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The role of local institutions in reducing vulnerability to recurrent natural disasters and in sustainable livelihoods development

Consolidated report on case studies and workshop findings and recommendations

Year of publication 2004

Pages 72

Author Baas, S.; Battista, F.

Product type Document

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) The Rural Development Division (SDA) of FAO tackles the issue of disaster risk management from an institutional perspective within the context of Rural Development and Decentralization. This interim report summarises the main issues, findings and recommendations arising from the first phase of SDA’s work on DRM, including a first consolidation and comparative analysis of a literature review, case studies and the workshop discussions.

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