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National Disaster Risk Reduction Strategy
Resource ID
60ec0fd2-c36c-11e5-9866-040146164b01
Title
National Disaster Risk Reduction Strategy
Date
Aug. 1, 2013, 1:03 p.m., Publication
Abstract
Disasters are increasing in frequency and magnitude. The nature, spread and cost of disasters call for mainstreaming of disaster risk reduction at both the national and local levels. Disaster risk reduction strategies and activities contribute to the decrease of disaster risks and the negative impacts of disasters and attainment of sustainable development and poverty alleviation, by facilitating the integration of disaster risk reduction into development and day to day risk-deduction-related decision making. It is clear that disasters can have a significant negative impact on the economy and the people and that disaster risk reduction should be a national priority. The current National Policy on Disaster Management (1996), as well as the National Disaster Risk Management Plan (2009), addresses all aspects of disaster risk management in the country. Disaster risk reduction needs to be planned and implemented in a focussed manner and hence the need for this strategy to guide and act as a framework for disaster risk reduction implementation in the country.
Edition
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Responsible
andy
Point of Contact
Fraser
sfraser@worldbank.org
Purpose
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Maintenance Frequency
notPlanned
Type
not filled
Restrictions
None
License
Public Domain
Language
eng
Temporal Extent
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Supplemental Information
drought, river_flood, strong_wind, volcanic_ash, landslide
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Spatial Reference System Identifier
EPSG:4326
Keywords
(9838, 112, 428, 48, 112, 'DRM Strategy document', 'drm-strategy-document'), (9839, 171, 428, 48, 171, 'UNDP', 'undp'), (9840, 172, 428, 48, 172, 'Botswana', 'botswana'), (9841, 173, 428, 48, 173, 'NDMO', 'ndmo')
Category
Geoscientific Information
Regions
Botswana