Environment and Disaster Risk: Emerging Perspectives

United Nations Environment Programme

dc.contributor.author	United Nations Environment Programme
dc.coverage.spatial	Global
dc.date.accessioned	2016-10-11T20:00:48Z
dc.date.available	2016-10-11T20:00:48Z
dc.date.issued	2011
dc.identifier.uri	https://wedocs.unep.org/20.500.11822/7886
dc.description	Melting glaciers, denuded slopes, expanding deserts these images of environmental change have long captured public attention. With the threat of global climate change, the environment has moved from casual concern to the forefront of the international agenda. The scale of change is so great that society must now address the challenges of adapting to an altered environment while at the same time strengthening efforts to prevent further damage. Scientists and decision makers have only recently recognized the need for policy to tackle the complexity of this interaction. Growing interest in adaptation to climate change is evidence of this realization. The scientific community now stresses that both the underlying causes of human vulnerability to hazards, and the role of environmental conditions in exacerbating those hazards should be taken into account. This discussion paper aims to address the complexity of risk in this 'two-way system' between environment and human societies.
dc.language	English
dc.rights	Public	en_US
dc.subject	disaster	en_US
dc.subject	disaster contingency plan	en_US
dc.subject	disaster control service	en_US
dc.subject	disaster preparedness	en_US
dc.subject	disaster prevention	en_US
dc.subject	human-made disaster	en_US
dc.subject	natural disaster	en_US
dc.subject	natural hazard	en_US
dc.subject	risk analysis	en_US
dc.subject	risk assessment	en_US
dc.subject	risk exposure	en_US
dc.subject	risk management	en_US
dc.subject	risk reduction	en_US
dc.title	Environment and Disaster Risk: Emerging Perspectives
dc.type	Reports, Books and Booklets	en_US
wd.identifier.sdgio	http://purl.unep.org/sdg/SDGIO_00000037