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A global humanitarian organization The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies is the world’s largest humanitarian organization, providing assistance without discrimination as to nationality, race, religious beliefs, class or political opinions. The International Federation’s mission is to improve the lives of vulnerable people by mobilizing the power of humanity. Founded in 1919, the International Federation comprises 186 member Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies – with an additional number in formation – a secretariat in Geneva and offices strategically located to support activities around the world. The Red Crescent is used in place of the Red Cross in many Islamic countries. The International Federation coordinates and directs international assistance to victims of natural and technological disasters, to refugees and in health emergencies. It combines its relief activities with development work to strengthen the capacities of National Societies and through them the capacity of individual people. The International Federation acts as the official representative of its member societies in the international field. It promotes cooperation between National Societies, and works to strengthen their capacity to carry out effective disaster preparedness, health and social programmes. National Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies embody the work and principles of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement. National Societies act as auxiliaries to the public authorities of their own countries in the humanitarian field and provide a range of services including disaster relief, health and social programmes. During wartime, National Societies assist the affected civilian population and support the army medical services where appropriate. The unique network of National Societies – which covers almost every country in the world – is the International Federation’s principal strength. Cooperation between National Societies gives the International Federation greater potential to develop capacities and assist those most in need. At a local level, the network enables the International Federation to reach individual communities. Together, the National Societies comprise 97 million volunteers and 300,000 employees, who provide assistance to some 233 million beneficiaries each year. The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is an impartial, neutral and independent organization whose exclusively humanitarian mission is to protect the lives and dignity of victims of war and internal violence and to provide them with assistance. It directs and coordinates the international relief activities conducted by the Movement in situations of conflict. It also endeavours to prevent suffering by promoting and strengthening humanitarian law and universal humanitarian principles. Established in 1863, the ICRC is at the origin of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement. Together, all the components of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement are guided by the same seven Fundamental Principles: humanity, impartiality, neutrality, independence, voluntary service, unity and universality. In the same manner, all Red Cross and Red Crescent activities have one central purpose: to help those who suffer without discrimination and thus contribute to peace in the world. Cover photo: Storm cloud hangs over Hangzhou City before the coming of typhoon Haitang in east China's Zhejiang province. Storm cloud hangs over Hangzhou City before the coming of typhoon Haitang in east China's Zhejiang province July 19, 2005. Typhoon Haitang swirled towards China's southeast coast on Tuesday after killing up to six people in Taiwan, injuring 30 and wreaking damage estimated at US$41 million. CHINA OUT REUTERS/China Newsphoto.
World Disasters Report 2010 Focus on urban risk
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Page 7 and 8: Contents International Federation o
Page 9 and 10: Chapter 6 Urbanization and climate
Page 11 and 12: Annex 2 Making cities resilient: A
Page 13 and 14: annually despite commendable effort
Page 15 and 16: Avoiding the urbanization of disast
Page 17 and 18: in low-income nations even though a
Page 19 and 20: The last few decades have also brou
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Page 25 and 26: institutions. Poor people have a lo
Page 27 and 28: Box 1.2 Can Haiti build back better
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Page 35 and 36: Urban disaster trends It is well kn
Page 37 and 38: about 65 per cent of the world’s
Page 39 and 40: With the exception of the South Asi
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Page 45 and 46: Figure 2.5 Port cities with highest
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The focus on assets, especially hig
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Munich Re Group. Topics Annual Revi
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Starting over: Community rights and
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on this. However, it is complicated
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all those in the evacuation centre)
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those affected, help them get organ
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disaster events. Governments often
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In urban areas, rebuilding homes an
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ownership or other formalized/legal
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However, the scope of the upgrading
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Sources and further information Ade
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Syukrizal, A., Hafidz, W. and Saute
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Urban violence As more people crowd
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Drug production and trafficking Sou
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Economic development In economic te
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Surrounding what happens in homes a
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Table 4.1 Measuring inequality Coun
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Crisis of legitimacy Many states wi
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and in a sense of hopelessness for
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At the same time, many of the world
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can help, but - as the Organisation
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Fukuyama, F. ‘A Quiet Revolution:
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Tedesco, L. Latin American States -
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Urban risk to health The rapid rise
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are malnourished, compared with 16
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show that prices of imported rice a
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pneumonia, diarrhoea, malaria, meas
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SARS caused near global panic for a
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Urban life affects the way people w
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The Red Cross has 90 first-aid stat
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private life. Equally significant a
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Sources and further information Bur
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World Economic Forum. Global Risks
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Urbanization and climate change ris
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more frequent hot days and nights,
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impacts of changing precipitation p
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feedback have all been used to help
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Addressing the causes of climate ch
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The Green Party Minister for the En
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The inquiry dealt only with technic
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Ensuring climate and disaster prepa
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negotiations. However, there are no
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to peak if the planet is to have a
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Sources and further information Ade
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Mata, J. L. and Nobre, C. Backgroun
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Urban governance and disaster risk
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the city government has developed a
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For many cities, including those me
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many such cities is participatory b
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due to El Niño. Many other factors
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all provinces by the end of 2009. T
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in informal settlements than in the
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Conclusion As we pointed out at the
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Fay, M., Ghesquiere, F. and Solo, T
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Satterthwaite, D. et al. ‘Adaptin
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World Disasters Report 2010 - Disas
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(eight windstorms, one flood, one w
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�� Miscellaneous accidents: Col
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Information systems have improved v
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Table 2 Total number of people repo
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Table 4 Total amount of disaster es
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Table 6 Total number of people repo
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Table 8 Total amount of disaster es
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During the decade: Asia accounted f
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During the decade: Medium human dev
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During the decade: Medium human dev
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During the decade: Americas account
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Total number of people reported kil
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World Disasters Report 2010 - Disas
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Making cities resilient: A ten-poin
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The UNDP Country Office interventio
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which was the 1961 flood that invol
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with semi-rural mountainous areas,
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a Federal Relief Commission and an
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Benin 96, 119, 136, 182 Bogotá 86,
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disasters 7-8, 11-16, 18, 20-22, 26
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high-income nations 12-13, 16-17, 1
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landslide(s) 21-22, 45, 56-57, 117,
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Oceania 12, 166-169, 174-176, 178,
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slum(s) 7, 11, 15, 22-23, 28, 31, 3
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urbanization 7-8, 11-12, 16-19, 27-
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The Fundamental Principles of the I
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