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World disasters report 2005 : focus on information in disaster.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Geneva : International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, 2005.Description: 251 p. : ill. (some col.), maps ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 9291391093
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Partial contents:
1. Data or dialogue? The role of information in disasters -- 2. Run, tell your neighbour! Hurricane warning in the Caribbean -- 3. Locusts in West Africa: early warning, late response -- 4. Information black hole in Ache. -- 5. Sharing information for tsunami recovery in South Asia. -- 6. Humanitarian media coverage in the digital age -- 7. Radio in Afghanistan: challenging perceptions, changing behaviour -- 8. Disaster data: buliding a foundation for disaster risk reduction -- 9. Annexes.
Subject: People need information as much as water, food, medicine or shelter. Information can save lives, livlihoods and resources. It may be the only form of disaster preparedness that the most vulnerable can afford. The right kind of information leads to a deeper understanding of needs and ways to respond. The wrong information can lead to inappropriate, even dangerous interventions.
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Books Books Australian Emergency Management Library BOOK 363.34 WOR (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 900175143

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Data or dialogue? The role of information in disasters -- 2. Run, tell your neighbour! Hurricane warning in the Caribbean -- 3. Locusts in West Africa: early warning, late response -- 4. Information black hole in Ache. -- 5. Sharing information for tsunami recovery in South Asia. -- 6. Humanitarian media coverage in the digital age -- 7. Radio in Afghanistan: challenging perceptions, changing behaviour -- 8. Disaster data: buliding a foundation for disaster risk reduction -- 9. Annexes.

People need information as much as water, food, medicine or shelter. Information can save lives, livlihoods and resources. It may be the only form of disaster preparedness that the most vulnerable can afford. The right kind of information leads to a deeper understanding of needs and ways to respond. The wrong information can lead to inappropriate, even dangerous interventions.

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