World Disasters Report 2004 – Focus on community resilience

Publication language
English
Pages
232pp.
Date published
01 Jan 2004
Type
Research, reports and studies
Keywords
Capacity development, Community-led, Disaster preparedness, resilience and risk reduction, Disasters
Organisations
American Red Cross

 

This edition of the World Disasters Report examines community resilience with specific
reference to disasters, case studies and good practices. It advocates a stronger emphasis
on approaches to humanitarian, risk reduction and development work which put
resilience, rather than just need or vulnerability, at the heart of the debate.