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A Resilience Charter

Emergency Planning

Safety’ refers to protection against major hazards such as storms, floods and industrial explosions. The welfare function of disaster risk reduction must be defined by the central state and practised so that adverse impacts do not accentuate inequality in society and the burden of disaster is shared equitably. The citizen 4.1

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Towards a Taxonomy of Disasters

Emergency Planning

The next question is where to draw the boundaries in the study of disasters and practice of disaster risk reduction. Warming has already begun to have a substantial effect on the magnitude and frequency of meteorological hazards. Disaster risk reduction policy is heavily influenced by the class of disaster involved.

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Common Misconceptions about Disaster

Emergency Planning

Myth 17: Unburied dead bodies constitute a health hazard. Reality: Not even advanced decomposition causes a significant health hazard. Myth 20: Field hospitals are particularly useful for treating people injured by sudden impact disasters. Any other medicines are, not only useless, but potentially dangerous.