Disaster risk management in South Asia : regional overview (English)

Despite increasing disaster risk in South Asia Region (SAR), awareness and understanding of this risk among individuals and governments remains low. As an emerging topic, exposure and vulnerability to natural hazards and their consequential impacts are not yet at the forefront of development agendas. Disasters result from the combination of three key elements: i) natural hazards, including earthquakes, cyclones, excess rainfall, tsunamis, etc.; ii)...

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Van Bronkhorst,Bernice K.;
Document Date
2012/12/01
Document Type
Working Paper
Report Number
76302
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
South Asia,
Region
Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, Republic of India, Islamic Republic of Pakistan, South Asia, People's Republic of Bangladesh, Nepal, Kingdom of Bhutan, Republic of Maldives, Islamic Republic of Afghanistan,
Disclosure Date
2013/07/26
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
Doc Name
Disaster risk management in South Asia : regional overview
Keywords
population at risk

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Van Bronkhorst,Bernice K..

Disaster risk management in South Asia : regional overview (English). Washington DC : World Bank. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/648281468170977802

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