INTRODUCTION • Disasters, natural or man-made, are considered to be the worst hazards causing widespread disruption of normalcy of the society, due to destruction of its properties, social & economic infrastructure and human lives. • Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) is a term used for techniques focus on preventing or minimizing the effects of disasters. • Among all the impac ts,earthquakes lead to destruction on a massive scale. • 56% of global land is vulnerable to earthquakes. • Urgency for planning and development strategies for DRR for human settlements, especially cities like Delhi.
Resource collections
- Evaluating humanitarian action
- Topics
- UN Habitat - Urban Response Collection
- Urban Response - Urban Crisis Preparedness and Risk Reduction
- Urban Response Collection - Community Engagement and Social Cohesion
- Urban Response Collection - Economic Recovery
- Urban Response Collection - Environment and Climate Change
- Urban Response Collection - Housing, Land and Property
- Urban Response Collection - Urban Crisis Response, Recovery and Reconstruction
- Urban Response Collection - Urban Resilience
