Identification

Title
National Disaster Risk Reduction Strategy
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.
License
Public Domain (PD)
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Publication Date
Aug. 1, 2013, 1:03 p.m.
Category
Geoscientific Information
information pertaining to earth sciences. Examples: geophysical features and processes, geology, minerals, sciences dealing with the composition, structure and origin of the earth s rocks, risks of earthquakes, volcanic activity, landslides, gravity information, soils, permafrost, hydrogeology, erosion
Regions
Botswana
Approved
No
Published
Yes
Featured
No
DOI
None
Attribution
None
Responsible

Name
Andy (andy)
email
Position
Organization
Location
Voice
Fax
Information

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Projection System
EPSG:4326
Extension x0
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Extension x1
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Features

Maintenance Frequency
There Are No Plans To Update The Data
Language
English
Supplemental Information
river_flood, strong_wind, volcanic_ash, landslide, earthquake
Contact Points

Name
Stu Fraser (stu)
email
sfraser@worldbank.org
Position
Senior Disaster RIsk Management Specialist
Organization
World Bank
Location
Voice
Fax

References

Link Online
/documents/428
Metadata Page
/documents/428/metadata_detail
Online Link
/documents/428/download

Metadata Author

Name
Andy (andy)
email
Position
Organization
Location
Voice
Fax