A briefing manual for natural disaster mitigation in Pacific Island countries : a policy guide for planners and decision-makers.

Cover title: Natural disaster mitigation in Pacific Island countries : a policy guide for planners and decision-makers : briefing manual

This policy guide is provided to help Pacific Island countries design mitigation measures and implement them at the national and local levels. It draws upon a wide-range of knowledge about the steps that governments, private sector organisations, and individuals can take to reduce the impact of natural hazards on Pacific Island countries. Much of this knowledge has developed from the experience of Pacific Island governments, private firms, regional and non-governmental organisations. It is put in the context of the social, economic and political realities in which disaster mitigation must be assigned its proper place. The guide provides an assessment of the hazards that affect the region and a variety of options for developing mitigation programmes to achieve the IDNDR goals at the local, national, and regional levels