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close this bookVulnerability and Risk Assessment - 2nd Edition (Department of Humanitarian Affairs/United Nations Disaster Relief Office - Disaster Management Training Programme - United Nations Development Programme , 1994, 70 p.)
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View the documentUnited Nations reorganization and the Disaster Management Training Programme
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close this folderPart 1 - Understanding risk
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View the documentNothing in life is safe...
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View the documentRisk assessment and evaluation
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View the documentRisk and priorities: comparative risk
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View the documentRisks of natural and technological hazards
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close this folderPart 2 - Assessing risk and vulnerability
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View the documentUsing risk in decision-making
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View the documentCASE STUDY - Part A
View the documentReducing vulnerability: robust societies
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close this folderPart 3 - Appraising disaster mitigation options
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View the documentConclusion: social and political context
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View the documentAnnex 1: Acronyms
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