Disaster mitigation and preparedness in Nicaragua after Hurricane Mitch / Jose Luis Rocha and Ian Christoplos.

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TextPublication details: [Nicaragua? : s.n.], 2000Description: 25 pDDC classification:

363.3492097285 21

Subject: Hurricane Mitch profoundly affected how Central America perceives its development path. Critical reflection and spirited debate by the state, civil society, international NGOs and the private sector has followed the hurricane, as well as a call for 'transformation'. This study reviews the instances of where the mitigation of and preparedness for future disasters have been included in the discussions of what this transformation should consist of. The central question is whether issues related to future disaster risks and hazards will retain prominence in the agendas of the government and the NGOs in view of conflicting and competing priorities

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Books	Australian Emergency Management Library	BOOK	P363.3492097285 DIS (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		011644722

Cover title

January 2000

Project managed and funded by the British Red Cross Society and Department for International Development

Report for research project 'NGO Natural Disaster Mitigation and Preparedness Projects: An Assessment and Way Forward' (ESCOR Award No. R7231)

Spiral bound

Includes bibliography (p. 24-25)

Hurricane Mitch profoundly affected how Central America perceives its development path. Critical reflection and spirited debate by the state, civil society, international NGOs and the private sector has followed the hurricane, as well as a call for 'transformation'. This study reviews the instances of where the mitigation of and preparedness for future disasters have been included in the discussions of what this transformation should consist of. The central question is whether issues related to future disaster risks and hazards will retain prominence in the agendas of the government and the NGOs in view of conflicting and competing priorities

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