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Management of Natural Disasters in Developing Countries
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  • xiv+201p., Tables; Figures; 25cm.
  • Hardcover
  • English language
  • Daya Publishing House
  • 01.01.2006
  • ISBN 10: 8170354250

Management of Natural Disasters in Developing Countries

Synopsis The Centre for Science and Technology of the Non-Aligned and Other developing Countries (NAM S&T Centre) has brought out a publication entitled “Management of natural Disaster in Developing Countries” based on the proceedings of the International Workshop on the above subject held in Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) Bangkok, Thailand, 24-27 January, 2000. Natural hazards are naturally occurring processes forming an experience to human being, depending on where one lives. Floods, volcanoes, tornadoes, bushfires and hurricanes are the possible threats, which affect the environment and thus our lives. To find out the outcome of the problem, it requires exploring the reason of its origin and the possible antidotes so that is can dwindle to some extent. Planning, managing and implementing environmentally sound strategies are the supreme measures in this concern. Also, organization a series of workshops/trainings on Management of Natural Disaster could be an aid in consecutive steps. Hence, the above workshop was organised and the proceedings of the workshop have been arranged in a sequential manner. The volume contents mainly aim at identifying areas of mitigating flood, cyclone and storm surge disaster. The Status reports from well know experts from different countries namely, Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Mauritius, Nepal, Pakistan, Syria, Thailand, and Vietnam are also included in this volume.
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