A World Safe from Natural Disasters

The Journey of Latin America and the Caribbean

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Also published in Spanish (1994) under the title:

Hacia un mundo más seguro frente a los desastres naturales:la trayectoria de América Latina y el Caribe

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In the next several pages, you will find the book A World Safe From Natural Disasters, a comprehensive look at how the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean have dealt with the enormous and recurring impact of natural disasters on their lives and fragile economies. Published as a contribution from this Region to the World Conference on Natural Disaster Reduction in 1994, the book traces the transition from an era of improvised reponse and poorly coordinated international assistance to the more aggressive stance on disaster preparedness and prevention taken in many countries today.

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When you finish installing the Acrobat Program return to this page to view or download A World Safe from Natural Disasters. If you would like to order the book write to: Emergency Preparedness and Disaster Relief Coordination Program, PAHO/WHO, 525 23rd Str., NW, Washington, DC, 20037, USA, Fax (202) 775-4578; e-mail: disaster@paho.org. English version: 112 pages, ISBN 92 7532 114 0; US$20.00.

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Contents

• Entire book
• Introduction/No Shortcuts to Disaster Reduction
• An Overview of the Region
• What Puts Latin America and the Caribbean at Risk?
• The Wake-up Call: From Improvisation to Response Planning
• Disaster Preparedness Takes Center Stage
• One Step Ahead of Disasters: Mitigation and Prevention
• Looking Toward the Future
• References

Return to Disasters/Humanitarian Assistance.

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