The Importance of The United Nations Strategy for Disaster Reduction

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Disaster risk reduction is a systematic approach in recognizing and reducing the risks of disasters. According to the UNISDR or the United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction, “The conceptual framework of elements considered with the possibilities to minimize vulnerabilities and disaster risks throughout the society, to avoid or to limit the adverse impacts of hazards, within the broad context of sustainable development.” The capital of the Kingdom of Bahrain, Manama is where the most of the commercial centers, government departments and other service centers are located. Although the State of Bahrain consists of different, majority of its population is on the main Island, Bahrain. Due to the large increase in population, inhabited areas expanded southwards to the desert and some new towns that have been established. Last 2009, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon launched a report regarding the curbing disaster risk, which examines the causes of disasters and the main risk drivers. The United Nations Strategy for Disaster Reduction study, entitled “Global A...

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