Disaster and Development - 2nd edition (Department of Humanitarian Affairs/United Nations Disaster Relief Office - Disaster Management Training Programme - United Nations Development Programme , 1994, 60 p.): PART 2. Understanding and exploiting disaster/development linkages: (introduction...)

Disaster and Development - 2nd edition (Department of Humanitarian Affairs/United Nations Disaster Relief Office - Disaster Management Training Programme - United Nations Development Programme , 1994, 60 p.)

PART 2. Understanding and exploiting disaster/development linkages

		*(introduction...)*
		The impact of disasters on development programs
		Loss of resources
		Shifting resources
		Impact on investment climate
		Impact on the non-formal sector
		CASE STUDY
		Development programs can increase vulnerability
		CASE STUDY
		Development programs can decrease vulnerability
		CASE STUDY
		Disasters as opportunities for development initiatives
		CASE STUDY
		SUMMARY

(introduction...)

This part of the module is designed to enhance your understanding of:

· how disasters can impact development programs
· how development programs can increase vulnerability
· how development programs can be designed to decrease vulnerability
· how disaster recovery programs can be designed to promote development at the same time that they decrease vulnerability

Disasters can disrupt development potential