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International co-operation and commitment -- Introduction -- The International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction (1990-2000) -- The nature of hazards -- Social and community vulnerability -- Risk assessment -- Forecasting, monitoring and early warning -- Emergency management -- Disaster prevention and sustainable development -- Scientific knowledge, technical experience and traditional wisdom -- Information dissemination and shared experience -- Public interest, education and community involvement -- Political commitment and policies -- Academic, professional and technical institution involvement -- Financial investment and corporate enterprise -- Partnership and progress -- The IDNDR in retrospect: an assessment -- The challenge for a safer 21st century