A global review of disaster reduction initiatives - Welcome to the ...

Bastien Affeltranger, FranceTom Alcedo, CARE, IndiaMargaret Arnold, DMF, World Bank, Washington D.C.Andrea Athanas, Shell Global SolutionsYasemin Aysan, UNDP, GenevaDjillali Benour, University of Bab Ezzour, AlgeriaNeil Britton, New ZealandJohn Campbell, University of Waikato, New ZealandBarbara Carby, ODPEM, JamaicaEd Clay, ODI, UKHe Changchui, FAO, RomeJeremy Collymore, CDERA, BarbadosLouise Comfort, University of Pittsburg, USAClaude De Ville de Goyet, PAHO, Washington D.C.Amod Dixit, NSET, NepalNorberto Fernandez, UNEP, NairobiDaria Ferrari, OCHA, GenevaHenry Gaudru, Société Volcanologique Européenne, FranceMohsen Ghafory-Ashtiany, IIEES, IranJohann Goldammer, GFMC, GermanyRobert Hamilton, National Research Council, NationalAcademies, USAMaria Hartl, former DAW/UNDESA, New YorkTom Harrer, MozambiqueAilsa Holloway, University of Cape Town, South AfricaKari Juhani Keipi, IADB, Washington D.C.Sylvester Kalonge, USAID, ZambiaKamal Kishore, ADPC, ThailandAllan Lavell, FLACSO and LA RED, Costa RicaAlessandro Loretti, WHO, GenevaKirsi Madi, UNICEF, GenevaJean-Pierre Massue, EUR-OPA Major Hazards, Council ofEurope, Strassbourg, FranceAlan Mearns, SOPAC, FijiStefan Micallef, UNEP, NairobiTanya Miquilena de Corrales, PREANDINO/CAF,VenezuelaStuart Mustow, Hazards Forum, UKJaromir Nemec, CEUDIP, Czech RepublicAli Neumann, SDC/PREVAC, NicaraguaChristopher Newhall, University of Washington, USASaturo Nishikawa, ADRC, Kobe, JapanToshiyasu Noda, former Disaster Preparedness Office,Cabinet Office, JapanEva von Oelreich, IFRC, GenevaKenji Okazaki, UNCRD, Kobe, JapanBrett Orlando, IUCN, SwitzerlandMary Otto-Chang, York Centre for Applied Sustainability,CanadaDennis Parker, Middlesex University, UKJean Luc Poncelet, PAHO, Washington D.C.Carlos Manuel Rodríguez Otero, Instituto de PlanificaciónFísica, CubaTim Radford, UKBadaoui Rouhban, UNESCO, ParisJack Rynn, AustraliaJohn Scott, USARajib Shaw, UNCRD, Kobe, JapanJan Sheltinga, UNCCD secretariat, BonnJosephine Shields, IFRC, GenevaOwen Shumba, SAFIRE, ZimbabweAnil Sinha, National Centre for Disaster Management, IndiaFranz Stoessel, PLANAT, SwitzerlandKen Sudo, JICA, Japan, Institute of Seismology, KazakhstanJason Switzer, IISD, Geneva, SwitzerlandPablo Torrealba, CEPREDENAC, PanamaChristopher Tucker, OCIPEP, CanadaJaime Valdés, UN-HABITAT, GenevaDewald Van Niekerk, African Centre for Disaster Studies,South AfricaAna Lisa Vetere A., European Commission, JRC, ItalyCarlos Villacis, Kennedy School of Government, HarvardUniversity, USAFlorian Wieneke, CubaDonald Wilhite, National Drought Center, University ofNebraska, USAZheng Yuan-Chang, National Committee ISDR, ChinaKarl-Otto Zentel, DKKV, GermanyDave Zervaas, CRID, Costa RicaReplies to the ISDR questionnaire on disaster reduction were received from:Angola, Armenia, Bangladesh, Bahrain, Bolivia, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Cambodia, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Cook Islands,Czech Republic, Denmark, Ecuador, Egypt, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Guam, Honduras,India, Ireland, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kiribati, Laos, Lebanon, Lithuania, Madagascar, Maldives, Mali, Marshall Islands, Mexico,Monaco, Mongolia, Nauru, Niue, Papua New Guinea, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russian Federation, Salomon Islands, Samoa, SriLanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Tajikistan, Thailand, Tonga, Tunisia, Turkey, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Viet Nam, Zimbabwe.The production team for the global reviewISDR Secretariat: Mohamed Abchir, Pedro Basabe, Marie-Lou Darricau, John Harding, Abdullahi Majeed,Helena Molin Valdés (editorial and project coordination), Marianne Muller, Elina PalmMain consultants: Terry Jeggle, Haris Sanahuja, Carmen SchlosserSpecial advisor: Ian DavisEditorial support/proof reading: Michelle Katz, Fabien Nathan, Cristian NitschDesign and layout: Mario Barrantes ZünigaOther current and former ISDR Secretariat staff contributed in many different ways:Christine Alessi, Nicole Appel, Sálvano Briceño (ISDR Director), Stephanie Boubault, Astrid Gallecier, Elena Dokhlik, Sam Hammond,Susanne Jacobsen, Francesco Pisano, Christel Rose, Etsuko TsunozakiPhotos: ADRC, ISDR Secretariat, MünichRe, PAHO, GFMC2