A World Safe from Natural Disasters - The Journey of Latin America and the Caribbean (PAHO-OPS, 1994, 111 p.): (introduction...)

A World Safe from Natural Disasters - The Journey of Latin America and the Caribbean (PAHO-OPS, 1994, 111 p.)

		*(introduction...)*
		Foreword
		Acknowledgements
		Chapter 1: No shortcuts to disaster reduction
		Chapter 2: An overview of the region
		Chapter 3: What puts Latin America and the Caribbean at risk?
		Chapter 4: The wake-up call: From improvisation to response planning
		Chapter 5: Disaster preparedness takes center stage
		Chapter 6: One step ahead of disasters: Mitigation and prevention
		Chapter 7: Looking toward the future
		References
		Acronyms

(introduction...)

Pan American Health Organization

Pan American Sanitary Bureau, Regional Office of the World Health Organization

International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction
Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean

Also published in Spanish (1994) under the title:

Hacia un mundo más seguro frente a los desastres naturales: la trayectoria de América Latina y el Caribe

ISBN 92 75 12114 1

The views expressed, the recommendations formulated, and the designations employed in this publication do not necessarily reflect the current policies or opinions of the IDNDR Secretariat or the Pan American Health Organization or of its Member States.

The Pan American Health Organization welcomes requests for permission to reproduce or translate, in part or in full this publication. Applications and inquiries should be addressed to the Emergency Preparedness and Disaster Relief Coordination Program, Pan American Health Organization, 525 23rd St., NW, Washington, D.C. 20037, U.S.A.; Fax: (202) 775-4578 or Internet: DISASTER@PAHO.ORG.

The printing of this publication was made possible with the financial support of the Overseas Development Administration of the United Kingdom (ODA), the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), and the Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance of the United States Agency for International Development (OFDA/USAID, Grant No. AOT-3507-G-00-3188-00).