Disaster Risk Assessment in Lebanon - A Comprehensive state situation analysis

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Title: Disaster Risk Assessment in Lebanon - A Comprehensive state situation analysis
Abstract: A prerequisite to the development of a national disaster risk assessment to support disaster risk management and a disaster risk reduction strategy in any country is the evaluation of current practice within the country regarding risk assessment in terms of 1. Methodologies used for risk assessment; 2. The available basic and intermediate data related to risk assessment; 3. The institutions acting as data providers; 4. Professional expertise and skills related to risk assessment; and 5. Risk assessment studies being carried out; 6. Disaster risk management strategies, policies, frameworks, action plans, regulations and executive procedures. This publication presents the results of the project which was commissioned in order to identify the current status; main challenges and issues; areas of strengths and weaknesses; and the external support needs of the country in all the six dimensions of disaster risk management identified above.

Publication Date: Nov. 1, 2010, 5 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: Lebanon
Approved: No
Published: Yes
Featured: No
DOI: None
Attribution: None

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Language: English
Supplemental Information: river_flood, drought, tsunami, landslide,, earthquake

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