Open AccessReducing natural disaster vulnerability
Author(s) -
Zielinski Sarah
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
eos, transactions american geophysical union
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 2324-9250
pISSN - 0096-3941
DOI - 10.1029/2006eo160005
Subject(s) - natural disaster , vulnerability (computing) , disaster risk reduction , warning system , nothing , natural (archaeology) , political science , early warning system , environmental planning , economic growth , geography , computer security , engineering , computer science , meteorology , economics , telecommunications , philosophy , archaeology , epistemology
Because poor countries are vulnerable to the impact of natural disasters, the U.K. Department for International Development (DFID) launched on 30 March a new policy to better integrate natural disaster risk reduction into development and humanitarian activities. Gareth Thomas, U.K. development minister, said, “There is nothing we can do to stop hurricanes, tsunamis, and earthquakes from striking. But what we can do is help put simple measures in place, such as better built houses, schools, and hospitals alongside more high‐tech early warning systems to reduce the loss of life.”