This Primer is
designed to be used by professionals and
practitioners for understanding disasters in
their own geographical, social, economic and
cultural context.
Following extensive
consultations with stakeholders of disaster
management in a range of forums, it was
agreed that the Primer would consist of
different volumes, starting out with Volume
I to provide the rationale and theoretical
context of a holistic approach to disaster
risk management. The other volumes will be
hazard-specific or subject-specific, with
“how-to” guides, effective strategies,
policy options, proven tools, good practices
and lessons learned.
Other Volumes
Subsequent volumes on rapid
onset flood (coastal flood, storm surge and
typhoon), drought, mass movements
(landslide), building in disaster-prone
areas, health emergencies, etc., are also
being planned but their development is
dependent upon funding availability.
