Open Access“ProVention” may be the best medicine
Author(s) -
Showstack Randy
Publication year - 2000
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/eo081i006p00054-02
Subject(s) - natural disaster , business , cover (algebra) , natural hazard , economic growth , economics , engineering , geography , mechanical engineering , meteorology
With human and economic costs of natural disasters rising, a new international initiative launched on February 2 aims to reduce “preventable” costs of natural disasters in the developing world. “ProVention,” a consortium including the World Bank, governments, and institutions, hopes to promote safety by raising awareness of disaster‐related risks; to support public policies that reduce the risk of natural and technological disasters; to develop governments' ability to anticipate and respond to disasters; and to explore ways to provide low‐income groups with safety nets,such as insurance cover.