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A guide on natural disasters and recovery

Natural Disasters and Recovery

Natural Disasters

 

Questions

When and where do natural disasters occur?

What are the immediate, short-term impacts on the people and environment?

What are the long-term impacts on the people and the environment?

How can relief efforts be best utilised, coordinated, and sustained to assist survivors?

How can the people, communities, and countries that are affected by a disaster begin to recover from their losses and cope with their changed lives?

How can the impact on psychological and physical health be managed?

Hydrological/atmospheric hazards

E-Book: Natural Disasters

World Book

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Database

Natural Disaster Recovery

Case Studies

Hurricane Katrina

Economic Impacts of Natural Disasters

Phases of Disaster Recovery