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ACRONYMS USED
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DHA/UNDRO |
Department of Humanitarian Affairs, United Nations Disaster Relief Office (now DHA/Geneva) |
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DMTP |
Disaster Management Training Programme of UNDP/DHA-UNDRO |
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ICRC |
International Committee of the Red Cross |
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IDNDR |
International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction |
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LRCS |
League of Red Cross Societies |
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OFDA/AID |
Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance, Agency for International Development, US Department of State |
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PAHO |
Pan-American Health Organization |
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UNDP |
United Nations Development Programme |
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UNEP |
United Nations Environment Programme |
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UNESCO |
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation |
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UNHCR |
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees |
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UNICEF |
United Nations Children/s Fund |
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WHO |
World Health Organization |
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WMO |
World Meteorological Organization |
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WWW |
World Weather Watch Programme |
References :
- Alexander, D.E., 2002. Principles of Emergency Planning and Management (New York: Oxford University Press).
- International Strategy of Disaster Reduction ISDR terminology.
- Australian Geomechanics Society, 2000. Landslide risk management concepts and guidelines, Australian Geomechanics, 35(1), 49-92.
- International Decade of Natural Disaster Reduction IDNDR terminology.
- Cruden, D.M., Varnes, D.J., 1996. Landslide types and processes, in A.K. Turner and R.L. Schuster (eds), Landslides : Investigation and Mitigation, Special Report 147 (Washington, DC: National Academy Press), 36-75.
- Dikau, R., Brundsen, D., Schrott, L. And Ibsen, M. (eds), 1996. Landslide Recognition Identification, Movement and Causes (Chichester: John Wiley & Sons Ltd).
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