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    Natural Hazard Data: A Practical Guide
    Natural Hazard Data: A Practical Guide
    Natural Hazard Data: A Practical Guide
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    Natural Hazard Data: A Practical Guide

    By Asian Development Bank

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    Asia and the Pacific faces significant exposure to every major type of geophysical and weather-related hazard, and the countries in the region consistently rank among the most at risk from the human and economic impacts of natural hazards. The purpose of this practical guide is to provide Asian Development Bank (ADB) project officers with a basic understanding of natural hazards, the nature and purpose of hazard mapping and disaster risk assessments, and the availability and sources of related data and information in taking disaster risk into account in project design. It aso provides guidance to ADB staff on the identification and application of data for use in integrating disaster risk considerations in country partnership strategies and individual projects.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAsian Development Bank
    Release dateNov 1, 2017
    ISBN9789292610135
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      Natural Hazard Data - Asian Development Bank

      NATURAL HAZARD DATA

      A Practical Guide

      NOVEMBER 2017

      Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 IGO license (CC BY 3.0 IGO)

      © 2017 Asian Development Bank

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      Tel +63 2 632 4444; Fax +63 2 636 2444

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      Some rights reserved. Published in 2017.

      ISBN 978-92-9261-012-8 (Print), 978-92-9261-013-5 (PDF)

      Publication Stock No. TIM178692-2

      DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.22617/TIM178692-2

      The views expressed in this publication are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views and policies of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) or its Board of Governors or the governments they represent.

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      Acknowledgments

      This practical guide was prepared under the regional technical assistance project Development of Guidance Materials and Screening Tools for Incorporating Disaster Risk Concerns in Country Partnership Strategy and Project Preparation (TA 8752-REG) of the Asian Development Bank (ADB). The project was implemented under the overall guidance of Charlotte Benson, principal disaster risk management specialist, Sustainable Development and Climate Change Department (SDCC). This document was prepared by Robert Soden (consultant).

      The document benefited significantly from comments received from the following ADB staff: Rexel Abrigo, climate change officer (Climate Change Adaptation), SDCC; Mary Jane David, senior public management officer (Disaster Risk Management), SDCC; Erik Kjaergaard, disaster risk management specialist, South Asia Department; Cinzia Losenno, former senior climate change specialist (Climate Change Adaptation), SDCC; Anil Pokhrel, former disaster risk management specialist, SDCC; Nathan Rive, climate change specialist, Central and West Asia Department; Bhuneshwar Prasad Sah, infrastructure specialist (GIS), SDCC; Yasmin Siddiqi, principal water resources specialist, SDCC; Arghya Sinha Roy, senior disaster risk management specialist, SDCC; Binsar Tambunan, former lead portfolio management specialist/project administration unit head, Central and West Asia Department; Hanna Uusimaa, climate change specialist, Pacific Department;

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