International Frameworks for Disaster Risk Reduction: Useful Guidance for Sustainable Mountain Development?

International Frameworks for Disaster Risk Reduction: Useful Guidance for Sustainable Mountain Development?

In recent decades, a number of global frameworks have been developed for disaster risk reduction (DRR). The Hyogo Framework for Action 2005–2015 and its successor document, the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction, adopted in Japan in March 2015, provide general guidance for reducing risks f...

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Main Authors: Markus Zimmermann, Margreth Keiler
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: International Mountain Society 2015-05-01
Series:Mountain Research and Development
Subjects:
mountain hazards
mountain risks
disaster risk reduction (DRR)
policy debate
global framework
Online Access:http://www.bioone.org/doi/full/10.1659/MRD-JOURNAL-D-15-00006.1

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