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Disaster
Mitigation in Asia
Issue No. 11
29 February 2004
A. From
the Globe
B. Calls for Submission
C. Conferences &
Courses
D. Useful Resources
USEFUL
RESOURCES
"It
Can't Happen Here: All-hazards Crisis Management Planning"
by Geary W. Sikich
This
book describes an approach to emergency management planning and
is designed to serve as a planning guide which will help management
and response personnel identify the steps and establish priorities
for responding to an incident regardless of the triggering event.
For
further information, visit <http://www.drj.com/bookstore/drj480.htm>.
Reducing
Disaster Risk: A challenge for development
This
UNDP report demonstrates that development processes intervene in
the translation of physical exposure into natural disaster events,
making recommendations for good practices in disaster risk reduction
that can be built into ongoing development planning policy. In addition,
the report introduces the Disaster Risk Index, a tool that analyses
which countries are more vulnerable than others and identifies a
number of correlations between development and the configuration
of disaster risk.
To
access the report on-line, please refer to <http://www.undp.org/bcpr/disred/rdr.htm>.
Are
You Ready? A Guide to Citizen Preparedness
This
is a most comprehensive guide to personal emergency preparedness
published by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). It
brings together facts on disaster survival techniques, disaster-specific
information, and how to prepare for and respond to both natural
and man-made disasters. "Are You Ready?" will help individuals
prepare themselves and their families for disasters.
For
more information, visit <http://www.fema.gov/areyouready/>.
Gender
dimensions in disaster management
This
book by Madhavi Malalgoda Ariyabandu and Maithree Wickramasinghe
places the issue of gender in the context of development, and extends
the discussion to show how gender and development concerns are reflected
in the context of disasters.
To
order a copy, please contact ITDG South Asia: e-mail <general@itdg.slt.lk>
or
visit <http://www.itdg.org/html/itdg_southasia/about.htm>.
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