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<strong>Disaster</strong> <strong>Risk</strong> <strong>Reduction</strong><br />

• From emergency response to prevention<br />

• <strong>Disaster</strong> risk reduction is a system<strong>at</strong>ic effort to<br />

reduce risks of disaster through <strong>the</strong> reduction of<br />

exposure of elements <strong>at</strong> risk to hazards, lessened<br />

vulnerability of people <strong>and</strong> property, better l<strong>and</strong><br />

management practices <strong>and</strong> improvement in<br />

preparedness (UNISDR, 2009).<br />

• Focus on local government (Incheon declar<strong>at</strong>ion, 2009)

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