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Building Local Emergency Response and Disaster Mitigation committees – Lebanon

Despite political challenges in Lebanon, disaster mitigation committees in Marjeyoun district are helping people prepare for disasters. Support was provided by World Vision Lebanon. One in a series of video case studies created by the Global Network for Disaster Reduction. GNDR, 2011. Building Local Emergency Response and Disaster Mitigation committees – Lebanon, Overview of GNDR […]

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Urban risk assessments : understanding disaster and climate risk in cities

The rapid and often unplanned expansion of cities is exposing more people and economic assets to the risk of disasters and the effects of climate change. For city governments, increased climate variability imposes additional challenges to effective urban management and the delivery of key services, while for residents it increasingly affects their lives and livelihoods

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