Report of the FAO Asia-Pacific conference on early warning, prevention, preparedness and management of disasters in food and agriculture

Report of the FAO Asia-Pacific conference on early warning, prevention, preparedness and management of disasters in food and agriculture

Year of publication 2001

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 417

Product type Book (stand-alone)

Series title RAP Publication

Series number 1020-6221|1014-2789|18194591|0428-9560

Edition 1

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Synopsis (short abstract) This publication is a summary of the proceedings of the above conference, which was organized by FAO from 12 to 15 June, 2001 in Chiangmai, Thailand at the request of several regional countries. Nearly five million people are estimated to have been killed, injured, made homeless or otherwise seriously affected by natural disasters in the last 25 years in Asia. The recurring cyclones, floods, droughts, earthquakes, mudslides, tsunamis, forest fires and volcanic eruptions are a major reason for th e persisting hunger in the region, which is home to more than 500 million of the world's about 800 million underfed people. In recent years, man-made disasters such as civil strife, economic downturn and the plunder of natural resources have become equally worrisome causes of food insecurity.

Language English

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