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T1 Environment and Disaster Risk: Emerging Perspectives
A1 United Nations Environment Programme, 
K1 disaster
K1 disaster contingency plan
K1 disaster control service
K1 disaster preparedness
K1 disaster prevention
K1 human-made disaster
K1 natural disaster
K1 natural hazard
K1 risk analysis
K1 risk assessment
K1 risk exposure
K1 risk management
K1 risk reduction
YR 2011
FD 2011
LK https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/7886
UL https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/7886
NO Melting glaciers, denuded slopes, expanding deserts these images of environmental change have long captured public attention. With the threat of global climate change, the environment has moved from casual concern to the forefront of the international agenda. The scale of change is so great that society must now address the challenges of adapting to an altered environment while at the same time strengthening efforts to prevent further damage. Scientists and decision makers have only recently recognized the need for policy to tackle the complexity of this interaction. Growing interest in adaptation to climate change is evidence of this realization. The scientific community now stresses that both the underlying causes of human vulnerability to hazards, and the role of environmental conditions in exacerbating those hazards should be taken into account. This discussion paper aims to address the complexity of risk in this 'two-way system' between environment and human societies.
DS UN Environment Document Repository
RD Sep 18, 2026