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The 2019 Global Assessment Report (GAR)

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An example of this for the 2013 GAR can be found in Di Mauro (2014). Unofficial voices have suggested that the 'cure to damage ratio' for natural hazards is 1:43. Global probabilistic assessment of risk from natural hazards for the Global Assessment Report 2013 (GAR13). These may be published separately in an academic journal.

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Community Resilience or Community Dystopia in Disaster Risk Reduction?

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However,'community' is contentious concept (Barrios 2014). Yet, faced with natural hazards, relative isolation, economic deprivation and cultural decline, it badly needs social solidarity, and that is something it lacks. At its most benign, it is about relative influence (Barrios 2014). Hence, 'community' is about influence.

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3 Steps to Prepare for 2024 and Beyond with the Risk Maturity Model

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From economic fluctuations to cybersecurity threats, from regulatory changes to environmental hazards, the risk landscape is constantly evolving, and organizations must be agile and proactive to stay ahead. These strategies will help you navigate uncertainties and improve your organization's resilience and performance in the years ahead. #1

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3 Steps to Prepare for 2024 and Beyond with the Risk Maturity Model

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From economic fluctuations to cybersecurity threats, from regulatory changes to environmental hazards, the risk landscape is constantly evolving, and organizations must be agile and proactive to stay ahead. These strategies will help you navigate uncertainties and improve your organization's resilience and performance in the years ahead. #1

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Haiti: has there been progress in disaster reduction since the last big earthquake?

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In his words, "the colonial institutions’ assiduous extraction of surpluses left the population both destitute and vulnerable to hazards for centuries to come." Nevertheless, battered by earthquakes, storms, floods and landslides it has by necessity proved to be country full of remarkably resilient people. i] Muggah, R.

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Disasters: Knowledge and Information in the New Age of Anomie

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The change is achieved through apomediation (bypassing information gatekeepers), and control now rests in the information itself, and how it is served up to its consumers (Alexander 2014). The tendency in research and policy advice is to assume that everyone in power has a strong desire to reduce hazards and threats. Alexander, D.E.