Environmental Degradation and Disaster Risk

by Glenn Dolcemascolo, Asian Disaster Preparedness Center, February 2004. Prepared for the Embassy of Sweden/Sida Bangkok. This paper tackles three key features facing contemporary disaster managers: What is the value of prevention?; How can we achieve synergy and integration across sectors such as disaster risk reduction and environmental management?; What scientific evidence and decision support tools are available to help operationalize the integration

The link address is: http://unpan1.un.org/intradoc/groups/public/documents/APCITY/UNPAN025928.pdf