Disaster Risk Reduction
In order to address the impact of the
Wenchuan earthquake, which occurred on 12 May 2008 and
registered 8.0 on the Richter scale, the Government of China
will implement an effective, comprehensive, and sustainable
recovery program. At the same time, it is important that the
government consider how the recovery process can contribute
to disaster risk reduction (DRR), the objective being to
make communities and assets significantly more resilient to
the impact of future disasters. A primary aim of recovery
management is to use the opportunity to build or strengthen
resilience in society that is, its citizens, livelihoods,
buildings, critical facilities, government administration,
and the natural environment. To establish an effective DRR
framework, key institutional actors and stakeholders need to
work together and be aware of their respective roles and
responsibilities. These include the national, provincial,
and local government levels, the relevant government
ministries and agencies, and local communities. An effective
disaster management system covers the following five
aspects: (i) risk identification; (ii) emergency
preparedness; (iii) institutional capacity building; (iv)
risk mitigation; and (v) catastrophe risk financing.
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Bibliographic Details
| Main Authors: |
Trohanis, Zoe,
Dastur, Arish,
Xu, Ting,
Cira, Dean |
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| Language: | English |
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| Published: |
World Bank, Washington, DC
2010-12
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| Subjects: | BUILDING CODES,
CATASTROPHIC INSURANCE,
COMPULSORY INSURANCE,
COVERAGE,
DEATH TOLL,
DEBRIS REMOVAL,
DEVASTATION,
DISASTER,
DISASTER ASSISTANCE,
DISASTER INSURANCE,
DISASTER MANAGEMENT,
DISASTER MITIGATION,
DISASTER PREPAREDNESS,
DISASTER PREVENTION,
DISASTER RECOVERY,
DISASTER REDUCTION,
DISASTER RELIEF,
DISASTER RESPONSE,
DISASTER RESPONSE TRAINING,
DISASTER RISK,
DISASTER RISK REDUCTION,
DISASTER_RISK,
DISASTERS,
EARLY WARNING,
EARLY WARNING SYSTEMS,
EARTHQUAKE,
EARTHQUAKE INSURANCE,
EARTHQUAKES,
EMERGENCIES,
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT,
EMERGENCY PLANS,
EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS,
EMERGENCY RESPONSE,
EVACUATION,
FIRST AID,
FLOODS,
GOVERNMENT INSURANCE,
INCOME,
INCOME GROUPS,
INSURANCE,
INSURANCE COMPANIES,
INSURANCE COVERAGE,
INSURANCE INDUSTRY,
INSURANCE LAW,
INSURERS,
INTERNATIONAL STRATEGY FOR DISASTER REDUCTION,
LEGAL FRAMEWORK,
MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY,
MITIGATION MEASURES,
NATURAL CATASTROPHE,
NATURAL DISASTERS,
NATURAL HAZARDS,
PRIVATE INSURANCE,
PRODUCTIVITY,
PROGRAMS,
RECONSTRUCTION,
REINSURANCE,
RESERVES,
RISK ASSESSMENT,
RISK MANAGEMENT,
RISK MANAGEMENT SYSTEM,
RISK MITIGATION,
SAFETY,
SAFETY NETS,
SEARCH AND RESCUE,
TYPE OF DISASTER,
UNDERWRITING,
WORLD DISASTER REPORT, |
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2010/12/13337563/disaster-risk-reduction
https://hdl.handle.net/10986/10124
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