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Technical Reports & Guidelines

Asia Pacific Disaster Report 2010

Sources: Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific; United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction

Date: October 2010

Asia and the Pacific is a region vulnerable to natural hazards of almost every kind – from earthquakes to droughts, from floods to tsunamis. And with the prospect of climate change, the situation could become even more hazardous. The risks depend, however, not just on natural phenomena but also on the political, economic and social environment in which disaster events occur. This report considers ways of reducing vulnerability to disasters, building resilience and protecting hard-won development gains.

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