate DRR into development planning and government. The goal is to build resilience towards achieving sustainable development.

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Agency/Department
UN/Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific
Print ISBN
9789211206999
PDF ISBN
9789210576086
EPUB ISBN
9789213619100
Print Publication Date
PDF Publication Date
Page Count
228
Print Sales Number
15.II.F.13
Series Title
Asia-Pacific Disaster Report

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