Water-Related Disasters and Disaster Risk Management in the People's Republic of China (eBook)

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2015
62 Seiten
Asian Development Bank (Verlag)
978-92-9257-150-4 (ISBN)

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Disaster risk now presents one of the most serious threats to inclusive and sustainable socioeconomic development. In the People's Republic of China (PRC), the incidence of natural disasters---particularly water-related disasters---are on the rise, resulting in an increased exposure to and vulnerability of the population to disasters. Coupled with anticipated increases in the frequency and intensity of weather-related events due to climate change, the PRC's population is at heightened risk. This review focuses on water-related disasters, including identification of underlying causes, current management and policies to reduce risk, and opportunities for strengthening integrated disaster risk management in the PRC.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 1.12.2015
• Verlagsort: Manila
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Ökologie / Naturschutz
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Sozialpädagogik
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Spezielle Soziologien
• Themenwelt: Technik ► Bauwesen
• Themenwelt: Wirtschaft ► Volkswirtschaftslehre ► Finanzwissenschaft
• ISBN-10: 92-9257-150-8 / 9292571508
• ISBN-13: 978-92-9257-150-4 / 9789292571504