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Living with Risk. A global review of disaster reduction initiatives

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<strong>Living</strong> <strong>with</strong> <strong>Risk</strong>: A <strong>global</strong> <strong>review</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>disaster</strong> <strong>reduction</strong> <strong>initiatives</strong><br />

EHP/USGS<br />

EIA<br />

ELMS<br />

ELSA<br />

EMA<br />

EMAI<br />

EM-DAT<br />

EMI<br />

EMS<br />

ENSO<br />

EPC<br />

EPOCH<br />

EQTAP<br />

ERA<br />

ERD<br />

ERWIN<br />

ESB<br />

ESCAP<br />

ESCWA<br />

ESPRIT<br />

ETS<br />

EU<br />

EUR-OPA<br />

EWARN<br />

EWSs<br />

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FANR<br />

FAO<br />

FAO/AGL<br />

FDR<br />

FEMA<br />

FEMID<br />

FEWS<br />

FEWSNET<br />

FHWA<br />

FICCI<br />

FINCA<br />

FIVIMS<br />

FLACSO<br />

FOREC<br />

FSWW<br />

FUNDE<br />

g<br />

FUSAI<br />

GA<br />

GADR<br />

GAV<br />

GCOS<br />

GDIN<br />

GDP<br />

GEF<br />

Earthquake Hazards Program <strong>of</strong> the United States Geological Survey<br />

Environmental Impact Assessment<br />

Environment and Land Management Sector <strong>of</strong> SADC, Southern Africa<br />

European Laboratory for Structural Assessment – Earthquake Engineering<br />

Emergency Management Australia<br />

Emergency Management Australia Institute (former AEMI)<br />

Emergency Events Database (CRED,Catholic University <strong>of</strong> Louvain)<br />

Earthquake and Megacities Initiative<br />

Environmental Management Systems<br />

El Niño Southern Oscillation<br />

Emergency Preparedness Canada<br />

European Programme on Climatology and Natural Hazards<br />

Earthquake and Tsunami Disaster Mitigation Technologies in the Asia-Pacific Region<br />

European Research Area<br />

Emergency Response Division, UNDP (now BCPR)<br />

Early Warning System for tropical cyclone, Cook Islands<br />

Emergency Services Branch, UN/OCHA<br />

Economic and Social Commission <strong>of</strong> Asian and the Pacific, Bangkok, Thailand, United Nations<br />

Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia, Beirut, Lebanon, United Nations<br />

European Strategic Programme for Research and Information Technology<br />

Emergency Telecommunications Service, ITU<br />

European Union<br />

Major Hazards Agreement <strong>of</strong> the Council <strong>of</strong> Europe<br />

Early Warning and Response Network, Southern Sudan<br />

Early Warning Systems<br />

Food, Agriculture and Natural Resources Sector <strong>of</strong> SADC, Southern Africa<br />

Food and Agriculture Organization, United Nations<br />

Food and Agriculture Organization/Land and Water Development Division<br />

Fire Danger Rating<br />

Federal Emergency Management Agency, US Government<br />

Fortalecimiento de Estructuras Locales para la Mitigación de Desastres (Strengthening <strong>of</strong><br />

Local Structures for Disaster Mitigation)<br />

Famine Early Warning System<br />

Famine Early Warning System Network<br />

Federal Highway Administration, US Government<br />

Federation <strong>of</strong> Indian Chambers <strong>of</strong> Commerce and Industry<br />

Foundation for International Community Assistance<br />

Food Insecurity and Vulnerability Information and Mapping Systems, FAO<br />

Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales (Latin American Social Science Faculty)<br />

Fondo para la Reconstruccion y el Desarrollo Social del Eje Cafetero, Manizales, Colombia<br />

Foundation for the Support <strong>of</strong> Women’s Work<br />

Fundación Nacional para el Desarrollo (National Development Foundation)<br />

Fundación Salvadoreña para la Asistencia Integral, El Salvador (Salvadorian Foundation for<br />

Integral Assistance)<br />

General Assembly, United Nations<br />

Global Alliance for Disaster Reduction, USA<br />

Vulnerability Analysis Group<br />

Global Climate Observing System<br />

Global Disaster Information Network<br />

Gross Domestic Product<br />

Global Environmental Facility (implemented by UNDP, UNEP and the World Bank)<br />

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